Chapter 7 of Ayala's Angel is here in full — 209 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of Ayala's Angel is here in full — 209 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AYALA AND HER AUNT MARGARET. Till the last moment for going Ayala seemed to be childish, triumphant, and indifferent. But, till that last moment, she was never alone with Lucy. It was the presence of her aunt and cousins which sustained her in her hardihood. Tom was never there,--or so rarely as not to affect her greatly.
Chapter 7 of Ayala's Angel is here in full — 209 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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have an effect upon
From this reading “Tom was never there,--or so rarely as not to affect her greatly.”
indicating a lack of maturity
From this reading “Till the last moment for going Ayala seemed to be childish, triumphant, and indifferent.”
plural of “cousin” — the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading “It was the presence of her aunt and cousins which sustained her in her hardihood.”
marked by a lack of interest
From this reading “Till the last moment for going Ayala seemed to be childish, triumphant, and indifferent.”
incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974
From this reading “But, till that last moment, she was never alone with Lucy.”
not often
From this reading “Tom was never there,--or so rarely as not to affect her greatly.”
maintained at length without interruption or weakening
From this reading “It was the presence of her aunt and cousins which sustained her in her hardihood.”
joyful and proud especially because of triumph or success
From this reading “Till the last moment for going Ayala seemed to be childish, triumphant, and indifferent.”
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In this reading “Till the last moment for going Ayala seemed to be childish, triumphant, and indifferent.”
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have an effect upon
From this reading Tom was never there,--or so rarely as not to affect her greatly.
Having no one else present.
From this reading But, till that last moment, she was never alone with Lucy.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AYALA AND HER AUNT MARGARET.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Tom was never there,--or so rarely as not to affect her greatly.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading AYALA AND HER AUNT MARGARET.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AYALA AND HER AUNT MARGARET.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Till the last moment for going Ayala seemed to be childish, triumphant, and indifferent.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But, till that last moment, she was never alone with Lucy.
indicating a lack of maturity
From this reading Till the last moment for going Ayala seemed to be childish, triumphant, and indifferent.
plural of “cousin” — the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading It was the presence of her aunt and cousins which sustained her in her hardihood.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Till the last moment for going Ayala seemed to be childish, triumphant, and indifferent.
the act of departing
From this reading Till the last moment for going Ayala seemed to be childish, triumphant, and indifferent.
to an extraordinary extent or degree
From this reading Tom was never there,--or so rarely as not to affect her greatly.
the trait of being willing to undertake things that involve risk or danger
From this reading It was the presence of her aunt and cousins which sustained her in her hardihood.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading AYALA AND HER AUNT MARGARET.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was the presence of her aunt and cousins which sustained her in her hardihood.
marked by a lack of interest
From this reading Till the last moment for going Ayala seemed to be childish, triumphant, and indifferent.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the presence of her aunt and cousins which sustained her in her hardihood.
immediately past
From this reading Till the last moment for going Ayala seemed to be childish, triumphant, and indifferent.
incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974
From this reading But, till that last moment, she was never alone with Lucy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AYALA AND HER AUNT MARGARET.
a particular point in time
From this reading Till the last moment for going Ayala seemed to be childish, triumphant, and indifferent.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading But, till that last moment, she was never alone with Lucy.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Tom was never there,--or so rarely as not to affect her greatly.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was the presence of her aunt and cousins which sustained her in her hardihood.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Tom was never there,--or so rarely as not to affect her greatly.
the state of being present; current existence
From this reading It was the presence of her aunt and cousins which sustained her in her hardihood.
not often
From this reading Tom was never there,--or so rarely as not to affect her greatly.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Till the last moment for going Ayala seemed to be childish, triumphant, and indifferent.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But, till that last moment, she was never alone with Lucy.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Tom was never there,--or so rarely as not to affect her greatly.
maintained at length without interruption or weakening
From this reading It was the presence of her aunt and cousins which sustained her in her hardihood.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But, till that last moment, she was never alone with Lucy.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Till the last moment for going Ayala seemed to be childish, triumphant, and indifferent.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Tom was never there,--or so rarely as not to affect her greatly.
up to a particular time
From this reading Till the last moment for going Ayala seemed to be childish, triumphant, and indifferent.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Till the last moment for going Ayala seemed to be childish, triumphant, and indifferent.
male cat
From this reading Tom was never there,--or so rarely as not to affect her greatly.
joyful and proud especially because of triumph or success
From this reading Till the last moment for going Ayala seemed to be childish, triumphant, and indifferent.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But, till that last moment, she was never alone with Lucy.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was the presence of her aunt and cousins which sustained her in her hardihood.
in the company of; together with
From this reading But, till that last moment, she was never alone with Lucy.
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