Chapter XI of Azalea at Sunset Gap, “Keefe,” is here in full — 199 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XI
Chapter XI of Azalea at Sunset Gap, “Keefe,” is here in full — 199 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Miss Zillah laid a hand on Azalea’s arm. “Don’t be so frightened,” she said. “He’s overstrained his heart, no doubt. Find a match. Light the lamps.
Chapter XI of Azalea at Sunset Gap, “Keefe,” is here in full — 199 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading “Miss Zillah laid a hand on Azalea’s arm.”
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading ““He’s overstrained his heart, no doubt.”
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading “Find a match.”
made afraid
From this reading ““Don’t be so frightened,” she said.”
set down according to a plan
From this reading “Miss Zillah laid a hand on Azalea’s arm.”
plural of “lamp” — an artificial source of visible illumination
From this reading “Light the lamps.”
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading “Light the lamps.”
be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics
From this reading “Find a match.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Miss Zillah laid a hand on Azalea’s arm.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading Miss Zillah laid a hand on Azalea’s arm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Miss Zillah laid a hand on Azalea’s arm.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Don’t be so frightened,” she said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Don’t be so frightened,” she said.
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading “He’s overstrained his heart, no doubt.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading Find a match.
made afraid
From this reading “Don’t be so frightened,” she said.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Miss Zillah laid a hand on Azalea’s arm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “He’s overstrained his heart, no doubt.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading “He’s overstrained his heart, no doubt.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “He’s overstrained his heart, no doubt.
set down according to a plan
From this reading Miss Zillah laid a hand on Azalea’s arm.
plural of “lamp” — an artificial source of visible illumination
From this reading Light the lamps.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading Light the lamps.
be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics
From this reading Find a match.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Miss Zillah laid a hand on Azalea’s arm.
not any; not one
From this reading “He’s overstrained his heart, no doubt.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Miss Zillah laid a hand on Azalea’s arm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “He’s overstrained his heart, no doubt.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Don’t be so frightened,” she said.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Don’t be so frightened,” she said.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Don’t be so frightened,” she said.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Light the lamps.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Miss Zillah laid a hand on Azalea’s arm.
Chapter 11 of Azalea at Sunset Gap by Elia Wilkinson Peattie holds 199 sentences, grouped into 40 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
Chapter 11 holds 199 sentences of Azalea at Sunset Gap, unabridged, divided into 40 reading sections.
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