Chapter 13 of Catherine herself is here in full — 125 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of Catherine herself is here in full — 125 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
LONELINESS § 1 SHE began to be very lonely. She had no friends. She began to long for companionship. Since her estrangement from George, the Trants’ household had of course been barred to her. This meant the loss of Helen’s benign, sweetening companionship.
Chapter 13 of Catherine herself is here in full — 125 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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preventing entry or exit or a course of action
From this reading “Since her estrangement from George, the Trants’ household had of course been barred to her.”
not dangerous to health; not recurrent or progressive (especially of a tumor)
From this reading “This meant the loss of Helen’s benign, sweetening companionship.”
the state of being with someone
From this reading “She began to long for companionship.”
separation resulting from hostility
From this reading “Since her estrangement from George, the Trants’ household had of course been barred to her.”
possessive form of “helen” — (Greek mythology) the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda who was abducted by Paris; the Greek army sailed to Troy to get her back which resulted in the Trojan War
a social unit living together
From this reading “Since her estrangement from George, the Trants’ household had of course been barred to her.”
the state of being alone in solitary isolation
From this reading “LONELINESS § 1 SHE began to be very lonely.”
something added to foods to make them taste sweeter
From this reading “This meant the loss of Helen’s benign, sweetening companionship.”
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as might be expected
In this reading “Since her estrangement from George, the Trants’ household had of course been barred to her.”
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From this reading LONELINESS § 1 SHE began to be very lonely.
preventing entry or exit or a course of action
From this reading Since her estrangement from George, the Trants’ household had of course been barred to her.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading LONELINESS § 1 SHE began to be very lonely.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Since her estrangement from George, the Trants’ household had of course been barred to her.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading LONELINESS § 1 SHE began to be very lonely.
not dangerous to health; not recurrent or progressive (especially of a tumor)
From this reading This meant the loss of Helen’s benign, sweetening companionship.
the state of being with someone
From this reading She began to long for companionship.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading Since her estrangement from George, the Trants’ household had of course been barred to her.
separation resulting from hostility
From this reading Since her estrangement from George, the Trants’ household had of course been barred to her.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She began to long for companionship.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading She had no friends.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Since her estrangement from George, the Trants’ household had of course been barred to her.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading Since her estrangement from George, the Trants’ household had of course been barred to her.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had no friends.
possessive form of “helen” — (Greek mythology) the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda who was abducted by Paris; the Greek army sailed to Troy to get her back which resulted in the Trojan War
From this reading This meant the loss of Helen’s benign, sweetening companionship.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Since her estrangement from George, the Trants’ household had of course been barred to her.
a social unit living together
From this reading Since her estrangement from George, the Trants’ household had of course been barred to her.
the state of being alone in solitary isolation
From this reading LONELINESS § 1 SHE began to be very lonely.
lacking companions or companionship
From this reading LONELINESS § 1 SHE began to be very lonely.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading She began to long for companionship.
something that is lost
From this reading This meant the loss of Helen’s benign, sweetening companionship.
inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading This meant the loss of Helen’s benign, sweetening companionship.
not any; not one
From this reading She had no friends.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Since her estrangement from George, the Trants’ household had of course been barred to her.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading LONELINESS § 1 SHE began to be very lonely.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Since her estrangement from George, the Trants’ household had of course been barred to her.
something added to foods to make them taste sweeter
From this reading This meant the loss of Helen’s benign, sweetening companionship.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Since her estrangement from George, the Trants’ household had of course been barred to her.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This meant the loss of Helen’s benign, sweetening companionship.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading LONELINESS § 1 SHE began to be very lonely.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Since her estrangement from George, the Trants’ household had of course been barred to her.
precisely as stated
From this reading LONELINESS § 1 SHE began to be very lonely.
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Chapter 13 holds 125 sentences of Catherine herself, unabridged, divided into 25 reading sections.
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