Chapter 31 of Convict B 14: A Novel is here in full — 162 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 31 of Convict B 14: A Novel is here in full — 162 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE LUCKIEST GIRL IN THE WORLD What's death?--You'll love me yet! _Pippa Passes._ "Lettice, I've been down to Poupehan!" Lettice was darning her stockings in the shade of the tower. Lettice would have darned her stockings on the Judgment Day. She suspended her work to look up, slowly, at Dorothea.
Chapter 31 of Convict B 14: A Novel is here in full — 162 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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expletives used informally as intensifiers
From this reading “Lettice would have darned her stockings on the Judgment Day.”
an opinion formed by judging something
From this reading “Lettice would have darned her stockings on the Judgment Day.”
superlative of “lucky” — occurring by chance
From this reading “THE LUCKIEST GIRL IN THE WORLD What's death?--You'll love me yet!”
plural of “pass” — (baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls
From this reading “_Pippa Passes._ "Lettice, I've been down to Poupehan!"”
relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body
From this reading “Lettice was darning her stockings in the shade of the tower.”
plural of “stocking” — close-fitting hosiery to cover the foot and leg; come in matched pairs (usually used in the plural)
From this reading “Lettice was darning her stockings in the shade of the tower.”
(of undissolved particles in a fluid) supported or kept from sinking or falling by buoyancy and without apparent attachment
From this reading “She suspended her work to look up, slowly, at Dorothea.”
a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building
From this reading “Lettice was darning her stockings in the shade of the tower.”
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In this reading “She suspended her work to look up, slowly, at Dorothea.”
In this reading “THE LUCKIEST GIRL IN THE WORLD What's death?--You'll love me yet!”
In this reading “Lettice was darning her stockings in the shade of the tower.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She suspended her work to look up, slowly, at Dorothea.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading _Pippa Passes._ "Lettice, I've been down to Poupehan!"
expletives used informally as intensifiers
From this reading Lettice would have darned her stockings on the Judgment Day.
the act of mending a hole in a garment with crossing threads
From this reading Lettice was darning her stockings in the shade of the tower.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Lettice would have darned her stockings on the Judgment Day.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading THE LUCKIEST GIRL IN THE WORLD What's death?--You'll love me yet!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She suspended her work to look up, slowly, at Dorothea.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading _Pippa Passes._ "Lettice, I've been down to Poupehan!"
a young female
From this reading THE LUCKIEST GIRL IN THE WORLD What's death?--You'll love me yet!
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Lettice would have darned her stockings on the Judgment Day.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Lettice was darning her stockings in the shade of the tower.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Pippa Passes._ "Lettice, I've been down to Poupehan!"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE LUCKIEST GIRL IN THE WORLD What's death?--You'll love me yet!
an opinion formed by judging something
From this reading Lettice would have darned her stockings on the Judgment Day.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Pippa Passes._ "Lettice, I've been down to Poupehan!"
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading She suspended her work to look up, slowly, at Dorothea.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading THE LUCKIEST GIRL IN THE WORLD What's death?--You'll love me yet!
superlative of “lucky” — occurring by chance
From this reading THE LUCKIEST GIRL IN THE WORLD What's death?--You'll love me yet!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE LUCKIEST GIRL IN THE WORLD What's death?--You'll love me yet!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Lettice was darning her stockings in the shade of the tower.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Lettice would have darned her stockings on the Judgment Day.
plural of “pass” — (baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls
From this reading _Pippa Passes._ "Lettice, I've been down to Poupehan!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Pippa Passes._ "Lettice, I've been down to Poupehan!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Pippa Passes._ "Lettice, I've been down to Poupehan!"
relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body
From this reading Lettice was darning her stockings in the shade of the tower.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She suspended her work to look up, slowly, at Dorothea.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading She suspended her work to look up, slowly, at Dorothea.
plural of “stocking” — close-fitting hosiery to cover the foot and leg; come in matched pairs (usually used in the plural)
From this reading Lettice was darning her stockings in the shade of the tower.
(of undissolved particles in a fluid) supported or kept from sinking or falling by buoyancy and without apparent attachment
From this reading She suspended her work to look up, slowly, at Dorothea.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LUCKIEST GIRL IN THE WORLD What's death?--You'll love me yet!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Pippa Passes._ "Lettice, I've been down to Poupehan!"
a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building
From this reading Lettice was darning her stockings in the shade of the tower.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading She suspended her work to look up, slowly, at Dorothea.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Lettice was darning her stockings in the shade of the tower.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE LUCKIEST GIRL IN THE WORLD What's death?--You'll love me yet!
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading She suspended her work to look up, slowly, at Dorothea.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading THE LUCKIEST GIRL IN THE WORLD What's death?--You'll love me yet!
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Lettice would have darned her stockings on the Judgment Day.
but in spite of that
From this reading THE LUCKIEST GIRL IN THE WORLD What's death?--You'll love me yet!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE LUCKIEST GIRL IN THE WORLD What's death?--You'll love me yet!
Chapter 31 of Convict B 14: A Novel by R. K. (Rose Kirkpatrick) Weekes holds 162 sentences, grouped into 33 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 31 holds 162 sentences of Convict B 14: A Novel, unabridged, divided into 33 reading sections.
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