Chapter 21 of Dainty's Cruel Rivals is here in full — 49 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 21 of Dainty's Cruel Rivals is here in full — 49 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WOULD HEAVEN TURN AWAY FROM HER WILD APPEAL? "Oh, Thou to whom my thoughts are known, Calm, oh, calm these trembling fears; Oh, turn away the world's cold frown, And dry these falling tears! Oh, leave me not alone in grief-- Send this anguished heart relief! Oh, make my life Thy future care! Sweet Spirit, hear my prayer-- Ah, hear my prayer!"
Chapter 21 of Dainty's Cruel Rivals is here in full — 49 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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experiencing intense pain especially mental pain
From this reading “Oh, leave me not alone in grief-- Send this anguished heart relief!”
take a court case to a higher court for review
From this reading “WOULD HEAVEN TURN AWAY FROM HER WILD APPEAL?”
plural of “fear” — an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)
From this reading “"Oh, Thou to whom my thoughts are known, Calm, oh, calm these trembling fears; Oh, turn away the world's cold frown, And dry these falling tears!”
look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval
From this reading “"Oh, Thou to whom my thoughts are known, Calm, oh, calm these trembling fears; Oh, turn away the world's cold frown, And dry these falling tears!”
intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)
From this reading “Oh, leave me not alone in grief-- Send this anguished heart relief!”
the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving)
From this reading “Sweet Spirit, hear my prayer-- Ah, hear my prayer!"”
a shaky motion
From this reading “"Oh, Thou to whom my thoughts are known, Calm, oh, calm these trembling fears; Oh, turn away the world's cold frown, And dry these falling tears!”
possessive form of “world” — everything that exists anywhere
From this reading “"Oh, Thou to whom my thoughts are known, Calm, oh, calm these trembling fears; Oh, turn away the world's cold frown, And dry these falling tears!”
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move so as not face somebody or something
In this reading “WOULD HEAVEN TURN AWAY FROM HER WILD APPEAL?”
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From this reading Sweet Spirit, hear my prayer-- Ah, hear my prayer!"
Having no one else present.
From this reading Oh, leave me not alone in grief-- Send this anguished heart relief!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Oh, Thou to whom my thoughts are known, Calm, oh, calm these trembling fears; Oh, turn away the world's cold frown, And dry these falling tears!
experiencing intense pain especially mental pain
From this reading Oh, leave me not alone in grief-- Send this anguished heart relief!
take a court case to a higher court for review
From this reading WOULD HEAVEN TURN AWAY FROM HER WILD APPEAL?
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Oh, Thou to whom my thoughts are known, Calm, oh, calm these trembling fears; Oh, turn away the world's cold frown, And dry these falling tears!
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading WOULD HEAVEN TURN AWAY FROM HER WILD APPEAL?
make calm or still
From this reading "Oh, Thou to whom my thoughts are known, Calm, oh, calm these trembling fears; Oh, turn away the world's cold frown, And dry these falling tears!
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading Oh, make my life Thy future care!
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading "Oh, Thou to whom my thoughts are known, Calm, oh, calm these trembling fears; Oh, turn away the world's cold frown, And dry these falling tears!
free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet
From this reading "Oh, Thou to whom my thoughts are known, Calm, oh, calm these trembling fears; Oh, turn away the world's cold frown, And dry these falling tears!
decreasing in amount or degree
From this reading "Oh, Thou to whom my thoughts are known, Calm, oh, calm these trembling fears; Oh, turn away the world's cold frown, And dry these falling tears!
plural of “fear” — an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)
From this reading "Oh, Thou to whom my thoughts are known, Calm, oh, calm these trembling fears; Oh, turn away the world's cold frown, And dry these falling tears!
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading WOULD HEAVEN TURN AWAY FROM HER WILD APPEAL?
look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval
From this reading "Oh, Thou to whom my thoughts are known, Calm, oh, calm these trembling fears; Oh, turn away the world's cold frown, And dry these falling tears!
yet to be or coming
From this reading Oh, make my life Thy future care!
intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)
From this reading Oh, leave me not alone in grief-- Send this anguished heart relief!
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading Sweet Spirit, hear my prayer-- Ah, hear my prayer!"
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Oh, leave me not alone in grief-- Send this anguished heart relief!
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading WOULD HEAVEN TURN AWAY FROM HER WILD APPEAL?
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading WOULD HEAVEN TURN AWAY FROM HER WILD APPEAL?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Oh, leave me not alone in grief-- Send this anguished heart relief!
apprehended with certainty
From this reading "Oh, Thou to whom my thoughts are known, Calm, oh, calm these trembling fears; Oh, turn away the world's cold frown, And dry these falling tears!
go away from a place
From this reading Oh, leave me not alone in grief-- Send this anguished heart relief!
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Oh, make my life Thy future care!
engage in
From this reading Oh, make my life Thy future care!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Oh, leave me not alone in grief-- Send this anguished heart relief!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Oh, Thou to whom my thoughts are known, Calm, oh, calm these trembling fears; Oh, turn away the world's cold frown, And dry these falling tears!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Oh, leave me not alone in grief-- Send this anguished heart relief!
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, Thou to whom my thoughts are known, Calm, oh, calm these trembling fears; Oh, turn away the world's cold frown, And dry these falling tears!
the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving)
From this reading Sweet Spirit, hear my prayer-- Ah, hear my prayer!"
the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced
From this reading Oh, leave me not alone in grief-- Send this anguished heart relief!
cause to go somewhere
From this reading Oh, leave me not alone in grief-- Send this anguished heart relief!
the vital principle or animating force within living things
From this reading Sweet Spirit, hear my prayer-- Ah, hear my prayer!"
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading Sweet Spirit, hear my prayer-- Ah, hear my prayer!"
the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
From this reading "Oh, Thou to whom my thoughts are known, Calm, oh, calm these trembling fears; Oh, turn away the world's cold frown, And dry these falling tears!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Oh, Thou to whom my thoughts are known, Calm, oh, calm these trembling fears; Oh, turn away the world's cold frown, And dry these falling tears!
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading "Oh, Thou to whom my thoughts are known, Calm, oh, calm these trembling fears; Oh, turn away the world's cold frown, And dry these falling tears!
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Oh, leave me not alone in grief-- Send this anguished heart relief!
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading "Oh, Thou to whom my thoughts are known, Calm, oh, calm these trembling fears; Oh, turn away the world's cold frown, And dry these falling tears!
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "Oh, Thou to whom my thoughts are known, Calm, oh, calm these trembling fears; Oh, turn away the world's cold frown, And dry these falling tears!
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading Oh, make my life Thy future care!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Oh, Thou to whom my thoughts are known, Calm, oh, calm these trembling fears; Oh, turn away the world's cold frown, And dry these falling tears!
a shaky motion
From this reading "Oh, Thou to whom my thoughts are known, Calm, oh, calm these trembling fears; Oh, turn away the world's cold frown, And dry these falling tears!
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading WOULD HEAVEN TURN AWAY FROM HER WILD APPEAL?
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Oh, Thou to whom my thoughts are known, Calm, oh, calm these trembling fears; Oh, turn away the world's cold frown, And dry these falling tears!
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading WOULD HEAVEN TURN AWAY FROM HER WILD APPEAL?
possessive form of “world” — everything that exists anywhere
From this reading "Oh, Thou to whom my thoughts are known, Calm, oh, calm these trembling fears; Oh, turn away the world's cold frown, And dry these falling tears!
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading WOULD HEAVEN TURN AWAY FROM HER WILD APPEAL?
Chapter 21 of Dainty's Cruel Rivals by Alex. McVeigh, Mrs. Miller holds 49 sentences, grouped into 10 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.
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