Chapter 13 of Dame Care is here in full — 109 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of Dame Care is here in full — 109 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
When he awoke next morning he found his mother sitting near his bed. “You up already?” he asked, wonderingly. “I have not been able to sleep,” she said, in her low voice, which always sounded as if she were asking pardon for what she said. “Why not?” he asked. She did not answer, but stroked his hair and smiled at him sadly.
Chapter 13 of Dame Care is here in full — 109 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the verbal act of requesting
From this reading ““I have not been able to sleep,” she said, in her low voice, which always sounded as if she were asking pardon for what she said.”
inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping
From this reading “When he awoke next morning he found his mother sitting near his bed.”
accept an excuse for
From this reading ““I have not been able to sleep,” she said, in her low voice, which always sounded as if she were asking pardon for what she said.”
in an unfortunate way
From this reading “She did not answer, but stroked his hair and smiled at him sadly.”
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading “When he awoke next morning he found his mother sitting near his bed.”
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading “She did not answer, but stroked his hair and smiled at him sadly.”
past form of “sound” — appear in a certain way
From this reading ““I have not been able to sleep,” she said, in her low voice, which always sounded as if she were asking pardon for what she said.”
past form of “stroke” — touch lightly and repeatedly, as with brushing motions
From this reading “She did not answer, but stroked his hair and smiled at him sadly.”
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(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading “I have not been able to sleep,” she said, in her low voice, which always sounded as if she were asking pardon for what she said.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading “You up already?” he asked, wonderingly.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading “I have not been able to sleep,” she said, in her low voice, which always sounded as if she were asking pardon for what she said.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She did not answer, but stroked his hair and smiled at him sadly.
react verbally
From this reading She did not answer, but stroked his hair and smiled at him sadly.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “I have not been able to sleep,” she said, in her low voice, which always sounded as if she were asking pardon for what she said.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “You up already?” he asked, wonderingly.
the verbal act of requesting
From this reading “I have not been able to sleep,” she said, in her low voice, which always sounded as if she were asking pardon for what she said.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She did not answer, but stroked his hair and smiled at him sadly.
inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping
From this reading When he awoke next morning he found his mother sitting near his bed.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading When he awoke next morning he found his mother sitting near his bed.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “I have not been able to sleep,” she said, in her low voice, which always sounded as if she were asking pardon for what she said.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She did not answer, but stroked his hair and smiled at him sadly.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She did not answer, but stroked his hair and smiled at him sadly.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “I have not been able to sleep,” she said, in her low voice, which always sounded as if she were asking pardon for what she said.
set up or found
From this reading When he awoke next morning he found his mother sitting near his bed.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading She did not answer, but stroked his hair and smiled at him sadly.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I have not been able to sleep,” she said, in her low voice, which always sounded as if she were asking pardon for what she said.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When he awoke next morning he found his mother sitting near his bed.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “I have not been able to sleep,” she said, in her low voice, which always sounded as if she were asking pardon for what she said.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She did not answer, but stroked his hair and smiled at him sadly.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When he awoke next morning he found his mother sitting near his bed.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I have not been able to sleep,” she said, in her low voice, which always sounded as if she were asking pardon for what she said.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “I have not been able to sleep,” she said, in her low voice, which always sounded as if she were asking pardon for what she said.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “I have not been able to sleep,” she said, in her low voice, which always sounded as if she were asking pardon for what she said.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading “I have not been able to sleep,” she said, in her low voice, which always sounded as if she were asking pardon for what she said.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading When he awoke next morning he found his mother sitting near his bed.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading When he awoke next morning he found his mother sitting near his bed.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading When he awoke next morning he found his mother sitting near his bed.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading When he awoke next morning he found his mother sitting near his bed.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “I have not been able to sleep,” she said, in her low voice, which always sounded as if she were asking pardon for what she said.
accept an excuse for
From this reading “I have not been able to sleep,” she said, in her low voice, which always sounded as if she were asking pardon for what she said.
in an unfortunate way
From this reading She did not answer, but stroked his hair and smiled at him sadly.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I have not been able to sleep,” she said, in her low voice, which always sounded as if she were asking pardon for what she said.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I have not been able to sleep,” she said, in her low voice, which always sounded as if she were asking pardon for what she said.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading When he awoke next morning he found his mother sitting near his bed.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading “I have not been able to sleep,” she said, in her low voice, which always sounded as if she were asking pardon for what she said.
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading She did not answer, but stroked his hair and smiled at him sadly.
past form of “sound” — appear in a certain way
From this reading “I have not been able to sleep,” she said, in her low voice, which always sounded as if she were asking pardon for what she said.
past form of “stroke” — touch lightly and repeatedly, as with brushing motions
From this reading She did not answer, but stroked his hair and smiled at him sadly.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I have not been able to sleep,” she said, in her low voice, which always sounded as if she were asking pardon for what she said.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “You up already?” he asked, wonderingly.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading “I have not been able to sleep,” she said, in her low voice, which always sounded as if she were asking pardon for what she said.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “I have not been able to sleep,” she said, in her low voice, which always sounded as if she were asking pardon for what she said.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “I have not been able to sleep,” she said, in her low voice, which always sounded as if she were asking pardon for what she said.
at the time that
From this reading When he awoke next morning he found his mother sitting near his bed.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “I have not been able to sleep,” she said, in her low voice, which always sounded as if she were asking pardon for what she said.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “Why not?” he asked.
in a curious and questioning manner
From this reading “You up already?” he asked, wonderingly.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You up already?” he asked, wonderingly.
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