Chapter 27 of Diana is here in full — 242 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 27 of Diana is here in full — 242 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
EVAN'S SISTER. Slowly from this time Diana regained strength, and by degrees took again her former place in the household. To Miss Collins' vision she was "the same as ever." Basil felt she was not. Yet Diana did every duty of her station with all the care and diligence she had ever given to it.
Chapter 27 of Diana is here in full — 242 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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any of several Old World tropical aromatic annual or perennial herbs of the genus Ocimum
From this reading “Basil felt she was not.”
English writer noted for early detective novels (1824-1889)
From this reading “To Miss Collins' vision she was "the same as ever."”
plural of “degree” — a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
From this reading “Slowly from this time Diana regained strength, and by degrees took again her former place in the household.”
English aristocrat who was the first wife of Prince Charles; her death in an automobile accident in Paris produced intense national mourning (1961-1997)
From this reading “Slowly from this time Diana regained strength, and by degrees took again her former place in the household.”
conscientiousness in paying proper attention to a task; giving the degree of care required in a given situation
From this reading “Yet Diana did every duty of her station with all the care and diligence she had ever given to it.”
a social unit living together
From this reading “Slowly from this time Diana regained strength, and by degrees took again her former place in the household.”
past form of “regain” — get or find back; recover the use of
From this reading “Slowly from this time Diana regained strength, and by degrees took again her former place in the household.”
a vivid mental image
From this reading “To Miss Collins' vision she was "the same as ever."”
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In this reading “Slowly from this time Diana regained strength, and by degrees took again her former place in the household.”
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anew
From this reading Slowly from this time Diana regained strength, and by degrees took again her former place in the household.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Yet Diana did every duty of her station with all the care and diligence she had ever given to it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Slowly from this time Diana regained strength, and by degrees took again her former place in the household.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading To Miss Collins' vision she was "the same as ever."
any of several Old World tropical aromatic annual or perennial herbs of the genus Ocimum
From this reading Basil felt she was not.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Slowly from this time Diana regained strength, and by degrees took again her former place in the household.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading Yet Diana did every duty of her station with all the care and diligence she had ever given to it.
English writer noted for early detective novels (1824-1889)
From this reading To Miss Collins' vision she was "the same as ever."
plural of “degree” — a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
From this reading Slowly from this time Diana regained strength, and by degrees took again her former place in the household.
English aristocrat who was the first wife of Prince Charles; her death in an automobile accident in Paris produced intense national mourning (1961-1997)
From this reading Slowly from this time Diana regained strength, and by degrees took again her former place in the household.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Yet Diana did every duty of her station with all the care and diligence she had ever given to it.
conscientiousness in paying proper attention to a task; giving the degree of care required in a given situation
From this reading Yet Diana did every duty of her station with all the care and diligence she had ever given to it.
the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading Yet Diana did every duty of her station with all the care and diligence she had ever given to it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading EVAN'S SISTER.
at any time
From this reading To Miss Collins' vision she was "the same as ever."
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Yet Diana did every duty of her station with all the care and diligence she had ever given to it.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Basil felt she was not.
referring to the first of two things or persons mentioned (or the earlier one or ones of several)
From this reading Slowly from this time Diana regained strength, and by degrees took again her former place in the household.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Slowly from this time Diana regained strength, and by degrees took again her former place in the household.
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading Yet Diana did every duty of her station with all the care and diligence she had ever given to it.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Yet Diana did every duty of her station with all the care and diligence she had ever given to it.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Slowly from this time Diana regained strength, and by degrees took again her former place in the household.
a social unit living together
From this reading Slowly from this time Diana regained strength, and by degrees took again her former place in the household.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Slowly from this time Diana regained strength, and by degrees took again her former place in the household.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Yet Diana did every duty of her station with all the care and diligence she had ever given to it.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading To Miss Collins' vision she was "the same as ever."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Basil felt she was not.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Yet Diana did every duty of her station with all the care and diligence she had ever given to it.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Slowly from this time Diana regained strength, and by degrees took again her former place in the household.
past form of “regain” — get or find back; recover the use of
From this reading Slowly from this time Diana regained strength, and by degrees took again her former place in the household.
Identical; not different.
From this reading To Miss Collins' vision she was "the same as ever."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading To Miss Collins' vision she was "the same as ever."
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading EVAN'S SISTER.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading Slowly from this time Diana regained strength, and by degrees took again her former place in the household.
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
From this reading Yet Diana did every duty of her station with all the care and diligence she had ever given to it.
the property of being physically or mentally strong
From this reading Slowly from this time Diana regained strength, and by degrees took again her former place in the household.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Slowly from this time Diana regained strength, and by degrees took again her former place in the household.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Slowly from this time Diana regained strength, and by degrees took again her former place in the household.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Slowly from this time Diana regained strength, and by degrees took again her former place in the household.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To Miss Collins' vision she was "the same as ever."
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Slowly from this time Diana regained strength, and by degrees took again her former place in the household.
a vivid mental image
From this reading To Miss Collins' vision she was "the same as ever."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To Miss Collins' vision she was "the same as ever."
in the company of; together with
From this reading Yet Diana did every duty of her station with all the care and diligence she had ever given to it.
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet Diana did every duty of her station with all the care and diligence she had ever given to it.
Chapter 27 of Diana by Susan Warner holds 242 sentences, grouped into 49 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 27 holds 242 sentences of Diana, unabridged, divided into 49 reading sections.
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