Chapter 25 of East Lynne is here in full — 608 sentences across 122 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 25 of East Lynne is here in full — 608 sentences across 122 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BARBARA’S HEART AT REST. Morning dawned. The same dull weather, the same heavy fall of snow. Miss Carlyle took her breakfast in bed, an indulgence she had not favored for ever so many years. Richard Hare rose, but remained in his chamber, and Joyce carried his breakfast in to him.
Chapter 25 of East Lynne is here in full — 608 sentences across 122 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Scottish historian who wrote about the French Revolution (1795-1881)
From this reading “Miss Carlyle took her breakfast in bed, an indulgence she had not favored for ever so many years.”
past form of “dawn” — become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions
From this reading “Morning dawned.”
lacking in liveliness or animation
From this reading “The same dull weather, the same heavy fall of snow.”
preferred above all others and treated with partiality
From this reading “Miss Carlyle took her breakfast in bed, an indulgence she had not favored for ever so many years.”
swift timid long-eared mammal larger than a rabbit having a divided upper lip and long hind legs; young born furred and with open eyes
From this reading “Richard Hare rose, but remained in his chamber, and Joyce carried his breakfast in to him.”
an inability to resist the gratification of whims and desires
From this reading “Miss Carlyle took her breakfast in bed, an indulgence she had not favored for ever so many years.”
influential Irish writer noted for his many innovations (such as stream of consciousness writing) (1882-1941)
From this reading “Richard Hare rose, but remained in his chamber, and Joyce carried his breakfast in to him.”
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading “The same dull weather, the same heavy fall of snow.”
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Miss Carlyle took her breakfast in bed, an indulgence she had not favored for ever so many years.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Richard Hare rose, but remained in his chamber, and Joyce carried his breakfast in to him.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading BARBARA’S HEART AT REST.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BARBARA’S HEART AT REST.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading Miss Carlyle took her breakfast in bed, an indulgence she had not favored for ever so many years.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading Miss Carlyle took her breakfast in bed, an indulgence she had not favored for ever so many years.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Richard Hare rose, but remained in his chamber, and Joyce carried his breakfast in to him.
Scottish historian who wrote about the French Revolution (1795-1881)
From this reading Miss Carlyle took her breakfast in bed, an indulgence she had not favored for ever so many years.
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading Richard Hare rose, but remained in his chamber, and Joyce carried his breakfast in to him.
a natural or artificial enclosed space
From this reading Richard Hare rose, but remained in his chamber, and Joyce carried his breakfast in to him.
past form of “dawn” — become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions
From this reading Morning dawned.
lacking in liveliness or animation
From this reading The same dull weather, the same heavy fall of snow.
at any time
From this reading Miss Carlyle took her breakfast in bed, an indulgence she had not favored for ever so many years.
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading The same dull weather, the same heavy fall of snow.
preferred above all others and treated with partiality
From this reading Miss Carlyle took her breakfast in bed, an indulgence she had not favored for ever so many years.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Miss Carlyle took her breakfast in bed, an indulgence she had not favored for ever so many years.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Miss Carlyle took her breakfast in bed, an indulgence she had not favored for ever so many years.
swift timid long-eared mammal larger than a rabbit having a divided upper lip and long hind legs; young born furred and with open eyes
From this reading Richard Hare rose, but remained in his chamber, and Joyce carried his breakfast in to him.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading BARBARA’S HEART AT REST.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading The same dull weather, the same heavy fall of snow.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Miss Carlyle took her breakfast in bed, an indulgence she had not favored for ever so many years.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Richard Hare rose, but remained in his chamber, and Joyce carried his breakfast in to him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Richard Hare rose, but remained in his chamber, and Joyce carried his breakfast in to him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Miss Carlyle took her breakfast in bed, an indulgence she had not favored for ever so many years.
an inability to resist the gratification of whims and desires
From this reading Miss Carlyle took her breakfast in bed, an indulgence she had not favored for ever so many years.
influential Irish writer noted for his many innovations (such as stream of consciousness writing) (1882-1941)
From this reading Richard Hare rose, but remained in his chamber, and Joyce carried his breakfast in to him.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading Miss Carlyle took her breakfast in bed, an indulgence she had not favored for ever so many years.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Miss Carlyle took her breakfast in bed, an indulgence she had not favored for ever so many years.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Morning dawned.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Miss Carlyle took her breakfast in bed, an indulgence she had not favored for ever so many years.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The same dull weather, the same heavy fall of snow.
past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading Richard Hare rose, but remained in his chamber, and Joyce carried his breakfast in to him.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading BARBARA’S HEART AT REST.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Richard Hare rose, but remained in his chamber, and Joyce carried his breakfast in to him.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading Richard Hare rose, but remained in his chamber, and Joyce carried his breakfast in to him.
Identical; not different.
From this reading The same dull weather, the same heavy fall of snow.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Miss Carlyle took her breakfast in bed, an indulgence she had not favored for ever so many years.
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading The same dull weather, the same heavy fall of snow.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Miss Carlyle took her breakfast in bed, an indulgence she had not favored for ever so many years.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The same dull weather, the same heavy fall of snow.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Richard Hare rose, but remained in his chamber, and Joyce carried his breakfast in to him.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Miss Carlyle took her breakfast in bed, an indulgence she had not favored for ever so many years.
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading The same dull weather, the same heavy fall of snow.
a late time of life
From this reading Miss Carlyle took her breakfast in bed, an indulgence she had not favored for ever so many years.
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