Chapter 20 of Edith and John is here in full — 188 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 20 of Edith and John is here in full — 188 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WHAT THE SPRINGTIME BROUGHT FORTH. Christmas had come and gone; New Years was here, and passing, and Edith still lay upon her bed. Her face was thin and wan and spiritless. Her form had wasted away till she was almost as a skeleton. Her little hands were fleshless and cold, and her eyes were dull.
Chapter 20 of Edith and John is here in full — 188 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
From this reading “Christmas had come and gone; New Years was here, and passing, and Edith still lay upon her bed.”
lacking in liveliness or animation
From this reading “Her little hands were fleshless and cold, and her eyes were dull.”
(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
From this reading “Christmas had come and gone; New Years was here, and passing, and Edith still lay upon her bed.”
something reduced to its minimal form
From this reading “Her form had wasted away till she was almost as a skeleton.”
the season of growth
From this reading “WHAT THE SPRINGTIME BROUGHT FORTH.”
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading “Her face was thin and wan and spiritless.”
(of light) lacking in intensity or brightness; dim or feeble
From this reading “Her face was thin and wan and spiritless.”
serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being
From this reading “Her form had wasted away till she was almost as a skeleton.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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bring into existence
In this reading “WHAT THE SPRINGTIME BROUGHT FORTH.”
In this reading “Christmas had come and gone; New Years was here, and passing, and Edith still lay upon her bed.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Her form had wasted away till she was almost as a skeleton.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Her form had wasted away till she was almost as a skeleton.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Christmas had come and gone; New Years was here, and passing, and Edith still lay upon her bed.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Her form had wasted away till she was almost as a skeleton.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Her form had wasted away till she was almost as a skeleton.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading Christmas had come and gone; New Years was here, and passing, and Edith still lay upon her bed.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading WHAT THE SPRINGTIME BROUGHT FORTH.
period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
From this reading Christmas had come and gone; New Years was here, and passing, and Edith still lay upon her bed.
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 Her little hands were fleshless and cold, and her eyes were dull.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Christmas had come and gone; New Years was here, and passing, and Edith still lay upon her bed.
lacking in liveliness or animation
From this reading Her little hands were fleshless and cold, and her eyes were dull.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Christmas had come and gone; New Years was here, and passing, and Edith still lay upon her bed.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Her little hands were fleshless and cold, and her eyes were dull.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Her face was thin and wan and spiritless.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her little hands were fleshless and cold, and her eyes were dull.
the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
From this reading Her form had wasted away till she was almost as a skeleton.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading WHAT THE SPRINGTIME BROUGHT FORTH.
destroyed or killed
From this reading Christmas had come and gone; New Years was here, and passing, and Edith still lay upon her bed.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Christmas had come and gone; New Years was here, and passing, and Edith still lay upon her bed.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Her little hands were fleshless and cold, and her eyes were dull.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Christmas had come and gone; New Years was here, and passing, and Edith still lay upon her bed.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Christmas had come and gone; New Years was here, and passing, and Edith still lay upon her bed.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Christmas had come and gone; New Years was here, and passing, and Edith still lay upon her bed.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Her little hands were fleshless and cold, and her eyes were dull.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Christmas had come and gone; New Years was here, and passing, and Edith still lay upon her bed.
(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
From this reading Christmas had come and gone; New Years was here, and passing, and Edith still lay upon her bed.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Her form had wasted away till she was almost as a skeleton.
something reduced to its minimal form
From this reading Her form had wasted away till she was almost as a skeleton.
lacking ardor or vigor or energy
From this reading Her face was thin and wan and spiritless.
the season of growth
From this reading WHAT THE SPRINGTIME BROUGHT FORTH.
not in physical motion
From this reading Christmas had come and gone; New Years was here, and passing, and Edith still lay upon her bed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WHAT THE SPRINGTIME BROUGHT FORTH.
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading Her face was thin and wan and spiritless.
up to a particular time
From this reading Her form had wasted away till she was almost as a skeleton.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Christmas had come and gone; New Years was here, and passing, and Edith still lay upon her bed.
(of light) lacking in intensity or brightness; dim or feeble
From this reading Her face was thin and wan and spiritless.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Christmas had come and gone; New Years was here, and passing, and Edith still lay upon her bed.
serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being
From this reading Her form had wasted away till she was almost as a skeleton.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Her little hands were fleshless and cold, and her eyes were dull.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading WHAT THE SPRINGTIME BROUGHT FORTH.
a late time of life
From this reading Christmas had come and gone; New Years was here, and passing, and Edith still lay upon her bed.
Chapter 20 of Edith and John by Franklin Smith Farquhar holds 188 sentences, grouped into 38 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 20 holds 188 sentences of Edith and John, unabridged, divided into 38 reading sections.
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