Chapter 2 of Ellen Middleton—A Tale is here in full — 133 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Ellen Middleton—A Tale is here in full — 133 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"What thousand voices pass through all the rooms, What cries and hurries! My cousin's death sits heavy on my conscience; hark! In every room confusion, they're all mad.
Chapter 2 of Ellen Middleton—A Tale is here in full — 133 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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disorder resulting from a failure to behave predictably
From this reading “In every room confusion, they're all mad.”
motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actions
From this reading “My cousin's death sits heavy on my conscience; hark!”
possessive form of “cousin” — the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading “My cousin's death sits heavy on my conscience; hark!”
plural of “cry” — a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
From this reading “"What thousand voices pass through all the rooms, What cries and hurries!”
listen; used mostly in the imperative
From this reading “My cousin's death sits heavy on my conscience; hark!”
plural of “hurry” — a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
From this reading “"What thousand voices pass through all the rooms, What cries and hurries!”
apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)
From this reading “"What thousand voices pass through all the rooms, What cries and hurries!”
third-person singular of “sit” — be seated
From this reading “My cousin's death sits heavy on my conscience; hark!”
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make a passage or journey from one place to another
In this reading “"What thousand voices pass through all the rooms, What cries and hurries!”
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(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 "What thousand voices pass through all the rooms, What cries and hurries!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "What thousand voices pass through all the rooms, What cries and hurries!
disorder resulting from a failure to behave predictably
From this reading In every room confusion, they're all mad.
motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actions
From this reading My cousin's death sits heavy on my conscience; hark!
possessive form of “cousin” — the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading My cousin's death sits heavy on my conscience; hark!
plural of “cry” — a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
From this reading "What thousand voices pass through all the rooms, What cries and hurries!
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading My cousin's death sits heavy on my conscience; hark!
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading In every room confusion, they're all mad.
listen; used mostly in the imperative
From this reading My cousin's death sits heavy on my conscience; hark!
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading My cousin's death sits heavy on my conscience; hark!
plural of “hurry” — a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
From this reading "What thousand voices pass through all the rooms, What cries and hurries!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In every room confusion, they're all mad.
roused to anger
From this reading In every room confusion, they're all mad.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My cousin's death sits heavy on my conscience; hark!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading My cousin's death sits heavy on my conscience; hark!
go across or through
From this reading "What thousand voices pass through all the rooms, What cries and hurries!
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading In every room confusion, they're all mad.
apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)
From this reading "What thousand voices pass through all the rooms, What cries and hurries!
third-person singular of “sit” — be seated
From this reading My cousin's death sits heavy on my conscience; hark!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "What thousand voices pass through all the rooms, What cries and hurries!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In every room confusion, they're all mad.
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading "What thousand voices pass through all the rooms, What cries and hurries!
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading "What thousand voices pass through all the rooms, What cries and hurries!
plural of “voice” — the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading "What thousand voices pass through all the rooms, What cries and hurries!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What thousand voices pass through all the rooms, What cries and hurries!
Chapter 2 of Ellen Middleton—A Tale by Georgiana Fullerton holds 133 sentences, grouped into 27 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 2 holds 133 sentences of Ellen Middleton—A Tale, unabridged, divided into 27 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of Ellen Middleton—A Tale by Georgiana Fullerton exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 133 sentences, grouped into 27 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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