Chapter 28 of Ewing's Lady is here in full — 108 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 28 of Ewing's Lady is here in full — 108 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE WHITE TIME The days went, shortening. She kept to her couch through all but those hours when the sun was high. Then she lay to be warmed in the open while the year died before her. She could not see another year. She must read all her meanings into this one.
Chapter 28 of Ewing's Lady is here in full — 108 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
an upholstered seat for more than one person
From this reading “She kept to her couch through all but those hours when the sun was high.”
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading “Then she lay to be warmed in the open while the year died before her.”
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading “She kept to her couch through all but those hours when the sun was high.”
plural of “meaning” — the message that is intended or expressed or signified
From this reading “She must read all her meanings into this one.”
fat such as butter or lard used in baked goods
From this reading “THE WHITE TIME The days went, shortening.”
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading “She kept to her couch through all but those hours when the sun was high.”
having been warmed up
From this reading “Then she lay to be warmed in the open while the year died before her.”
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading “Then she lay to be warmed in the open while the year died before her.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “Then she lay to be warmed in the open while the year died before her.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
(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 She kept to her couch through all but those hours when the sun was high.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading She could not see another year.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Then she lay to be warmed in the open while the year died before her.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Then she lay to be warmed in the open while the year died before her.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She kept to her couch through all but those hours when the sun was high.
an upholstered seat for more than one person
From this reading She kept to her couch through all but those hours when the sun was high.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She could not see another year.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading THE WHITE TIME The days went, shortening.
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading Then she lay to be warmed in the open while the year died before her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She kept to her couch through all but those hours when the sun was high.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading She kept to her couch through all but those hours when the sun was high.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading She kept to her couch through all but those hours when the sun was high.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Then she lay to be warmed in the open while the year died before her.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She must read all her meanings into this one.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading She kept to her couch through all but those hours when the sun was high.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Then she lay to be warmed in the open while the year died before her.
plural of “meaning” — the message that is intended or expressed or signified
From this reading She must read all her meanings into this one.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading She must read all her meanings into this one.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She could not see another year.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She must read all her meanings into this one.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Then she lay to be warmed in the open while the year died before her.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading She must read all her meanings into this one.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading She could not see another year.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She kept to her couch through all but those hours when the sun was high.
fat such as butter or lard used in baked goods
From this reading THE WHITE TIME The days went, shortening.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading She kept to her couch through all but those hours when the sun was high.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WHITE TIME The days went, shortening.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then she lay to be warmed in the open while the year died before her.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading She must read all her meanings into this one.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading She kept to her couch through all but those hours when the sun was high.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading She kept to her couch through all but those hours when the sun was high.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading THE WHITE TIME The days went, shortening.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She kept to her couch through all but those hours when the sun was high.
having been warmed up
From this reading Then she lay to be warmed in the open while the year died before her.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She kept to her couch through all but those hours when the sun was high.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading THE WHITE TIME The days went, shortening.
at the time that
From this reading She kept to her couch through all but those hours when the sun was high.
during the time that
From this reading Then she lay to be warmed in the open while the year died before her.
a Caucasian
From this reading THE WHITE TIME The days went, shortening.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading Then she lay to be warmed in the open while the year died before her.
Chapter 28 of Ewing's Lady by Harry Leon Wilson holds 108 sentences, grouped into 22 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 28 holds 108 sentences of Ewing's Lady, unabridged, divided into 22 reading sections.
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