Chapter 13 of Fashion and Famine is here in full — 149 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 13 of Fashion and Famine is here in full — 149 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE MORNING LESSON. Like some poor cherub gone astray, From out his native paradise, Her gentle soul had lost its way, And fed itself on tears and sighs. Jacob Strong was alone in Mr. Leicester's chamber. His master had gone out hurriedly, and left the room in considerable disarray. Papers were scattered about loose upon the table.
Chapter 13 of Fashion and Famine is here in full — 149 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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away from the right path or direction
From this reading “Like some poor cherub gone astray, From out his native paradise, Her gentle soul had lost its way, And fed itself on tears and sighs.”
a sweet innocent baby
From this reading “Like some poor cherub gone astray, From out his native paradise, Her gentle soul had lost its way, And fed itself on tears and sighs.”
a mental state characterized by a lack of clear and orderly thought and behavior
From this reading “His master had gone out hurriedly, and left the room in considerable disarray.”
any federal law-enforcement officer
From this reading “Like some poor cherub gone astray, From out his native paradise, Her gentle soul had lost its way, And fed itself on tears and sighs.”
in a hurried or hasty manner
From this reading “His master had gone out hurriedly, and left the room in considerable disarray.”
French biochemist who (with Jacques Monod) studied regulatory processes in cells (born in 1920)
From this reading “Jacob Strong was alone in Mr. Leicester's chamber.”
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading “Like some poor cherub gone astray, From out his native paradise, Her gentle soul had lost its way, And fed itself on tears and sighs.”
plural of “sigh” — an utterance made by exhaling audibly
From this reading “Like some poor cherub gone astray, From out his native paradise, Her gentle soul had lost its way, And fed itself on tears and sighs.”
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In this reading “Papers were scattered about loose upon the table.”
In this reading “Like some poor cherub gone astray, From out his native paradise, Her gentle soul had lost its way, And fed itself on tears and sighs.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Papers were scattered about loose upon the table.
Having no one else present.
From this reading Jacob Strong was alone in Mr. Leicester's chamber.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Like some poor cherub gone astray, From out his native paradise, Her gentle soul had lost its way, And fed itself on tears and sighs.
away from the right path or direction
From this reading Like some poor cherub gone astray, From out his native paradise, Her gentle soul had lost its way, And fed itself on tears and sighs.
a natural or artificial enclosed space
From this reading Jacob Strong was alone in Mr. Leicester's chamber.
a sweet innocent baby
From this reading Like some poor cherub gone astray, From out his native paradise, Her gentle soul had lost its way, And fed itself on tears and sighs.
large or relatively large in number or amount or extent or degree
From this reading His master had gone out hurriedly, and left the room in considerable disarray.
a mental state characterized by a lack of clear and orderly thought and behavior
From this reading His master had gone out hurriedly, and left the room in considerable disarray.
any federal law-enforcement officer
From this reading Like some poor cherub gone astray, From out his native paradise, Her gentle soul had lost its way, And fed itself on tears and sighs.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Like some poor cherub gone astray, From out his native paradise, Her gentle soul had lost its way, And fed itself on tears and sighs.
soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe
From this reading Like some poor cherub gone astray, From out his native paradise, Her gentle soul had lost its way, And fed itself on tears and sighs.
destroyed or killed
From this reading Like some poor cherub gone astray, From out his native paradise, Her gentle soul had lost its way, And fed itself on tears and sighs.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Like some poor cherub gone astray, From out his native paradise, Her gentle soul had lost its way, And fed itself on tears and sighs.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Like some poor cherub gone astray, From out his native paradise, Her gentle soul had lost its way, And fed itself on tears and sighs.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Like some poor cherub gone astray, From out his native paradise, Her gentle soul had lost its way, And fed itself on tears and sighs.
in a hurried or hasty manner
From this reading His master had gone out hurriedly, and left the room in considerable disarray.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Jacob Strong was alone in Mr. Leicester's chamber.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Like some poor cherub gone astray, From out his native paradise, Her gentle soul had lost its way, And fed itself on tears and sighs.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Like some poor cherub gone astray, From out his native paradise, Her gentle soul had lost its way, And fed itself on tears and sighs.
French biochemist who (with Jacques Monod) studied regulatory processes in cells (born in 1920)
From this reading Jacob Strong was alone in Mr. Leicester's chamber.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading His master had gone out hurriedly, and left the room in considerable disarray.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jacob Strong was alone in Mr. Leicester's chamber.
a unit of instruction
From this reading THE MORNING LESSON.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Like some poor cherub gone astray, From out his native paradise, Her gentle soul had lost its way, And fed itself on tears and sighs.
not compact or dense in structure or arrangement
From this reading Papers were scattered about loose upon the table.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading Like some poor cherub gone astray, From out his native paradise, Her gentle soul had lost its way, And fed itself on tears and sighs.
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading His master had gone out hurriedly, and left the room in considerable disarray.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading THE MORNING LESSON.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Jacob Strong was alone in Mr. Leicester's chamber.
characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin
From this reading Like some poor cherub gone astray, From out his native paradise, Her gentle soul had lost its way, And fed itself on tears and sighs.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Like some poor cherub gone astray, From out his native paradise, Her gentle soul had lost its way, And fed itself on tears and sighs.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Like some poor cherub gone astray, From out his native paradise, Her gentle soul had lost its way, And fed itself on tears and sighs.
writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)
From this reading Papers were scattered about loose upon the table.
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading Like some poor cherub gone astray, From out his native paradise, Her gentle soul had lost its way, And fed itself on tears and sighs.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading Like some poor cherub gone astray, From out his native paradise, Her gentle soul had lost its way, And fed itself on tears and sighs.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading His master had gone out hurriedly, and left the room in considerable disarray.
occurring or distributed over widely spaced and irregular intervals in time or space
From this reading Papers were scattered about loose upon the table.
plural of “sigh” — an utterance made by exhaling audibly
From this reading Like some poor cherub gone astray, From out his native paradise, Her gentle soul had lost its way, And fed itself on tears and sighs.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Like some poor cherub gone astray, From out his native paradise, Her gentle soul had lost its way, And fed itself on tears and sighs.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading Like some poor cherub gone astray, From out his native paradise, Her gentle soul had lost its way, And fed itself on tears and sighs.
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading Jacob Strong was alone in Mr. Leicester's chamber.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading Papers were scattered about loose upon the table.
the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
From this reading Like some poor cherub gone astray, From out his native paradise, Her gentle soul had lost its way, And fed itself on tears and sighs.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MORNING LESSON.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Papers were scattered about loose upon the table.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Jacob Strong was alone in Mr. Leicester's chamber.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Like some poor cherub gone astray, From out his native paradise, Her gentle soul had lost its way, And fed itself on tears and sighs.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Papers were scattered about loose upon the table.
Chapter 13 of Fashion and Famine by Ann S. (Ann Sophia) Stephens holds 149 sentences, grouped into 30 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 13 holds 149 sentences of Fashion and Famine, unabridged, divided into 30 reading sections.
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