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Chapter 14 of Fenwick's Career is here in full — 557 sentences across 112 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Phoebe first withdrew herself. In that first moment of contact, Fenwick's changed aspect had pierced her to the heart. But the shock itself brought self-control. 'Come in,' she said, mechanically; 'Miss Anna's gone out.' 'Where's Carrie?'
Chapter 14 of Fenwick's Career is here in full — 557 sentences across 112 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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possessive form of “anna” — a former copper coin of Pakistan and India
From this reading “'Come in,' she said, mechanically; 'Miss Anna's gone out.'”
a distinct feature or element in a problem
From this reading “In that first moment of contact, Fenwick's changed aspect had pierced her to the heart.”
close interaction
From this reading “In that first moment of contact, Fenwick's changed aspect had pierced her to the heart.”
in a mechanical manner; by a mechanism
From this reading “'Come in,' she said, mechanically; 'Miss Anna's gone out.'”
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading “Phoebe first withdrew herself.”
having a hole cut through
From this reading “In that first moment of contact, Fenwick's changed aspect had pierced her to the heart.”
the act of denying yourself; controlling your impulses
From this reading “But the shock itself brought self-control.”
inflected form of “withdraw” — pull back or move away or backward
From this reading “Phoebe first withdrew herself.”
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possessive form of “anna” — a former copper coin of Pakistan and India
From this reading 'Come in,' she said, mechanically; 'Miss Anna's gone out.'
a distinct feature or element in a problem
From this reading In that first moment of contact, Fenwick's changed aspect had pierced her to the heart.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading But the shock itself brought self-control.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the shock itself brought self-control.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Where's Carrie?'
made or become different in nature or form
From this reading In that first moment of contact, Fenwick's changed aspect had pierced her to the heart.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading 'Come in,' she said, mechanically; 'Miss Anna's gone out.'
close interaction
From this reading In that first moment of contact, Fenwick's changed aspect had pierced her to the heart.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In that first moment of contact, Fenwick's changed aspect had pierced her to the heart.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Phoebe first withdrew herself.
destroyed or killed
From this reading 'Come in,' she said, mechanically; 'Miss Anna's gone out.'
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In that first moment of contact, Fenwick's changed aspect had pierced her to the heart.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading In that first moment of contact, Fenwick's changed aspect had pierced her to the heart.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading In that first moment of contact, Fenwick's changed aspect had pierced her to the heart.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Phoebe first withdrew herself.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In that first moment of contact, Fenwick's changed aspect had pierced her to the heart.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading But the shock itself brought self-control.
in a mechanical manner; by a mechanism
From this reading 'Come in,' she said, mechanically; 'Miss Anna's gone out.'
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading 'Come in,' she said, mechanically; 'Miss Anna's gone out.'
a particular point in time
From this reading In that first moment of contact, Fenwick's changed aspect had pierced her to the heart.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In that first moment of contact, Fenwick's changed aspect had pierced her to the heart.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading 'Come in,' she said, mechanically; 'Miss Anna's gone out.'
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading Phoebe first withdrew herself.
having a hole cut through
From this reading In that first moment of contact, Fenwick's changed aspect had pierced her to the heart.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading 'Come in,' she said, mechanically; 'Miss Anna's gone out.'
the act of denying yourself; controlling your impulses
From this reading But the shock itself brought self-control.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'Come in,' she said, mechanically; 'Miss Anna's gone out.'
the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally
From this reading But the shock itself brought self-control.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In that first moment of contact, Fenwick's changed aspect had pierced her to the heart.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In that first moment of contact, Fenwick's changed aspect had pierced her to the heart.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In that first moment of contact, Fenwick's changed aspect had pierced her to the heart.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Where's Carrie?'
inflected form of “withdraw” — pull back or move away or backward
From this reading Phoebe first withdrew herself.
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