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Chapter 32 of For Faith and Freedom is here in full — 73 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ALICE. 'Alice!' I cried. She rose from her knees and turned to meet me. Her face was pale; her eyes were heavy and they were full of tears.
Chapter 32 of For Faith and Freedom is here in full — 73 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “I cried.”
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading “Her face was pale; her eyes were heavy and they were full of tears.”
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading “Her face was pale; her eyes were heavy and they were full of tears.”
plural of “knee” — hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
From this reading “She rose from her knees and turned to meet me.”
come together
From this reading “She rose from her knees and turned to meet me.”
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading “Her face was pale; her eyes were heavy and they were full of tears.”
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading “She rose from her knees and turned to meet me.”
the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
From this reading “Her face was pale; her eyes were heavy and they were full of tears.”
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From this reading ALICE.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She rose from her knees and turned to meet me.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading I cried.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Her face was pale; her eyes were heavy and they were full of tears.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Her face was pale; her eyes were heavy and they were full of tears.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She rose from her knees and turned to meet me.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading Her face was pale; her eyes were heavy and they were full of tears.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading Her face was pale; her eyes were heavy and they were full of tears.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She rose from her knees and turned to meet me.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I cried.
plural of “knee” — hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
From this reading She rose from her knees and turned to meet me.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She rose from her knees and turned to meet me.
come together
From this reading She rose from her knees and turned to meet me.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Her face was pale; her eyes were heavy and they were full of tears.
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading Her face was pale; her eyes were heavy and they were full of tears.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading She rose from her knees and turned to meet me.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She rose from her knees and turned to meet me.
the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
From this reading Her face was pale; her eyes were heavy and they were full of tears.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Her face was pale; her eyes were heavy and they were full of tears.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She rose from her knees and turned to meet me.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading She rose from her knees and turned to meet me.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Her face was pale; her eyes were heavy and they were full of tears.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Her face was pale; her eyes were heavy and they were full of tears.
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