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Chapter 26 of For Woman's Love is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A VOLUNTARY EXPIATION. Rose never lost patience. She stayed by the bedside always until the doctor turned her out of the room. She came back the moment she was called, night or day. Weeks passed and Mr. Rockharrt grew better and stronger, but Rose grew worse and weaker.
Chapter 26 of For Woman's Love is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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space by the side of a bed (especially the bed of a sick or dying person)
From this reading “She stayed by the bedside always until the doctor turned her out of the room.”
good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence
From this reading “Rose never lost patience.”
past form of “stay” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading “She stayed by the bedside always until the doctor turned her out of the room.”
comparative of “strong” — having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading “Weeks passed and Mr. Rockharrt grew better and stronger, but Rose grew worse and weaker.”
of your own free will or design; done by choice; not forced or compelled
From this reading “A VOLUNTARY EXPIATION.”
comparative of “weak” — wanting in physical strength
From this reading “Weeks passed and Mr. Rockharrt grew better and stronger, but Rose grew worse and weaker.”
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading “Weeks passed and Mr. Rockharrt grew better and stronger, but Rose grew worse and weaker.”
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading “Weeks passed and Mr. Rockharrt grew better and stronger, but Rose grew worse and weaker.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A VOLUNTARY EXPIATION.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading She stayed by the bedside always until the doctor turned her out of the room.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Weeks passed and Mr. Rockharrt grew better and stronger, but Rose grew worse and weaker.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading She came back the moment she was called, night or day.
space by the side of a bed (especially the bed of a sick or dying person)
From this reading She stayed by the bedside always until the doctor turned her out of the room.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading Weeks passed and Mr. Rockharrt grew better and stronger, but Rose grew worse and weaker.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Weeks passed and Mr. Rockharrt grew better and stronger, but Rose grew worse and weaker.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She stayed by the bedside always until the doctor turned her out of the room.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading She came back the moment she was called, night or day.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading She came back the moment she was called, night or day.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading She came back the moment she was called, night or day.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading She stayed by the bedside always until the doctor turned her out of the room.
compensation for a wrong
From this reading A VOLUNTARY EXPIATION.
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading Weeks passed and Mr. Rockharrt grew better and stronger, but Rose grew worse and weaker.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She stayed by the bedside always until the doctor turned her out of the room.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading Rose never lost patience.
a particular point in time
From this reading She came back the moment she was called, night or day.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Weeks passed and Mr. Rockharrt grew better and stronger, but Rose grew worse and weaker.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Rose never lost patience.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading She came back the moment she was called, night or day.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She stayed by the bedside always until the doctor turned her out of the room.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading She came back the moment she was called, night or day.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading She stayed by the bedside always until the doctor turned her out of the room.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading Weeks passed and Mr. Rockharrt grew better and stronger, but Rose grew worse and weaker.
good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence
From this reading Rose never lost patience.
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From this reading Weeks passed and Mr. Rockharrt grew better and stronger, but Rose grew worse and weaker.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading She stayed by the bedside always until the doctor turned her out of the room.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading Rose never lost patience.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She stayed by the bedside always until the doctor turned her out of the room.
past form of “stay” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading She stayed by the bedside always until the doctor turned her out of the room.
comparative of “strong” — having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading Weeks passed and Mr. Rockharrt grew better and stronger, but Rose grew worse and weaker.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She stayed by the bedside always until the doctor turned her out of the room.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading She stayed by the bedside always until the doctor turned her out of the room.
up to a particular time
From this reading She stayed by the bedside always until the doctor turned her out of the room.
of your own free will or design; done by choice; not forced or compelled
From this reading A VOLUNTARY EXPIATION.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She came back the moment she was called, night or day.
comparative of “weak” — wanting in physical strength
From this reading Weeks passed and Mr. Rockharrt grew better and stronger, but Rose grew worse and weaker.
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading Weeks passed and Mr. Rockharrt grew better and stronger, but Rose grew worse and weaker.
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading Weeks passed and Mr. Rockharrt grew better and stronger, but Rose grew worse and weaker.
Chapter 26 of For Woman's Love by Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte Southworth holds 407 sentences, grouped into 82 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.
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