Chapter 4 of Four Girls at Chautauqua is here in full — 170 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Four Girls at Chautauqua is here in full — 170 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
UNREST. Flossy went to the window and stood looking out into the starless night. The pain in her heart deepened with every moment. "If there was only some one to ask, some one to say a word to me," she sighed to herself. "It seems as though I could never go to sleep with this feeling clinging to me.
Chapter 4 of Four Girls at Chautauqua is here in full — 170 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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-ing form of “cling” — come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation
From this reading “"It seems as though I could never go to sleep with this feeling clinging to me.”
past form of “deepen” — make more intense, stronger, or more marked
From this reading “The pain in her heart deepened with every moment.”
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading “"It seems as though I could never go to sleep with this feeling clinging to me.”
a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
From this reading “The pain in her heart deepened with every moment.”
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading “"It seems as though I could never go to sleep with this feeling clinging to me.”
past form of “sigh” — heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading “"If there was only some one to ask, some one to say a word to me," she sighed to herself.”
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading “"It seems as though I could never go to sleep with this feeling clinging to me.”
a state of agitation or turbulent change or development
From this reading “UNREST.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 "If there was only some one to ask, some one to say a word to me," she sighed to herself.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Flossy went to the window and stood looking out into the starless night.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "It seems as though I could never go to sleep with this feeling clinging to me.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "If there was only some one to ask, some one to say a word to me," she sighed to herself.
-ing form of “cling” — come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation
From this reading "It seems as though I could never go to sleep with this feeling clinging to me.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "It seems as though I could never go to sleep with this feeling clinging to me.
past form of “deepen” — make more intense, stronger, or more marked
From this reading The pain in her heart deepened with every moment.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The pain in her heart deepened with every moment.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading "It seems as though I could never go to sleep with this feeling clinging to me.
like down or as soft as down
From this reading Flossy went to the window and stood looking out into the starless night.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "It seems as though I could never go to sleep with this feeling clinging to me.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading The pain in her heart deepened with every moment.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The pain in her heart deepened with every moment.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading "If there was only some one to ask, some one to say a word to me," she sighed to herself.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "It seems as though I could never go to sleep with this feeling clinging to me.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If there was only some one to ask, some one to say a word to me," she sighed to herself.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The pain in her heart deepened with every moment.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Flossy went to the window and stood looking out into the starless night.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It seems as though I could never go to sleep with this feeling clinging to me.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading Flossy went to the window and stood looking out into the starless night.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "If there was only some one to ask, some one to say a word to me," she sighed to herself.
a particular point in time
From this reading The pain in her heart deepened with every moment.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "It seems as though I could never go to sleep with this feeling clinging to me.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Flossy went to the window and stood looking out into the starless night.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "If there was only some one to ask, some one to say a word to me," she sighed to herself.
and nothing more
From this reading "If there was only some one to ask, some one to say a word to me," she sighed to herself.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Flossy went to the window and stood looking out into the starless night.
a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
From this reading The pain in her heart deepened with every moment.
express in words
From this reading "If there was only some one to ask, some one to say a word to me," she sighed to herself.
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading "It seems as though I could never go to sleep with this feeling clinging to me.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "If there was only some one to ask, some one to say a word to me," she sighed to herself.
past form of “sigh” — heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading "If there was only some one to ask, some one to say a word to me," she sighed to herself.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading "It seems as though I could never go to sleep with this feeling clinging to me.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "If there was only some one to ask, some one to say a word to me," she sighed to herself.
not starry; having no stars or starlike objects
From this reading Flossy went to the window and stood looking out into the starless night.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Flossy went to the window and stood looking out into the starless night.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Flossy went to the window and stood looking out into the starless night.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "If there was only some one to ask, some one to say a word to me," she sighed to herself.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "It seems as though I could never go to sleep with this feeling clinging to me.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading "It seems as though I could never go to sleep with this feeling clinging to me.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Flossy went to the window and stood looking out into the starless night.
a state of agitation or turbulent change or development
From this reading UNREST.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "If there was only some one to ask, some one to say a word to me," she sighed to herself.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Flossy went to the window and stood looking out into the starless night.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading Flossy went to the window and stood looking out into the starless night.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The pain in her heart deepened with every moment.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading "If there was only some one to ask, some one to say a word to me," she sighed to herself.
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