Chapter 10 of Fresh Leaves is here in full — 42 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Fresh Leaves is here in full — 42 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“I can’t remember,” said Mary, two months after Percy’s arrest, “I can’t remember,” raising herself, and laying her emaciated hand upon her brow. “Have I been sick, mamma?” “Yes, Mary,” replied her mother, repressing her tears of joy at the sound of her child’s voice. “Where’s Percy, mamma?” But before Lucy could answer, she again relapsed into stupor.
Chapter 10 of Fresh Leaves is here in full — 42 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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take into custody
From this reading ““I can’t remember,” said Mary, two months after Percy’s arrest, “I can’t remember,” raising herself, and laying her emaciated hand upon her brow.”
possessive form of “child” — a young person of either sex
very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold
From this reading ““I can’t remember,” said Mary, two months after Percy’s arrest, “I can’t remember,” raising herself, and laying her emaciated hand upon her brow.”
United States writer whose novels explored human alienation (1916-1990)
From this reading ““I can’t remember,” said Mary, two months after Percy’s arrest, “I can’t remember,” raising herself, and laying her emaciated hand upon her brow.”
possessive form of “percy” — United States writer whose novels explored human alienation (1916-1990)
past form of “relapse” — deteriorate in health
From this reading “But before Lucy could answer, she again relapsed into stupor.”
restrictive of action
From this reading ““Yes, Mary,” replied her mother, repressing her tears of joy at the sound of her child’s voice.”
the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally
From this reading “But before Lucy could answer, she again relapsed into stupor.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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In this reading “But before Lucy could answer, she again relapsed into stupor.”
In this reading ““I can’t remember,” said Mary, two months after Percy’s arrest, “I can’t remember,” raising herself, and laying her emaciated hand upon her brow.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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later than; following
From this reading “I can’t remember,” said Mary, two months after Percy’s arrest, “I can’t remember,” raising herself, and laying her emaciated hand upon her brow.
anew
From this reading But before Lucy could answer, she again relapsed into stupor.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “I can’t remember,” said Mary, two months after Percy’s arrest, “I can’t remember,” raising herself, and laying her emaciated hand upon her brow.
react verbally
From this reading But before Lucy could answer, she again relapsed into stupor.
take into custody
From this reading “I can’t remember,” said Mary, two months after Percy’s arrest, “I can’t remember,” raising herself, and laying her emaciated hand upon her brow.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Yes, Mary,” replied her mother, repressing her tears of joy at the sound of her child’s voice.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Have I been sick, mamma?”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading But before Lucy could answer, she again relapsed into stupor.
the part of the face above the eyes
From this reading “I can’t remember,” said Mary, two months after Percy’s arrest, “I can’t remember,” raising herself, and laying her emaciated hand upon her brow.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But before Lucy could answer, she again relapsed into stupor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I can’t remember,” said Mary, two months after Percy’s arrest, “I can’t remember,” raising herself, and laying her emaciated hand upon her brow.
possessive form of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading “Yes, Mary,” replied her mother, repressing her tears of joy at the sound of her child’s voice.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading But before Lucy could answer, she again relapsed into stupor.
very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold
From this reading “I can’t remember,” said Mary, two months after Percy’s arrest, “I can’t remember,” raising herself, and laying her emaciated hand upon her brow.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading “I can’t remember,” said Mary, two months after Percy’s arrest, “I can’t remember,” raising herself, and laying her emaciated hand upon her brow.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Have I been sick, mamma?”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “I can’t remember,” said Mary, two months after Percy’s arrest, “I can’t remember,” raising herself, and laying her emaciated hand upon her brow.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “I can’t remember,” said Mary, two months after Percy’s arrest, “I can’t remember,” raising herself, and laying her emaciated hand upon her brow.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I can’t remember,” said Mary, two months after Percy’s arrest, “I can’t remember,” raising herself, and laying her emaciated hand upon her brow.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading But before Lucy could answer, she again relapsed into stupor.
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading “Yes, Mary,” replied her mother, repressing her tears of joy at the sound of her child’s voice.
the production of eggs (especially in birds)
From this reading “I can’t remember,” said Mary, two months after Percy’s arrest, “I can’t remember,” raising herself, and laying her emaciated hand upon her brow.
incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974
From this reading But before Lucy could answer, she again relapsed into stupor.
informal terms for a mother
From this reading “Have I been sick, mamma?”
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading “I can’t remember,” said Mary, two months after Percy’s arrest, “I can’t remember,” raising herself, and laying her emaciated hand upon her brow.
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading “I can’t remember,” said Mary, two months after Percy’s arrest, “I can’t remember,” raising herself, and laying her emaciated hand upon her brow.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading “Yes, Mary,” replied her mother, repressing her tears of joy at the sound of her child’s voice.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Yes, Mary,” replied her mother, repressing her tears of joy at the sound of her child’s voice.
United States writer whose novels explored human alienation (1916-1990)
From this reading “Where’s Percy, mamma?”
possessive form of “percy” — United States writer whose novels explored human alienation (1916-1990)
From this reading “I can’t remember,” said Mary, two months after Percy’s arrest, “I can’t remember,” raising herself, and laying her emaciated hand upon her brow.
the event of something being raised upward
From this reading “I can’t remember,” said Mary, two months after Percy’s arrest, “I can’t remember,” raising herself, and laying her emaciated hand upon her brow.
past form of “relapse” — deteriorate in health
From this reading But before Lucy could answer, she again relapsed into stupor.
To recall to mind.
From this reading “I can’t remember,” said Mary, two months after Percy’s arrest, “I can’t remember,” raising herself, and laying her emaciated hand upon her brow.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading “Yes, Mary,” replied her mother, repressing her tears of joy at the sound of her child’s voice.
restrictive of action
From this reading “Yes, Mary,” replied her mother, repressing her tears of joy at the sound of her child’s voice.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I can’t remember,” said Mary, two months after Percy’s arrest, “I can’t remember,” raising herself, and laying her emaciated hand upon her brow.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But before Lucy could answer, she again relapsed into stupor.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading “Have I been sick, mamma?”
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading “Yes, Mary,” replied her mother, repressing her tears of joy at the sound of her child’s voice.
the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally
From this reading But before Lucy could answer, she again relapsed into stupor.
the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
From this reading “Yes, Mary,” replied her mother, repressing her tears of joy at the sound of her child’s voice.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Yes, Mary,” replied her mother, repressing her tears of joy at the sound of her child’s voice.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading “I can’t remember,” said Mary, two months after Percy’s arrest, “I can’t remember,” raising herself, and laying her emaciated hand upon her brow.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “I can’t remember,” said Mary, two months after Percy’s arrest, “I can’t remember,” raising herself, and laying her emaciated hand upon her brow.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading “Yes, Mary,” replied her mother, repressing her tears of joy at the sound of her child’s voice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Where’s Percy, mamma?”
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes, Mary,” replied her mother, repressing her tears of joy at the sound of her child’s voice.
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