Chapter 5 of Gabriel Conroy is here in full — 127 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Gabriel Conroy is here in full — 127 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
IN WHICH THE FOOTPRINTS BEGIN TO FADE. She had been dead about a week. The features and clothing were scarcely recognizable; the limbs were drawn up convulsively. The young surgeon bent over her attentively. "Starved to death?" said Blunt interrogatively.
Chapter 5 of Gabriel Conroy is here in full — 127 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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with attention; in an attentive manner
From this reading “The young surgeon bent over her attentively.”
having a broad or rounded end
From this reading “"Starved to death?" said Blunt interrogatively.”
a covering designed to be worn on a person's body
From this reading “The features and clothing were scarcely recognizable; the limbs were drawn up convulsively.”
become less clearly visible or distinguishable; disappear gradually or seemingly
From this reading “IN WHICH THE FOOTPRINTS BEGIN TO FADE.”
plural of “footprint” — a mark of a foot or shoe on a surface
From this reading “IN WHICH THE FOOTPRINTS BEGIN TO FADE.”
easily perceived; easy to become aware of
From this reading “The features and clothing were scarcely recognizable; the limbs were drawn up convulsively.”
suffering from lack of food
From this reading “"Starved to death?" said Blunt interrogatively.”
a physician who specializes in surgery
From this reading “The young surgeon bent over her attentively.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “The young surgeon bent over her attentively.”
In this reading “She had been dead about a week.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She had been dead about a week.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading She had been dead about a week.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The features and clothing were scarcely recognizable; the limbs were drawn up convulsively.
with attention; in an attentive manner
From this reading The young surgeon bent over her attentively.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She had been dead about a week.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading IN WHICH THE FOOTPRINTS BEGIN TO FADE.
a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
From this reading The young surgeon bent over her attentively.
having a broad or rounded end
From this reading "Starved to death?" said Blunt interrogatively.
a covering designed to be worn on a person's body
From this reading The features and clothing were scarcely recognizable; the limbs were drawn up convulsively.
with convulsions, in a convulsive way
From this reading The features and clothing were scarcely recognizable; the limbs were drawn up convulsively.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading She had been dead about a week.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading "Starved to death?" said Blunt interrogatively.
showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering
From this reading The features and clothing were scarcely recognizable; the limbs were drawn up convulsively.
become less clearly visible or distinguishable; disappear gradually or seemingly
From this reading IN WHICH THE FOOTPRINTS BEGIN TO FADE.
plural of “feature” — a prominent attribute or aspect of something
From this reading The features and clothing were scarcely recognizable; the limbs were drawn up convulsively.
plural of “footprint” — a mark of a foot or shoe on a surface
From this reading IN WHICH THE FOOTPRINTS BEGIN TO FADE.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had been dead about a week.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The young surgeon bent over her attentively.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN WHICH THE FOOTPRINTS BEGIN TO FADE.
in a questioning format
From this reading "Starved to death?" said Blunt interrogatively.
plural of “limb” — one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper
From this reading The features and clothing were scarcely recognizable; the limbs were drawn up convulsively.
above and across; more than
From this reading The young surgeon bent over her attentively.
easily perceived; easy to become aware of
From this reading The features and clothing were scarcely recognizable; the limbs were drawn up convulsively.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Starved to death?" said Blunt interrogatively.
only a very short time before
From this reading The features and clothing were scarcely recognizable; the limbs were drawn up convulsively.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had been dead about a week.
suffering from lack of food
From this reading "Starved to death?" said Blunt interrogatively.
a physician who specializes in surgery
From this reading The young surgeon bent over her attentively.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN WHICH THE FOOTPRINTS BEGIN TO FADE.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading IN WHICH THE FOOTPRINTS BEGIN TO FADE.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The features and clothing were scarcely recognizable; the limbs were drawn up convulsively.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading She had been dead about a week.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The features and clothing were scarcely recognizable; the limbs were drawn up convulsively.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading IN WHICH THE FOOTPRINTS BEGIN TO FADE.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading The young surgeon bent over her attentively.
Chapter 5 of Gabriel Conroy by Bret Harte holds 127 sentences, grouped into 26 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.
Chapter 5 holds 127 sentences of Gabriel Conroy, unabridged, divided into 26 reading sections.
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