Chapter 20 of Garryowen is here in full — 87 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 20 of Garryowen is here in full — 87 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Towards midnight, Miss Grimshaw was awakened from her slumbers by a sound as of some person weeping and wailing. She sat up in bed and listened. It was Effie's voice, and she heard her own name called repeatedly. "Miss Grimshaw! Miss Grimshaw!
Chapter 20 of Garryowen is here in full — 87 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/17 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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aroused or activated
From this reading “Towards midnight, Miss Grimshaw was awakened from her slumbers by a sound as of some person weeping and wailing.”
past form of “listen” — hear with intention
From this reading “She sat up in bed and listened.”
12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
From this reading “Towards midnight, Miss Grimshaw was awakened from her slumbers by a sound as of some person weeping and wailing.”
a human being
From this reading “Towards midnight, Miss Grimshaw was awakened from her slumbers by a sound as of some person weeping and wailing.”
several time
From this reading “It was Effie's voice, and she heard her own name called repeatedly.”
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading “Towards midnight, Miss Grimshaw was awakened from her slumbers by a sound as of some person weeping and wailing.”
loud cries made while weeping
From this reading “Towards midnight, Miss Grimshaw was awakened from her slumbers by a sound as of some person weeping and wailing.”
showing sorrow
From this reading “Towards midnight, Miss Grimshaw was awakened from her slumbers by a sound as of some person weeping and wailing.”
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In this reading “Towards midnight, Miss Grimshaw was awakened from her slumbers by a sound as of some person weeping and wailing.”
In this reading “Towards midnight, Miss Grimshaw was awakened from her slumbers by a sound as of some person weeping and wailing.”
In this reading “She sat up in bed and listened.”
In this reading “Towards midnight, Miss Grimshaw was awakened from her slumbers by a sound as of some person weeping and wailing.”
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 Towards midnight, Miss Grimshaw was awakened from her slumbers by a sound as of some person weeping and wailing.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Towards midnight, Miss Grimshaw was awakened from her slumbers by a sound as of some person weeping and wailing.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Towards midnight, Miss Grimshaw was awakened from her slumbers by a sound as of some person weeping and wailing.
aroused or activated
From this reading Towards midnight, Miss Grimshaw was awakened from her slumbers by a sound as of some person weeping and wailing.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading She sat up in bed and listened.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Towards midnight, Miss Grimshaw was awakened from her slumbers by a sound as of some person weeping and wailing.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading It was Effie's voice, and she heard her own name called repeatedly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was Effie's voice, and she heard her own name called repeatedly.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Towards midnight, Miss Grimshaw was awakened from her slumbers by a sound as of some person weeping and wailing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Towards midnight, Miss Grimshaw was awakened from her slumbers by a sound as of some person weeping and wailing.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading It was Effie's voice, and she heard her own name called repeatedly.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Towards midnight, Miss Grimshaw was awakened from her slumbers by a sound as of some person weeping and wailing.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She sat up in bed and listened.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was Effie's voice, and she heard her own name called repeatedly.
past form of “listen” — hear with intention
From this reading She sat up in bed and listened.
12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
From this reading Towards midnight, Miss Grimshaw was awakened from her slumbers by a sound as of some person weeping and wailing.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Towards midnight, Miss Grimshaw was awakened from her slumbers by a sound as of some person weeping and wailing.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading It was Effie's voice, and she heard her own name called repeatedly.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Towards midnight, Miss Grimshaw was awakened from her slumbers by a sound as of some person weeping and wailing.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading It was Effie's voice, and she heard her own name called repeatedly.
a human being
From this reading Towards midnight, Miss Grimshaw was awakened from her slumbers by a sound as of some person weeping and wailing.
several time
From this reading It was Effie's voice, and she heard her own name called repeatedly.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading She sat up in bed and listened.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She sat up in bed and listened.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Towards midnight, Miss Grimshaw was awakened from her slumbers by a sound as of some person weeping and wailing.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Towards midnight, Miss Grimshaw was awakened from her slumbers by a sound as of some person weeping and wailing.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading Towards midnight, Miss Grimshaw was awakened from her slumbers by a sound as of some person weeping and wailing.
in the direction of
From this reading Towards midnight, Miss Grimshaw was awakened from her slumbers by a sound as of some person weeping and wailing.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading She sat up in bed and listened.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading It was Effie's voice, and she heard her own name called repeatedly.
loud cries made while weeping
From this reading Towards midnight, Miss Grimshaw was awakened from her slumbers by a sound as of some person weeping and wailing.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Towards midnight, Miss Grimshaw was awakened from her slumbers by a sound as of some person weeping and wailing.
showing sorrow
From this reading Towards midnight, Miss Grimshaw was awakened from her slumbers by a sound as of some person weeping and wailing.
Chapter 20 of Garryowen by H. De Vere (Henry De Vere) Stacpoole holds 87 sentences, grouped into 18 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 20 holds 87 sentences of Garryowen, unabridged, divided into 18 reading sections.
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