Chapter 24 of Girls of the Forest is here in full — 159 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 24 of Girls of the Forest is here in full — 159 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE DULL WEIGHT. The rest of that day passed for Pauline in a sort of dream. She felt no fear nor pain nor remorse. She lay in bed with a languid and sleepy sensation. Aunt Sophia went in and out of the room; she was all kindness and sympathy.
Chapter 24 of Girls of the Forest is here in full — 159 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the quality of being warmhearted and considerate and humane and sympathetic
From this reading “Aunt Sophia went in and out of the room; she was all kindness and sympathy.”
lacking spirit or liveliness
From this reading “She lay in bed with a languid and sleepy sensation.”
relating to Paul the Apostle or his doctrines
From this reading “The rest of that day passed for Pauline in a sort of dream.”
a feeling of deep regret (usually for some misdeed)
From this reading “She felt no fear nor pain nor remorse.”
an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation
From this reading “She lay in bed with a languid and sleepy sensation.”
ready to fall asleep
From this reading “She lay in bed with a languid and sleepy sensation.”
an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion
From this reading “Aunt Sophia went in and out of the room; she was all kindness and sympathy.”
the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity
From this reading “THE DULL WEIGHT.”
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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 The rest of that day passed for Pauline in a sort of dream.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Aunt Sophia went in and out of the room; she was all kindness and sympathy.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She lay in bed with a languid and sleepy sensation.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading Aunt Sophia went in and out of the room; she was all kindness and sympathy.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading She lay in bed with a languid and sleepy sensation.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The rest of that day passed for Pauline in a sort of dream.
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading The rest of that day passed for Pauline in a sort of dream.
lacking in liveliness or animation
From this reading THE DULL WEIGHT.
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading She felt no fear nor pain nor remorse.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading She felt no fear nor pain nor remorse.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The rest of that day passed for Pauline in a sort of dream.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The rest of that day passed for Pauline in a sort of dream.
the quality of being warmhearted and considerate and humane and sympathetic
From this reading Aunt Sophia went in and out of the room; she was all kindness and sympathy.
lacking spirit or liveliness
From this reading She lay in bed with a languid and sleepy sensation.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading She lay in bed with a languid and sleepy sensation.
not any; not one
From this reading She felt no fear nor pain nor remorse.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading She felt no fear nor pain nor remorse.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The rest of that day passed for Pauline in a sort of dream.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Aunt Sophia went in and out of the room; she was all kindness and sympathy.
a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
From this reading She felt no fear nor pain nor remorse.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading The rest of that day passed for Pauline in a sort of dream.
relating to Paul the Apostle or his doctrines
From this reading The rest of that day passed for Pauline in a sort of dream.
a feeling of deep regret (usually for some misdeed)
From this reading She felt no fear nor pain nor remorse.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading The rest of that day passed for Pauline in a sort of dream.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Aunt Sophia went in and out of the room; she was all kindness and sympathy.
an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation
From this reading She lay in bed with a languid and sleepy sensation.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She felt no fear nor pain nor remorse.
ready to fall asleep
From this reading She lay in bed with a languid and sleepy sensation.
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From this reading Aunt Sophia went in and out of the room; she was all kindness and sympathy.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading The rest of that day passed for Pauline in a sort of dream.
an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion
From this reading Aunt Sophia went in and out of the room; she was all kindness and sympathy.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The rest of that day passed for Pauline in a sort of dream.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DULL WEIGHT.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Aunt Sophia went in and out of the room; she was all kindness and sympathy.
the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity
From this reading THE DULL WEIGHT.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Aunt Sophia went in and out of the room; she was all kindness and sympathy.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She lay in bed with a languid and sleepy sensation.
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