Chapter 34 of Gone to Earth is here in full — 225 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 34 of Gone to Earth is here in full — 225 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Martha met them on the doorstep, crying, hiccoughing, and enraged. 'Why, Martha!' Edward looked at her in astonishment. It is usually the supers, and not the principals, that raise lamentation in the midst of tragedy--'why, Martha, have you lost someone dear to you?' He knew all about that loss.
Chapter 34 of Gone to Earth is here in full — 225 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/45 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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the sill of a door; a horizontal piece of wood or stone that forms the bottom of a doorway and offers support when passing through a doorway
From this reading “Martha met them on the doorstep, crying, hiccoughing, and enraged.”
King of England and Ireland in 1936; his marriage to Wallis Warfield Simpson created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication (1894-1972)
From this reading “Edward looked at her in astonishment.”
marked by extreme anger
From this reading “Martha met them on the doorstep, crying, hiccoughing, and enraged.”
plural of “principal” — the original amount of a debt on which interest is calculated
From this reading “It is usually the supers, and not the principals, that raise lamentation in the midst of tragedy--'why, Martha, have you lost someone dear to you?'”
raise the level or amount of something
From this reading “It is usually the supers, and not the principals, that raise lamentation in the midst of tragedy--'why, Martha, have you lost someone dear to you?'”
a person, without saying who
From this reading “It is usually the supers, and not the principals, that raise lamentation in the midst of tragedy--'why, Martha, have you lost someone dear to you?'”
plural of “super” — a caretaker for an apartment house; represents the owner as janitor and rent collector
From this reading “It is usually the supers, and not the principals, that raise lamentation in the midst of tragedy--'why, Martha, have you lost someone dear to you?'”
an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
From this reading “It is usually the supers, and not the principals, that raise lamentation in the midst of tragedy--'why, Martha, have you lost someone dear to you?'”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He knew all about that loss.
(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 He knew all about that loss.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Martha met them on the doorstep, crying, hiccoughing, and enraged.
the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
From this reading Edward looked at her in astonishment.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Edward looked at her in astonishment.
demanding attention
From this reading Martha met them on the doorstep, crying, hiccoughing, and enraged.
dearly loved
From this reading It is usually the supers, and not the principals, that raise lamentation in the midst of tragedy--'why, Martha, have you lost someone dear to you?'
the sill of a door; a horizontal piece of wood or stone that forms the bottom of a doorway and offers support when passing through a doorway
From this reading Martha met them on the doorstep, crying, hiccoughing, and enraged.
King of England and Ireland in 1936; his marriage to Wallis Warfield Simpson created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication (1894-1972)
From this reading Edward looked at her in astonishment.
marked by extreme anger
From this reading Martha met them on the doorstep, crying, hiccoughing, and enraged.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It is usually the supers, and not the principals, that raise lamentation in the midst of tragedy--'why, Martha, have you lost someone dear to you?'
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He knew all about that loss.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Edward looked at her in astonishment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Martha met them on the doorstep, crying, hiccoughing, and enraged.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Edward looked at her in astonishment.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is usually the supers, and not the principals, that raise lamentation in the midst of tragedy--'why, Martha, have you lost someone dear to you?'
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is usually the supers, and not the principals, that raise lamentation in the midst of tragedy--'why, Martha, have you lost someone dear to you?'
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading He knew all about that loss.
a cry of sorrow and grief
From this reading It is usually the supers, and not the principals, that raise lamentation in the midst of tragedy--'why, Martha, have you lost someone dear to you?'
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Edward looked at her in astonishment.
something that is lost
From this reading He knew all about that loss.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading It is usually the supers, and not the principals, that raise lamentation in the midst of tragedy--'why, Martha, have you lost someone dear to you?'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Martha met them on the doorstep, crying, hiccoughing, and enraged.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading Martha met them on the doorstep, crying, hiccoughing, and enraged.
the location of something surrounded by other things
From this reading It is usually the supers, and not the principals, that raise lamentation in the midst of tragedy--'why, Martha, have you lost someone dear to you?'
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It is usually the supers, and not the principals, that raise lamentation in the midst of tragedy--'why, Martha, have you lost someone dear to you?'
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It is usually the supers, and not the principals, that raise lamentation in the midst of tragedy--'why, Martha, have you lost someone dear to you?'
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Martha met them on the doorstep, crying, hiccoughing, and enraged.
plural of “principal” — the original amount of a debt on which interest is calculated
From this reading It is usually the supers, and not the principals, that raise lamentation in the midst of tragedy--'why, Martha, have you lost someone dear to you?'
raise the level or amount of something
From this reading It is usually the supers, and not the principals, that raise lamentation in the midst of tragedy--'why, Martha, have you lost someone dear to you?'
a person, without saying who
From this reading It is usually the supers, and not the principals, that raise lamentation in the midst of tragedy--'why, Martha, have you lost someone dear to you?'
plural of “super” — a caretaker for an apartment house; represents the owner as janitor and rent collector
From this reading It is usually the supers, and not the principals, that raise lamentation in the midst of tragedy--'why, Martha, have you lost someone dear to you?'
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It is usually the supers, and not the principals, that raise lamentation in the midst of tragedy--'why, Martha, have you lost someone dear to you?'
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Martha met them on the doorstep, crying, hiccoughing, and enraged.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Martha met them on the doorstep, crying, hiccoughing, and enraged.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It is usually the supers, and not the principals, that raise lamentation in the midst of tragedy--'why, Martha, have you lost someone dear to you?'
an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
From this reading It is usually the supers, and not the principals, that raise lamentation in the midst of tragedy--'why, Martha, have you lost someone dear to you?'
under normal conditions
From this reading It is usually the supers, and not the principals, that raise lamentation in the midst of tragedy--'why, Martha, have you lost someone dear to you?'
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading 'Why, Martha!'
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading It is usually the supers, and not the principals, that raise lamentation in the midst of tragedy--'why, Martha, have you lost someone dear to you?'
Chapter 34 of Gone to Earth by Mary Webb holds 225 sentences, grouped into 45 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 34 holds 225 sentences of Gone to Earth, unabridged, divided into 45 reading sections.
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