Chapter 19 of In the Year of Jubilee is here in full — 287 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 19 of In the Year of Jubilee is here in full — 287 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Whilst she was thus occupied, darkness came on. She did not care to light the lamp, so made herself ready, and stole forth. The rain had ceased. Walking alone at night was a pleasure in which she now indulged herself pretty frequently; at such times Mary Woodruff believed her in the company of Miss. Morgan.
Chapter 19 of In the Year of Jubilee is here in full — 287 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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many times at short intervals
From this reading “Walking alone at night was a pleasure in which she now indulged herself pretty frequently; at such times Mary Woodruff believed her in the company of Miss.”
past form of “indulge” — give free rein to
From this reading “Walking alone at night was a pleasure in which she now indulged herself pretty frequently; at such times Mary Woodruff believed her in the company of Miss.”
an artificial source of visible illumination
From this reading “She did not care to light the lamp, so made herself ready, and stole forth.”
United States anthropologist who studied the Seneca (1818-1881)
From this reading “Morgan.”
held or filled or in use
From this reading “Whilst she was thus occupied, darkness came on.”
a wide scarf worn about their shoulders by women
From this reading “She did not care to light the lamp, so made herself ready, and stole forth.”
an old and formal word for “while”
From this reading “Whilst she was thus occupied, darkness came on.”
Old World fragrant stoloniferous perennial having small white flowers and narrow leaves used as flavoring and in sachets; widely cultivated as a ground cover; in some classifications placed in genus Asperula
From this reading “Walking alone at night was a pleasure in which she now indulged herself pretty frequently; at such times Mary Woodruff believed her in the company of Miss.”
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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 Walking alone at night was a pleasure in which she now indulged herself pretty frequently; at such times Mary Woodruff believed her in the company of Miss.
Having no one else present.
From this reading Walking alone at night was a pleasure in which she now indulged herself pretty frequently; at such times Mary Woodruff believed her in the company of Miss.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She did not care to light the lamp, so made herself ready, and stole forth.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Walking alone at night was a pleasure in which she now indulged herself pretty frequently; at such times Mary Woodruff believed her in the company of Miss.
past form of “believe” — accept as true; take to be true
From this reading Walking alone at night was a pleasure in which she now indulged herself pretty frequently; at such times Mary Woodruff believed her in the company of Miss.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Whilst she was thus occupied, darkness came on.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading She did not care to light the lamp, so made herself ready, and stole forth.
past form of “cease” — put an end to a state or an activity
From this reading The rain had ceased.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading Walking alone at night was a pleasure in which she now indulged herself pretty frequently; at such times Mary Woodruff believed her in the company of Miss.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Whilst she was thus occupied, darkness came on.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She did not care to light the lamp, so made herself ready, and stole forth.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading She did not care to light the lamp, so made herself ready, and stole forth.
many times at short intervals
From this reading Walking alone at night was a pleasure in which she now indulged herself pretty frequently; at such times Mary Woodruff believed her in the company of Miss.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The rain had ceased.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Walking alone at night was a pleasure in which she now indulged herself pretty frequently; at such times Mary Woodruff believed her in the company of Miss.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She did not care to light the lamp, so made herself ready, and stole forth.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Walking alone at night was a pleasure in which she now indulged herself pretty frequently; at such times Mary Woodruff believed her in the company of Miss.
past form of “indulge” — give free rein to
From this reading Walking alone at night was a pleasure in which she now indulged herself pretty frequently; at such times Mary Woodruff believed her in the company of Miss.
an artificial source of visible illumination
From this reading She did not care to light the lamp, so made herself ready, and stole forth.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading She did not care to light the lamp, so made herself ready, and stole forth.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading She did not care to light the lamp, so made herself ready, and stole forth.
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading Walking alone at night was a pleasure in which she now indulged herself pretty frequently; at such times Mary Woodruff believed her in the company of Miss.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Walking alone at night was a pleasure in which she now indulged herself pretty frequently; at such times Mary Woodruff believed her in the company of Miss.
United States anthropologist who studied the Seneca (1818-1881)
From this reading Morgan.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Walking alone at night was a pleasure in which she now indulged herself pretty frequently; at such times Mary Woodruff believed her in the company of Miss.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She did not care to light the lamp, so made herself ready, and stole forth.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Walking alone at night was a pleasure in which she now indulged herself pretty frequently; at such times Mary Woodruff believed her in the company of Miss.
held or filled or in use
From this reading Whilst she was thus occupied, darkness came on.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Walking alone at night was a pleasure in which she now indulged herself pretty frequently; at such times Mary Woodruff believed her in the company of Miss.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Whilst she was thus occupied, darkness came on.
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading Walking alone at night was a pleasure in which she now indulged herself pretty frequently; at such times Mary Woodruff believed her in the company of Miss.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading Walking alone at night was a pleasure in which she now indulged herself pretty frequently; at such times Mary Woodruff believed her in the company of Miss.
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading The rain had ceased.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading She did not care to light the lamp, so made herself ready, and stole forth.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Whilst she was thus occupied, darkness came on.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She did not care to light the lamp, so made herself ready, and stole forth.
a wide scarf worn about their shoulders by women
From this reading She did not care to light the lamp, so made herself ready, and stole forth.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Walking alone at night was a pleasure in which she now indulged herself pretty frequently; at such times Mary Woodruff believed her in the company of Miss.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She did not care to light the lamp, so made herself ready, and stole forth.
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading Whilst she was thus occupied, darkness came on.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading Walking alone at night was a pleasure in which she now indulged herself pretty frequently; at such times Mary Woodruff believed her in the company of Miss.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She did not care to light the lamp, so made herself ready, and stole forth.
close enough to be walked to
From this reading Walking alone at night was a pleasure in which she now indulged herself pretty frequently; at such times Mary Woodruff believed her in the company of Miss.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Whilst she was thus occupied, darkness came on.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Walking alone at night was a pleasure in which she now indulged herself pretty frequently; at such times Mary Woodruff believed her in the company of Miss.
an old and formal word for “while”
From this reading Whilst she was thus occupied, darkness came on.
Old World fragrant stoloniferous perennial having small white flowers and narrow leaves used as flavoring and in sachets; widely cultivated as a ground cover; in some classifications placed in genus Asperula
From this reading Walking alone at night was a pleasure in which she now indulged herself pretty frequently; at such times Mary Woodruff believed her in the company of Miss.
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