Chapter 20 of Kate Danton is here in full — 301 sentences across 61 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 20 of Kate Danton is here in full — 301 sentences across 61 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
DOCTOR DANTON'S GOOD WORKS. The two women stood in the bleak twilight looking at each other--Agnes with piteous, imploring eyes, Kate dazed and hopelessly bewildered. "My brother's wife!" she repeated. "You! Agnes Darling!"
Chapter 20 of Kate Danton is here in full — 301 sentences across 61 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment
From this reading “The two women stood in the bleak twilight looking at each other--Agnes with piteous, imploring eyes, Kate dazed and hopelessly bewildered.”
offering little or no hope
From this reading “The two women stood in the bleak twilight looking at each other--Agnes with piteous, imploring eyes, Kate dazed and hopelessly bewildered.”
possessive form of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading “"My brother's wife!" she repeated.”
a special loved one
From this reading “Agnes Darling!"”
in a state of mental numbness especially as resulting from shock
From this reading “The two women stood in the bleak twilight looking at each other--Agnes with piteous, imploring eyes, Kate dazed and hopelessly bewildered.”
in a hopeless manner
From this reading “The two women stood in the bleak twilight looking at each other--Agnes with piteous, imploring eyes, Kate dazed and hopelessly bewildered.”
begging
From this reading “The two women stood in the bleak twilight looking at each other--Agnes with piteous, imploring eyes, Kate dazed and hopelessly bewildered.”
the time of day immediately following sunset
From this reading “The two women stood in the bleak twilight looking at each other--Agnes with piteous, imploring eyes, Kate dazed and hopelessly bewildered.”
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From this reading The two women stood in the bleak twilight looking at each other--Agnes with piteous, imploring eyes, Kate dazed and hopelessly bewildered.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The two women stood in the bleak twilight looking at each other--Agnes with piteous, imploring eyes, Kate dazed and hopelessly bewildered.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The two women stood in the bleak twilight looking at each other--Agnes with piteous, imploring eyes, Kate dazed and hopelessly bewildered.
perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment
From this reading The two women stood in the bleak twilight looking at each other--Agnes with piteous, imploring eyes, Kate dazed and hopelessly bewildered.
offering little or no hope
From this reading The two women stood in the bleak twilight looking at each other--Agnes with piteous, imploring eyes, Kate dazed and hopelessly bewildered.
possessive form of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading "My brother's wife!" she repeated.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DOCTOR DANTON'S GOOD WORKS.
a special loved one
From this reading Agnes Darling!"
in a state of mental numbness especially as resulting from shock
From this reading The two women stood in the bleak twilight looking at each other--Agnes with piteous, imploring eyes, Kate dazed and hopelessly bewildered.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading DOCTOR DANTON'S GOOD WORKS.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading The two women stood in the bleak twilight looking at each other--Agnes with piteous, imploring eyes, Kate dazed and hopelessly bewildered.
opinion or judgment
From this reading The two women stood in the bleak twilight looking at each other--Agnes with piteous, imploring eyes, Kate dazed and hopelessly bewildered.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading DOCTOR DANTON'S GOOD WORKS.
in a hopeless manner
From this reading The two women stood in the bleak twilight looking at each other--Agnes with piteous, imploring eyes, Kate dazed and hopelessly bewildered.
begging
From this reading The two women stood in the bleak twilight looking at each other--Agnes with piteous, imploring eyes, Kate dazed and hopelessly bewildered.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The two women stood in the bleak twilight looking at each other--Agnes with piteous, imploring eyes, Kate dazed and hopelessly bewildered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The two women stood in the bleak twilight looking at each other--Agnes with piteous, imploring eyes, Kate dazed and hopelessly bewildered.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading The two women stood in the bleak twilight looking at each other--Agnes with piteous, imploring eyes, Kate dazed and hopelessly bewildered.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My brother's wife!" she repeated.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading The two women stood in the bleak twilight looking at each other--Agnes with piteous, imploring eyes, Kate dazed and hopelessly bewildered.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading The two women stood in the bleak twilight looking at each other--Agnes with piteous, imploring eyes, Kate dazed and hopelessly bewildered.
recurring again and again
From this reading "My brother's wife!" she repeated.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "My brother's wife!" she repeated.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading The two women stood in the bleak twilight looking at each other--Agnes with piteous, imploring eyes, Kate dazed and hopelessly bewildered.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The two women stood in the bleak twilight looking at each other--Agnes with piteous, imploring eyes, Kate dazed and hopelessly bewildered.
the time of day immediately following sunset
From this reading The two women stood in the bleak twilight looking at each other--Agnes with piteous, imploring eyes, Kate dazed and hopelessly bewildered.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The two women stood in the bleak twilight looking at each other--Agnes with piteous, imploring eyes, Kate dazed and hopelessly bewildered.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading "My brother's wife!" she repeated.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The two women stood in the bleak twilight looking at each other--Agnes with piteous, imploring eyes, Kate dazed and hopelessly bewildered.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading The two women stood in the bleak twilight looking at each other--Agnes with piteous, imploring eyes, Kate dazed and hopelessly bewildered.
buildings for carrying on industrial labor
From this reading DOCTOR DANTON'S GOOD WORKS.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You!
Chapter 20 of Kate Danton by May Agnes Fleming holds 301 sentences, grouped into 61 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 301 sentences of Kate Danton, unabridged, divided into 61 reading sections.
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