Chapter 37 of Kathleen's Diamonds is here in full — 196 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 37 of Kathleen's Diamonds is here in full — 196 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WITHIN PRISON BARS. Oh, my heart, my heart is sick, a-wishing and awaiting: * * * * * I looked out for his coming as a prisoner through the grating Looks and longs and longs and wishes for its opening day. JEAN INGELOW. "A week, and yet he has never been near me! Not a word, not a sign!
Chapter 37 of Kathleen's Diamonds is here in full — 196 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/39 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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-ing form of “await” — look forward to the probable occurrence of
From this reading “Oh, my heart, my heart is sick, a-wishing and awaiting: * * * * * I looked out for his coming as a prisoner through the grating Looks and longs and longs and wishes for its opening day.”
gymnastic apparatus consisting of two parallel wooden rods supported on uprights
From this reading “WITHIN PRISON BARS.”
a barrier that has parallel or crossed bars blocking a passage but admitting air
From this reading “Oh, my heart, my heart is sick, a-wishing and awaiting: * * * * * I looked out for his coming as a prisoner through the grating Looks and longs and longs and wishes for its opening day.”
a coarse durable twill-weave cotton fabric
From this reading “JEAN INGELOW.”
third-person singular of “long” — desire strongly or persistently
From this reading “Oh, my heart, my heart is sick, a-wishing and awaiting: * * * * * I looked out for his coming as a prisoner through the grating Looks and longs and longs and wishes for its opening day.”
a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment
From this reading “WITHIN PRISON BARS.”
a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading “Oh, my heart, my heart is sick, a-wishing and awaiting: * * * * * I looked out for his coming as a prisoner through the grating Looks and longs and longs and wishes for its opening day.”
plural of “wish” — a specific feeling of desire
From this reading “Oh, my heart, my heart is sick, a-wishing and awaiting: * * * * * I looked out for his coming as a prisoner through the grating Looks and longs and longs and wishes for its opening day.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “WITHIN PRISON BARS.”
In this reading “Oh, my heart, my heart is sick, a-wishing and awaiting: * * * * * I looked out for his coming as a prisoner through the grating Looks and longs and longs and wishes for its opening day.”
be vigilant, be on the lookout or be careful
In this reading “Oh, my heart, my heart is sick, a-wishing and awaiting: * * * * * I looked out for his coming as a prisoner through the grating Looks and longs and longs and wishes for its opening day.”
In this reading “Oh, my heart, my heart is sick, a-wishing and awaiting: * * * * * I looked out for his coming as a prisoner through the grating Looks and longs and longs and wishes for its opening day.”
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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 Oh, my heart, my heart is sick, a-wishing and awaiting: * * * * * I looked out for his coming as a prisoner through the grating Looks and longs and longs and wishes for its opening day.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Oh, my heart, my heart is sick, a-wishing and awaiting: * * * * * I looked out for his coming as a prisoner through the grating Looks and longs and longs and wishes for its opening day.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Oh, my heart, my heart is sick, a-wishing and awaiting: * * * * * I looked out for his coming as a prisoner through the grating Looks and longs and longs and wishes for its opening day.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Oh, my heart, my heart is sick, a-wishing and awaiting: * * * * * I looked out for his coming as a prisoner through the grating Looks and longs and longs and wishes for its opening day.
-ing form of “await” — look forward to the probable occurrence of
From this reading Oh, my heart, my heart is sick, a-wishing and awaiting: * * * * * I looked out for his coming as a prisoner through the grating Looks and longs and longs and wishes for its opening day.
gymnastic apparatus consisting of two parallel wooden rods supported on uprights
From this reading WITHIN PRISON BARS.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "A week, and yet he has never been near me!
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading Oh, my heart, my heart is sick, a-wishing and awaiting: * * * * * I looked out for his coming as a prisoner through the grating Looks and longs and longs and wishes for its opening day.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Oh, my heart, my heart is sick, a-wishing and awaiting: * * * * * I looked out for his coming as a prisoner through the grating Looks and longs and longs and wishes for its opening day.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Oh, my heart, my heart is sick, a-wishing and awaiting: * * * * * I looked out for his coming as a prisoner through the grating Looks and longs and longs and wishes for its opening day.
a barrier that has parallel or crossed bars blocking a passage but admitting air
From this reading Oh, my heart, my heart is sick, a-wishing and awaiting: * * * * * I looked out for his coming as a prisoner through the grating Looks and longs and longs and wishes for its opening day.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "A week, and yet he has never been near me!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "A week, and yet he has never been near me!
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Oh, my heart, my heart is sick, a-wishing and awaiting: * * * * * I looked out for his coming as a prisoner through the grating Looks and longs and longs and wishes for its opening day.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Oh, my heart, my heart is sick, a-wishing and awaiting: * * * * * I looked out for his coming as a prisoner through the grating Looks and longs and longs and wishes for its opening day.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Oh, my heart, my heart is sick, a-wishing and awaiting: * * * * * I looked out for his coming as a prisoner through the grating Looks and longs and longs and wishes for its opening day.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JEAN INGELOW.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Oh, my heart, my heart is sick, a-wishing and awaiting: * * * * * I looked out for his coming as a prisoner through the grating Looks and longs and longs and wishes for its opening day.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Oh, my heart, my heart is sick, a-wishing and awaiting: * * * * * I looked out for his coming as a prisoner through the grating Looks and longs and longs and wishes for its opening day.
a coarse durable twill-weave cotton fabric
From this reading JEAN INGELOW.
third-person singular of “long” — desire strongly or persistently
From this reading Oh, my heart, my heart is sick, a-wishing and awaiting: * * * * * I looked out for his coming as a prisoner through the grating Looks and longs and longs and wishes for its opening day.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Oh, my heart, my heart is sick, a-wishing and awaiting: * * * * * I looked out for his coming as a prisoner through the grating Looks and longs and longs and wishes for its opening day.
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading Oh, my heart, my heart is sick, a-wishing and awaiting: * * * * * I looked out for his coming as a prisoner through the grating Looks and longs and longs and wishes for its opening day.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "A week, and yet he has never been near me!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Oh, my heart, my heart is sick, a-wishing and awaiting: * * * * * I looked out for his coming as a prisoner through the grating Looks and longs and longs and wishes for its opening day.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading "A week, and yet he has never been near me!
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "A week, and yet he has never been near me!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not a word, not a sign!
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, my heart, my heart is sick, a-wishing and awaiting: * * * * * I looked out for his coming as a prisoner through the grating Looks and longs and longs and wishes for its opening day.
an open or empty space in or between things
From this reading Oh, my heart, my heart is sick, a-wishing and awaiting: * * * * * I looked out for his coming as a prisoner through the grating Looks and longs and longs and wishes for its opening day.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Oh, my heart, my heart is sick, a-wishing and awaiting: * * * * * I looked out for his coming as a prisoner through the grating Looks and longs and longs and wishes for its opening day.
a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment
From this reading WITHIN PRISON BARS.
a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading Oh, my heart, my heart is sick, a-wishing and awaiting: * * * * * I looked out for his coming as a prisoner through the grating Looks and longs and longs and wishes for its opening day.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading Oh, my heart, my heart is sick, a-wishing and awaiting: * * * * * I looked out for his coming as a prisoner through the grating Looks and longs and longs and wishes for its opening day.
a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading Not a word, not a sign!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Oh, my heart, my heart is sick, a-wishing and awaiting: * * * * * I looked out for his coming as a prisoner through the grating Looks and longs and longs and wishes for its opening day.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Oh, my heart, my heart is sick, a-wishing and awaiting: * * * * * I looked out for his coming as a prisoner through the grating Looks and longs and longs and wishes for its opening day.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading "A week, and yet he has never been near me!
plural of “wish” — a specific feeling of desire
From this reading Oh, my heart, my heart is sick, a-wishing and awaiting: * * * * * I looked out for his coming as a prisoner through the grating Looks and longs and longs and wishes for its opening day.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading WITHIN PRISON BARS.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading Not a word, not a sign!
but in spite of that
From this reading "A week, and yet he has never been near me!
Chapter 37 of Kathleen's Diamonds by Alex. McVeigh, Mrs. Miller holds 196 sentences, grouped into 40 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 37 holds 196 sentences of Kathleen's Diamonds, unabridged, divided into 40 reading sections.
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