Chapter 37 of Leslie's Loyalty is here in full — 109 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 37 of Leslie's Loyalty is here in full — 109 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"LESLIE, YOUR WIFE!" Lucy stood and wrung her hands, looking round helplessly, almost terrified out of her senses by Leslie's terrible outburst of passionate grief. But her helplessness lasted only for a moment or two. She bent down and shook, literally shook, Leslie's shoulder. "He is not dead!" she said, "but he will be if we let him lie here!"
Chapter 37 of Leslie's Loyalty is here in full — 109 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/21 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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in a helpless manner
From this reading “Lucy stood and wrung her hands, looking round helplessly, almost terrified out of her senses by Leslie's terrible outburst of passionate grief.”
powerlessness revealed by an inability to act
From this reading “But her helplessness lasted only for a moment or two.”
past form of “last” — persist for a specified period of time
From this reading “But her helplessness lasted only for a moment or two.”
in a literal sense
From this reading “She bent down and shook, literally shook, Leslie's shoulder.”
an unrestrained expression of emotion
From this reading “Lucy stood and wrung her hands, looking round helplessly, almost terrified out of her senses by Leslie's terrible outburst of passionate grief.”
having or expressing strong emotions
From this reading “Lucy stood and wrung her hands, looking round helplessly, almost terrified out of her senses by Leslie's terrible outburst of passionate grief.”
thrown into a state of intense fear or desperation
From this reading “Lucy stood and wrung her hands, looking round helplessly, almost terrified out of her senses by Leslie's terrible outburst of passionate grief.”
inflected form of “wring” — twist and press out of shape
From this reading “Lucy stood and wrung her hands, looking round helplessly, almost terrified out of her senses by Leslie's terrible outburst of passionate grief.”
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In this reading “Lucy stood and wrung her hands, looking round helplessly, almost terrified out of her senses by Leslie's terrible outburst of passionate grief.”
temporarily
In this reading “But her helplessness lasted only for a moment or two.”
In this reading “Lucy stood and wrung her hands, looking round helplessly, almost terrified out of her senses by Leslie's terrible outburst of passionate grief.”
In this reading “"He is not dead!" she said, "but he will be if we let him lie here!"”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 But her helplessness lasted only for a moment or two.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Lucy stood and wrung her hands, looking round helplessly, almost terrified out of her senses by Leslie's terrible outburst of passionate grief.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Lucy stood and wrung her hands, looking round helplessly, almost terrified out of her senses by Leslie's terrible outburst of passionate grief.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "He is not dead!" she said, "but he will be if we let him lie here!"
a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
From this reading She bent down and shook, literally shook, Leslie's shoulder.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But her helplessness lasted only for a moment or two.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Lucy stood and wrung her hands, looking round helplessly, almost terrified out of her senses by Leslie's terrible outburst of passionate grief.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading "He is not dead!" she said, "but he will be if we let him lie here!"
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading She bent down and shook, literally shook, Leslie's shoulder.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But her helplessness lasted only for a moment or two.
intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)
From this reading Lucy stood and wrung her hands, looking round helplessly, almost terrified out of her senses by Leslie's terrible outburst of passionate grief.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Lucy stood and wrung her hands, looking round helplessly, almost terrified out of her senses by Leslie's terrible outburst of passionate grief.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "He is not dead!" she said, "but he will be if we let him lie here!"
in a helpless manner
From this reading Lucy stood and wrung her hands, looking round helplessly, almost terrified out of her senses by Leslie's terrible outburst of passionate grief.
powerlessness revealed by an inability to act
From this reading But her helplessness lasted only for a moment or two.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Lucy stood and wrung her hands, looking round helplessly, almost terrified out of her senses by Leslie's terrible outburst of passionate grief.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "He is not dead!" she said, "but he will be if we let him lie here!"
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "He is not dead!" she said, "but he will be if we let him lie here!"
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "He is not dead!" she said, "but he will be if we let him lie here!"
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "He is not dead!" she said, "but he will be if we let him lie here!"
past form of “last” — persist for a specified period of time
From this reading But her helplessness lasted only for a moment or two.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "LESLIE, YOUR WIFE!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lucy stood and wrung her hands, looking round helplessly, almost terrified out of her senses by Leslie's terrible outburst of passionate grief.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "He is not dead!" she said, "but he will be if we let him lie here!"
be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
From this reading "He is not dead!" she said, "but he will be if we let him lie here!"
in a literal sense
From this reading She bent down and shook, literally shook, Leslie's shoulder.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading Lucy stood and wrung her hands, looking round helplessly, almost terrified out of her senses by Leslie's terrible outburst of passionate grief.
incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974
From this reading Lucy stood and wrung her hands, looking round helplessly, almost terrified out of her senses by Leslie's terrible outburst of passionate grief.
a particular point in time
From this reading But her helplessness lasted only for a moment or two.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "He is not dead!" she said, "but he will be if we let him lie here!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Lucy stood and wrung her hands, looking round helplessly, almost terrified out of her senses by Leslie's terrible outburst of passionate grief.
and nothing more
From this reading But her helplessness lasted only for a moment or two.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading But her helplessness lasted only for a moment or two.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Lucy stood and wrung her hands, looking round helplessly, almost terrified out of her senses by Leslie's terrible outburst of passionate grief.
an unrestrained expression of emotion
From this reading Lucy stood and wrung her hands, looking round helplessly, almost terrified out of her senses by Leslie's terrible outburst of passionate grief.
having or expressing strong emotions
From this reading Lucy stood and wrung her hands, looking round helplessly, almost terrified out of her senses by Leslie's terrible outburst of passionate grief.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading Lucy stood and wrung her hands, looking round helplessly, almost terrified out of her senses by Leslie's terrible outburst of passionate grief.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "He is not dead!" she said, "but he will be if we let him lie here!"
plural of “sens” — street names for marijuana
From this reading Lucy stood and wrung her hands, looking round helplessly, almost terrified out of her senses by Leslie's terrible outburst of passionate grief.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She bent down and shook, literally shook, Leslie's shoulder.
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading She bent down and shook, literally shook, Leslie's shoulder.
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading She bent down and shook, literally shook, Leslie's shoulder.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Lucy stood and wrung her hands, looking round helplessly, almost terrified out of her senses by Leslie's terrible outburst of passionate grief.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading Lucy stood and wrung her hands, looking round helplessly, almost terrified out of her senses by Leslie's terrible outburst of passionate grief.
thrown into a state of intense fear or desperation
From this reading Lucy stood and wrung her hands, looking round helplessly, almost terrified out of her senses by Leslie's terrible outburst of passionate grief.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading But her helplessness lasted only for a moment or two.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "He is not dead!" she said, "but he will be if we let him lie here!"
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading "LESLIE, YOUR WIFE!"
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "He is not dead!" she said, "but he will be if we let him lie here!"
inflected form of “wring” — twist and press out of shape
From this reading Lucy stood and wrung her hands, looking round helplessly, almost terrified out of her senses by Leslie's terrible outburst of passionate grief.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "LESLIE, YOUR WIFE!"
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