Chapter 25 of Light O' the Morning is here in full — 302 sentences across 61 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 25 of Light O' the Morning is here in full — 302 sentences across 61 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
TEN POUNDS. Molly was standing by the open window of her room when Nora came in. She entered quite quietly. Every vestige of color had left her face; her eyes, dark and intensely blue, were shining; some of her jet-black hair had got loosened and fell about her neck and shoulders. Molly sprang toward her.
Chapter 25 of Light O' the Morning is here in full — 302 sentences across 61 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect
From this reading “Every vestige of color had left her face; her eyes, dark and intensely blue, were shining; some of her jet-black hair had got loosened and fell about her neck and shoulders.”
to a high degree; extremely; in high concentration or density
From this reading “Every vestige of color had left her face; her eyes, dark and intensely blue, were shining; some of her jet-black hair had got loosened and fell about her neck and shoulders.”
straightened out
From this reading “Every vestige of color had left her face; her eyes, dark and intensely blue, were shining; some of her jet-black hair had got loosened and fell about her neck and shoulders.”
popular aquarium fish
From this reading “Molly was standing by the open window of her room when Nora came in.”
plural of “pound” — 16 ounces avoirdupois
From this reading “TEN POUNDS.”
marked by exceptional merit
From this reading “Every vestige of color had left her face; her eyes, dark and intensely blue, were shining; some of her jet-black hair had got loosened and fell about her neck and shoulders.”
inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading “Molly sprang toward her.”
an indication that something has been present
From this reading “Every vestige of color had left her face; her eyes, dark and intensely blue, were shining; some of her jet-black hair had got loosened and fell about her neck and shoulders.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Every vestige of color had left her face; her eyes, dark and intensely blue, were shining; some of her jet-black hair had got loosened and fell about her neck and shoulders.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Every vestige of color had left her face; her eyes, dark and intensely blue, were shining; some of her jet-black hair had got loosened and fell about her neck and shoulders.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading Every vestige of color had left her face; her eyes, dark and intensely blue, were shining; some of her jet-black hair had got loosened and fell about her neck and shoulders.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Molly was standing by the open window of her room when Nora came in.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Molly was standing by the open window of her room when Nora came in.
a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect
From this reading Every vestige of color had left her face; her eyes, dark and intensely blue, were shining; some of her jet-black hair had got loosened and fell about her neck and shoulders.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Every vestige of color had left her face; her eyes, dark and intensely blue, were shining; some of her jet-black hair had got loosened and fell about her neck and shoulders.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading She entered quite quietly.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every vestige of color had left her face; her eyes, dark and intensely blue, were shining; some of her jet-black hair had got loosened and fell about her neck and shoulders.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Every vestige of color had left her face; her eyes, dark and intensely blue, were shining; some of her jet-black hair had got loosened and fell about her neck and shoulders.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Every vestige of color had left her face; her eyes, dark and intensely blue, were shining; some of her jet-black hair had got loosened and fell about her neck and shoulders.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading Every vestige of color had left her face; her eyes, dark and intensely blue, were shining; some of her jet-black hair had got loosened and fell about her neck and shoulders.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Every vestige of color had left her face; her eyes, dark and intensely blue, were shining; some of her jet-black hair had got loosened and fell about her neck and shoulders.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Every vestige of color had left her face; her eyes, dark and intensely blue, were shining; some of her jet-black hair had got loosened and fell about her neck and shoulders.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading Every vestige of color had left her face; her eyes, dark and intensely blue, were shining; some of her jet-black hair had got loosened and fell about her neck and shoulders.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Molly was standing by the open window of her room when Nora came in.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Molly was standing by the open window of her room when Nora came in.
to a high degree; extremely; in high concentration or density
From this reading Every vestige of color had left her face; her eyes, dark and intensely blue, were shining; some of her jet-black hair had got loosened and fell about her neck and shoulders.
of the blackest black; similar to the color of jet or coal
From this reading Every vestige of color had left her face; her eyes, dark and intensely blue, were shining; some of her jet-black hair had got loosened and fell about her neck and shoulders.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Every vestige of color had left her face; her eyes, dark and intensely blue, were shining; some of her jet-black hair had got loosened and fell about her neck and shoulders.
straightened out
From this reading Every vestige of color had left her face; her eyes, dark and intensely blue, were shining; some of her jet-black hair had got loosened and fell about her neck and shoulders.
popular aquarium fish
From this reading Molly was standing by the open window of her room when Nora came in.
the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
From this reading Every vestige of color had left her face; her eyes, dark and intensely blue, were shining; some of her jet-black hair had got loosened and fell about her neck and shoulders.
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From this reading Molly was standing by the open window of her room when Nora came in.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Molly was standing by the open window of her room when Nora came in.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Molly was standing by the open window of her room when Nora came in.
plural of “pound” — 16 ounces avoirdupois
From this reading TEN POUNDS.
with low volume
From this reading She entered quite quietly.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading She entered quite quietly.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Molly was standing by the open window of her room when Nora came in.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She entered quite quietly.
marked by exceptional merit
From this reading Every vestige of color had left her face; her eyes, dark and intensely blue, were shining; some of her jet-black hair had got loosened and fell about her neck and shoulders.
plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
From this reading Every vestige of color had left her face; her eyes, dark and intensely blue, were shining; some of her jet-black hair had got loosened and fell about her neck and shoulders.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Every vestige of color had left her face; her eyes, dark and intensely blue, were shining; some of her jet-black hair had got loosened and fell about her neck and shoulders.
inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading Molly sprang toward her.
having a supporting base
From this reading Molly was standing by the open window of her room when Nora came in.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading TEN POUNDS.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Molly was standing by the open window of her room when Nora came in.
in the direction of
From this reading Molly sprang toward her.
an indication that something has been present
From this reading Every vestige of color had left her face; her eyes, dark and intensely blue, were shining; some of her jet-black hair had got loosened and fell about her neck and shoulders.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Molly was standing by the open window of her room when Nora came in.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Every vestige of color had left her face; her eyes, dark and intensely blue, were shining; some of her jet-black hair had got loosened and fell about her neck and shoulders.
at the time that
From this reading Molly was standing by the open window of her room when Nora came in.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading Molly was standing by the open window of her room when Nora came in.
Chapter 25 of Light O' the Morning by L. T. Meade holds 302 sentences, grouped into 61 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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.
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