Lord Ormont and His Aminta — Complete

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On Friday, on Saturday, on Sunday, Lady Charlotte waited for her brother Rowsley, until it was a diminished satisfaction that she had held her ground and baffled his mighty will to subdue her.

She did not sleep for thinking of him on the Sunday night.

Toward morning a fit of hazy horrors, which others would have deemed imaginings, drove her from her bed to sit and brood over Rowsley in a chair.

What if it was a case of heart with him too?

Heart disease had been in the family.

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Chapter XXVIII

Chapter 28

Chapter 28 of Lord Ormont and His Aminta — Complete is here in full — 126 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

On Friday, on Saturday, on Sunday, Lady Charlotte waited for her brother Rowsley, until it was a diminished satisfaction that she had held her ground and baffled his mighty will to subdue her. She did not sleep for thinking of him on the Sunday night. Toward morning a fit of hazy horrors, which others would have deemed imaginings, drove her from her bed to sit and brood over Rowsley in a chair. What if it was a case of heart with him too? Heart disease had been in the family.

Lord Ormont and His Aminta — Complete

Chapter XXVIII · Chapter 28

Chapter 28 of Lord Ormont and His Aminta — Complete is here in full — 126 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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On Friday, on Saturday, on Sunday, Lady Charlotte waited for her brother Rowsley, until it was a diminished satisfaction that she had held her ground and baffled his mighty will to subdue her.

Line 2

She did not sleep for thinking of him on the Sunday night.

/ʃiː dɪd nɑːt sliːp fɔːr ˈθɪŋkɪŋ ʌv hɪm ɑːn ðə ˈsʌndeɪ naɪt/

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Toward morning a fit of hazy horrors, which others would have deemed imaginings, drove her from her bed to sit and brood over Rowsley in a chair.

Line 4

What if it was a case of heart with him too?

/wʌt ɪf ɪt wɑːz ə keɪs ʌv hɑːrt wɪð hɪm tuː/

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Heart disease had been in the family.

/hɑːrt dɪˈziːz hæd bɪn ɪn ðə ˈfæməli/

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baffled noun US /ˈbæfəld/

people who are frustrated and perplexed

From this reading “On Friday, on Saturday, on Sunday, Lady Charlotte waited for her brother Rowsley, until it was a diminished satisfaction that she had held her ground and baffled his mighty will to subdue her.”

brood verb US /bruːd/

think moodily or anxiously about something

From this reading “Toward morning a fit of hazy horrors, which others would have deemed imaginings, drove her from her bed to sit and brood over Rowsley in a chair.”

deemed verb US /diːmd/

past form of “deem” — keep in mind or convey as a conviction or view

From this reading “Toward morning a fit of hazy horrors, which others would have deemed imaginings, drove her from her bed to sit and brood over Rowsley in a chair.”

diminished adjective US /dɪˈmɪnɪʃt/

impaired by diminution

Friday noun US /ˈfraɪdi/

the sixth day of the week; the fifth working day

hazy adjective US /ˈheɪzi/

filled or abounding with fog or mist

From this reading “Toward morning a fit of hazy horrors, which others would have deemed imaginings, drove her from her bed to sit and brood over Rowsley in a chair.”

horrors noun US /ˈhɔːrərz/

plural of “horror” — intense and profound fear

From this reading “Toward morning a fit of hazy horrors, which others would have deemed imaginings, drove her from her bed to sit and brood over Rowsley in a chair.”

subdue verb US /səbˈduː/

put down by force or intimidation

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading On Friday, on Saturday, on Sunday, Lady Charlotte waited for her brother Rowsley, until it was a diminished satisfaction that she had held her ground and baffled his mighty will to subdue her.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

bafflednounUS /ˈbæfəld/

people who are frustrated and perplexed

bednounUS /bed/

a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep

From this reading Toward morning a fit of hazy horrors, which others would have deemed imaginings, drove her from her bed to sit and brood over Rowsley in a chair.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Heart disease had been in the family.

broodverbUS /bruːd/

think moodily or anxiously about something

From this reading Toward morning a fit of hazy horrors, which others would have deemed imaginings, drove her from her bed to sit and brood over Rowsley in a chair.

brothernounUS /ˈbrʌðər/

a male with the same parents as someone else

casenounUS /keɪs/

an occurrence of something

From this reading What if it was a case of heart with him too?

chairnounUS /tʃer/

a seat for one person, with a support for the back

From this reading Toward morning a fit of hazy horrors, which others would have deemed imaginings, drove her from her bed to sit and brood over Rowsley in a chair.

CharlottenounUS /ˈʃɑːrlət/

the largest city in North Carolina; located in south central North Carolina

deemedverbUS /diːmd/

past form of “deem” — keep in mind or convey as a conviction or view

From this reading Toward morning a fit of hazy horrors, which others would have deemed imaginings, drove her from her bed to sit and brood over Rowsley in a chair.

didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading She did not sleep for thinking of him on the Sunday night.

diminishedadjectiveUS /dɪˈmɪnɪʃt/

impaired by diminution

diseasenounUS /dɪˈziːz/

an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning

From this reading Heart disease had been in the family.

drovenounUS /droʊv/

a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together

From this reading Toward morning a fit of hazy horrors, which others would have deemed imaginings, drove her from her bed to sit and brood over Rowsley in a chair.

familynounUS /ˈfæməli/

a social unit living together

From this reading Heart disease had been in the family.

fitverbUS /fɪt/

be agreeable or acceptable to

From this reading Toward morning a fit of hazy horrors, which others would have deemed imaginings, drove her from her bed to sit and brood over Rowsley in a chair.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

FridaynounUS /ˈfraɪdi/

the sixth day of the week; the fifth working day

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Toward morning a fit of hazy horrors, which others would have deemed imaginings, drove her from her bed to sit and brood over Rowsley in a chair.

groundnounUS /ɡraʊnd/

the solid part of the earth's surface

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Toward morning a fit of hazy horrors, which others would have deemed imaginings, drove her from her bed to sit and brood over Rowsley in a chair.

hazyadjectiveUS /ˈheɪzi/

filled or abounding with fog or mist

From this reading Toward morning a fit of hazy horrors, which others would have deemed imaginings, drove her from her bed to sit and brood over Rowsley in a chair.

heartnounUS /hɑːrt/

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading What if it was a case of heart with him too?

heldadjectiveUS /held/

occupied or in the control of; often used in combination

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading She did not sleep for thinking of him on the Sunday night.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

horrorsnounUS /ˈhɔːrərz/

plural of “horror” — intense and profound fear

From this reading Toward morning a fit of hazy horrors, which others would have deemed imaginings, drove her from her bed to sit and brood over Rowsley in a chair.

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading What if it was a case of heart with him too?

imaginings

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From this reading Toward morning a fit of hazy horrors, which others would have deemed imaginings, drove her from her bed to sit and brood over Rowsley in a chair.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Toward morning a fit of hazy horrors, which others would have deemed imaginings, drove her from her bed to sit and brood over Rowsley in a chair.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

LadynounUS /ˈleɪdi/

a polite name for any woman

mightyadjectiveUS /ˈmaɪti/

having or showing great strength or force or intensity

morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading Toward morning a fit of hazy horrors, which others would have deemed imaginings, drove her from her bed to sit and brood over Rowsley in a chair.

nightnounUS /naɪt/

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading She did not sleep for thinking of him on the Sunday night.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading She did not sleep for thinking of him on the Sunday night.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading She did not sleep for thinking of him on the Sunday night.

OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

others

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From this reading Toward morning a fit of hazy horrors, which others would have deemed imaginings, drove her from her bed to sit and brood over Rowsley in a chair.

overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading Toward morning a fit of hazy horrors, which others would have deemed imaginings, drove her from her bed to sit and brood over Rowsley in a chair.

Rowsley

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satisfactionnounUS /ˌsætəˈsfækʃən/

the contentment one feels when one has fulfilled a desire, need, or expectation

SaturdaynounUS /ˈsætərdi/

the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

sitverbUS /sɪt/

be seated

From this reading Toward morning a fit of hazy horrors, which others would have deemed imaginings, drove her from her bed to sit and brood over Rowsley in a chair.

sleepnounUS /sliːp/

a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended

From this reading She did not sleep for thinking of him on the Sunday night.

subdueverbUS /səbˈduː/

put down by force or intimidation

SundaynounUS /ˈsʌndeɪ/

first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading She did not sleep for thinking of him on the Sunday night.

thinkingnounUS /ˈθɪŋkɪŋ/

the process of using your mind to consider something carefully

From this reading She did not sleep for thinking of him on the Sunday night.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

tooadverbUS /tuː/

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading What if it was a case of heart with him too?

TowardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/

in the direction of

From this reading Toward morning a fit of hazy horrors, which others would have deemed imaginings, drove her from her bed to sit and brood over Rowsley in a chair.

untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/

up to a particular time

waitedverbUS /ˈweɪtɪd/

past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

WhatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading What if it was a case of heart with him too?

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading Toward morning a fit of hazy horrors, which others would have deemed imaginings, drove her from her bed to sit and brood over Rowsley in a chair.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading What if it was a case of heart with him too?

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading Toward morning a fit of hazy horrors, which others would have deemed imaginings, drove her from her bed to sit and brood over Rowsley in a chair.

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