Chapter 22 of Love of Brothers is here in full — 179 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 22 of Love of Brothers is here in full — 179 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
STELLA IS SICK A few days passed by and Mrs. Wade had not returned. Mrs. Comerford had written an icy message to Mary O'Gara. "When Stella comes to her right mind this house is open to her. I have said to my servants that she is with you. I was once a truthful woman."
Chapter 22 of Love of Brothers is here in full — 179 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain
From this reading “Mrs. Comerford had written an icy message to Mary O'Gara.”
a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled
From this reading “Mrs. Comerford had written an icy message to Mary O'Gara.”
plural of “servant” — a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading “I have said to my servants that she is with you.”
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading “STELLA IS SICK A few days passed by and Mrs. Wade had not returned.”
United States minimalist painter (born in 1936)
From this reading “STELLA IS SICK A few days passed by and Mrs. Wade had not returned.”
expressing or given to expressing the truth
From this reading “I was once a truthful woman."”
walk (through relatively shallow water)
From this reading “STELLA IS SICK A few days passed by and Mrs. Wade had not returned.”
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading “Mrs. Comerford had written an icy message to Mary O'Gara.”
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Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading STELLA IS SICK A few days passed by and Mrs. Wade had not returned.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Mrs. Comerford had written an icy message to Mary O'Gara.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading STELLA IS SICK A few days passed by and Mrs. Wade had not returned.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading STELLA IS SICK A few days passed by and Mrs. Wade had not returned.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Comerford had written an icy message to Mary O'Gara.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading "When Stella comes to her right mind this house is open to her.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading STELLA IS SICK A few days passed by and Mrs. Wade had not returned.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading STELLA IS SICK A few days passed by and Mrs. Wade had not returned.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading STELLA IS SICK A few days passed by and Mrs. Wade had not returned.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have said to my servants that she is with you.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "When Stella comes to her right mind this house is open to her.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading "When Stella comes to her right mind this house is open to her.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have said to my servants that she is with you.
devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain
From this reading Mrs. Comerford had written an icy message to Mary O'Gara.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading STELLA IS SICK A few days passed by and Mrs. Wade had not returned.
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading Mrs. Comerford had written an icy message to Mary O'Gara.
a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled
From this reading Mrs. Comerford had written an icy message to Mary O'Gara.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading "When Stella comes to her right mind this house is open to her.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading STELLA IS SICK A few days passed by and Mrs. Wade had not returned.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I have said to my servants that she is with you.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading STELLA IS SICK A few days passed by and Mrs. Wade had not returned.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Comerford had written an icy message to Mary O'Gara.
on one occasion
From this reading I was once a truthful woman."
To move from a closed position.
From this reading "When Stella comes to her right mind this house is open to her.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading STELLA IS SICK A few days passed by and Mrs. Wade had not returned.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading STELLA IS SICK A few days passed by and Mrs. Wade had not returned.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "When Stella comes to her right mind this house is open to her.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading I have said to my servants that she is with you.
plural of “servant” — a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading I have said to my servants that she is with you.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I have said to my servants that she is with you.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading STELLA IS SICK A few days passed by and Mrs. Wade had not returned.
United States minimalist painter (born in 1936)
From this reading STELLA IS SICK A few days passed by and Mrs. Wade had not returned.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I have said to my servants that she is with you.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "When Stella comes to her right mind this house is open to her.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mrs. Comerford had written an icy message to Mary O'Gara.
expressing or given to expressing the truth
From this reading I was once a truthful woman."
walk (through relatively shallow water)
From this reading STELLA IS SICK A few days passed by and Mrs. Wade had not returned.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was once a truthful woman."
at the time that
From this reading "When Stella comes to her right mind this house is open to her.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I have said to my servants that she is with you.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading I was once a truthful woman."
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading Mrs. Comerford had written an icy message to Mary O'Gara.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I have said to my servants that she is with you.
Chapter 22 of Love of Brothers by Katharine Tynan holds 179 sentences, grouped into 36 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 22 holds 179 sentences of Love of Brothers, unabridged, divided into 36 reading sections.
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