Chapter 16 of Love's Shadow is here in full — 112 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of Love's Shadow is here in full — 112 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Bruce's Play 'Edith,' said Bruce, 'come in here. I want to speak to you. Shut the door.' She shut it, and stood waiting. 'Don't stand there.
Chapter 16 of Love's Shadow is here in full — 112 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/22 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Australian physician and bacteriologist who described the bacterium that causes undulant fever or brucellosis (1855-1931)
From this reading “Bruce's Play 'Edith,' said Bruce, 'come in here.”
possessive form of “bruce” — Australian physician and bacteriologist who described the bacterium that causes undulant fever or brucellosis (1855-1931)
From this reading “Bruce's Play 'Edith,' said Bruce, 'come in here.”
participate in games or sport
From this reading “Bruce's Play 'Edith,' said Bruce, 'come in here.”
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
From this reading “Shut the door.'”
express in speech
From this reading “I want to speak to you.”
be standing; be upright
From this reading “'Don't stand there.”
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading “She shut it, and stood waiting.”
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading “She shut it, and stood waiting.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She shut it, and stood waiting.
Australian physician and bacteriologist who described the bacterium that causes undulant fever or brucellosis (1855-1931)
From this reading Bruce's Play 'Edith,' said Bruce, 'come in here.
possessive form of “bruce” — Australian physician and bacteriologist who described the bacterium that causes undulant fever or brucellosis (1855-1931)
From this reading Bruce's Play 'Edith,' said Bruce, 'come in here.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Bruce's Play 'Edith,' said Bruce, 'come in here.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Don't stand there.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Shut the door.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Bruce's Play 'Edith,' said Bruce, 'come in here.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Bruce's Play 'Edith,' said Bruce, 'come in here.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I want to speak to you.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Bruce's Play 'Edith,' said Bruce, 'come in here.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She shut it, and stood waiting.
participate in games or sport
From this reading Bruce's Play 'Edith,' said Bruce, 'come in here.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Bruce's Play 'Edith,' said Bruce, 'come in here.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She shut it, and stood waiting.
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
From this reading Shut the door.'
express in speech
From this reading I want to speak to you.
be standing; be upright
From this reading 'Don't stand there.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading She shut it, and stood waiting.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Shut the door.'
in or at that place or location
From this reading 'Don't stand there.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I want to speak to you.
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading She shut it, and stood waiting.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading I want to speak to you.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I want to speak to you.
Chapter 16 of Love's Shadow by Ada Leverson holds 112 sentences, grouped into 23 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 16 holds 112 sentences of Love's Shadow, unabridged, divided into 23 reading sections.
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