Chapter 2 of Luke's wife is here in full — 140 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of Luke's wife is here in full — 140 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE HOME COMING. Rachel leant back in the railway carriage and watched the fields and hedges rapidly passing. But her thoughts were far away. She was going home, but not to the old familiar place she had hitherto called by that name. It was to her new home, and the life that she was to spend there was all untried.
Chapter 2 of Luke's wife is here in full — 140 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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From this reading “Rachel leant back in the railway carriage and watched the fields and hedges rapidly passing.”
plural of “hedge” — a fence formed by a row of closely planted shrubs or bushes
From this reading “Rachel leant back in the railway carriage and watched the fields and hedges rapidly passing.”
used in negative statement to describe a situation that has existed up to this point or up to the present time
From this reading “She was going home, but not to the old familiar place she had hitherto called by that name.”
inflected form of “lean” — to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading “Rachel leant back in the railway carriage and watched the fields and hedges rapidly passing.”
(Old Testament) the second wife of Jacob and mother of Joseph and Benjamin
From this reading “Rachel leant back in the railway carriage and watched the fields and hedges rapidly passing.”
line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight
From this reading “Rachel leant back in the railway carriage and watched the fields and hedges rapidly passing.”
use up a period of time in a specific way
From this reading “It was to her new home, and the life that she was to spend there was all untried.”
not tried or tested by experience
From this reading “It was to her new home, and the life that she was to spend there was all untried.”
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In this reading “Rachel leant back in the railway carriage and watched the fields and hedges rapidly passing.”
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In this reading “Rachel leant back in the railway carriage and watched the fields and hedges rapidly passing.”
In this reading “She was going home, but not to the old familiar place she had hitherto called by that name.”
In this reading “It was to her new home, and the life that she was to spend there was all untried.”
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(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading It was to her new home, and the life that she was to spend there was all untried.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Rachel leant back in the railway carriage and watched the fields and hedges rapidly passing.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading But her thoughts were far away.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Rachel leant back in the railway carriage and watched the fields and hedges rapidly passing.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But her thoughts were far away.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She was going home, but not to the old familiar place she had hitherto called by that name.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading She was going home, but not to the old familiar place she had hitherto called by that name.
a railcar where passengers ride
From this reading Rachel leant back in the railway carriage and watched the fields and hedges rapidly passing.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading THE HOME COMING.
well known or easily recognized
From this reading She was going home, but not to the old familiar place she had hitherto called by that name.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading But her thoughts were far away.
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From this reading Rachel leant back in the railway carriage and watched the fields and hedges rapidly passing.
the act of departing
From this reading She was going home, but not to the old familiar place she had hitherto called by that name.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She was going home, but not to the old familiar place she had hitherto called by that name.
plural of “hedge” — a fence formed by a row of closely planted shrubs or bushes
From this reading Rachel leant back in the railway carriage and watched the fields and hedges rapidly passing.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But her thoughts were far away.
used in negative statement to describe a situation that has existed up to this point or up to the present time
From this reading She was going home, but not to the old familiar place she had hitherto called by that name.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading THE HOME COMING.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Rachel leant back in the railway carriage and watched the fields and hedges rapidly passing.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was to her new home, and the life that she was to spend there was all untried.
inflected form of “lean” — to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading Rachel leant back in the railway carriage and watched the fields and hedges rapidly passing.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading It was to her new home, and the life that she was to spend there was all untried.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading She was going home, but not to the old familiar place she had hitherto called by that name.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading It was to her new home, and the life that she was to spend there was all untried.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She was going home, but not to the old familiar place she had hitherto called by that name.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading She was going home, but not to the old familiar place she had hitherto called by that name.
(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
From this reading Rachel leant back in the railway carriage and watched the fields and hedges rapidly passing.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading She was going home, but not to the old familiar place she had hitherto called by that name.
(Old Testament) the second wife of Jacob and mother of Joseph and Benjamin
From this reading Rachel leant back in the railway carriage and watched the fields and hedges rapidly passing.
line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight
From this reading Rachel leant back in the railway carriage and watched the fields and hedges rapidly passing.
with speed
From this reading Rachel leant back in the railway carriage and watched the fields and hedges rapidly passing.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was going home, but not to the old familiar place she had hitherto called by that name.
use up a period of time in a specific way
From this reading It was to her new home, and the life that she was to spend there was all untried.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She was going home, but not to the old familiar place she had hitherto called by that name.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE HOME COMING.
in or at that place or location
From this reading It was to her new home, and the life that she was to spend there was all untried.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading But her thoughts were far away.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She was going home, but not to the old familiar place she had hitherto called by that name.
not tried or tested by experience
From this reading It was to her new home, and the life that she was to spend there was all untried.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was going home, but not to the old familiar place she had hitherto called by that name.
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading Rachel leant back in the railway carriage and watched the fields and hedges rapidly passing.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But her thoughts were far away.
Chapter 2 of Luke's wife by Evelyn R. Garratt holds 140 sentences, grouped into 28 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.
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