Chapter 11 of Luke's wife is here in full — 143 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of Luke's wife is here in full — 143 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
RACHEL MAKES A MISTAKE. Rachel found Polly crying in the kitchen on Sunday after the Morning Service. "Why Polly, what is the matter?" she said. "It's them men in the choir," sobbed the girl. "There won't be none of them at service to-night.
Chapter 11 of Luke's wife is here in full — 143 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a chorus that sings as part of a religious ceremony
From this reading “"It's them men in the choir," sobbed the girl.”
demanding attention
From this reading “Rachel found Polly crying in the kitchen on Sunday after the Morning Service.”
a room equipped for preparing meals
From this reading “Rachel found Polly crying in the kitchen on Sunday after the Morning Service.”
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading “RACHEL MAKES A MISTAKE.”
(Old Testament) the second wife of Jacob and mother of Joseph and Benjamin
From this reading “RACHEL MAKES A MISTAKE.”
work done by one person or group that benefits another
From this reading “Rachel found Polly crying in the kitchen on Sunday after the Morning Service.”
inflected form of “sob” — weep convulsively
From this reading “"It's them men in the choir," sobbed the girl.”
first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
From this reading “Rachel found Polly crying in the kitchen on Sunday after the Morning Service.”
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In this reading “RACHEL MAKES A MISTAKE.”
In this reading “Rachel found Polly crying in the kitchen on Sunday after the Morning Service.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading RACHEL MAKES A MISTAKE.
later than; following
From this reading Rachel found Polly crying in the kitchen on Sunday after the Morning Service.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "There won't be none of them at service to-night.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "There won't be none of them at service to-night.
a chorus that sings as part of a religious ceremony
From this reading "It's them men in the choir," sobbed the girl.
demanding attention
From this reading Rachel found Polly crying in the kitchen on Sunday after the Morning Service.
set up or found
From this reading Rachel found Polly crying in the kitchen on Sunday after the Morning Service.
a young female
From this reading "It's them men in the choir," sobbed the girl.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Rachel found Polly crying in the kitchen on Sunday after the Morning Service.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Why Polly, what is the matter?" she said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's them men in the choir," sobbed the girl.
a room equipped for preparing meals
From this reading Rachel found Polly crying in the kitchen on Sunday after the Morning Service.
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading RACHEL MAKES A MISTAKE.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading "Why Polly, what is the matter?" she said.
the force of workers available
From this reading "It's them men in the choir," sobbed the girl.
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading RACHEL MAKES A MISTAKE.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Rachel found Polly crying in the kitchen on Sunday after the Morning Service.
not one, and not any
From this reading "There won't be none of them at service to-night.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "There won't be none of them at service to-night.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Rachel found Polly crying in the kitchen on Sunday after the Morning Service.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Rachel found Polly crying in the kitchen on Sunday after the Morning Service.
(Old Testament) the second wife of Jacob and mother of Joseph and Benjamin
From this reading RACHEL MAKES A MISTAKE.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Why Polly, what is the matter?" she said.
work done by one person or group that benefits another
From this reading Rachel found Polly crying in the kitchen on Sunday after the Morning Service.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Why Polly, what is the matter?" she said.
inflected form of “sob” — weep convulsively
From this reading "It's them men in the choir," sobbed the girl.
first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
From this reading Rachel found Polly crying in the kitchen on Sunday after the Morning Service.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Rachel found Polly crying in the kitchen on Sunday after the Morning Service.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "It's them men in the choir," sobbed the girl.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "There won't be none of them at service to-night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There won't be none of them at service to-night.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Why Polly, what is the matter?" she said.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why Polly, what is the matter?" she said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There won't be none of them at service to-night.
Chapter 11 of Luke's wife by Evelyn R. Garratt holds 143 sentences, grouped into 29 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 11 holds 143 sentences of Luke's wife, unabridged, divided into 29 reading sections.
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