Chapter 19 of Luke's wife is here in full — 98 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 19 of Luke's wife is here in full — 98 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
NO LADY HEAD OF THE PARISH. And now began a very strenuous life for Rachel. Mrs. Greville had been as good as a curate to Luke; and she was now laid aside unable to do any work at all. She lay thinking and worrying over the fact that she was no longer any good to her son. The worry did not help her to recover from her illness.
Chapter 19 of Luke's wife is here in full — 98 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading “Mrs. Greville had been as good as a curate to Luke; and she was now laid aside unable to do any work at all.”
impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism
From this reading “The worry did not help her to recover from her illness.”
(New Testament) the Apostle closely associated with St. Paul and traditionally assumed to be the author of the third Gospel
From this reading “Mrs. Greville had been as good as a curate to Luke; and she was now laid aside unable to do any work at all.”
a local church community
From this reading “NO LADY HEAD OF THE PARISH.”
(Old Testament) the second wife of Jacob and mother of Joseph and Benjamin
From this reading “And now began a very strenuous life for Rachel.”
get or find back; recover the use of
From this reading “The worry did not help her to recover from her illness.”
characterized by or performed with much energy or force
From this reading “And now began a very strenuous life for Rachel.”
the act of harassing someone
From this reading “She lay thinking and worrying over the fact that she was no longer any good to her son.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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In this reading “And now began a very strenuous life for Rachel.”
In this reading “The worry did not help her to recover from her illness.”
In this reading “She lay thinking and worrying over the fact that she was no longer any good to her son.”
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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 And now began a very strenuous life for Rachel.
(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 Mrs. Greville had been as good as a curate to Luke; and she was now laid aside unable to do any work at all.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And now began a very strenuous life for Rachel.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Mrs. Greville had been as good as a curate to Luke; and she was now laid aside unable to do any work at all.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Mrs. Greville had been as good as a curate to Luke; and she was now laid aside unable to do any work at all.
on or to one side
From this reading Mrs. Greville had been as good as a curate to Luke; and she was now laid aside unable to do any work at all.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Mrs. Greville had been as good as a curate to Luke; and she was now laid aside unable to do any work at all.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Mrs. Greville had been as good as a curate to Luke; and she was now laid aside unable to do any work at all.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading And now began a very strenuous life for Rachel.
a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading Mrs. Greville had been as good as a curate to Luke; and she was now laid aside unable to do any work at all.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The worry did not help her to recover from her illness.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Mrs. Greville had been as good as a curate to Luke; and she was now laid aside unable to do any work at all.
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading She lay thinking and worrying over the fact that she was no longer any good to her son.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And now began a very strenuous life for Rachel.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The worry did not help her to recover from her illness.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Mrs. Greville had been as good as a curate to Luke; and she was now laid aside unable to do any work at all.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Greville had been as good as a curate to Luke; and she was now laid aside unable to do any work at all.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mrs. Greville had been as good as a curate to Luke; and she was now laid aside unable to do any work at all.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading NO LADY HEAD OF THE PARISH.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading The worry did not help her to recover from her illness.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She lay thinking and worrying over the fact that she was no longer any good to her son.
impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism
From this reading The worry did not help her to recover from her illness.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading NO LADY HEAD OF THE PARISH.
set down according to a plan
From this reading Mrs. Greville had been as good as a curate to Luke; and she was now laid aside unable to do any work at all.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading She lay thinking and worrying over the fact that she was no longer any good to her son.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading And now began a very strenuous life for Rachel.
for more time
From this reading She lay thinking and worrying over the fact that she was no longer any good to her son.
(New Testament) the Apostle closely associated with St. Paul and traditionally assumed to be the author of the third Gospel
From this reading Mrs. Greville had been as good as a curate to Luke; and she was now laid aside unable to do any work at all.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Mrs. Greville had been as good as a curate to Luke; and she was now laid aside unable to do any work at all.
not any; not one
From this reading NO LADY HEAD OF THE PARISH.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The worry did not help her to recover from her illness.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading And now began a very strenuous life for Rachel.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading NO LADY HEAD OF THE PARISH.
above and across; more than
From this reading She lay thinking and worrying over the fact that she was no longer any good to her son.
a local church community
From this reading NO LADY HEAD OF THE PARISH.
(Old Testament) the second wife of Jacob and mother of Joseph and Benjamin
From this reading And now began a very strenuous life for Rachel.
get or find back; recover the use of
From this reading The worry did not help her to recover from her illness.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mrs. Greville had been as good as a curate to Luke; and she was now laid aside unable to do any work at all.
a male human offspring
From this reading She lay thinking and worrying over the fact that she was no longer any good to her son.
characterized by or performed with much energy or force
From this reading And now began a very strenuous life for Rachel.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She lay thinking and worrying over the fact that she was no longer any good to her son.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading NO LADY HEAD OF THE PARISH.
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading She lay thinking and worrying over the fact that she was no longer any good to her son.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mrs. Greville had been as good as a curate to Luke; and she was now laid aside unable to do any work at all.
(usually followed by “to”) not having the necessary means or skill or know-how
From this reading Mrs. Greville had been as good as a curate to Luke; and she was now laid aside unable to do any work at all.
precisely as stated
From this reading And now began a very strenuous life for Rachel.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mrs. Greville had been as good as a curate to Luke; and she was now laid aside unable to do any work at all.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Mrs. Greville had been as good as a curate to Luke; and she was now laid aside unable to do any work at all.
be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy
From this reading The worry did not help her to recover from her illness.
the act of harassing someone
From this reading She lay thinking and worrying over the fact that she was no longer any good to her son.
Chapter 19 of Luke's wife by Evelyn R. Garratt holds 98 sentences, grouped into 20 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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