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Chapter XXIX · Chapter 29

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THE END.
I never saw Mrs. Le Grande again alive.
The following morning I made my confession to Mr. Winthrop, and got his consent to continue my visits to the sick room, at Rose Cottage, until recovery or death should take place.
My one anxiety as I walked along the field and woodland that day, was lest my face might reveal to her keen vision the gladness that thrilled all my pulses.
I did not wait to ring the bell but went directly to her rooms.
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Medoline Selwyn's Work

Chapter XXIX · Chapter 29

Chapter 29 of Medoline Selwyn's Work is here in full — 62 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/12 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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THE END.
/ðə end/
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I never saw Mrs. Le Grande again alive.
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The following morning I made my confession to Mr. Winthrop, and got his consent to continue my visits to the sick room, at Rose Cottage, until recovery or death should take place.
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My one anxiety as I walked along the field and woodland that day, was lest my face might reveal to her keen vision the gladness that thrilled all my pulses.
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I did not wait to ring the bell but went directly to her rooms.
/aɪ dɪd nɑːt weɪt tuː rɪŋ ðə bel bʌt went dərˈektli tuː hɜːr ruːmz/

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

confession noun US /kənˈfeʃən/

an admission of misdeeds or faults

From this reading “The following morning I made my confession to Mr. Winthrop, and got his consent to continue my visits to the sick room, at Rose Cottage, until recovery or death should take place.”

continue verb US /kənˈtɪnjuː/

continue a certain state, condition, or activity

From this reading “The following morning I made my confession to Mr. Winthrop, and got his consent to continue my visits to the sick room, at Rose Cottage, until recovery or death should take place.”

pulses noun US /ˈpʌlsɪz/

plural of “pulse” — (electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients)

From this reading “My one anxiety as I walked along the field and woodland that day, was lest my face might reveal to her keen vision the gladness that thrilled all my pulses.”

recovery noun US /rɪˈkʌvri/

return to an original state

From this reading “The following morning I made my confession to Mr. Winthrop, and got his consent to continue my visits to the sick room, at Rose Cottage, until recovery or death should take place.”

reveal verb US /rɪˈviːl/

make visible

From this reading “My one anxiety as I walked along the field and woodland that day, was lest my face might reveal to her keen vision the gladness that thrilled all my pulses.”

thrilled adjective US /θrɪld/

feeling intense pleasurable excitement

From this reading “My one anxiety as I walked along the field and woodland that day, was lest my face might reveal to her keen vision the gladness that thrilled all my pulses.”

visits noun US /ˈvɪzɪts/

plural of “visit” — the act of going to see some person or place or thing for a short time

From this reading “The following morning I made my confession to Mr. Winthrop, and got his consent to continue my visits to the sick room, at Rose Cottage, until recovery or death should take place.”

woodland noun US /ˈwʊdlænd/

land that is covered with trees and shrubs

From this reading “My one anxiety as I walked along the field and woodland that day, was lest my face might reveal to her keen vision the gladness that thrilled all my pulses.”

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againadverbUS /əˈɡen/

anew

From this reading I never saw Mrs. Le Grande again alive.

aliveadjectiveUS /əˈlaɪv/

possessing life

From this reading I never saw Mrs. Le Grande again alive.

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(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 My one anxiety as I walked along the field and woodland that day, was lest my face might reveal to her keen vision the gladness that thrilled all my pulses.

alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading My one anxiety as I walked along the field and woodland that day, was lest my face might reveal to her keen vision the gladness that thrilled all my pulses.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading The following morning I made my confession to Mr. Winthrop, and got his consent to continue my visits to the sick room, at Rose Cottage, until recovery or death should take place.

anxietynounUS /æŋˈzaɪəti/

(psychiatry) a relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders, usually accompanied by compulsive behavior or attacks of panic

From this reading My one anxiety as I walked along the field and woodland that day, was lest my face might reveal to her keen vision the gladness that thrilled all my pulses.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading My one anxiety as I walked along the field and woodland that day, was lest my face might reveal to her keen vision the gladness that thrilled all my pulses.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading The following morning I made my confession to Mr. Winthrop, and got his consent to continue my visits to the sick room, at Rose Cottage, until recovery or death should take place.

bellnounUS /bel/

a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck

From this reading I did not wait to ring the bell but went directly to her rooms.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading I did not wait to ring the bell but went directly to her rooms.

confessionnounUS /kənˈfeʃən/

an admission of misdeeds or faults

From this reading The following morning I made my confession to Mr. Winthrop, and got his consent to continue my visits to the sick room, at Rose Cottage, until recovery or death should take place.

consentnounUS /kənˈsent/

permission to do something

From this reading The following morning I made my confession to Mr. Winthrop, and got his consent to continue my visits to the sick room, at Rose Cottage, until recovery or death should take place.

continueverbUS /kənˈtɪnjuː/

continue a certain state, condition, or activity

From this reading The following morning I made my confession to Mr. Winthrop, and got his consent to continue my visits to the sick room, at Rose Cottage, until recovery or death should take place.

CottagenounUS /ˈkɑːtədʒ/

a small house with a single story

From this reading The following morning I made my confession to Mr. Winthrop, and got his consent to continue my visits to the sick room, at Rose Cottage, until recovery or death should take place.

daynounUS /deɪ/

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading My one anxiety as I walked along the field and woodland that day, was lest my face might reveal to her keen vision the gladness that thrilled all my pulses.

deathnounUS /deθ/

the event of dying or departure from life

From this reading The following morning I made my confession to Mr. Winthrop, and got his consent to continue my visits to the sick room, at Rose Cottage, until recovery or death should take place.

didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading I did not wait to ring the bell but went directly to her rooms.

directlyadverbUS /dərˈektli/

without deviation

From this reading I did not wait to ring the bell but went directly to her rooms.

ENDnounUS /end/

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading THE END.

facenounUS /feɪs/

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading My one anxiety as I walked along the field and woodland that day, was lest my face might reveal to her keen vision the gladness that thrilled all my pulses.

fieldnounUS /fiːld/

a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed

From this reading My one anxiety as I walked along the field and woodland that day, was lest my face might reveal to her keen vision the gladness that thrilled all my pulses.

followingadjectiveUS /ˈfɑːloʊɪŋ/

about to be mentioned or specified

From this reading The following morning I made my confession to Mr. Winthrop, and got his consent to continue my visits to the sick room, at Rose Cottage, until recovery or death should take place.

gladnessnoun

experiencing joy and pleasure

From this reading My one anxiety as I walked along the field and woodland that day, was lest my face might reveal to her keen vision the gladness that thrilled all my pulses.

gotverbUS /ɡɑːt/

inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading The following morning I made my confession to Mr. Winthrop, and got his consent to continue my visits to the sick room, at Rose Cottage, until recovery or death should take place.

Grande

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I never saw Mrs. Le Grande again alive.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading My one anxiety as I walked along the field and woodland that day, was lest my face might reveal to her keen vision the gladness that thrilled all my pulses.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading The following morning I made my confession to Mr. Winthrop, and got his consent to continue my visits to the sick room, at Rose Cottage, until recovery or death should take place.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading I never saw Mrs. Le Grande again alive.

keenadjectiveUS /kiːn/

having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions

From this reading My one anxiety as I walked along the field and woodland that day, was lest my face might reveal to her keen vision the gladness that thrilled all my pulses.

LenounUS /lə/

a chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints)

From this reading I never saw Mrs. Le Grande again alive.

lestconjunctionUS /lest/

in order that something should not happen

From this reading My one anxiety as I walked along the field and woodland that day, was lest my face might reveal to her keen vision the gladness that thrilled all my pulses.

madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading The following morning I made my confession to Mr. Winthrop, and got his consent to continue my visits to the sick room, at Rose Cottage, until recovery or death should take place.

mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading My one anxiety as I walked along the field and woodland that day, was lest my face might reveal to her keen vision the gladness that thrilled all my pulses.

morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading The following morning I made my confession to Mr. Winthrop, and got his consent to continue my visits to the sick room, at Rose Cottage, until recovery or death should take place.

MrnounUS /ˈmɪstər/

a form of address for a man

From this reading The following morning I made my confession to Mr. Winthrop, and got his consent to continue my visits to the sick room, at Rose Cottage, until recovery or death should take place.

MrsnounUS /ˈmɪsɪz/

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading I never saw Mrs. Le Grande again alive.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading The following morning I made my confession to Mr. Winthrop, and got his consent to continue my visits to the sick room, at Rose Cottage, until recovery or death should take place.

neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading I never saw Mrs. Le Grande again alive.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading I did not wait to ring the bell but went directly to her rooms.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading My one anxiety as I walked along the field and woodland that day, was lest my face might reveal to her keen vision the gladness that thrilled all my pulses.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading The following morning I made my confession to Mr. Winthrop, and got his consent to continue my visits to the sick room, at Rose Cottage, until recovery or death should take place.

placenounUS /pleɪs/

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading The following morning I made my confession to Mr. Winthrop, and got his consent to continue my visits to the sick room, at Rose Cottage, until recovery or death should take place.

pulsesnounUS /ˈpʌlsɪz/

plural of “pulse” — (electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients)

From this reading My one anxiety as I walked along the field and woodland that day, was lest my face might reveal to her keen vision the gladness that thrilled all my pulses.

recoverynounUS /rɪˈkʌvri/

return to an original state

From this reading The following morning I made my confession to Mr. Winthrop, and got his consent to continue my visits to the sick room, at Rose Cottage, until recovery or death should take place.

revealverbUS /rɪˈviːl/

make visible

From this reading My one anxiety as I walked along the field and woodland that day, was lest my face might reveal to her keen vision the gladness that thrilled all my pulses.

ringverbUS /rɪŋ/

sound loudly and sonorously

From this reading I did not wait to ring the bell but went directly to her rooms.

roomnounUS /ruːm/

an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling

From this reading The following morning I made my confession to Mr. Winthrop, and got his consent to continue my visits to the sick room, at Rose Cottage, until recovery or death should take place.

roomsnounUS /ruːmz/

apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)

From this reading I did not wait to ring the bell but went directly to her rooms.

RosenounUS /roʊz/

any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses

From this reading The following morning I made my confession to Mr. Winthrop, and got his consent to continue my visits to the sick room, at Rose Cottage, until recovery or death should take place.

sawverbUS /sɔː/

cut with a saw

From this reading I never saw Mrs. Le Grande again alive.

shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading The following morning I made my confession to Mr. Winthrop, and got his consent to continue my visits to the sick room, at Rose Cottage, until recovery or death should take place.

sickadjectiveUS /sɪk/

affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function

From this reading The following morning I made my confession to Mr. Winthrop, and got his consent to continue my visits to the sick room, at Rose Cottage, until recovery or death should take place.

takeverbUS /teɪk/

carry out

From this reading The following morning I made my confession to Mr. Winthrop, and got his consent to continue my visits to the sick room, at Rose Cottage, until recovery or death should take place.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading My one anxiety as I walked along the field and woodland that day, was lest my face might reveal to her keen vision the gladness that thrilled all my pulses.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading THE END.

thrilledadjectiveUS /θrɪld/

feeling intense pleasurable excitement

From this reading My one anxiety as I walked along the field and woodland that day, was lest my face might reveal to her keen vision the gladness that thrilled all my pulses.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading The following morning I made my confession to Mr. Winthrop, and got his consent to continue my visits to the sick room, at Rose Cottage, until recovery or death should take place.

untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/

up to a particular time

From this reading The following morning I made my confession to Mr. Winthrop, and got his consent to continue my visits to the sick room, at Rose Cottage, until recovery or death should take place.

visionnounUS /ˈvɪʒən/

a vivid mental image

From this reading My one anxiety as I walked along the field and woodland that day, was lest my face might reveal to her keen vision the gladness that thrilled all my pulses.

visitsnounUS /ˈvɪzɪts/

plural of “visit” — the act of going to see some person or place or thing for a short time

From this reading The following morning I made my confession to Mr. Winthrop, and got his consent to continue my visits to the sick room, at Rose Cottage, until recovery or death should take place.

waitverbUS /weɪt/

stay in one place and anticipate or expect something

From this reading I did not wait to ring the bell but went directly to her rooms.

walkedverbUS /wɔːkt/

past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps

From this reading My one anxiety as I walked along the field and woodland that day, was lest my face might reveal to her keen vision the gladness that thrilled all my pulses.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading My one anxiety as I walked along the field and woodland that day, was lest my face might reveal to her keen vision the gladness that thrilled all my pulses.

wentverbUS /went/

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading I did not wait to ring the bell but went directly to her rooms.

Winthrop

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The following morning I made my confession to Mr. Winthrop, and got his consent to continue my visits to the sick room, at Rose Cottage, until recovery or death should take place.

woodlandnounUS /ˈwʊdlænd/

land that is covered with trees and shrubs

From this reading My one anxiety as I walked along the field and woodland that day, was lest my face might reveal to her keen vision the gladness that thrilled all my pulses.

Chapter 29 of Medoline Selwyn's Work by J. J., Mrs. Colter holds 62 sentences, grouped into 13 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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Chapter 29 holds 62 sentences of Medoline Selwyn's Work, unabridged, divided into 13 reading sections.

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