Chapter 13 of Millbank is here in full — 247 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of Millbank is here in full — 247 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE LOOSE BOARD IN THE GARRET. Hester Floyd was sick. Exposure to a heavy rain had brought on an attack of fever, which confined her to her bed, where she lay helpless and cross, and sometimes delirious. She would have no one with her but Magdalen. Every other person made her nervous, she said.
Chapter 13 of Millbank is here in full — 247 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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not invading healthy tissue
From this reading “Exposure to a heavy rain had brought on an attack of fever, which confined her to her bed, where she lay helpless and cross, and sometimes delirious.”
experiencing delirium
From this reading “Exposure to a heavy rain had brought on an attack of fever, which confined her to her bed, where she lay helpless and cross, and sometimes delirious.”
vulnerability to the elements; to the action of heat or cold or wind or rain
From this reading “Exposure to a heavy rain had brought on an attack of fever, which confined her to her bed, where she lay helpless and cross, and sometimes delirious.”
a rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection
From this reading “Exposure to a heavy rain had brought on an attack of fever, which confined her to her bed, where she lay helpless and cross, and sometimes delirious.”
floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage
From this reading “THE LOOSE BOARD IN THE GARRET.”
lacking in or deprived of strength or power
From this reading “Exposure to a heavy rain had brought on an attack of fever, which confined her to her bed, where she lay helpless and cross, and sometimes delirious.”
a reformed prostitute
From this reading “She would have no one with her but Magdalen.”
easily agitated
From this reading “Every other person made her nervous, she said.”
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In this reading “Exposure to a heavy rain had brought on an attack of fever, which confined her to her bed, where she lay helpless and cross, and sometimes delirious.”
In this reading “Exposure to a heavy rain had brought on an attack of fever, which confined her to her bed, where she lay helpless and cross, and sometimes delirious.”
In this reading “Every other person made her nervous, she said.”
In this reading “THE LOOSE BOARD IN THE GARRET.”
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 before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Exposure to a heavy rain had brought on an attack of fever, which confined her to her bed, where she lay helpless and cross, and sometimes delirious.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Exposure to a heavy rain had brought on an attack of fever, which confined her to her bed, where she lay helpless and cross, and sometimes delirious.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Exposure to a heavy rain had brought on an attack of fever, which confined her to her bed, where she lay helpless and cross, and sometimes delirious.
(military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
From this reading Exposure to a heavy rain had brought on an attack of fever, which confined her to her bed, where she lay helpless and cross, and sometimes delirious.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading Exposure to a heavy rain had brought on an attack of fever, which confined her to her bed, where she lay helpless and cross, and sometimes delirious.
a committee having supervisory powers
From this reading THE LOOSE BOARD IN THE GARRET.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Exposure to a heavy rain had brought on an attack of fever, which confined her to her bed, where she lay helpless and cross, and sometimes delirious.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She would have no one with her but Magdalen.
not invading healthy tissue
From this reading Exposure to a heavy rain had brought on an attack of fever, which confined her to her bed, where she lay helpless and cross, and sometimes delirious.
travel across or pass over
From this reading Exposure to a heavy rain had brought on an attack of fever, which confined her to her bed, where she lay helpless and cross, and sometimes delirious.
experiencing delirium
From this reading Exposure to a heavy rain had brought on an attack of fever, which confined her to her bed, where she lay helpless and cross, and sometimes delirious.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every other person made her nervous, she said.
vulnerability to the elements; to the action of heat or cold or wind or rain
From this reading Exposure to a heavy rain had brought on an attack of fever, which confined her to her bed, where she lay helpless and cross, and sometimes delirious.
a rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection
From this reading Exposure to a heavy rain had brought on an attack of fever, which confined her to her bed, where she lay helpless and cross, and sometimes delirious.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hester Floyd was sick.
floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage
From this reading THE LOOSE BOARD IN THE GARRET.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Exposure to a heavy rain had brought on an attack of fever, which confined her to her bed, where she lay helpless and cross, and sometimes delirious.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She would have no one with her but Magdalen.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading Exposure to a heavy rain had brought on an attack of fever, which confined her to her bed, where she lay helpless and cross, and sometimes delirious.
lacking in or deprived of strength or power
From this reading Exposure to a heavy rain had brought on an attack of fever, which confined her to her bed, where she lay helpless and cross, and sometimes delirious.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Exposure to a heavy rain had brought on an attack of fever, which confined her to her bed, where she lay helpless and cross, and sometimes delirious.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hester Floyd was sick.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE LOOSE BOARD IN THE GARRET.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Exposure to a heavy rain had brought on an attack of fever, which confined her to her bed, where she lay helpless and cross, and sometimes delirious.
not compact or dense in structure or arrangement
From this reading THE LOOSE BOARD IN THE GARRET.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Every other person made her nervous, she said.
a reformed prostitute
From this reading She would have no one with her but Magdalen.
easily agitated
From this reading Every other person made her nervous, she said.
not any; not one
From this reading She would have no one with her but Magdalen.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Exposure to a heavy rain had brought on an attack of fever, which confined her to her bed, where she lay helpless and cross, and sometimes delirious.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Exposure to a heavy rain had brought on an attack of fever, which confined her to her bed, where she lay helpless and cross, and sometimes delirious.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She would have no one with her but Magdalen.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Every other person made her nervous, she said.
a human being
From this reading Every other person made her nervous, she said.
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading Exposure to a heavy rain had brought on an attack of fever, which confined her to her bed, where she lay helpless and cross, and sometimes delirious.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Every other person made her nervous, she said.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Exposure to a heavy rain had brought on an attack of fever, which confined her to her bed, where she lay helpless and cross, and sometimes delirious.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading Hester Floyd was sick.
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading Exposure to a heavy rain had brought on an attack of fever, which confined her to her bed, where she lay helpless and cross, and sometimes delirious.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LOOSE BOARD IN THE GARRET.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Exposure to a heavy rain had brought on an attack of fever, which confined her to her bed, where she lay helpless and cross, and sometimes delirious.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Hester Floyd was sick.
in or at the place that
From this reading Exposure to a heavy rain had brought on an attack of fever, which confined her to her bed, where she lay helpless and cross, and sometimes delirious.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Exposure to a heavy rain had brought on an attack of fever, which confined her to her bed, where she lay helpless and cross, and sometimes delirious.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She would have no one with her but Magdalen.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She would have no one with her but Magdalen.
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