Chapter 12 of Moods is here in full — 90 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Moods is here in full — 90 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WEDDING. Sylvia was awakened on her wedding morning by a curious choking sound, and starting up found Prue crying over her as if her heart were broken. "What has happened? Is Geoffrey ill? Is all the silver stolen?
Chapter 12 of Moods is here in full — 90 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/18 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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aroused or activated
From this reading “Sylvia was awakened on her wedding morning by a curious choking sound, and starting up found Prue crying over her as if her heart were broken.”
Causing difficulty in breathing.
From this reading “Sylvia was awakened on her wedding morning by a curious choking sound, and starting up found Prue crying over her as if her heart were broken.”
demanding attention
From this reading “Sylvia was awakened on her wedding morning by a curious choking sound, and starting up found Prue crying over her as if her heart were broken.”
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading “Sylvia was awakened on her wedding morning by a curious choking sound, and starting up found Prue crying over her as if her heart were broken.”
a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography
From this reading “Is all the silver stolen?”
(especially of eyes) bulging or protruding as with fear
From this reading “Sylvia was awakened on her wedding morning by a curious choking sound, and starting up found Prue crying over her as if her heart were broken.”
inflected form of “steal” — take without the owner's consent
From this reading “Is all the silver stolen?”
the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed
From this reading “WEDDING.”
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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 Sylvia was awakened on her wedding morning by a curious choking sound, and starting up found Prue crying over her as if her heart were broken.
(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 Is all the silver stolen?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Sylvia was awakened on her wedding morning by a curious choking sound, and starting up found Prue crying over her as if her heart were broken.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Sylvia was awakened on her wedding morning by a curious choking sound, and starting up found Prue crying over her as if her heart were broken.
aroused or activated
From this reading Sylvia was awakened on her wedding morning by a curious choking sound, and starting up found Prue crying over her as if her heart were broken.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading Sylvia was awakened on her wedding morning by a curious choking sound, and starting up found Prue crying over her as if her heart were broken.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Sylvia was awakened on her wedding morning by a curious choking sound, and starting up found Prue crying over her as if her heart were broken.
Causing difficulty in breathing.
From this reading Sylvia was awakened on her wedding morning by a curious choking sound, and starting up found Prue crying over her as if her heart were broken.
demanding attention
From this reading Sylvia was awakened on her wedding morning by a curious choking sound, and starting up found Prue crying over her as if her heart were broken.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading Sylvia was awakened on her wedding morning by a curious choking sound, and starting up found Prue crying over her as if her heart were broken.
set up or found
From this reading Sylvia was awakened on her wedding morning by a curious choking sound, and starting up found Prue crying over her as if her heart were broken.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Is Geoffrey ill?
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading "What has happened?
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "What has happened?
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Sylvia was awakened on her wedding morning by a curious choking sound, and starting up found Prue crying over her as if her heart were broken.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Sylvia was awakened on her wedding morning by a curious choking sound, and starting up found Prue crying over her as if her heart were broken.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Sylvia was awakened on her wedding morning by a curious choking sound, and starting up found Prue crying over her as if her heart were broken.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading Is Geoffrey ill?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Is Geoffrey ill?
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Sylvia was awakened on her wedding morning by a curious choking sound, and starting up found Prue crying over her as if her heart were broken.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Sylvia was awakened on her wedding morning by a curious choking sound, and starting up found Prue crying over her as if her heart were broken.
above and across; more than
From this reading Sylvia was awakened on her wedding morning by a curious choking sound, and starting up found Prue crying over her as if her heart were broken.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sylvia was awakened on her wedding morning by a curious choking sound, and starting up found Prue crying over her as if her heart were broken.
a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography
From this reading Is all the silver stolen?
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading Sylvia was awakened on her wedding morning by a curious choking sound, and starting up found Prue crying over her as if her heart were broken.
(especially of eyes) bulging or protruding as with fear
From this reading Sylvia was awakened on her wedding morning by a curious choking sound, and starting up found Prue crying over her as if her heart were broken.
inflected form of “steal” — take without the owner's consent
From this reading Is all the silver stolen?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sylvia was awakened on her wedding morning by a curious choking sound, and starting up found Prue crying over her as if her heart were broken.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Is all the silver stolen?
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Sylvia was awakened on her wedding morning by a curious choking sound, and starting up found Prue crying over her as if her heart were broken.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Sylvia was awakened on her wedding morning by a curious choking sound, and starting up found Prue crying over her as if her heart were broken.
the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed
From this reading WEDDING.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Sylvia was awakened on her wedding morning by a curious choking sound, and starting up found Prue crying over her as if her heart were broken.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What has happened?
Chapter 12 of Moods by Louisa May Alcott holds 90 sentences, grouped into 18 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 12 holds 90 sentences of Moods, unabridged, divided into 18 reading sections.
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