Chapter 4 of My heart and my flesh is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of My heart and my flesh is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“What did my mother die of?” Theodosia asked after the matter of the renderings had been settled. “Of a meningitis. I was not here at the time. In Lester, I was, attenden court, I recall.
Chapter 4 of My heart and my flesh is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
From this reading “In Lester, I was, attenden court, I recall.”
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading ““What did my mother die of?””
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading “Theodosia asked after the matter of the renderings had been settled.”
infectious disease characterized by inflammation of the meninges (the tissues that surround the brain or spinal cord) usually caused by a bacterial infection; symptoms include headache and stiff neck and fever and nausea
From this reading ““Of a meningitis.”
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading ““What did my mother die of?””
recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading “In Lester, I was, attenden court, I recall.”
plural of “rendering” — a performance of a musical composition or a dramatic role etc.
From this reading “Theodosia asked after the matter of the renderings had been settled.”
established or decided beyond dispute or doubt
From this reading “Theodosia asked after the matter of the renderings had been settled.”
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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simultaneously
In this reading “I was not here at the time.”
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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 “Of a meningitis.
later than; following
From this reading Theodosia asked after the matter of the renderings had been settled.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Theodosia asked after the matter of the renderings had been settled.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I was not here at the time.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In Lester, I was, attenden court, I recall.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Theodosia asked after the matter of the renderings had been settled.
an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
From this reading In Lester, I was, attenden court, I recall.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “What did my mother die of?”
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading “What did my mother die of?”
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Theodosia asked after the matter of the renderings had been settled.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading I was not here at the time.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was not here at the time.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In Lester, I was, attenden court, I recall.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In Lester, I was, attenden court, I recall.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading Theodosia asked after the matter of the renderings had been settled.
infectious disease characterized by inflammation of the meninges (the tissues that surround the brain or spinal cord) usually caused by a bacterial infection; symptoms include headache and stiff neck and fever and nausea
From this reading “Of a meningitis.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading “What did my mother die of?”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “What did my mother die of?”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I was not here at the time.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “What did my mother die of?”
recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading In Lester, I was, attenden court, I recall.
plural of “rendering” — a performance of a musical composition or a dramatic role etc.
From this reading Theodosia asked after the matter of the renderings had been settled.
established or decided beyond dispute or doubt
From this reading Theodosia asked after the matter of the renderings had been settled.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Theodosia asked after the matter of the renderings had been settled.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Theodosia asked after the matter of the renderings had been settled.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading I was not here at the time.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was not here at the time.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What did my mother die of?”
Chapter 4 of My heart and my flesh by Elizabeth Madox Roberts holds 429 sentences, grouped into 86 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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