Chapter 25 of Nellie Arundel is here in full — 97 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 25 of Nellie Arundel is here in full — 97 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
HASTY. BUT Wilmot did not come back. As Nellie had told her father, it was all over; there would be no change. Christmas had passed, and New Year's Day dawned, bringing a second letter from Hope—a surprised, rather hurt, letter. "I always thought men extraordinary, Nellie, but never believed it could come so 'home' to me as this.
Chapter 25 of Nellie Arundel is here in full — 97 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/19 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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past form of “believe” — accept as true; take to be true
From this reading “"I always thought men extraordinary, Nellie, but never believed it could come so 'home' to me as this.”
the act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail)
From this reading “Christmas had passed, and New Year's Day dawned, bringing a second letter from Hope—a surprised, rather hurt, letter.”
period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
From this reading “Christmas had passed, and New Year's Day dawned, bringing a second letter from Hope—a surprised, rather hurt, letter.”
past form of “dawn” — become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions
From this reading “Christmas had passed, and New Year's Day dawned, bringing a second letter from Hope—a surprised, rather hurt, letter.”
beyond what is ordinary or usual; highly unusual or exceptional or remarkable
From this reading “"I always thought men extraordinary, Nellie, but never believed it could come so 'home' to me as this.”
excessively quick
From this reading “HASTY.”
be the source of pain
From this reading “Christmas had passed, and New Year's Day dawned, bringing a second letter from Hope—a surprised, rather hurt, letter.”
possessive form of “year” — a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading “Christmas had passed, and New Year's Day dawned, bringing a second letter from Hope—a surprised, rather hurt, letter.”
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be restored
In this reading “BUT Wilmot did not come back.”
In this reading “Christmas had passed, and New Year's Day dawned, bringing a second letter from Hope—a surprised, rather hurt, letter.”
In this reading “Christmas had passed, and New Year's Day dawned, bringing a second letter from Hope—a surprised, rather hurt, letter.”
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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 Christmas had passed, and New Year's Day dawned, bringing a second letter from Hope—a surprised, rather hurt, letter.
(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 As Nellie had told her father, it was all over; there would be no change.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading "I always thought men extraordinary, Nellie, but never believed it could come so 'home' to me as this.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Christmas had passed, and New Year's Day dawned, bringing a second letter from Hope—a surprised, rather hurt, letter.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As Nellie had told her father, it was all over; there would be no change.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading BUT Wilmot did not come back.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading As Nellie had told her father, it was all over; there would be no change.
past form of “believe” — accept as true; take to be true
From this reading "I always thought men extraordinary, Nellie, but never believed it could come so 'home' to me as this.
the act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail)
From this reading Christmas had passed, and New Year's Day dawned, bringing a second letter from Hope—a surprised, rather hurt, letter.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading BUT Wilmot did not come back.
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading As Nellie had told her father, it was all over; there would be no change.
period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
From this reading Christmas had passed, and New Year's Day dawned, bringing a second letter from Hope—a surprised, rather hurt, letter.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading BUT Wilmot did not come back.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "I always thought men extraordinary, Nellie, but never believed it could come so 'home' to me as this.
past form of “dawn” — become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions
From this reading Christmas had passed, and New Year's Day dawned, bringing a second letter from Hope—a surprised, rather hurt, letter.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Christmas had passed, and New Year's Day dawned, bringing a second letter from Hope—a surprised, rather hurt, letter.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading BUT Wilmot did not come back.
beyond what is ordinary or usual; highly unusual or exceptional or remarkable
From this reading "I always thought men extraordinary, Nellie, but never believed it could come so 'home' to me as this.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading As Nellie had told her father, it was all over; there would be no change.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Christmas had passed, and New Year's Day dawned, bringing a second letter from Hope—a surprised, rather hurt, letter.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading As Nellie had told her father, it was all over; there would be no change.
excessively quick
From this reading HASTY.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading As Nellie had told her father, it was all over; there would be no change.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading "I always thought men extraordinary, Nellie, but never believed it could come so 'home' to me as this.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading Christmas had passed, and New Year's Day dawned, bringing a second letter from Hope—a surprised, rather hurt, letter.
be the source of pain
From this reading Christmas had passed, and New Year's Day dawned, bringing a second letter from Hope—a surprised, rather hurt, letter.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I always thought men extraordinary, Nellie, but never believed it could come so 'home' to me as this.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading As Nellie had told her father, it was all over; there would be no change.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading Christmas had passed, and New Year's Day dawned, bringing a second letter from Hope—a surprised, rather hurt, letter.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I always thought men extraordinary, Nellie, but never believed it could come so 'home' to me as this.
the force of workers available
From this reading "I always thought men extraordinary, Nellie, but never believed it could come so 'home' to me as this.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As Nellie had told her father, it was all over; there would be no change.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "I always thought men extraordinary, Nellie, but never believed it could come so 'home' to me as this.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Christmas had passed, and New Year's Day dawned, bringing a second letter from Hope—a surprised, rather hurt, letter.
not any; not one
From this reading As Nellie had told her father, it was all over; there would be no change.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading BUT Wilmot did not come back.
above and across; more than
From this reading As Nellie had told her father, it was all over; there would be no change.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading Christmas had passed, and New Year's Day dawned, bringing a second letter from Hope—a surprised, rather hurt, letter.
on the contrary
From this reading Christmas had passed, and New Year's Day dawned, bringing a second letter from Hope—a surprised, rather hurt, letter.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading Christmas had passed, and New Year's Day dawned, bringing a second letter from Hope—a surprised, rather hurt, letter.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "I always thought men extraordinary, Nellie, but never believed it could come so 'home' to me as this.
taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment
From this reading Christmas had passed, and New Year's Day dawned, bringing a second letter from Hope—a surprised, rather hurt, letter.
in or at that place or location
From this reading As Nellie had told her father, it was all over; there would be no change.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "I always thought men extraordinary, Nellie, but never believed it could come so 'home' to me as this.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "I always thought men extraordinary, Nellie, but never believed it could come so 'home' to me as this.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I always thought men extraordinary, Nellie, but never believed it could come so 'home' to me as this.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading As Nellie had told her father, it was all over; there would be no change.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As Nellie had told her father, it was all over; there would be no change.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BUT Wilmot did not come back.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading As Nellie had told her father, it was all over; there would be no change.
possessive form of “year” — a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading Christmas had passed, and New Year's Day dawned, bringing a second letter from Hope—a surprised, rather hurt, letter.
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