Chapter 20 of No. 13 Washington Square is here in full — 197 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 20 of No. 13 Washington Square is here in full — 197 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE VEILED LADY As soon as that huddled mass of womanhood that was Mrs. De Peyster had become sufficiently reanimated to be able to think, its first thought came in the form of an unuttered wail. She was dead! She was to be buried! She could never come home again! Or if she did come home, what a scandal!
Chapter 20 of No. 13 Washington Square is here in full — 197 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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placed in a grave
From this reading “She was to be buried!”
crowded or massed together
From this reading “THE VEILED LADY As soon as that huddled mass of womanhood that was Mrs. De Peyster had become sufficiently reanimated to be able to think, its first thought came in the form of an unuttered wail.”
the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
From this reading “THE VEILED LADY As soon as that huddled mass of womanhood that was Mrs. De Peyster had become sufficiently reanimated to be able to think, its first thought came in the form of an unuttered wail.”
disgraceful gossip about the private lives of other people
From this reading “Or if she did come home, what a scandal!”
to a sufficient degree
From this reading “THE VEILED LADY As soon as that huddled mass of womanhood that was Mrs. De Peyster had become sufficiently reanimated to be able to think, its first thought came in the form of an unuttered wail.”
having or as if having a veil or concealing cover
From this reading “THE VEILED LADY As soon as that huddled mass of womanhood that was Mrs. De Peyster had become sufficiently reanimated to be able to think, its first thought came in the form of an unuttered wail.”
emit long loud cries
From this reading “THE VEILED LADY As soon as that huddled mass of womanhood that was Mrs. De Peyster had become sufficiently reanimated to be able to think, its first thought came in the form of an unuttered wail.”
the state of being an adult woman
From this reading “THE VEILED LADY As soon as that huddled mass of womanhood that was Mrs. De Peyster had become sufficiently reanimated to be able to think, its first thought came in the form of an unuttered wail.”
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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 Or if she did come home, what a scandal!
(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading THE VEILED LADY As soon as that huddled mass of womanhood that was Mrs. De Peyster had become sufficiently reanimated to be able to think, its first thought came in the form of an unuttered wail.
anew
From this reading She could never come home again!
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading THE VEILED LADY As soon as that huddled mass of womanhood that was Mrs. De Peyster had become sufficiently reanimated to be able to think, its first thought came in the form of an unuttered wail.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE VEILED LADY As soon as that huddled mass of womanhood that was Mrs. De Peyster had become sufficiently reanimated to be able to think, its first thought came in the form of an unuttered wail.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading THE VEILED LADY As soon as that huddled mass of womanhood that was Mrs. De Peyster had become sufficiently reanimated to be able to think, its first thought came in the form of an unuttered wail.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading THE VEILED LADY As soon as that huddled mass of womanhood that was Mrs. De Peyster had become sufficiently reanimated to be able to think, its first thought came in the form of an unuttered wail.
placed in a grave
From this reading She was to be buried!
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading THE VEILED LADY As soon as that huddled mass of womanhood that was Mrs. De Peyster had become sufficiently reanimated to be able to think, its first thought came in the form of an unuttered wail.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading She could never come home again!
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She could never come home again!
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading THE VEILED LADY As soon as that huddled mass of womanhood that was Mrs. De Peyster had become sufficiently reanimated to be able to think, its first thought came in the form of an unuttered wail.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading She was dead!
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Or if she did come home, what a scandal!
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading THE VEILED LADY As soon as that huddled mass of womanhood that was Mrs. De Peyster had become sufficiently reanimated to be able to think, its first thought came in the form of an unuttered wail.
the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
From this reading THE VEILED LADY As soon as that huddled mass of womanhood that was Mrs. De Peyster had become sufficiently reanimated to be able to think, its first thought came in the form of an unuttered wail.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE VEILED LADY As soon as that huddled mass of womanhood that was Mrs. De Peyster had become sufficiently reanimated to be able to think, its first thought came in the form of an unuttered wail.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading She could never come home again!
crowded or massed together
From this reading THE VEILED LADY As soon as that huddled mass of womanhood that was Mrs. De Peyster had become sufficiently reanimated to be able to think, its first thought came in the form of an unuttered wail.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Or if she did come home, what a scandal!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE VEILED LADY As soon as that huddled mass of womanhood that was Mrs. De Peyster had become sufficiently reanimated to be able to think, its first thought came in the form of an unuttered wail.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading THE VEILED LADY As soon as that huddled mass of womanhood that was Mrs. De Peyster had become sufficiently reanimated to be able to think, its first thought came in the form of an unuttered wail.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading THE VEILED LADY As soon as that huddled mass of womanhood that was Mrs. De Peyster had become sufficiently reanimated to be able to think, its first thought came in the form of an unuttered wail.
the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
From this reading THE VEILED LADY As soon as that huddled mass of womanhood that was Mrs. De Peyster had become sufficiently reanimated to be able to think, its first thought came in the form of an unuttered wail.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading THE VEILED LADY As soon as that huddled mass of womanhood that was Mrs. De Peyster had become sufficiently reanimated to be able to think, its first thought came in the form of an unuttered wail.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading She could never come home again!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE VEILED LADY As soon as that huddled mass of womanhood that was Mrs. De Peyster had become sufficiently reanimated to be able to think, its first thought came in the form of an unuttered wail.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Or if she did come home, what a scandal!
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From this reading THE VEILED LADY As soon as that huddled mass of womanhood that was Mrs. De Peyster had become sufficiently reanimated to be able to think, its first thought came in the form of an unuttered wail.
given fresh life or vigor or spirit
From this reading THE VEILED LADY As soon as that huddled mass of womanhood that was Mrs. De Peyster had become sufficiently reanimated to be able to think, its first thought came in the form of an unuttered wail.
disgraceful gossip about the private lives of other people
From this reading Or if she did come home, what a scandal!
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was dead!
in the near future
From this reading THE VEILED LADY As soon as that huddled mass of womanhood that was Mrs. De Peyster had become sufficiently reanimated to be able to think, its first thought came in the form of an unuttered wail.
to a sufficient degree
From this reading THE VEILED LADY As soon as that huddled mass of womanhood that was Mrs. De Peyster had become sufficiently reanimated to be able to think, its first thought came in the form of an unuttered wail.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE VEILED LADY As soon as that huddled mass of womanhood that was Mrs. De Peyster had become sufficiently reanimated to be able to think, its first thought came in the form of an unuttered wail.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE VEILED LADY As soon as that huddled mass of womanhood that was Mrs. De Peyster had become sufficiently reanimated to be able to think, its first thought came in the form of an unuttered wail.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading THE VEILED LADY As soon as that huddled mass of womanhood that was Mrs. De Peyster had become sufficiently reanimated to be able to think, its first thought came in the form of an unuttered wail.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading THE VEILED LADY As soon as that huddled mass of womanhood that was Mrs. De Peyster had become sufficiently reanimated to be able to think, its first thought came in the form of an unuttered wail.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE VEILED LADY As soon as that huddled mass of womanhood that was Mrs. De Peyster had become sufficiently reanimated to be able to think, its first thought came in the form of an unuttered wail.
not made explicit
From this reading THE VEILED LADY As soon as that huddled mass of womanhood that was Mrs. De Peyster had become sufficiently reanimated to be able to think, its first thought came in the form of an unuttered wail.
having or as if having a veil or concealing cover
From this reading THE VEILED LADY As soon as that huddled mass of womanhood that was Mrs. De Peyster had become sufficiently reanimated to be able to think, its first thought came in the form of an unuttered wail.
emit long loud cries
From this reading THE VEILED LADY As soon as that huddled mass of womanhood that was Mrs. De Peyster had become sufficiently reanimated to be able to think, its first thought came in the form of an unuttered wail.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE VEILED LADY As soon as that huddled mass of womanhood that was Mrs. De Peyster had become sufficiently reanimated to be able to think, its first thought came in the form of an unuttered wail.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Or if she did come home, what a scandal!
the state of being an adult woman
From this reading THE VEILED LADY As soon as that huddled mass of womanhood that was Mrs. De Peyster had become sufficiently reanimated to be able to think, its first thought came in the form of an unuttered wail.
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