Chapter 22 of Of one blood: or, The hidden self is here in full — 47 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 22 of Of one blood: or, The hidden self is here in full — 47 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
For two days Mrs. Livingston brooded in her chamber. Fifty times a day Aubrey asked for her. The maid told him she was ill, but not alarmingly so; no physician was called. She was simply indisposed, could not be seen. Gazing in Dianthe’s face, the maid whispered, “She sleeps.
Chapter 22 of Of one blood: or, The hidden self is here in full — 47 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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in an alarming manner
From this reading “The maid told him she was ill, but not alarmingly so; no physician was called.”
past form of “brood” — think moodily or anxiously about something
From this reading “For two days Mrs. Livingston brooded in her chamber.”
a natural or artificial enclosed space
From this reading “For two days Mrs. Livingston brooded in her chamber.”
-ing form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading “Gazing in Dianthe’s face, the maid whispered, “She sleeps.”
American Revolutionary leader who served in the Continental Congress and as minister to France (1746-1813)
From this reading “For two days Mrs. Livingston brooded in her chamber.”
a female domestic
From this reading “The maid told him she was ill, but not alarmingly so; no physician was called.”
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading “The maid told him she was ill, but not alarmingly so; no physician was called.”
plural of “sleep” — a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading “Gazing in Dianthe’s face, the maid whispered, “She sleeps.”
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In this reading “Fifty times a day Aubrey asked for her.”
In this reading “For two days Mrs. Livingston brooded in her chamber.”
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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 Fifty times a day Aubrey asked for her.
in an alarming manner
From this reading The maid told him she was ill, but not alarmingly so; no physician was called.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Fifty times a day Aubrey asked for her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Fifty times a day Aubrey asked for her.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She was simply indisposed, could not be seen.
past form of “brood” — think moodily or anxiously about something
From this reading For two days Mrs. Livingston brooded in her chamber.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The maid told him she was ill, but not alarmingly so; no physician was called.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading The maid told him she was ill, but not alarmingly so; no physician was called.
a natural or artificial enclosed space
From this reading For two days Mrs. Livingston brooded in her chamber.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She was simply indisposed, could not be seen.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Fifty times a day Aubrey asked for her.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading For two days Mrs. Livingston brooded in her chamber.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Gazing in Dianthe’s face, the maid whispered, “She sleeps.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Gazing in Dianthe’s face, the maid whispered, “She sleeps.
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five
From this reading Fifty times a day Aubrey asked for her.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For two days Mrs. Livingston brooded in her chamber.
-ing form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading Gazing in Dianthe’s face, the maid whispered, “She sleeps.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading For two days Mrs. Livingston brooded in her chamber.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The maid told him she was ill, but not alarmingly so; no physician was called.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading The maid told him she was ill, but not alarmingly so; no physician was called.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading For two days Mrs. Livingston brooded in her chamber.
somewhat ill or prone to illness
From this reading She was simply indisposed, could not be seen.
American Revolutionary leader who served in the Continental Congress and as minister to France (1746-1813)
From this reading For two days Mrs. Livingston brooded in her chamber.
a female domestic
From this reading The maid told him she was ill, but not alarmingly so; no physician was called.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading For two days Mrs. Livingston brooded in her chamber.
not any; not one
From this reading The maid told him she was ill, but not alarmingly so; no physician was called.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The maid told him she was ill, but not alarmingly so; no physician was called.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading The maid told him she was ill, but not alarmingly so; no physician was called.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading She was simply indisposed, could not be seen.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The maid told him she was ill, but not alarmingly so; no physician was called.
and nothing more
From this reading She was simply indisposed, could not be seen.
plural of “sleep” — a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading Gazing in Dianthe’s face, the maid whispered, “She sleeps.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The maid told him she was ill, but not alarmingly so; no physician was called.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The maid told him she was ill, but not alarmingly so; no physician was called.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading Fifty times a day Aubrey asked for her.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading The maid told him she was ill, but not alarmingly so; no physician was called.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading For two days Mrs. Livingston brooded in her chamber.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The maid told him she was ill, but not alarmingly so; no physician was called.
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading Gazing in Dianthe’s face, the maid whispered, “She sleeps.
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