Chapter 33 of Olive: A Novel is here in full — 140 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 33 of Olive: A Novel is here in full — 140 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Olive and Harold parted at Mrs. Flora's gate. He had business in town, he said, but would return to dinner. So he walked quickly away, and Olive went in and crept upstairs. There, she bolted her door, groped her way to the bed, and lay down. Life and strength, hope and love, seemed to have ebbed from her at once.
Chapter 33 of Olive: A Novel is here in full — 140 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “bolt” — move or jump suddenly
From this reading “There, she bolted her door, groped her way to the bed, and lay down.”
inflected form of “creep” — move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading “So he walked quickly away, and Olive went in and crept upstairs.”
past form of “ebb” — flow back or recede
From this reading “Life and strength, hope and love, seemed to have ebbed from her at once.”
a movable barrier in a fence or wall
From this reading “Olive and Harold parted at Mrs. Flora's gate.”
past form of “grope” — feel about uncertainly or blindly
From this reading “There, she bolted her door, groped her way to the bed, and lay down.”
of a yellow-green color similar to that of an unripe olive
From this reading “Olive and Harold parted at Mrs. Flora's gate.”
having a margin incised almost to the base so as to create distinct divisions or lobes
From this reading “Olive and Harold parted at Mrs. Flora's gate.”
on a floor above
From this reading “So he walked quickly away, and Olive went in and crept upstairs.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Olive and Harold parted at Mrs. Flora's gate.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Olive and Harold parted at Mrs. Flora's gate.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading So he walked quickly away, and Olive went in and crept upstairs.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading There, she bolted her door, groped her way to the bed, and lay down.
past form of “bolt” — move or jump suddenly
From this reading There, she bolted her door, groped her way to the bed, and lay down.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading He had business in town, he said, but would return to dinner.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He had business in town, he said, but would return to dinner.
inflected form of “creep” — move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading So he walked quickly away, and Olive went in and crept upstairs.
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading He had business in town, he said, but would return to dinner.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading There, she bolted her door, groped her way to the bed, and lay down.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading There, she bolted her door, groped her way to the bed, and lay down.
past form of “ebb” — flow back or recede
From this reading Life and strength, hope and love, seemed to have ebbed from her at once.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Olive and Harold parted at Mrs. Flora's gate.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Life and strength, hope and love, seemed to have ebbed from her at once.
a movable barrier in a fence or wall
From this reading Olive and Harold parted at Mrs. Flora's gate.
past form of “grope” — feel about uncertainly or blindly
From this reading There, she bolted her door, groped her way to the bed, and lay down.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had business in town, he said, but would return to dinner.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Olive and Harold parted at Mrs. Flora's gate.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Life and strength, hope and love, seemed to have ebbed from her at once.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had business in town, he said, but would return to dinner.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading There, she bolted her door, groped her way to the bed, and lay down.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading Life and strength, hope and love, seemed to have ebbed from her at once.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He had business in town, he said, but would return to dinner.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading There, she bolted her door, groped her way to the bed, and lay down.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Life and strength, hope and love, seemed to have ebbed from her at once.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading Life and strength, hope and love, seemed to have ebbed from her at once.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Olive and Harold parted at Mrs. Flora's gate.
of a yellow-green color similar to that of an unripe olive
From this reading Olive and Harold parted at Mrs. Flora's gate.
on one occasion
From this reading Life and strength, hope and love, seemed to have ebbed from her at once.
having a margin incised almost to the base so as to create distinct divisions or lobes
From this reading Olive and Harold parted at Mrs. Flora's gate.
with speed
From this reading So he walked quickly away, and Olive went in and crept upstairs.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading He had business in town, he said, but would return to dinner.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading He had business in town, he said, but would return to dinner.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Life and strength, hope and love, seemed to have ebbed from her at once.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There, she bolted her door, groped her way to the bed, and lay down.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So he walked quickly away, and Olive went in and crept upstairs.
the property of being physically or mentally strong
From this reading Life and strength, hope and love, seemed to have ebbed from her at once.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There, she bolted her door, groped her way to the bed, and lay down.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There, she bolted her door, groped her way to the bed, and lay down.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had business in town, he said, but would return to dinner.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading He had business in town, he said, but would return to dinner.
on a floor above
From this reading So he walked quickly away, and Olive went in and crept upstairs.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading So he walked quickly away, and Olive went in and crept upstairs.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading There, she bolted her door, groped her way to the bed, and lay down.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading So he walked quickly away, and Olive went in and crept upstairs.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He had business in town, he said, but would return to dinner.
Chapter 33 of Olive: A Novel by Dinah Maria Mulock Craik holds 140 sentences, grouped into 28 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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