Chapter 38 of Olive: A Novel is here in full — 463 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 38 of Olive: A Novel is here in full — 463 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Night and day there rung in Olive's heart the last words of Harold's letter, “I shall come home!” Simple they were; but they seemed so strangely joyful--so full of hope. She could not tell why, but thinking of him now, her whole world seemed to change. He was coming back! With him came spring and sunshine, youth and hope!
Chapter 38 of Olive: A Novel is here in full — 463 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading “She could not tell why, but thinking of him now, her whole world seemed to change.”
full of or producing joy
From this reading “Simple they were; but they seemed so strangely joyful--so full of hope.”
a crosspiece between the legs of a chair
From this reading “Night and day there rung in Olive's heart the last words of Harold's letter, “I shall come home!””
having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved
From this reading “Simple they were; but they seemed so strangely joyful--so full of hope.”
the season of growth
From this reading “With him came spring and sunshine, youth and hope!”
in a strange manner
From this reading “Simple they were; but they seemed so strangely joyful--so full of hope.”
the rays of the sun
From this reading “With him came spring and sunshine, youth and hope!”
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading “With him came spring and sunshine, youth and hope!”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Night and day there rung in Olive's heart the last words of Harold's letter, “I shall come home!”
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading He was coming back!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Simple they were; but they seemed so strangely joyful--so full of hope.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading With him came spring and sunshine, youth and hope!
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading She could not tell why, but thinking of him now, her whole world seemed to change.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Night and day there rung in Olive's heart the last words of Harold's letter, “I shall come home!”
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading He was coming back!
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She could not tell why, but thinking of him now, her whole world seemed to change.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Night and day there rung in Olive's heart the last words of Harold's letter, “I shall come home!”
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading Simple they were; but they seemed so strangely joyful--so full of hope.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Night and day there rung in Olive's heart the last words of Harold's letter, “I shall come home!”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was coming back!
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Night and day there rung in Olive's heart the last words of Harold's letter, “I shall come home!”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She could not tell why, but thinking of him now, her whole world seemed to change.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She could not tell why, but thinking of him now, her whole world seemed to change.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Night and day there rung in Olive's heart the last words of Harold's letter, “I shall come home!”
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading Simple they were; but they seemed so strangely joyful--so full of hope.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Night and day there rung in Olive's heart the last words of Harold's letter, “I shall come home!”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Night and day there rung in Olive's heart the last words of Harold's letter, “I shall come home!”
full of or producing joy
From this reading Simple they were; but they seemed so strangely joyful--so full of hope.
immediately past
From this reading Night and day there rung in Olive's heart the last words of Harold's letter, “I shall come home!”
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading Night and day there rung in Olive's heart the last words of Harold's letter, “I shall come home!”
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Night and day there rung in Olive's heart the last words of Harold's letter, “I shall come home!”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She could not tell why, but thinking of him now, her whole world seemed to change.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading She could not tell why, but thinking of him now, her whole world seemed to change.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Night and day there rung in Olive's heart the last words of Harold's letter, “I shall come home!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Night and day there rung in Olive's heart the last words of Harold's letter, “I shall come home!”
a crosspiece between the legs of a chair
From this reading Night and day there rung in Olive's heart the last words of Harold's letter, “I shall come home!”
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Simple they were; but they seemed so strangely joyful--so full of hope.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Night and day there rung in Olive's heart the last words of Harold's letter, “I shall come home!”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She could not tell why, but thinking of him now, her whole world seemed to change.
having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved
From this reading Simple they were; but they seemed so strangely joyful--so full of hope.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Simple they were; but they seemed so strangely joyful--so full of hope.
the season of growth
From this reading With him came spring and sunshine, youth and hope!
in a strange manner
From this reading Simple they were; but they seemed so strangely joyful--so full of hope.
the rays of the sun
From this reading With him came spring and sunshine, youth and hope!
express in words
From this reading She could not tell why, but thinking of him now, her whole world seemed to change.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Night and day there rung in Olive's heart the last words of Harold's letter, “I shall come home!”
in or at that place or location
From this reading Night and day there rung in Olive's heart the last words of Harold's letter, “I shall come home!”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Simple they were; but they seemed so strangely joyful--so full of hope.
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading She could not tell why, but thinking of him now, her whole world seemed to change.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She could not tell why, but thinking of him now, her whole world seemed to change.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was coming back!
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Simple they were; but they seemed so strangely joyful--so full of hope.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading She could not tell why, but thinking of him now, her whole world seemed to change.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading She could not tell why, but thinking of him now, her whole world seemed to change.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With him came spring and sunshine, youth and hope!
the words that are spoken
From this reading Night and day there rung in Olive's heart the last words of Harold's letter, “I shall come home!”
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading She could not tell why, but thinking of him now, her whole world seemed to change.
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading With him came spring and sunshine, youth and hope!
Chapter 38 of Olive: A Novel by Dinah Maria Mulock Craik holds 463 sentences, grouped into 93 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.
Chapter 38 holds 463 sentences of Olive: A Novel, unabridged, divided into 93 reading sections.
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