Chapter 13 of Ombra is here in full — 150 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of Ombra is here in full — 150 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The promise was made, and Ombra lay down in her little white bed, silent, no longer making a complaint. She turned her face to the wall, and begged her mother to leave her. ‘Don’t say any more. Please take no notice. Oh! mamma, if you love me, don’t say any more,’ she had said.
Chapter 13 of Ombra is here in full — 150 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/30 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
inflected form of “beg” — call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading “She turned her face to the wall, and begged her mother to leave her.”
an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining
From this reading “The promise was made, and Ombra lay down in her little white bed, silent, no longer making a complaint.”
informal terms for a mother
From this reading “Oh! mamma, if you love me, don’t say any more,’ she had said.”
an announcement containing information about an event
From this reading “Please take no notice.”
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading “Please take no notice.”
make a promise or commitment
From this reading “The promise was made, and Ombra lay down in her little white bed, silent, no longer making a complaint.”
marked by absence of sound
From this reading “The promise was made, and Ombra lay down in her little white bed, silent, no longer making a complaint.”
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading “She turned her face to the wall, and begged her mother to leave her.”
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institute, enact, or establish
In this reading “The promise was made, and Ombra lay down in her little white bed, silent, no longer making a complaint.”
In this reading “The promise was made, and Ombra lay down in her little white bed, silent, no longer making a complaint.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The promise was made, and Ombra lay down in her little white bed, silent, no longer making a complaint.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The promise was made, and Ombra lay down in her little white bed, silent, no longer making a complaint.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading ‘Don’t say any more.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading The promise was made, and Ombra lay down in her little white bed, silent, no longer making a complaint.
inflected form of “beg” — call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading She turned her face to the wall, and begged her mother to leave her.
an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining
From this reading The promise was made, and Ombra lay down in her little white bed, silent, no longer making a complaint.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Don’t say any more.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading The promise was made, and Ombra lay down in her little white bed, silent, no longer making a complaint.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading She turned her face to the wall, and begged her mother to leave her.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Oh! mamma, if you love me, don’t say any more,’ she had said.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The promise was made, and Ombra lay down in her little white bed, silent, no longer making a complaint.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Oh! mamma, if you love me, don’t say any more,’ she had said.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The promise was made, and Ombra lay down in her little white bed, silent, no longer making a complaint.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The promise was made, and Ombra lay down in her little white bed, silent, no longer making a complaint.
go away from a place
From this reading She turned her face to the wall, and begged her mother to leave her.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The promise was made, and Ombra lay down in her little white bed, silent, no longer making a complaint.
for more time
From this reading The promise was made, and Ombra lay down in her little white bed, silent, no longer making a complaint.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading Oh! mamma, if you love me, don’t say any more,’ she had said.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The promise was made, and Ombra lay down in her little white bed, silent, no longer making a complaint.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading The promise was made, and Ombra lay down in her little white bed, silent, no longer making a complaint.
informal terms for a mother
From this reading Oh! mamma, if you love me, don’t say any more,’ she had said.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Oh! mamma, if you love me, don’t say any more,’ she had said.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading ‘Don’t say any more.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading She turned her face to the wall, and begged her mother to leave her.
not any; not one
From this reading The promise was made, and Ombra lay down in her little white bed, silent, no longer making a complaint.
an announcement containing information about an event
From this reading Please take no notice.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh! mamma, if you love me, don’t say any more,’ she had said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The promise was made, and Ombra lay down in her little white bed, silent, no longer making a complaint.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading Please take no notice.
make a promise or commitment
From this reading The promise was made, and Ombra lay down in her little white bed, silent, no longer making a complaint.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Oh! mamma, if you love me, don’t say any more,’ she had said.
express in words
From this reading ‘Don’t say any more.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She turned her face to the wall, and begged her mother to leave her.
marked by absence of sound
From this reading The promise was made, and Ombra lay down in her little white bed, silent, no longer making a complaint.
carry out
From this reading Please take no notice.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The promise was made, and Ombra lay down in her little white bed, silent, no longer making a complaint.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She turned her face to the wall, and begged her mother to leave her.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading She turned her face to the wall, and begged her mother to leave her.
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading She turned her face to the wall, and begged her mother to leave her.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The promise was made, and Ombra lay down in her little white bed, silent, no longer making a complaint.
a Caucasian
From this reading The promise was made, and Ombra lay down in her little white bed, silent, no longer making a complaint.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Oh! mamma, if you love me, don’t say any more,’ she had said.
Chapter 13 of Ombra by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant holds 150 sentences, grouped into 30 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 13 holds 150 sentences of Ombra, unabridged, divided into 30 reading sections.
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