Chapter 10 of On the Cross is here in full — 591 sentences across 119 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of On the Cross is here in full — 591 sentences across 119 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
PRISONED. The prince had left the room, and she heard him walk through the work-shop. Silence fell upon the house and the street. The tortured woman, utterly exhausted, sank upon her bed--her feet would support her no longer. But she could get no rest; an indescribable grief filled her heart.
Chapter 10 of On the Cross is here in full — 591 sentences across 119 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted
From this reading “The tortured woman, utterly exhausted, sank upon her bed--her feet would support her no longer.”
intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)
From this reading “But she could get no rest; an indescribable grief filled her heart.”
defying expression or description
From this reading “But she could get no rest; an indescribable grief filled her heart.”
a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
From this reading “The prince had left the room, and she heard him walk through the work-shop.”
inflected form of “sink” — fall or descend to a lower place or level
From this reading “The tortured woman, utterly exhausted, sank upon her bed--her feet would support her no longer.”
the activity of providing for or maintaining by supplying with money or necessities
From this reading “The tortured woman, utterly exhausted, sank upon her bed--her feet would support her no longer.”
experiencing intense pain especially mental pain
From this reading “The tortured woman, utterly exhausted, sank upon her bed--her feet would support her no longer.”
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading “The tortured woman, utterly exhausted, sank upon her bed--her feet would support her no longer.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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In this reading “The tortured woman, utterly exhausted, sank upon her bed--her feet would support her no longer.”
In this reading “Silence fell upon the house and the street.”
In this reading “The tortured woman, utterly exhausted, sank upon her bed--her feet would support her no longer.”
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading But she could get no rest; an indescribable grief filled her heart.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The prince had left the room, and she heard him walk through the work-shop.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading The tortured woman, utterly exhausted, sank upon her bed--her feet would support her no longer.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But she could get no rest; an indescribable grief filled her heart.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading But she could get no rest; an indescribable grief filled her heart.
drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted
From this reading The tortured woman, utterly exhausted, sank upon her bed--her feet would support her no longer.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading The tortured woman, utterly exhausted, sank upon her bed--her feet would support her no longer.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading Silence fell upon the house and the street.
(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with
From this reading But she could get no rest; an indescribable grief filled her heart.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading But she could get no rest; an indescribable grief filled her heart.
intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)
From this reading But she could get no rest; an indescribable grief filled her heart.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The prince had left the room, and she heard him walk through the work-shop.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading The prince had left the room, and she heard him walk through the work-shop.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading But she could get no rest; an indescribable grief filled her heart.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The tortured woman, utterly exhausted, sank upon her bed--her feet would support her no longer.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The prince had left the room, and she heard him walk through the work-shop.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Silence fell upon the house and the street.
defying expression or description
From this reading But she could get no rest; an indescribable grief filled her heart.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading The prince had left the room, and she heard him walk through the work-shop.
for more time
From this reading The tortured woman, utterly exhausted, sank upon her bed--her feet would support her no longer.
not any; not one
From this reading The tortured woman, utterly exhausted, sank upon her bed--her feet would support her no longer.
a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
From this reading The prince had left the room, and she heard him walk through the work-shop.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PRISONED.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading But she could get no rest; an indescribable grief filled her heart.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading The prince had left the room, and she heard him walk through the work-shop.
inflected form of “sink” — fall or descend to a lower place or level
From this reading The tortured woman, utterly exhausted, sank upon her bed--her feet would support her no longer.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The prince had left the room, and she heard him walk through the work-shop.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading Silence fell upon the house and the street.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading Silence fell upon the house and the street.
the activity of providing for or maintaining by supplying with money or necessities
From this reading The tortured woman, utterly exhausted, sank upon her bed--her feet would support her no longer.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The prince had left the room, and she heard him walk through the work-shop.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading The prince had left the room, and she heard him walk through the work-shop.
experiencing intense pain especially mental pain
From this reading The tortured woman, utterly exhausted, sank upon her bed--her feet would support her no longer.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Silence fell upon the house and the street.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading The tortured woman, utterly exhausted, sank upon her bed--her feet would support her no longer.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading The prince had left the room, and she heard him walk through the work-shop.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading The tortured woman, utterly exhausted, sank upon her bed--her feet would support her no longer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The prince had left the room, and she heard him walk through the work-shop.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The tortured woman, utterly exhausted, sank upon her bed--her feet would support her no longer.
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