Chapter 8 of Peg O' My Heart is here in full — 52 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Peg O' My Heart is here in full — 52 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
TWO LETTERS Dublin, Ireland, Nov. 16th, 18-- Dear Lady of Mercy: I have served my sentence. I am free. At first the horrible humiliation of my treatment, of my surroundings, of the depths I had to sink to, burned into me.
Chapter 8 of Peg O' My Heart is here in full — 52 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(plural) the deepest and most remote part
From this reading “At first the horrible humiliation of my treatment, of my surroundings, of the depths I had to sink to, burned into me.”
capital and largest city and major port of the Irish Republic
From this reading “TWO LETTERS Dublin, Ireland, Nov.”
state of disgrace or loss of self-respect
From this reading “At first the horrible humiliation of my treatment, of my surroundings, of the depths I had to sink to, burned into me.”
a republic consisting of 26 of 32 counties comprising the island of Ireland; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1921
From this reading “TWO LETTERS Dublin, Ireland, Nov.”
the month following October and preceding December
From this reading “TWO LETTERS Dublin, Ireland, Nov.”
fall or descend to a lower place or level
From this reading “At first the horrible humiliation of my treatment, of my surroundings, of the depths I had to sink to, burned into me.”
the environmental condition
From this reading “At first the horrible humiliation of my treatment, of my surroundings, of the depths I had to sink to, burned into me.”
care provided to improve a situation (especially medical procedures or applications that are intended to relieve illness or injury)
From this reading “At first the horrible humiliation of my treatment, of my surroundings, of the depths I had to sink to, burned into me.”
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From this reading 16th, 18-- Dear Lady of Mercy:
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From this reading 16th, 18-- Dear Lady of Mercy:
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am free.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At first the horrible humiliation of my treatment, of my surroundings, of the depths I had to sink to, burned into me.
treated by heating to a high temperature but below the melting or fusing point
From this reading At first the horrible humiliation of my treatment, of my surroundings, of the depths I had to sink to, burned into me.
dearly loved
From this reading 16th, 18-- Dear Lady of Mercy:
(plural) the deepest and most remote part
From this reading At first the horrible humiliation of my treatment, of my surroundings, of the depths I had to sink to, burned into me.
capital and largest city and major port of the Irish Republic
From this reading TWO LETTERS Dublin, Ireland, Nov.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading At first the horrible humiliation of my treatment, of my surroundings, of the depths I had to sink to, burned into me.
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading I am free.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading At first the horrible humiliation of my treatment, of my surroundings, of the depths I had to sink to, burned into me.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have served my sentence.
provoking horror
From this reading At first the horrible humiliation of my treatment, of my surroundings, of the depths I had to sink to, burned into me.
state of disgrace or loss of self-respect
From this reading At first the horrible humiliation of my treatment, of my surroundings, of the depths I had to sink to, burned into me.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have served my sentence.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading At first the horrible humiliation of my treatment, of my surroundings, of the depths I had to sink to, burned into me.
a republic consisting of 26 of 32 counties comprising the island of Ireland; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1921
From this reading TWO LETTERS Dublin, Ireland, Nov.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading 16th, 18-- Dear Lady of Mercy:
the literary culture
From this reading TWO LETTERS Dublin, Ireland, Nov.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading At first the horrible humiliation of my treatment, of my surroundings, of the depths I had to sink to, burned into me.
leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice
From this reading 16th, 18-- Dear Lady of Mercy:
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I have served my sentence.
the month following October and preceding December
From this reading TWO LETTERS Dublin, Ireland, Nov.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading 16th, 18-- Dear Lady of Mercy:
a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language
From this reading I have served my sentence.
past form of “serve” — serve a purpose, role, or function
From this reading I have served my sentence.
fall or descend to a lower place or level
From this reading At first the horrible humiliation of my treatment, of my surroundings, of the depths I had to sink to, burned into me.
the environmental condition
From this reading At first the horrible humiliation of my treatment, of my surroundings, of the depths I had to sink to, burned into me.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At first the horrible humiliation of my treatment, of my surroundings, of the depths I had to sink to, burned into me.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At first the horrible humiliation of my treatment, of my surroundings, of the depths I had to sink to, burned into me.
care provided to improve a situation (especially medical procedures or applications that are intended to relieve illness or injury)
From this reading At first the horrible humiliation of my treatment, of my surroundings, of the depths I had to sink to, burned into me.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading TWO LETTERS Dublin, Ireland, Nov.
Chapter 8 of Peg O' My Heart by J. Hartley Manners holds 52 sentences, grouped into 11 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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