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Chapter 6 of Rita is here in full — 154 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
IN THE NIGHT. Rita drew a long breath as she folded her letter. She was in a fine glow of mingled affection and patriotic fervour; it had been a great relief to pour it all out in Margaret's sympathetic ear, though that ear were a thousand miles away. Now she really must go to bed. It was one o'clock, her watch told her.
Chapter 6 of Rita is here in full — 154 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a positive feeling of liking
From this reading “She was in a fine glow of mingled affection and patriotic fervour; it had been a great relief to pour it all out in Margaret's sympathetic ear, though that ear were a thousand miles away.”
past form of “fold” — bend or lay so that one part covers the other
From this reading “Rita drew a long breath as she folded her letter.”
an alert and refreshed state
From this reading “She was in a fine glow of mingled affection and patriotic fervour; it had been a great relief to pour it all out in Margaret's sympathetic ear, though that ear were a thousand miles away.”
past form of “mingle” — to bring or combine together or with something else
From this reading “She was in a fine glow of mingled affection and patriotic fervour; it had been a great relief to pour it all out in Margaret's sympathetic ear, though that ear were a thousand miles away.”
inspired by love for your country
From this reading “She was in a fine glow of mingled affection and patriotic fervour; it had been a great relief to pour it all out in Margaret's sympathetic ear, though that ear were a thousand miles away.”
cause to run
From this reading “She was in a fine glow of mingled affection and patriotic fervour; it had been a great relief to pour it all out in Margaret's sympathetic ear, though that ear were a thousand miles away.”
the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced
From this reading “She was in a fine glow of mingled affection and patriotic fervour; it had been a great relief to pour it all out in Margaret's sympathetic ear, though that ear were a thousand miles away.”
of or relating to the sympathetic nervous system
From this reading “She was in a fine glow of mingled affection and patriotic fervour; it had been a great relief to pour it all out in Margaret's sympathetic ear, though that ear were a thousand miles away.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Rita drew a long breath as she folded her letter.
a positive feeling of liking
From this reading She was in a fine glow of mingled affection and patriotic fervour; it had been a great relief to pour it all out in Margaret's sympathetic ear, though that ear were a thousand miles away.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading She was in a fine glow of mingled affection and patriotic fervour; it had been a great relief to pour it all out in Margaret's sympathetic ear, though that ear were a thousand miles away.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was in a fine glow of mingled affection and patriotic fervour; it had been a great relief to pour it all out in Margaret's sympathetic ear, though that ear were a thousand miles away.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Rita drew a long breath as she folded her letter.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading She was in a fine glow of mingled affection and patriotic fervour; it had been a great relief to pour it all out in Margaret's sympathetic ear, though that ear were a thousand miles away.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading Now she really must go to bed.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She was in a fine glow of mingled affection and patriotic fervour; it had been a great relief to pour it all out in Margaret's sympathetic ear, though that ear were a thousand miles away.
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading Rita drew a long breath as she folded her letter.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading Rita drew a long breath as she folded her letter.
the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading She was in a fine glow of mingled affection and patriotic fervour; it had been a great relief to pour it all out in Margaret's sympathetic ear, though that ear were a thousand miles away.
the state of being emotionally aroused and worked up
From this reading She was in a fine glow of mingled affection and patriotic fervour; it had been a great relief to pour it all out in Margaret's sympathetic ear, though that ear were a thousand miles away.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading She was in a fine glow of mingled affection and patriotic fervour; it had been a great relief to pour it all out in Margaret's sympathetic ear, though that ear were a thousand miles away.
past form of “fold” — bend or lay so that one part covers the other
From this reading Rita drew a long breath as she folded her letter.
an alert and refreshed state
From this reading She was in a fine glow of mingled affection and patriotic fervour; it had been a great relief to pour it all out in Margaret's sympathetic ear, though that ear were a thousand miles away.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Now she really must go to bed.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading She was in a fine glow of mingled affection and patriotic fervour; it had been a great relief to pour it all out in Margaret's sympathetic ear, though that ear were a thousand miles away.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She was in a fine glow of mingled affection and patriotic fervour; it had been a great relief to pour it all out in Margaret's sympathetic ear, though that ear were a thousand miles away.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Rita drew a long breath as she folded her letter.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN THE NIGHT.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She was in a fine glow of mingled affection and patriotic fervour; it had been a great relief to pour it all out in Margaret's sympathetic ear, though that ear were a thousand miles away.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading Rita drew a long breath as she folded her letter.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Rita drew a long breath as she folded her letter.
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From this reading She was in a fine glow of mingled affection and patriotic fervour; it had been a great relief to pour it all out in Margaret's sympathetic ear, though that ear were a thousand miles away.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading She was in a fine glow of mingled affection and patriotic fervour; it had been a great relief to pour it all out in Margaret's sympathetic ear, though that ear were a thousand miles away.
past form of “mingle” — to bring or combine together or with something else
From this reading She was in a fine glow of mingled affection and patriotic fervour; it had been a great relief to pour it all out in Margaret's sympathetic ear, though that ear were a thousand miles away.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Now she really must go to bed.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading IN THE NIGHT.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now she really must go to bed.
according to the clock
From this reading It was one o'clock, her watch told her.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She was in a fine glow of mingled affection and patriotic fervour; it had been a great relief to pour it all out in Margaret's sympathetic ear, though that ear were a thousand miles away.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was one o'clock, her watch told her.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading She was in a fine glow of mingled affection and patriotic fervour; it had been a great relief to pour it all out in Margaret's sympathetic ear, though that ear were a thousand miles away.
inspired by love for your country
From this reading She was in a fine glow of mingled affection and patriotic fervour; it had been a great relief to pour it all out in Margaret's sympathetic ear, though that ear were a thousand miles away.
cause to run
From this reading She was in a fine glow of mingled affection and patriotic fervour; it had been a great relief to pour it all out in Margaret's sympathetic ear, though that ear were a thousand miles away.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading Now she really must go to bed.
the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced
From this reading She was in a fine glow of mingled affection and patriotic fervour; it had been a great relief to pour it all out in Margaret's sympathetic ear, though that ear were a thousand miles away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Rita drew a long breath as she folded her letter.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Rita drew a long breath as she folded her letter.
of or relating to the sympathetic nervous system
From this reading She was in a fine glow of mingled affection and patriotic fervour; it had been a great relief to pour it all out in Margaret's sympathetic ear, though that ear were a thousand miles away.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She was in a fine glow of mingled affection and patriotic fervour; it had been a great relief to pour it all out in Margaret's sympathetic ear, though that ear were a thousand miles away.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN THE NIGHT.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading She was in a fine glow of mingled affection and patriotic fervour; it had been a great relief to pour it all out in Margaret's sympathetic ear, though that ear were a thousand miles away.
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading She was in a fine glow of mingled affection and patriotic fervour; it had been a great relief to pour it all out in Margaret's sympathetic ear, though that ear were a thousand miles away.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She was in a fine glow of mingled affection and patriotic fervour; it had been a great relief to pour it all out in Margaret's sympathetic ear, though that ear were a thousand miles away.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading It was one o'clock, her watch told her.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was in a fine glow of mingled affection and patriotic fervour; it had been a great relief to pour it all out in Margaret's sympathetic ear, though that ear were a thousand miles away.
look attentively
From this reading It was one o'clock, her watch told her.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She was in a fine glow of mingled affection and patriotic fervour; it had been a great relief to pour it all out in Margaret's sympathetic ear, though that ear were a thousand miles away.
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