Chapter 35 of Sally Bishop is here in full — 313 sentences across 63 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 35 of Sally Bishop is here in full — 313 sentences across 63 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
That night Sally sat in her old rooms once more and wrote a letter to Traill. The return to them had for one moment surged back in a rushing flood of memories; but it did not overwhelm her. She threw herself into no quagmire of despair. Her eyes were tearless. All her actions were such as those of a person dazed with sleep.
Chapter 35 of Sally Bishop is here in full — 313 sentences across 63 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “action” — something done (usually as opposed to something said)
From this reading “All her actions were such as those of a person dazed with sleep.”
in a state of mental numbness especially as resulting from shock
From this reading “All her actions were such as those of a person dazed with sleep.”
Recollections of past events.
From this reading “The return to them had for one moment surged back in a rushing flood of memories; but it did not overwhelm her.”
overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli
From this reading “The return to them had for one moment surged back in a rushing flood of memories; but it did not overwhelm her.”
a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot
From this reading “She threw herself into no quagmire of despair.”
(American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running into the line
From this reading “The return to them had for one moment surged back in a rushing flood of memories; but it did not overwhelm her.”
witty remark
From this reading “That night Sally sat in her old rooms once more and wrote a letter to Traill.”
past form of “surge” — rise and move, as in waves or billows
From this reading “The return to them had for one moment surged back in a rushing flood of memories; but it did not overwhelm her.”
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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 That night Sally sat in her old rooms once more and wrote a letter to Traill.
plural of “action” — something done (usually as opposed to something said)
From this reading All her actions were such as those of a person dazed with sleep.
(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 All her actions were such as those of a person dazed with sleep.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading That night Sally sat in her old rooms once more and wrote a letter to Traill.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading All her actions were such as those of a person dazed with sleep.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading The return to them had for one moment surged back in a rushing flood of memories; but it did not overwhelm her.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The return to them had for one moment surged back in a rushing flood of memories; but it did not overwhelm her.
in a state of mental numbness especially as resulting from shock
From this reading All her actions were such as those of a person dazed with sleep.
a state in which all hope is lost or absent
From this reading She threw herself into no quagmire of despair.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The return to them had for one moment surged back in a rushing flood of memories; but it did not overwhelm her.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Her eyes were tearless.
the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land
From this reading The return to them had for one moment surged back in a rushing flood of memories; but it did not overwhelm her.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The return to them had for one moment surged back in a rushing flood of memories; but it did not overwhelm her.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The return to them had for one moment surged back in a rushing flood of memories; but it did not overwhelm her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading That night Sally sat in her old rooms once more and wrote a letter to Traill.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She threw herself into no quagmire of despair.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading That night Sally sat in her old rooms once more and wrote a letter to Traill.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She threw herself into no quagmire of despair.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The return to them had for one moment surged back in a rushing flood of memories; but it did not overwhelm her.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading That night Sally sat in her old rooms once more and wrote a letter to Traill.
Recollections of past events.
From this reading The return to them had for one moment surged back in a rushing flood of memories; but it did not overwhelm her.
a particular point in time
From this reading The return to them had for one moment surged back in a rushing flood of memories; but it did not overwhelm her.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading That night Sally sat in her old rooms once more and wrote a letter to Traill.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading That night Sally sat in her old rooms once more and wrote a letter to Traill.
not any; not one
From this reading She threw herself into no quagmire of despair.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The return to them had for one moment surged back in a rushing flood of memories; but it did not overwhelm her.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The return to them had for one moment surged back in a rushing flood of memories; but it did not overwhelm her.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading That night Sally sat in her old rooms once more and wrote a letter to Traill.
on one occasion
From this reading That night Sally sat in her old rooms once more and wrote a letter to Traill.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The return to them had for one moment surged back in a rushing flood of memories; but it did not overwhelm her.
overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli
From this reading The return to them had for one moment surged back in a rushing flood of memories; but it did not overwhelm her.
a human being
From this reading All her actions were such as those of a person dazed with sleep.
a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot
From this reading She threw herself into no quagmire of despair.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading The return to them had for one moment surged back in a rushing flood of memories; but it did not overwhelm her.
apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)
From this reading That night Sally sat in her old rooms once more and wrote a letter to Traill.
(American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running into the line
From this reading The return to them had for one moment surged back in a rushing flood of memories; but it did not overwhelm her.
witty remark
From this reading That night Sally sat in her old rooms once more and wrote a letter to Traill.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading That night Sally sat in her old rooms once more and wrote a letter to Traill.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She threw herself into no quagmire of despair.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading All her actions were such as those of a person dazed with sleep.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading All her actions were such as those of a person dazed with sleep.
past form of “surge” — rise and move, as in waves or billows
From this reading The return to them had for one moment surged back in a rushing flood of memories; but it did not overwhelm her.
free from tears
From this reading Her eyes were tearless.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That night Sally sat in her old rooms once more and wrote a letter to Traill.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The return to them had for one moment surged back in a rushing flood of memories; but it did not overwhelm her.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The return to them had for one moment surged back in a rushing flood of memories; but it did not overwhelm her.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading All her actions were such as those of a person dazed with sleep.
inflected form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading She threw herself into no quagmire of despair.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That night Sally sat in her old rooms once more and wrote a letter to Traill.
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From this reading That night Sally sat in her old rooms once more and wrote a letter to Traill.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Her eyes were tearless.
in the company of; together with
From this reading All her actions were such as those of a person dazed with sleep.
inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading That night Sally sat in her old rooms once more and wrote a letter to Traill.
Chapter 35 of Sally Bishop by E. Temple (Ernest Temple) Thurston holds 313 sentences, grouped into 63 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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