Chapter 9 of Shadows of Flames: A Novel is here in full — 476 sentences across 96 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Shadows of Flames: A Novel is here in full — 476 sentences across 96 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Sophy felt as if she were ill herself. "Don't!" she said. She put up her hand over her face, as she leaned sick and weak in her chair. "Don't tell me things like that--please." "I'm sorry, Mrs. Chesney," said the nurse in her kind, blunt way.
Chapter 9 of Shadows of Flames: A Novel is here in full — 476 sentences across 96 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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having a broad or rounded end
From this reading “"I'm sorry, Mrs. Chesney," said the nurse in her kind, blunt way.”
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading “She put up her hand over her face, as she leaned sick and weak in her chair.”
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading “Sophy felt as if she were ill herself.”
past form of “lean” — to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading “She put up her hand over her face, as she leaned sick and weak in her chair.”
try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury
From this reading “"I'm sorry, Mrs. Chesney," said the nurse in her kind, blunt way.”
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading “She put up her hand over her face, as she leaned sick and weak in her chair.”
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading “"I'm sorry, Mrs. Chesney," said the nurse in her kind, blunt way.”
wanting in physical strength
From this reading “She put up her hand over her face, as she leaned sick and weak in her chair.”
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place so as to be noticed
In this reading “She put up her hand over her face, as she leaned sick and weak in her chair.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She put up her hand over her face, as she leaned sick and weak in her chair.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Sophy felt as if she were ill herself.
having a broad or rounded end
From this reading "I'm sorry, Mrs. Chesney," said the nurse in her kind, blunt way.
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading She put up her hand over her face, as she leaned sick and weak in her chair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'm sorry, Mrs. Chesney," said the nurse in her kind, blunt way.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Don't!" she said.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading She put up her hand over her face, as she leaned sick and weak in her chair.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Sophy felt as if she were ill herself.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading She put up her hand over her face, as she leaned sick and weak in her chair.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She put up her hand over her face, as she leaned sick and weak in her chair.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Sophy felt as if she were ill herself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'm sorry, Mrs. Chesney," said the nurse in her kind, blunt way.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Sophy felt as if she were ill herself.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading Sophy felt as if she were ill herself.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She put up her hand over her face, as she leaned sick and weak in her chair.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading "I'm sorry, Mrs. Chesney," said the nurse in her kind, blunt way.
past form of “lean” — to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading She put up her hand over her face, as she leaned sick and weak in her chair.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "Don't tell me things like that--please."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Don't tell me things like that--please."
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading "I'm sorry, Mrs. Chesney," said the nurse in her kind, blunt way.
try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury
From this reading "I'm sorry, Mrs. Chesney," said the nurse in her kind, blunt way.
above and across; more than
From this reading She put up her hand over her face, as she leaned sick and weak in her chair.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading "Don't tell me things like that--please."
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading She put up her hand over her face, as she leaned sick and weak in her chair.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Don't!" she said.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Sophy felt as if she were ill herself.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading She put up her hand over her face, as she leaned sick and weak in her chair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sophy felt as if she were ill herself.
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading "I'm sorry, Mrs. Chesney," said the nurse in her kind, blunt way.
express in words
From this reading "Don't tell me things like that--please."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Don't tell me things like that--please."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I'm sorry, Mrs. Chesney," said the nurse in her kind, blunt way.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading "Don't tell me things like that--please."
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading She put up her hand over her face, as she leaned sick and weak in her chair.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "I'm sorry, Mrs. Chesney," said the nurse in her kind, blunt way.
wanting in physical strength
From this reading She put up her hand over her face, as she leaned sick and weak in her chair.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Sophy felt as if she were ill herself.
Chapter 9 of Shadows of Flames: A Novel by Amélie Rives holds 476 sentences, grouped into 96 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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