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Sharing Her Crime: A Novel

Chapter XV

Chapter 15 of Sharing Her Crime: A Novel is here in full — 176 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By May Agnes Fleming • Curated US English Learning Edition
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THE "STAR OF THE VALLEY."
----"Face and figure of a child, Though too calm, you think, and tender, For the childhood you would lend her."--BROWNING.
The winter was now drawing on.
The short, bleak November days had come, with their chill winds and frosty mornings.
Miss Hagar looked at the slight, delicate form and pale little face of her _protegee_, and began to talk of keeping her at home, instead of sending her to school during the winter months.
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Sharing Her Crime: A Novel

Chapter XV

Chapter 15 of Sharing Her Crime: A Novel is here in full — 176 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/35 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
THE "STAR OF THE VALLEY."
/ðə stɑːr ʌv ðə ˈvæli/
Line 2
----"Face and figure of a child, Though too calm, you think, and tender, For the childhood you would lend her."--BROWNING.
Line 3
The winter was now drawing on.
/ðə ˈwɪntər wɑːz naʊ ˈdrɔːɪŋ ɑːn/
Line 4
The short, bleak November days had come, with their chill winds and frosty mornings.
/ðə ʃɔːrt bliːk noʊˈvembər deɪz hæd kʌm wɪð ðer tʃɪl wɪndz ənd ˈfrɔːsti ˈmɔːrnɪŋz/
Line 5
Miss Hagar looked at the slight, delicate form and pale little face of her _protegee_, and began to talk of keeping her at home, instead of sending her to school during the winter months.

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bleak adjective US /bliːk/

offering little or no hope

From this reading “The short, bleak November days had come, with their chill winds and frosty mornings.”

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browning noun US /ˈbraʊnɪŋ/

United States inventor of firearms (especially automatic pistols and repeating rifles and a machine gun called the Peacemaker) (1855-1926)

From this reading “----"Face and figure of a child, Though too calm, you think, and tender, For the childhood you would lend her."--BROWNING.”

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childhood noun US /ˈtʃaɪldhʊd/

the time of person's life when they are a child

From this reading “----"Face and figure of a child, Though too calm, you think, and tender, For the childhood you would lend her."--BROWNING.”

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chill noun US /tʃɪl/

coldness due to a cold environment

From this reading “The short, bleak November days had come, with their chill winds and frosty mornings.”

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frosty adjective US /ˈfrɔːsti/

devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain

From this reading “The short, bleak November days had come, with their chill winds and frosty mornings.”

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lend verb US /lend/

bestow a quality on

From this reading “----"Face and figure of a child, Though too calm, you think, and tender, For the childhood you would lend her."--BROWNING.”

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mornings noun US /ˈmɔːrnɪŋz/

plural of “morning” — the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading “The short, bleak November days had come, with their chill winds and frosty mornings.”

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November noun US /noʊˈvembər/

the month following October and preceding December

From this reading “The short, bleak November days had come, with their chill winds and frosty mornings.”

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Word partnerships in these lines

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.

Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.

frosty mornings adjective + noun counted as “frosty morning”

In this reading “The short, bleak November days had come, with their chill winds and frosty mornings.”

369 times in 426,211 chapters
during the winter preposition + article + noun counted as “during … winter”

In this reading “Miss Hagar looked at the slight, delicate form and pale little face of her _protegee_, and began to talk of keeping her at home, instead of sending her to school during the winter months.”

2,480 times in 426,211 chapters
chill winds noun + noun counted as “chill wind”

In this reading “The short, bleak November days had come, with their chill winds and frosty mornings.”

333 times in 426,211 chapters
winter months noun + noun counted as “winter month”

In this reading “Miss Hagar looked at the slight, delicate form and pale little face of her _protegee_, and began to talk of keeping her at home, instead of sending her to school during the winter months.”

897 times in 426,211 chapters
looked at verb + particle counted as “look at”

take into consideration for exemplifying purposes

In this reading “Miss Hagar looked at the slight, delicate form and pale little face of her _protegee_, and began to talk of keeping her at home, instead of sending her to school during the winter months.”

296,767 times in 426,211 chapters
at home preposition + noun

a reception held in your own home

In this reading “Miss Hagar looked at the slight, delicate form and pale little face of her _protegee_, and began to talk of keeping her at home, instead of sending her to school during the winter months.”

94,709 times in 426,211 chapters
delicate form adjective + noun

In this reading “Miss Hagar looked at the slight, delicate form and pale little face of her _protegee_, and began to talk of keeping her at home, instead of sending her to school during the winter months.”

180 times in 426,211 chapters

All words in this reading · 58

Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading ----"Face and figure of a child, Though too calm, you think, and tender, For the childhood you would lend her."--BROWNING.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading ----"Face and figure of a child, Though too calm, you think, and tender, For the childhood you would lend her."--BROWNING.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Miss Hagar looked at the slight, delicate form and pale little face of her _protegee_, and began to talk of keeping her at home, instead of sending her to school during the winter months.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
beganverbUS /bɪˈɡæn/

inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading Miss Hagar looked at the slight, delicate form and pale little face of her _protegee_, and began to talk of keeping her at home, instead of sending her to school during the winter months.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
bleakadjectiveUS /bliːk/

offering little or no hope

From this reading The short, bleak November days had come, with their chill winds and frosty mornings.

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BROWNINGnounUS /ˈbraʊnɪŋ/

United States inventor of firearms (especially automatic pistols and repeating rifles and a machine gun called the Peacemaker) (1855-1926)

From this reading ----"Face and figure of a child, Though too calm, you think, and tender, For the childhood you would lend her."--BROWNING.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
calmverbUS /kɑːm/

make calm or still

From this reading ----"Face and figure of a child, Though too calm, you think, and tender, For the childhood you would lend her."--BROWNING.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
childnounUS /tʃaɪld/

a young person of either sex

From this reading ----"Face and figure of a child, Though too calm, you think, and tender, For the childhood you would lend her."--BROWNING.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
childhoodnounUS /ˈtʃaɪldhʊd/

the time of person's life when they are a child

From this reading ----"Face and figure of a child, Though too calm, you think, and tender, For the childhood you would lend her."--BROWNING.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
chillnounUS /tʃɪl/

coldness due to a cold environment

From this reading The short, bleak November days had come, with their chill winds and frosty mornings.

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comeverbUS /kʌm/

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading The short, bleak November days had come, with their chill winds and frosty mornings.

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daysnounUS /deɪz/

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading The short, bleak November days had come, with their chill winds and frosty mornings.

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delicateadjectiveUS /ˈdeləkət/

exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury

From this reading Miss Hagar looked at the slight, delicate form and pale little face of her _protegee_, and began to talk of keeping her at home, instead of sending her to school during the winter months.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
drawingnounUS /ˈdrɔːɪŋ/

an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper

From this reading The winter was now drawing on.

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duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/

all through a period, or at some point within it

From this reading Miss Hagar looked at the slight, delicate form and pale little face of her _protegee_, and began to talk of keeping her at home, instead of sending her to school during the winter months.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
FacenounUS /feɪs/

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading ----"Face and figure of a child, Though too calm, you think, and tender, For the childhood you would lend her."--BROWNING.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
figurenounUS /ˈfɪɡjər/

a diagram or picture illustrating textual material

From this reading ----"Face and figure of a child, Though too calm, you think, and tender, For the childhood you would lend her."--BROWNING.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading ----"Face and figure of a child, Though too calm, you think, and tender, For the childhood you would lend her."--BROWNING.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
formnounUS /fɔːrm/

the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something

From this reading Miss Hagar looked at the slight, delicate form and pale little face of her _protegee_, and began to talk of keeping her at home, instead of sending her to school during the winter months.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
frostyadjectiveUS /ˈfrɔːsti/

devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain

From this reading The short, bleak November days had come, with their chill winds and frosty mornings.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading The short, bleak November days had come, with their chill winds and frosty mornings.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
Hagar

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Miss Hagar looked at the slight, delicate form and pale little face of her _protegee_, and began to talk of keeping her at home, instead of sending her to school during the winter months.

Pending verification
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading ----"Face and figure of a child, Though too calm, you think, and tender, For the childhood you would lend her."--BROWNING.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
homenounUS /hoʊm/

where you live at a particular time

From this reading Miss Hagar looked at the slight, delicate form and pale little face of her _protegee_, and began to talk of keeping her at home, instead of sending her to school during the winter months.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
insteadadverbUS /ˌɪnˈsted/

in place of, or as an alternative to

From this reading Miss Hagar looked at the slight, delicate form and pale little face of her _protegee_, and began to talk of keeping her at home, instead of sending her to school during the winter months.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
keepingnounUS /ˈkiːpɪŋ/

conformity or harmony

From this reading Miss Hagar looked at the slight, delicate form and pale little face of her _protegee_, and began to talk of keeping her at home, instead of sending her to school during the winter months.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
lendverbUS /lend/

bestow a quality on

From this reading ----"Face and figure of a child, Though too calm, you think, and tender, For the childhood you would lend her."--BROWNING.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading Miss Hagar looked at the slight, delicate form and pale little face of her _protegee_, and began to talk of keeping her at home, instead of sending her to school during the winter months.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
lookedverbUS /lʊkt/

past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading Miss Hagar looked at the slight, delicate form and pale little face of her _protegee_, and began to talk of keeping her at home, instead of sending her to school during the winter months.

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MissverbUS /mɪs/

fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind

From this reading Miss Hagar looked at the slight, delicate form and pale little face of her _protegee_, and began to talk of keeping her at home, instead of sending her to school during the winter months.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
monthsnounUS /mʌnθs/

plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year

From this reading Miss Hagar looked at the slight, delicate form and pale little face of her _protegee_, and began to talk of keeping her at home, instead of sending her to school during the winter months.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
morningsnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋz/

plural of “morning” — the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading The short, bleak November days had come, with their chill winds and frosty mornings.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
NovembernounUS /noʊˈvembər/

the month following October and preceding December

From this reading The short, bleak November days had come, with their chill winds and frosty mornings.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
nowadverbUS /naʊ/

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading The winter was now drawing on.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE "STAR OF THE VALLEY."

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading The winter was now drawing on.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
paleadjectiveUS /peɪl/

very light colored; highly diluted with white

From this reading Miss Hagar looked at the slight, delicate form and pale little face of her _protegee_, and began to talk of keeping her at home, instead of sending her to school during the winter months.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
protegeenoun

a woman protege

From this reading Miss Hagar looked at the slight, delicate form and pale little face of her _protegee_, and began to talk of keeping her at home, instead of sending her to school during the winter months.

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schoolnounUS /skuːl/

an educational institution

From this reading Miss Hagar looked at the slight, delicate form and pale little face of her _protegee_, and began to talk of keeping her at home, instead of sending her to school during the winter months.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
sendingnounUS /ˈsendɪŋ/

the act of causing something to go (especially messages)

From this reading Miss Hagar looked at the slight, delicate form and pale little face of her _protegee_, and began to talk of keeping her at home, instead of sending her to school during the winter months.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔːrt/

primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration

From this reading The short, bleak November days had come, with their chill winds and frosty mornings.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
slightnounUS /slaɪt/

a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)

From this reading Miss Hagar looked at the slight, delicate form and pale little face of her _protegee_, and began to talk of keeping her at home, instead of sending her to school during the winter months.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
STARnounUS /stɑːr/

(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior

From this reading THE "STAR OF THE VALLEY."

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
talkverbUS /tɔːk/

exchange thoughts; talk with

From this reading Miss Hagar looked at the slight, delicate form and pale little face of her _protegee_, and began to talk of keeping her at home, instead of sending her to school during the winter months.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
tenderadjectiveUS /ˈtendər/

given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality

From this reading ----"Face and figure of a child, Though too calm, you think, and tender, For the childhood you would lend her."--BROWNING.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading THE "STAR OF THE VALLEY."

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading The short, bleak November days had come, with their chill winds and frosty mornings.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
thinkverbUS /θɪŋk/

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading ----"Face and figure of a child, Though too calm, you think, and tender, For the childhood you would lend her."--BROWNING.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
ThoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/

in spite of the fact that

From this reading ----"Face and figure of a child, Though too calm, you think, and tender, For the childhood you would lend her."--BROWNING.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Miss Hagar looked at the slight, delicate form and pale little face of her _protegee_, and began to talk of keeping her at home, instead of sending her to school during the winter months.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
tooadverbUS /tuː/

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading ----"Face and figure of a child, Though too calm, you think, and tender, For the childhood you would lend her."--BROWNING.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
VALLEYnounUS /ˈvæli/

a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river

From this reading THE "STAR OF THE VALLEY."

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading The winter was now drawing on.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
windsnounUS /wɪndz/

plural of “wind” — air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure

From this reading The short, bleak November days had come, with their chill winds and frosty mornings.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
winternounUS /ˈwɪntər/

the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox

From this reading The winter was now drawing on.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading The short, bleak November days had come, with their chill winds and frosty mornings.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading ----"Face and figure of a child, Though too calm, you think, and tender, For the childhood you would lend her."--BROWNING.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading ----"Face and figure of a child, Though too calm, you think, and tender, For the childhood you would lend her."--BROWNING.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

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