Chapter 23 of Sharing Her Crime: A Novel is here in full — 260 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 23 of Sharing Her Crime: A Novel is here in full — 260 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE BIRD CAGED. "Lay on him the curse of a withered heart, The curse of a sleepless eye; Till he wish and pray that his life would part, Nor yet find leave to die."--SCOTT. Morning came. The squire sat in the breakfast parlor, impatiently waiting for the coming of Gipsy. He waited in vain.
Chapter 23 of Sharing Her Crime: A Novel is here in full — 260 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “cage” — confine in a cage
From this reading “THE BIRD CAGED.”
profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger
From this reading “"Lay on him the curse of a withered heart, The curse of a sleepless eye; Till he wish and pray that his life would part, Nor yet find leave to die."--SCOTT.”
with impatience; in an impatient manner
From this reading “The squire sat in the breakfast parlor, impatiently waiting for the coming of Gipsy.”
reception room in an inn or club where visitors can be received
From this reading “The squire sat in the breakfast parlor, impatiently waiting for the coming of Gipsy.”
award-winning United States film actor (1928-1999)
From this reading “"Lay on him the curse of a withered heart, The curse of a sleepless eye; Till he wish and pray that his life would part, Nor yet find leave to die."--SCOTT.”
experiencing or accompanied by sleeplessness
From this reading “"Lay on him the curse of a withered heart, The curse of a sleepless eye; Till he wish and pray that his life would part, Nor yet find leave to die."--SCOTT.”
young nobleman attendant on a knight
From this reading “The squire sat in the breakfast parlor, impatiently waiting for the coming of Gipsy.”
lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness
From this reading “"Lay on him the curse of a withered heart, The curse of a sleepless eye; Till he wish and pray that his life would part, Nor yet find leave to die."--SCOTT.”
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.
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In this reading “THE BIRD CAGED.”
In this reading “"Lay on him the curse of a withered heart, The curse of a sleepless eye; Till he wish and pray that his life would part, Nor yet find leave to die."--SCOTT.”
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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 "Lay on him the curse of a withered heart, The curse of a sleepless eye; Till he wish and pray that his life would part, Nor yet find leave to die."--SCOTT.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Lay on him the curse of a withered heart, The curse of a sleepless eye; Till he wish and pray that his life would part, Nor yet find leave to die."--SCOTT.
warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading THE BIRD CAGED.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading The squire sat in the breakfast parlor, impatiently waiting for the coming of Gipsy.
past form of “cage” — confine in a cage
From this reading THE BIRD CAGED.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Morning came.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading The squire sat in the breakfast parlor, impatiently waiting for the coming of Gipsy.
profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger
From this reading "Lay on him the curse of a withered heart, The curse of a sleepless eye; Till he wish and pray that his life would part, Nor yet find leave to die."--SCOTT.
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading "Lay on him the curse of a withered heart, The curse of a sleepless eye; Till he wish and pray that his life would part, Nor yet find leave to die."--SCOTT.
the organ of sight
From this reading "Lay on him the curse of a withered heart, The curse of a sleepless eye; Till he wish and pray that his life would part, Nor yet find leave to die."--SCOTT.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading "Lay on him the curse of a withered heart, The curse of a sleepless eye; Till he wish and pray that his life would part, Nor yet find leave to die."--SCOTT.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The squire sat in the breakfast parlor, impatiently waiting for the coming of Gipsy.
a laborer who moves from place to place as demanded by employment
From this reading The squire sat in the breakfast parlor, impatiently waiting for the coming of Gipsy.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Lay on him the curse of a withered heart, The curse of a sleepless eye; Till he wish and pray that his life would part, Nor yet find leave to die."--SCOTT.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading "Lay on him the curse of a withered heart, The curse of a sleepless eye; Till he wish and pray that his life would part, Nor yet find leave to die."--SCOTT.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Lay on him the curse of a withered heart, The curse of a sleepless eye; Till he wish and pray that his life would part, Nor yet find leave to die."--SCOTT.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Lay on him the curse of a withered heart, The curse of a sleepless eye; Till he wish and pray that his life would part, Nor yet find leave to die."--SCOTT.
with impatience; in an impatient manner
From this reading The squire sat in the breakfast parlor, impatiently waiting for the coming of Gipsy.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The squire sat in the breakfast parlor, impatiently waiting for the coming of Gipsy.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading "Lay on him the curse of a withered heart, The curse of a sleepless eye; Till he wish and pray that his life would part, Nor yet find leave to die."--SCOTT.
go away from a place
From this reading "Lay on him the curse of a withered heart, The curse of a sleepless eye; Till he wish and pray that his life would part, Nor yet find leave to die."--SCOTT.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading "Lay on him the curse of a withered heart, The curse of a sleepless eye; Till he wish and pray that his life would part, Nor yet find leave to die."--SCOTT.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Morning came.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading "Lay on him the curse of a withered heart, The curse of a sleepless eye; Till he wish and pray that his life would part, Nor yet find leave to die."--SCOTT.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Lay on him the curse of a withered heart, The curse of a sleepless eye; Till he wish and pray that his life would part, Nor yet find leave to die."--SCOTT.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Lay on him the curse of a withered heart, The curse of a sleepless eye; Till he wish and pray that his life would part, Nor yet find leave to die."--SCOTT.
reception room in an inn or club where visitors can be received
From this reading The squire sat in the breakfast parlor, impatiently waiting for the coming of Gipsy.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading "Lay on him the curse of a withered heart, The curse of a sleepless eye; Till he wish and pray that his life would part, Nor yet find leave to die."--SCOTT.
address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
From this reading "Lay on him the curse of a withered heart, The curse of a sleepless eye; Till he wish and pray that his life would part, Nor yet find leave to die."--SCOTT.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading The squire sat in the breakfast parlor, impatiently waiting for the coming of Gipsy.
award-winning United States film actor (1928-1999)
From this reading "Lay on him the curse of a withered heart, The curse of a sleepless eye; Till he wish and pray that his life would part, Nor yet find leave to die."--SCOTT.
experiencing or accompanied by sleeplessness
From this reading "Lay on him the curse of a withered heart, The curse of a sleepless eye; Till he wish and pray that his life would part, Nor yet find leave to die."--SCOTT.
young nobleman attendant on a knight
From this reading The squire sat in the breakfast parlor, impatiently waiting for the coming of Gipsy.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Lay on him the curse of a withered heart, The curse of a sleepless eye; Till he wish and pray that his life would part, Nor yet find leave to die."--SCOTT.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BIRD CAGED.
up to a particular time
From this reading "Lay on him the curse of a withered heart, The curse of a sleepless eye; Till he wish and pray that his life would part, Nor yet find leave to die."--SCOTT.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Lay on him the curse of a withered heart, The curse of a sleepless eye; Till he wish and pray that his life would part, Nor yet find leave to die."--SCOTT.
characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance
From this reading He waited in vain.
past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading He waited in vain.
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading The squire sat in the breakfast parlor, impatiently waiting for the coming of Gipsy.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading "Lay on him the curse of a withered heart, The curse of a sleepless eye; Till he wish and pray that his life would part, Nor yet find leave to die."--SCOTT.
lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness
From this reading "Lay on him the curse of a withered heart, The curse of a sleepless eye; Till he wish and pray that his life would part, Nor yet find leave to die."--SCOTT.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "Lay on him the curse of a withered heart, The curse of a sleepless eye; Till he wish and pray that his life would part, Nor yet find leave to die."--SCOTT.
but in spite of that
From this reading "Lay on him the curse of a withered heart, The curse of a sleepless eye; Till he wish and pray that his life would part, Nor yet find leave to die."--SCOTT.
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