Chapter 13 of Stories of a Governess is here in full — 95 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of Stories of a Governess is here in full — 95 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“The next day Cora was sick. She lay in bed, moaning in a feeble way, her face very much flushed, her lips dry and parched. She was very ill, they said, and the doctor was sent for. My first thought was that she would die with her sin unrepented. “So she lay in a kind of stupor for many days.
Chapter 13 of Stories of a Governess is here in full — 95 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/19 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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(Greek mythology) daughter of Zeus and Demeter; made queen of the underworld by Pluto in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Proserpina
From this reading ““The next day Cora was sick.”
free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet
From this reading “She lay in bed, moaning in a feeble way, her face very much flushed, her lips dry and parched.”
pathetically lacking in force or effectiveness
From this reading “She lay in bed, moaning in a feeble way, her face very much flushed, her lips dry and parched.”
having the pinkish flush of health
From this reading “She lay in bed, moaning in a feeble way, her face very much flushed, her lips dry and parched.”
-ing form of “moan” — indicate pain, discomfort, or displeasure
From this reading “She lay in bed, moaning in a feeble way, her face very much flushed, her lips dry and parched.”
dried out by heat or excessive exposure to sunlight
From this reading “She lay in bed, moaning in a feeble way, her face very much flushed, her lips dry and parched.”
estrangement from god
From this reading “My first thought was that she would die with her sin unrepented.”
the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally
From this reading ““So she lay in a kind of stupor for many days.”
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In this reading ““The next day Cora was sick.”
In this reading ““So she lay in a kind of stupor for many days.”
In this reading “She lay in bed, moaning in a feeble way, her face very much flushed, her lips dry and parched.”
keep or lay aside for future use
In this reading “She lay in bed, moaning in a feeble way, her face very much flushed, her lips dry and parched.”
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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 She lay in bed, moaning in a feeble way, her face very much flushed, her lips dry and parched.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She lay in bed, moaning in a feeble way, her face very much flushed, her lips dry and parched.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading She lay in bed, moaning in a feeble way, her face very much flushed, her lips dry and parched.
(Greek mythology) daughter of Zeus and Demeter; made queen of the underworld by Pluto in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Proserpina
From this reading “The next day Cora was sick.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading “The next day Cora was sick.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading “So she lay in a kind of stupor for many days.
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading My first thought was that she would die with her sin unrepented.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading She was very ill, they said, and the doctor was sent for.
free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet
From this reading She lay in bed, moaning in a feeble way, her face very much flushed, her lips dry and parched.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading She lay in bed, moaning in a feeble way, her face very much flushed, her lips dry and parched.
pathetically lacking in force or effectiveness
From this reading She lay in bed, moaning in a feeble way, her face very much flushed, her lips dry and parched.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading My first thought was that she would die with her sin unrepented.
having the pinkish flush of health
From this reading She lay in bed, moaning in a feeble way, her face very much flushed, her lips dry and parched.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She was very ill, they said, and the doctor was sent for.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She lay in bed, moaning in a feeble way, her face very much flushed, her lips dry and parched.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading She was very ill, they said, and the doctor was sent for.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She lay in bed, moaning in a feeble way, her face very much flushed, her lips dry and parched.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading “So she lay in a kind of stupor for many days.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading She lay in bed, moaning in a feeble way, her face very much flushed, her lips dry and parched.
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading She lay in bed, moaning in a feeble way, her face very much flushed, her lips dry and parched.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading “So she lay in a kind of stupor for many days.
-ing form of “moan” — indicate pain, discomfort, or displeasure
From this reading She lay in bed, moaning in a feeble way, her face very much flushed, her lips dry and parched.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading She lay in bed, moaning in a feeble way, her face very much flushed, her lips dry and parched.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My first thought was that she would die with her sin unrepented.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading “The next day Cora was sick.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “So she lay in a kind of stupor for many days.
dried out by heat or excessive exposure to sunlight
From this reading She lay in bed, moaning in a feeble way, her face very much flushed, her lips dry and parched.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading She was very ill, they said, and the doctor was sent for.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading She was very ill, they said, and the doctor was sent for.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She lay in bed, moaning in a feeble way, her face very much flushed, her lips dry and parched.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading “The next day Cora was sick.
estrangement from god
From this reading My first thought was that she would die with her sin unrepented.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “So she lay in a kind of stupor for many days.
the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally
From this reading “So she lay in a kind of stupor for many days.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading My first thought was that she would die with her sin unrepented.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “The next day Cora was sick.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was very ill, they said, and the doctor was sent for.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading My first thought was that she would die with her sin unrepented.
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From this reading My first thought was that she would die with her sin unrepented.
precisely as stated
From this reading She lay in bed, moaning in a feeble way, her face very much flushed, her lips dry and parched.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “The next day Cora was sick.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading She lay in bed, moaning in a feeble way, her face very much flushed, her lips dry and parched.
in the company of; together with
From this reading My first thought was that she would die with her sin unrepented.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading My first thought was that she would die with her sin unrepented.
Chapter 13 of Stories of a Governess by Annie Fisler holds 95 sentences, grouped into 19 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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