Chapter 13 of Taken or left is here in full — 52 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of Taken or left is here in full — 52 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
GREAT SORROW. SALOME grew stronger every day, and the doctor was astonished at her recovery. How good God has been to spare her to me! I said to myself again and again. It seemed almost like getting her back from the dead.
Chapter 13 of Taken or left is here in full — 52 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock
From this reading “SALOME grew stronger every day, and the doctor was astonished at her recovery.”
the act of acquiring something
From this reading “It seemed almost like getting her back from the dead.”
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading “SALOME grew stronger every day, and the doctor was astonished at her recovery.”
return to an original state
From this reading “SALOME grew stronger every day, and the doctor was astonished at her recovery.”
woman whose dancing beguiled Herod into giving her the head of John the Baptist
From this reading “SALOME grew stronger every day, and the doctor was astonished at her recovery.”
an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement
From this reading “GREAT SORROW.”
refrain from harming
From this reading “How good God has been to spare her to me!”
comparative of “strong” — having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading “SALOME grew stronger every day, and the doctor was astonished at her recovery.”
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.
In this reading “SALOME grew stronger every day, and the doctor was astonished at her recovery.”
In this reading “GREAT SORROW.”
In this reading “It seemed almost like getting her back from the dead.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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anew
From this reading I said to myself again and again.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading It seemed almost like getting her back from the dead.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading SALOME grew stronger every day, and the doctor was astonished at her recovery.
filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock
From this reading SALOME grew stronger every day, and the doctor was astonished at her recovery.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading SALOME grew stronger every day, and the doctor was astonished at her recovery.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading It seemed almost like getting her back from the dead.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading How good God has been to spare her to me!
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading SALOME grew stronger every day, and the doctor was astonished at her recovery.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading It seemed almost like getting her back from the dead.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading SALOME grew stronger every day, and the doctor was astonished at her recovery.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading SALOME grew stronger every day, and the doctor was astonished at her recovery.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It seemed almost like getting her back from the dead.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading It seemed almost like getting her back from the dead.
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading How good God has been to spare her to me!
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading How good God has been to spare her to me!
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading GREAT SORROW.
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading SALOME grew stronger every day, and the doctor was astonished at her recovery.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading How good God has been to spare her to me!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading SALOME grew stronger every day, and the doctor was astonished at her recovery.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How good God has been to spare her to me!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I said to myself again and again.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It seemed almost like getting her back from the dead.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading It seemed almost like getting her back from the dead.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading How good God has been to spare her to me!
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I said to myself again and again.
return to an original state
From this reading SALOME grew stronger every day, and the doctor was astonished at her recovery.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading I said to myself again and again.
woman whose dancing beguiled Herod into giving her the head of John the Baptist
From this reading SALOME grew stronger every day, and the doctor was astonished at her recovery.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading It seemed almost like getting her back from the dead.
an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement
From this reading GREAT SORROW.
refrain from harming
From this reading How good God has been to spare her to me!
comparative of “strong” — having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading SALOME grew stronger every day, and the doctor was astonished at her recovery.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SALOME grew stronger every day, and the doctor was astonished at her recovery.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading How good God has been to spare her to me!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading SALOME grew stronger every day, and the doctor was astonished at her recovery.
Chapter 13 of Taken or left by O. F., Mrs. Walton holds 52 sentences, grouped into 11 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.
Chapter 13 holds 52 sentences of Taken or left, unabridged, divided into 11 reading sections.
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