Chapter 5 of Tess of the Storm Country is here in full — 117 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Tess of the Storm Country is here in full — 117 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"You called me?" A silence. "You called me?" The student repeated the words twice, so satisfied was he that his name had been called out in tones of great insistence. Tessibel was deaf to his words.
Chapter 5 of Tess of the Storm Country is here in full — 117 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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lacking or deprived of the sense of hearing wholly or in part
From this reading “Tessibel was deaf to his words.”
continual and persistent demands
From this reading “The student repeated the words twice, so satisfied was he that his name had been called out in tones of great insistence.”
recurring again and again
From this reading “The student repeated the words twice, so satisfied was he that his name had been called out in tones of great insistence.”
filled with satisfaction
From this reading “The student repeated the words twice, so satisfied was he that his name had been called out in tones of great insistence.”
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading “A silence.”
a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution
From this reading “The student repeated the words twice, so satisfied was he that his name had been called out in tones of great insistence.”
plural of “tone” — the quality of a person's voice
From this reading “The student repeated the words twice, so satisfied was he that his name had been called out in tones of great insistence.”
two times
From this reading “The student repeated the words twice, so satisfied was he that his name had been called out in tones of great insistence.”
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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 A silence.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The student repeated the words twice, so satisfied was he that his name had been called out in tones of great insistence.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "You called me?"
lacking or deprived of the sense of hearing wholly or in part
From this reading Tessibel was deaf to his words.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading The student repeated the words twice, so satisfied was he that his name had been called out in tones of great insistence.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The student repeated the words twice, so satisfied was he that his name had been called out in tones of great insistence.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The student repeated the words twice, so satisfied was he that his name had been called out in tones of great insistence.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The student repeated the words twice, so satisfied was he that his name had been called out in tones of great insistence.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The student repeated the words twice, so satisfied was he that his name had been called out in tones of great insistence.
continual and persistent demands
From this reading The student repeated the words twice, so satisfied was he that his name had been called out in tones of great insistence.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You called me?"
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading The student repeated the words twice, so satisfied was he that his name had been called out in tones of great insistence.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The student repeated the words twice, so satisfied was he that his name had been called out in tones of great insistence.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The student repeated the words twice, so satisfied was he that his name had been called out in tones of great insistence.
recurring again and again
From this reading The student repeated the words twice, so satisfied was he that his name had been called out in tones of great insistence.
filled with satisfaction
From this reading The student repeated the words twice, so satisfied was he that his name had been called out in tones of great insistence.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading A silence.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The student repeated the words twice, so satisfied was he that his name had been called out in tones of great insistence.
a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution
From this reading The student repeated the words twice, so satisfied was he that his name had been called out in tones of great insistence.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tessibel was deaf to his words.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The student repeated the words twice, so satisfied was he that his name had been called out in tones of great insistence.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The student repeated the words twice, so satisfied was he that his name had been called out in tones of great insistence.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Tessibel was deaf to his words.
plural of “tone” — the quality of a person's voice
From this reading The student repeated the words twice, so satisfied was he that his name had been called out in tones of great insistence.
two times
From this reading The student repeated the words twice, so satisfied was he that his name had been called out in tones of great insistence.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The student repeated the words twice, so satisfied was he that his name had been called out in tones of great insistence.
the words that are spoken
From this reading The student repeated the words twice, so satisfied was he that his name had been called out in tones of great insistence.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You called me?"
Chapter 5 of Tess of the Storm Country by Grace Miller White holds 117 sentences, grouped into 24 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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