Chapter 11 of Tessa Wadsworth's Discipline is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of Tessa Wadsworth's Discipline is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Tessa said nothing. How she had pitied Nan Gerard, and how harshly she had misjudged Dr. Towne. She was awakened in the night by Sue’s voice— “Put your arm around me, Tessa.” The long night ended at last in the dull dawn, for it was raining still. Tessa had slept fitfully; Sue had lain perfectly quiet, not speaking again or moving.
Chapter 11 of Tessa Wadsworth's Discipline is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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in a fitful manner
From this reading “Tessa had slept fitfully; Sue had lain perfectly quiet, not speaking again or moving.”
in a harsh or unkind manner
From this reading “How she had pitied Nan Gerard, and how harshly she had misjudged Dr. Towne.”
inflected form of “lie” — be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
From this reading “Tessa had slept fitfully; Sue had lain perfectly quiet, not speaking again or moving.”
past form of “misjudge” — judge incorrectly
From this reading “How she had pitied Nan Gerard, and how harshly she had misjudged Dr. Towne.”
your grandmother
From this reading “How she had pitied Nan Gerard, and how harshly she had misjudged Dr. Towne.”
inflected form of “pity” — share the suffering of
From this reading “How she had pitied Nan Gerard, and how harshly she had misjudged Dr. Towne.”
falling in drops or as if falling like rain
From this reading “The long night ended at last in the dull dawn, for it was raining still.”
institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against
From this reading “She was awakened in the night by Sue’s voice— “Put your arm around me, Tessa.””
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 “Tessa had slept fitfully; Sue had lain perfectly quiet, not speaking again or moving.”
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anew
From this reading Tessa had slept fitfully; Sue had lain perfectly quiet, not speaking again or moving.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading How she had pitied Nan Gerard, and how harshly she had misjudged Dr. Towne.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading She was awakened in the night by Sue’s voice— “Put your arm around me, Tessa.”
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading She was awakened in the night by Sue’s voice— “Put your arm around me, Tessa.”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The long night ended at last in the dull dawn, for it was raining still.
aroused or activated
From this reading She was awakened in the night by Sue’s voice— “Put your arm around me, Tessa.”
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She was awakened in the night by Sue’s voice— “Put your arm around me, Tessa.”
the first light of day
From this reading The long night ended at last in the dull dawn, for it was raining still.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How she had pitied Nan Gerard, and how harshly she had misjudged Dr. Towne.
lacking in liveliness or animation
From this reading The long night ended at last in the dull dawn, for it was raining still.
having come or been brought to a conclusion
From this reading The long night ended at last in the dull dawn, for it was raining still.
in a fitful manner
From this reading Tessa had slept fitfully; Sue had lain perfectly quiet, not speaking again or moving.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The long night ended at last in the dull dawn, for it was raining still.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How she had pitied Nan Gerard, and how harshly she had misjudged Dr. Towne.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading How she had pitied Nan Gerard, and how harshly she had misjudged Dr. Towne.
in a harsh or unkind manner
From this reading How she had pitied Nan Gerard, and how harshly she had misjudged Dr. Towne.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How she had pitied Nan Gerard, and how harshly she had misjudged Dr. Towne.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She was awakened in the night by Sue’s voice— “Put your arm around me, Tessa.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The long night ended at last in the dull dawn, for it was raining still.
inflected form of “lie” — be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
From this reading Tessa had slept fitfully; Sue had lain perfectly quiet, not speaking again or moving.
immediately past
From this reading The long night ended at last in the dull dawn, for it was raining still.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading The long night ended at last in the dull dawn, for it was raining still.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She was awakened in the night by Sue’s voice— “Put your arm around me, Tessa.”
past form of “misjudge” — judge incorrectly
From this reading How she had pitied Nan Gerard, and how harshly she had misjudged Dr. Towne.
in motion
From this reading Tessa had slept fitfully; Sue had lain perfectly quiet, not speaking again or moving.
your grandmother
From this reading How she had pitied Nan Gerard, and how harshly she had misjudged Dr. Towne.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading She was awakened in the night by Sue’s voice— “Put your arm around me, Tessa.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Tessa had slept fitfully; Sue had lain perfectly quiet, not speaking again or moving.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Tessa said nothing.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Tessa had slept fitfully; Sue had lain perfectly quiet, not speaking again or moving.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading Tessa had slept fitfully; Sue had lain perfectly quiet, not speaking again or moving.
inflected form of “pity” — share the suffering of
From this reading How she had pitied Nan Gerard, and how harshly she had misjudged Dr. Towne.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading She was awakened in the night by Sue’s voice— “Put your arm around me, Tessa.”
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading Tessa had slept fitfully; Sue had lain perfectly quiet, not speaking again or moving.
falling in drops or as if falling like rain
From this reading The long night ended at last in the dull dawn, for it was raining still.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Tessa said nothing.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading How she had pitied Nan Gerard, and how harshly she had misjudged Dr. Towne.
inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep
From this reading Tessa had slept fitfully; Sue had lain perfectly quiet, not speaking again or moving.
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading Tessa had slept fitfully; Sue had lain perfectly quiet, not speaking again or moving.
not in physical motion
From this reading The long night ended at last in the dull dawn, for it was raining still.
institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against
From this reading Tessa had slept fitfully; Sue had lain perfectly quiet, not speaking again or moving.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was awakened in the night by Sue’s voice— “Put your arm around me, Tessa.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tessa said nothing.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She was awakened in the night by Sue’s voice— “Put your arm around me, Tessa.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How she had pitied Nan Gerard, and how harshly she had misjudged Dr. Towne.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading She was awakened in the night by Sue’s voice— “Put your arm around me, Tessa.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was awakened in the night by Sue’s voice— “Put your arm around me, Tessa.”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading She was awakened in the night by Sue’s voice— “Put your arm around me, Tessa.”
Chapter 11 of Tessa Wadsworth's Discipline by Nathaniel, Mrs. Conklin holds 410 sentences, grouped into 82 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 11 holds 410 sentences of Tessa Wadsworth's Discipline, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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