Chapter 21 of The Blue Castle: a novel is here in full — 167 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 21 of The Blue Castle: a novel is here in full — 167 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
On one of Cissy’s wakeful nights, she told Valancy her poor little story. They were sitting by the open window. Cissy could not get her breath lying down that night. An inglorious gibbous moon was hanging over the wooded hills and in its spectral light Cissy looked frail and lovely and incredibly young. A child.
Chapter 21 of The Blue Castle: a novel is here in full — 167 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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physically weak
From this reading “An inglorious gibbous moon was hanging over the wooded hills and in its spectral light Cissy looked frail and lovely and incredibly young.”
decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window
From this reading “An inglorious gibbous moon was hanging over the wooded hills and in its spectral light Cissy looked frail and lovely and incredibly young.”
plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading “An inglorious gibbous moon was hanging over the wooded hills and in its spectral light Cissy looked frail and lovely and incredibly young.”
not easy to believe
From this reading “An inglorious gibbous moon was hanging over the wooded hills and in its spectral light Cissy looked frail and lovely and incredibly young.”
(used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame
From this reading “An inglorious gibbous moon was hanging over the wooded hills and in its spectral light Cissy looked frail and lovely and incredibly young.”
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading “On one of Cissy’s wakeful nights, she told Valancy her poor little story.”
of or relating to a spectrum
From this reading “An inglorious gibbous moon was hanging over the wooded hills and in its spectral light Cissy looked frail and lovely and incredibly young.”
covered with growing trees and bushes etc
From this reading “An inglorious gibbous moon was hanging over the wooded hills and in its spectral light Cissy looked frail and lovely and incredibly young.”
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In this reading “An inglorious gibbous moon was hanging over the wooded hills and in its spectral light Cissy looked frail and lovely and incredibly young.”
In this reading “They were sitting by the open window.”
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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 child.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An inglorious gibbous moon was hanging over the wooded hills and in its spectral light Cissy looked frail and lovely and incredibly young.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading An inglorious gibbous moon was hanging over the wooded hills and in its spectral light Cissy looked frail and lovely and incredibly young.
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading Cissy could not get her breath lying down that night.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading They were sitting by the open window.
a young person of either sex
From this reading A child.
having unsuitable feminine qualities
From this reading Cissy could not get her breath lying down that night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On one of Cissy’s wakeful nights, she told Valancy her poor little story.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Cissy could not get her breath lying down that night.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Cissy could not get her breath lying down that night.
physically weak
From this reading An inglorious gibbous moon was hanging over the wooded hills and in its spectral light Cissy looked frail and lovely and incredibly young.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Cissy could not get her breath lying down that night.
characteristic of or suffering from kyphosis, an abnormality of the vertebral column
From this reading An inglorious gibbous moon was hanging over the wooded hills and in its spectral light Cissy looked frail and lovely and incredibly young.
decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window
From this reading An inglorious gibbous moon was hanging over the wooded hills and in its spectral light Cissy looked frail and lovely and incredibly young.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading On one of Cissy’s wakeful nights, she told Valancy her poor little story.
plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading An inglorious gibbous moon was hanging over the wooded hills and in its spectral light Cissy looked frail and lovely and incredibly young.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading An inglorious gibbous moon was hanging over the wooded hills and in its spectral light Cissy looked frail and lovely and incredibly young.
not easy to believe
From this reading An inglorious gibbous moon was hanging over the wooded hills and in its spectral light Cissy looked frail and lovely and incredibly young.
(used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame
From this reading An inglorious gibbous moon was hanging over the wooded hills and in its spectral light Cissy looked frail and lovely and incredibly young.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading An inglorious gibbous moon was hanging over the wooded hills and in its spectral light Cissy looked frail and lovely and incredibly young.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading An inglorious gibbous moon was hanging over the wooded hills and in its spectral light Cissy looked frail and lovely and incredibly young.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading On one of Cissy’s wakeful nights, she told Valancy her poor little story.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading An inglorious gibbous moon was hanging over the wooded hills and in its spectral light Cissy looked frail and lovely and incredibly young.
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
From this reading An inglorious gibbous moon was hanging over the wooded hills and in its spectral light Cissy looked frail and lovely and incredibly young.
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading Cissy could not get her breath lying down that night.
the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading An inglorious gibbous moon was hanging over the wooded hills and in its spectral light Cissy looked frail and lovely and incredibly young.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Cissy could not get her breath lying down that night.
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading On one of Cissy’s wakeful nights, she told Valancy her poor little story.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Cissy could not get her breath lying down that night.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On one of Cissy’s wakeful nights, she told Valancy her poor little story.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On one of Cissy’s wakeful nights, she told Valancy her poor little story.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading On one of Cissy’s wakeful nights, she told Valancy her poor little story.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading They were sitting by the open window.
above and across; more than
From this reading An inglorious gibbous moon was hanging over the wooded hills and in its spectral light Cissy looked frail and lovely and incredibly young.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading On one of Cissy’s wakeful nights, she told Valancy her poor little story.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading On one of Cissy’s wakeful nights, she told Valancy her poor little story.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading They were sitting by the open window.
of or relating to a spectrum
From this reading An inglorious gibbous moon was hanging over the wooded hills and in its spectral light Cissy looked frail and lovely and incredibly young.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading On one of Cissy’s wakeful nights, she told Valancy her poor little story.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Cissy could not get her breath lying down that night.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They were sitting by the open window.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were sitting by the open window.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading On one of Cissy’s wakeful nights, she told Valancy her poor little story.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On one of Cissy’s wakeful nights, she told Valancy her poor little story.
carefully observant or attentive; on the lookout for possible danger
From this reading On one of Cissy’s wakeful nights, she told Valancy her poor little story.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading An inglorious gibbous moon was hanging over the wooded hills and in its spectral light Cissy looked frail and lovely and incredibly young.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were sitting by the open window.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading They were sitting by the open window.
covered with growing trees and bushes etc
From this reading An inglorious gibbous moon was hanging over the wooded hills and in its spectral light Cissy looked frail and lovely and incredibly young.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading An inglorious gibbous moon was hanging over the wooded hills and in its spectral light Cissy looked frail and lovely and incredibly young.
Chapter 21 of The Blue Castle: a novel by L. M. (Lucy Maud) Montgomery holds 167 sentences, grouped into 34 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 21 holds 167 sentences of The Blue Castle: a novel, unabridged, divided into 34 reading sections.
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