Chapter 15 of The Broom-Squire is here in full — 303 sentences across 61 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 15 of The Broom-Squire is here in full — 303 sentences across 61 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BACK AGAIN. Fever boiled in the heart of Mehetabel. A mill-race of ideas rushed through her brain. She found no rest in her household work, for it was not possible for her to keep her mind upon it. Nor was there sufficient employment to be found in the house to engage all her time.
Chapter 15 of The Broom-Squire is here in full — 303 sentences across 61 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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cooked in hot water
From this reading “Fever boiled in the heart of Mehetabel.”
the state of being employed or having a job
From this reading “Nor was there sufficient employment to be found in the house to engage all her time.”
carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in
From this reading “Nor was there sufficient employment to be found in the house to engage all her time.”
a rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection
From this reading “Fever boiled in the heart of Mehetabel.”
a social unit living together
From this reading “She found no rest in her household work, for it was not possible for her to keep her mind upon it.”
plural of “idea” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “A mill-race of ideas rushed through her brain.”
done under pressure
From this reading “A mill-race of ideas rushed through her brain.”
of a quantity that can fulfill a need or requirement but without being abundant
From this reading “Nor was there sufficient employment to be found in the house to engage all her time.”
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.
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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 mill-race of ideas rushed through her brain.
anew
From this reading BACK AGAIN.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Nor was there sufficient employment to be found in the house to engage all her time.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading BACK AGAIN.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Nor was there sufficient employment to be found in the house to engage all her time.
cooked in hot water
From this reading Fever boiled in the heart of Mehetabel.
that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading A mill-race of ideas rushed through her brain.
the state of being employed or having a job
From this reading Nor was there sufficient employment to be found in the house to engage all her time.
carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in
From this reading Nor was there sufficient employment to be found in the house to engage all her time.
a rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection
From this reading Fever boiled in the heart of Mehetabel.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She found no rest in her household work, for it was not possible for her to keep her mind upon it.
set up or found
From this reading She found no rest in her household work, for it was not possible for her to keep her mind upon it.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Fever boiled in the heart of Mehetabel.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A mill-race of ideas rushed through her brain.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Nor was there sufficient employment to be found in the house to engage all her time.
a social unit living together
From this reading She found no rest in her household work, for it was not possible for her to keep her mind upon it.
plural of “idea” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading A mill-race of ideas rushed through her brain.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Fever boiled in the heart of Mehetabel.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She found no rest in her household work, for it was not possible for her to keep her mind upon it.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading She found no rest in her household work, for it was not possible for her to keep her mind upon it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Fever boiled in the heart of Mehetabel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A mill-race of ideas rushed through her brain.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading She found no rest in her household work, for it was not possible for her to keep her mind upon it.
not any; not one
From this reading She found no rest in her household work, for it was not possible for her to keep her mind upon it.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Nor was there sufficient employment to be found in the house to engage all her time.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She found no rest in her household work, for it was not possible for her to keep her mind upon it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Fever boiled in the heart of Mehetabel.
capable of happening or existing
From this reading She found no rest in her household work, for it was not possible for her to keep her mind upon it.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading She found no rest in her household work, for it was not possible for her to keep her mind upon it.
done under pressure
From this reading A mill-race of ideas rushed through her brain.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She found no rest in her household work, for it was not possible for her to keep her mind upon it.
of a quantity that can fulfill a need or requirement but without being abundant
From this reading Nor was there sufficient employment to be found in the house to engage all her time.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Fever boiled in the heart of Mehetabel.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Nor was there sufficient employment to be found in the house to engage all her time.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading A mill-race of ideas rushed through her brain.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Nor was there sufficient employment to be found in the house to engage all her time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She found no rest in her household work, for it was not possible for her to keep her mind upon it.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading She found no rest in her household work, for it was not possible for her to keep her mind upon it.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She found no rest in her household work, for it was not possible for her to keep her mind upon it.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading She found no rest in her household work, for it was not possible for her to keep her mind upon it.
Chapter 15 of The Broom-Squire by S. (Sabine) Baring-Gould holds 303 sentences, grouped into 61 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 15 holds 303 sentences of The Broom-Squire, unabridged, divided into 61 reading sections.
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