Chapter 38 of The changed brides is here in full — 633 sentences across 127 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 38 of The changed brides is here in full — 633 sentences across 127 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
DRUSILLA’S ARRIVAL. What shall she be ere night?—BYRON. She slept profoundly and until she was rudely awakened by a shock of noise and action. It was now broad day, and it was raining hard. The coach was drawn up before the door of the large, low building, the one hotel in the mountain hamlet.
Chapter 38 of The changed brides is here in full — 633 sentences across 127 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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aroused or activated
From this reading “She slept profoundly and until she was rudely awakened by a shock of noise and action.”
English romantic poet notorious for his rebellious and unconventional lifestyle (1788-1824)
From this reading “What shall she be ere night?—BYRON.”
teach and supervise (someone); act as a trainer or coach (to), as in sports
From this reading “The coach was drawn up before the door of the large, low building, the one hotel in the mountain hamlet.”
a community of people smaller than a village
From this reading “The coach was drawn up before the door of the large, low building, the one hotel in the mountain hamlet.”
to a great depth psychologically or emotionally
From this reading “She slept profoundly and until she was rudely awakened by a shock of noise and action.”
falling in drops or as if falling like rain
From this reading “It was now broad day, and it was raining hard.”
in an impolite manner
From this reading “She slept profoundly and until she was rudely awakened by a shock of noise and action.”
the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally
From this reading “She slept profoundly and until she was rudely awakened by a shock of noise and action.”
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In this reading “She slept profoundly and until she was rudely awakened by a shock of noise and action.”
In this reading “The coach was drawn up before the door of the large, low building, the one hotel in the mountain hamlet.”
In this reading “The coach was drawn up before the door of the large, low building, the one hotel in the mountain hamlet.”
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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 She slept profoundly and until she was rudely awakened by a shock of noise and action.
something done (usually as opposed to something said)
From this reading She slept profoundly and until she was rudely awakened by a shock of noise and action.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She slept profoundly and until she was rudely awakened by a shock of noise and action.
accomplishment of an objective
From this reading DRUSILLA’S ARRIVAL.
aroused or activated
From this reading She slept profoundly and until she was rudely awakened by a shock of noise and action.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading What shall she be ere night?—BYRON.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The coach was drawn up before the door of the large, low building, the one hotel in the mountain hamlet.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading It was now broad day, and it was raining hard.
a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
From this reading The coach was drawn up before the door of the large, low building, the one hotel in the mountain hamlet.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She slept profoundly and until she was rudely awakened by a shock of noise and action.
English romantic poet notorious for his rebellious and unconventional lifestyle (1788-1824)
From this reading What shall she be ere night?—BYRON.
teach and supervise (someone); act as a trainer or coach (to), as in sports
From this reading The coach was drawn up before the door of the large, low building, the one hotel in the mountain hamlet.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading It was now broad day, and it was raining hard.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading The coach was drawn up before the door of the large, low building, the one hotel in the mountain hamlet.
showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering
From this reading The coach was drawn up before the door of the large, low building, the one hotel in the mountain hamlet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DRUSILLA’S ARRIVAL.
an old word for “before”
From this reading What shall she be ere night?—BYRON.
a community of people smaller than a village
From this reading The coach was drawn up before the door of the large, low building, the one hotel in the mountain hamlet.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading It was now broad day, and it was raining hard.
a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading The coach was drawn up before the door of the large, low building, the one hotel in the mountain hamlet.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The coach was drawn up before the door of the large, low building, the one hotel in the mountain hamlet.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was now broad day, and it was raining hard.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The coach was drawn up before the door of the large, low building, the one hotel in the mountain hamlet.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading The coach was drawn up before the door of the large, low building, the one hotel in the mountain hamlet.
a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading The coach was drawn up before the door of the large, low building, the one hotel in the mountain hamlet.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading What shall she be ere night?—BYRON.
sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
From this reading She slept profoundly and until she was rudely awakened by a shock of noise and action.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading It was now broad day, and it was raining hard.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She slept profoundly and until she was rudely awakened by a shock of noise and action.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The coach was drawn up before the door of the large, low building, the one hotel in the mountain hamlet.
to a great depth psychologically or emotionally
From this reading She slept profoundly and until she was rudely awakened by a shock of noise and action.
falling in drops or as if falling like rain
From this reading It was now broad day, and it was raining hard.
in an impolite manner
From this reading She slept profoundly and until she was rudely awakened by a shock of noise and action.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading What shall she be ere night?—BYRON.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading What shall she be ere night?—BYRON.
the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally
From this reading She slept profoundly and until she was rudely awakened by a shock of noise and action.
inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep
From this reading She slept profoundly and until she was rudely awakened by a shock of noise and action.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The coach was drawn up before the door of the large, low building, the one hotel in the mountain hamlet.
up to a particular time
From this reading She slept profoundly and until she was rudely awakened by a shock of noise and action.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The coach was drawn up before the door of the large, low building, the one hotel in the mountain hamlet.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She slept profoundly and until she was rudely awakened by a shock of noise and action.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What shall she be ere night?—BYRON.
Chapter 38 of The changed brides by Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte Southworth holds 633 sentences, grouped into 127 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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