Chapter 29 of The Cryptogram: A Novel is here in full — 325 sentences across 65 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 29 of The Cryptogram: A Novel is here in full — 325 sentences across 65 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AT HIS BEDSIDE. Meanwhile Hilda's position was a hard one. Days passed on. The one who came to act as a nurse was herself stricken down, as she had already been twice before. They carried her away to another room, and Gretchen devoted herself to her care.
Chapter 29 of The Cryptogram: A Novel is here in full — 325 sentences across 65 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading “The one who came to act as a nurse was herself stricken down, as she had already been twice before.”
space by the side of a bed (especially the bed of a sick or dying person)
From this reading “AT HIS BEDSIDE.”
zealous in devotion or affection
From this reading “They carried her away to another room, and Gretchen devoted herself to her care.”
at the same time but in another place
From this reading “Meanwhile Hilda's position was a hard one.”
try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury
From this reading “The one who came to act as a nurse was herself stricken down, as she had already been twice before.”
the particular portion of space occupied by something
From this reading “Meanwhile Hilda's position was a hard one.”
grievously affected especially by disease
From this reading “The one who came to act as a nurse was herself stricken down, as she had already been twice before.”
two times
From this reading “The one who came to act as a nurse was herself stricken down, as she had already been twice before.”
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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 Meanwhile Hilda's position was a hard one.
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading The one who came to act as a nurse was herself stricken down, as she had already been twice before.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading The one who came to act as a nurse was herself stricken down, as she had already been twice before.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They carried her away to another room, and Gretchen devoted herself to her care.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading They carried her away to another room, and Gretchen devoted herself to her care.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The one who came to act as a nurse was herself stricken down, as she had already been twice before.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AT HIS BEDSIDE.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading They carried her away to another room, and Gretchen devoted herself to her care.
space by the side of a bed (especially the bed of a sick or dying person)
From this reading AT HIS BEDSIDE.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The one who came to act as a nurse was herself stricken down, as she had already been twice before.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The one who came to act as a nurse was herself stricken down, as she had already been twice before.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The one who came to act as a nurse was herself stricken down, as she had already been twice before.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading They carried her away to another room, and Gretchen devoted herself to her care.
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading They carried her away to another room, and Gretchen devoted herself to her care.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Days passed on.
zealous in devotion or affection
From this reading They carried her away to another room, and Gretchen devoted herself to her care.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading The one who came to act as a nurse was herself stricken down, as she had already been twice before.
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From this reading They carried her away to another room, and Gretchen devoted herself to her care.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The one who came to act as a nurse was herself stricken down, as she had already been twice before.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading Meanwhile Hilda's position was a hard one.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading They carried her away to another room, and Gretchen devoted herself to her care.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading The one who came to act as a nurse was herself stricken down, as she had already been twice before.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Meanwhile Hilda's position was a hard one.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading AT HIS BEDSIDE.
at the same time but in another place
From this reading Meanwhile Hilda's position was a hard one.
try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury
From this reading The one who came to act as a nurse was herself stricken down, as she had already been twice before.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Days passed on.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Meanwhile Hilda's position was a hard one.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading Days passed on.
the particular portion of space occupied by something
From this reading Meanwhile Hilda's position was a hard one.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading They carried her away to another room, and Gretchen devoted herself to her care.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The one who came to act as a nurse was herself stricken down, as she had already been twice before.
grievously affected especially by disease
From this reading The one who came to act as a nurse was herself stricken down, as she had already been twice before.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The one who came to act as a nurse was herself stricken down, as she had already been twice before.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They carried her away to another room, and Gretchen devoted herself to her care.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The one who came to act as a nurse was herself stricken down, as she had already been twice before.
two times
From this reading The one who came to act as a nurse was herself stricken down, as she had already been twice before.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Meanwhile Hilda's position was a hard one.
which person or people
From this reading The one who came to act as a nurse was herself stricken down, as she had already been twice before.
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