Chapter 22 of The Daughter of a Soldier is here in full — 333 sentences across 67 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 22 of The Daughter of a Soldier is here in full — 333 sentences across 67 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE WHITE ANGEL. Maureen had the calm of a really great nature. She went steadily now and took her place by the sick girl's bedside. Daisy glanced at her for a minute with dull and uncomprehending eyes, then she turned away with a sort of groan. "She hates--hates--_hates_ me," muttered the sick child.
Chapter 22 of The Daughter of a Soldier is here in full — 333 sentences across 67 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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spiritual being attendant upon God
From this reading “THE WHITE ANGEL.”
space by the side of a bed (especially the bed of a sick or dying person)
From this reading “She went steadily now and took her place by the sick girl's bedside.”
any of numerous composite plants having flower heads with well-developed ray flowers usually arranged in a single whorl
From this reading “Daisy glanced at her for a minute with dull and uncomprehending eyes, then she turned away with a sort of groan.”
possessive form of “girl” — a young female
From this reading “She went steadily now and took her place by the sick girl's bedside.”
an utterance expressing pain or disapproval
From this reading “Daisy glanced at her for a minute with dull and uncomprehending eyes, then she turned away with a sort of groan.”
plural of “hate” — the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
From this reading “"She hates--hates--_hates_ me," muttered the sick child.”
past form of “mutter” — talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
From this reading “"She hates--hates--_hates_ me," muttered the sick child.”
at a steady rate or pace
From this reading “She went steadily now and took her place by the sick girl's bedside.”
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In this reading “Daisy glanced at her for a minute with dull and uncomprehending eyes, then she turned away with a sort of groan.”
In this reading “"She hates--hates--_hates_ me," muttered the sick child.”
In this reading “She went steadily now and took her place by the sick girl's bedside.”
In this reading “Daisy glanced at her for a minute with dull and uncomprehending eyes, then she turned away with a sort of groan.”
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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 Maureen had the calm of a really great nature.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She went steadily now and took her place by the sick girl's bedside.
spiritual being attendant upon God
From this reading THE WHITE ANGEL.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Daisy glanced at her for a minute with dull and uncomprehending eyes, then she turned away with a sort of groan.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Daisy glanced at her for a minute with dull and uncomprehending eyes, then she turned away with a sort of groan.
space by the side of a bed (especially the bed of a sick or dying person)
From this reading She went steadily now and took her place by the sick girl's bedside.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She went steadily now and took her place by the sick girl's bedside.
make calm or still
From this reading Maureen had the calm of a really great nature.
a young person of either sex
From this reading "She hates--hates--_hates_ me," muttered the sick child.
any of numerous composite plants having flower heads with well-developed ray flowers usually arranged in a single whorl
From this reading Daisy glanced at her for a minute with dull and uncomprehending eyes, then she turned away with a sort of groan.
lacking in liveliness or animation
From this reading Daisy glanced at her for a minute with dull and uncomprehending eyes, then she turned away with a sort of groan.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Daisy glanced at her for a minute with dull and uncomprehending eyes, then she turned away with a sort of groan.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Daisy glanced at her for a minute with dull and uncomprehending eyes, then she turned away with a sort of groan.
possessive form of “girl” — a young female
From this reading She went steadily now and took her place by the sick girl's bedside.
past form of “glance” — throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading Daisy glanced at her for a minute with dull and uncomprehending eyes, then she turned away with a sort of groan.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Maureen had the calm of a really great nature.
an utterance expressing pain or disapproval
From this reading Daisy glanced at her for a minute with dull and uncomprehending eyes, then she turned away with a sort of groan.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Maureen had the calm of a really great nature.
plural of “hate” — the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
From this reading "She hates--hates--_hates_ me," muttered the sick child.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She went steadily now and took her place by the sick girl's bedside.
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From this reading Maureen had the calm of a really great nature.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "She hates--hates--_hates_ me," muttered the sick child.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading Daisy glanced at her for a minute with dull and uncomprehending eyes, then she turned away with a sort of groan.
past form of “mutter” — talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
From this reading "She hates--hates--_hates_ me," muttered the sick child.
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading Maureen had the calm of a really great nature.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading She went steadily now and took her place by the sick girl's bedside.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Maureen had the calm of a really great nature.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading She went steadily now and took her place by the sick girl's bedside.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading Maureen had the calm of a really great nature.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She went steadily now and took her place by the sick girl's bedside.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading She went steadily now and took her place by the sick girl's bedside.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading Daisy glanced at her for a minute with dull and uncomprehending eyes, then she turned away with a sort of groan.
at a steady rate or pace
From this reading She went steadily now and took her place by the sick girl's bedside.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WHITE ANGEL.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Daisy glanced at her for a minute with dull and uncomprehending eyes, then she turned away with a sort of groan.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading She went steadily now and took her place by the sick girl's bedside.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Daisy glanced at her for a minute with dull and uncomprehending eyes, then she turned away with a sort of groan.
lacking understanding
From this reading Daisy glanced at her for a minute with dull and uncomprehending eyes, then she turned away with a sort of groan.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading She went steadily now and took her place by the sick girl's bedside.
a Caucasian
From this reading THE WHITE ANGEL.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Daisy glanced at her for a minute with dull and uncomprehending eyes, then she turned away with a sort of groan.
Chapter 22 of The Daughter of a Soldier by L. T. Meade holds 333 sentences, grouped into 67 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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