Chapter 11 of The Early Short Fiction of Edith Wharton — Part 2 is here in full — 191 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of The Early Short Fiction of Edith Wharton — Part 2 is here in full — 191 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Mrs. Westall, to her own wonder, blushed a deep and burning blush. “My dear Una,” she said, “you don’t in the least understand what it’s all about!” Miss Van Sideren stared, with a slowly answering blush. “Don’t YOU, then?” she murmured. Mrs. Westall laughed.
Chapter 11 of The Early Short Fiction of Edith Wharton — Part 2 is here in full — 191 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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replying
From this reading “Miss Van Sideren stared, with a slowly answering blush.”
turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame
From this reading “Mrs. Westall, to her own wonder, blushed a deep and burning blush.”
past form of “blush” — turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame
From this reading “Mrs. Westall, to her own wonder, blushed a deep and burning blush.”
the act of burning something
From this reading “Mrs. Westall, to her own wonder, blushed a deep and burning blush.”
past form of “murmur” — speak softly or indistinctly
From this reading ““Don’t YOU, then?” she murmured.”
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading “Miss Van Sideren stared, with a slowly answering blush.”
any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)
From this reading “Miss Van Sideren stared, with a slowly answering blush.”
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading “Mrs. Westall, to her own wonder, blushed a deep and burning blush.”
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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 Mrs. Westall, to her own wonder, blushed a deep and burning blush.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “My dear Una,” she said, “you don’t in the least understand what it’s all about!”
(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 “My dear Una,” she said, “you don’t in the least understand what it’s all about!”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mrs. Westall, to her own wonder, blushed a deep and burning blush.
replying
From this reading Miss Van Sideren stared, with a slowly answering blush.
turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame
From this reading Mrs. Westall, to her own wonder, blushed a deep and burning blush.
past form of “blush” — turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame
From this reading Mrs. Westall, to her own wonder, blushed a deep and burning blush.
the act of burning something
From this reading Mrs. Westall, to her own wonder, blushed a deep and burning blush.
dearly loved
From this reading “My dear Una,” she said, “you don’t in the least understand what it’s all about!”
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading Mrs. Westall, to her own wonder, blushed a deep and burning blush.
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From this reading “My dear Una,” she said, “you don’t in the least understand what it’s all about!”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Westall, to her own wonder, blushed a deep and burning blush.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “My dear Una,” she said, “you don’t in the least understand what it’s all about!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “My dear Una,” she said, “you don’t in the least understand what it’s all about!”
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading Mrs. Westall laughed.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading “My dear Una,” she said, “you don’t in the least understand what it’s all about!”
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Miss Van Sideren stared, with a slowly answering blush.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Mrs. Westall, to her own wonder, blushed a deep and burning blush.
past form of “murmur” — speak softly or indistinctly
From this reading “Don’t YOU, then?” she murmured.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “My dear Una,” she said, “you don’t in the least understand what it’s all about!”
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Mrs. Westall, to her own wonder, blushed a deep and burning blush.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “My dear Una,” she said, “you don’t in the least understand what it’s all about!”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “My dear Una,” she said, “you don’t in the least understand what it’s all about!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Miss Van Sideren stared, with a slowly answering blush.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading Miss Van Sideren stared, with a slowly answering blush.
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading Miss Van Sideren stared, with a slowly answering blush.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “My dear Una,” she said, “you don’t in the least understand what it’s all about!”
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading “Don’t YOU, then?” she murmured.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mrs. Westall, to her own wonder, blushed a deep and burning blush.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “My dear Una,” she said, “you don’t in the least understand what it’s all about!”
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading “My dear Una,” she said, “you don’t in the least understand what it’s all about!”
any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)
From this reading Miss Van Sideren stared, with a slowly answering blush.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Westall, to her own wonder, blushed a deep and burning blush.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “My dear Una,” she said, “you don’t in the least understand what it’s all about!”
in the company of; together with
From this reading Miss Van Sideren stared, with a slowly answering blush.
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading Mrs. Westall, to her own wonder, blushed a deep and burning blush.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “My dear Una,” she said, “you don’t in the least understand what it’s all about!”
Chapter 11 of The Early Short Fiction of Edith Wharton — Part 2 by Edith Wharton holds 191 sentences, grouped into 39 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 11 holds 191 sentences of The Early Short Fiction of Edith Wharton — Part 2, unabridged, divided into 39 reading sections.
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