Chapter 7 of The End of a Coil is here in full — 206 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of The End of a Coil is here in full — 206 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
PLAYTHINGS. Dolly did not know that her childhood was over. Every pulse of her happy little heart said the contrary, when she found herself again among her old haunts and was going the rounds of them, the morning after her return home. She came in at last to her mother, flushed and warm. "Mother, what are we going away for?" she began.
Chapter 7 of The End of a Coil is here in full — 206 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the time of person's life when they are a child
From this reading “Dolly did not know that her childhood was over.”
very opposed in nature or character or purpose
From this reading “Every pulse of her happy little heart said the contrary, when she found herself again among her old haunts and was going the rounds of them, the morning after her return home.”
conveyance consisting of a wheeled support on which a camera can be mounted
From this reading “Dolly did not know that her childhood was over.”
having the pinkish flush of health
From this reading “She came in at last to her mother, flushed and warm.”
plural of “haunt” — a frequently visited place
From this reading “Every pulse of her happy little heart said the contrary, when she found herself again among her old haunts and was going the rounds of them, the morning after her return home.”
plural of “plaything” — an artifact designed to be played with
From this reading “PLAYTHINGS.”
(electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients)
From this reading “Every pulse of her happy little heart said the contrary, when she found herself again among her old haunts and was going the rounds of them, the morning after her return home.”
plural of “round” — a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading “Every pulse of her happy little heart said the contrary, when she found herself again among her old haunts and was going the rounds of them, the morning after her return home.”
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later than; following
From this reading Every pulse of her happy little heart said the contrary, when she found herself again among her old haunts and was going the rounds of them, the morning after her return home.
anew
From this reading Every pulse of her happy little heart said the contrary, when she found herself again among her old haunts and was going the rounds of them, the morning after her return home.
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Every pulse of her happy little heart said the contrary, when she found herself again among her old haunts and was going the rounds of them, the morning after her return home.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Every pulse of her happy little heart said the contrary, when she found herself again among her old haunts and was going the rounds of them, the morning after her return home.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Mother, what are we going away for?" she began.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She came in at last to her mother, flushed and warm.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "Mother, what are we going away for?" she began.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading "Mother, what are we going away for?" she began.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading She came in at last to her mother, flushed and warm.
the time of person's life when they are a child
From this reading Dolly did not know that her childhood was over.
very opposed in nature or character or purpose
From this reading Every pulse of her happy little heart said the contrary, when she found herself again among her old haunts and was going the rounds of them, the morning after her return home.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Dolly did not know that her childhood was over.
conveyance consisting of a wheeled support on which a camera can be mounted
From this reading Dolly did not know that her childhood was over.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every pulse of her happy little heart said the contrary, when she found herself again among her old haunts and was going the rounds of them, the morning after her return home.
having the pinkish flush of health
From this reading She came in at last to her mother, flushed and warm.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Mother, what are we going away for?" she began.
set up or found
From this reading Every pulse of her happy little heart said the contrary, when she found herself again among her old haunts and was going the rounds of them, the morning after her return home.
the act of departing
From this reading Every pulse of her happy little heart said the contrary, when she found herself again among her old haunts and was going the rounds of them, the morning after her return home.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading Every pulse of her happy little heart said the contrary, when she found herself again among her old haunts and was going the rounds of them, the morning after her return home.
plural of “haunt” — a frequently visited place
From this reading Every pulse of her happy little heart said the contrary, when she found herself again among her old haunts and was going the rounds of them, the morning after her return home.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Every pulse of her happy little heart said the contrary, when she found herself again among her old haunts and was going the rounds of them, the morning after her return home.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Dolly did not know that her childhood was over.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Every pulse of her happy little heart said the contrary, when she found herself again among her old haunts and was going the rounds of them, the morning after her return home.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Every pulse of her happy little heart said the contrary, when she found herself again among her old haunts and was going the rounds of them, the morning after her return home.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She came in at last to her mother, flushed and warm.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Dolly did not know that her childhood was over.
immediately past
From this reading She came in at last to her mother, flushed and warm.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Every pulse of her happy little heart said the contrary, when she found herself again among her old haunts and was going the rounds of them, the morning after her return home.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Every pulse of her happy little heart said the contrary, when she found herself again among her old haunts and was going the rounds of them, the morning after her return home.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading She came in at last to her mother, flushed and warm.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Dolly did not know that her childhood was over.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Every pulse of her happy little heart said the contrary, when she found herself again among her old haunts and was going the rounds of them, the morning after her return home.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Every pulse of her happy little heart said the contrary, when she found herself again among her old haunts and was going the rounds of them, the morning after her return home.
above and across; more than
From this reading Dolly did not know that her childhood was over.
plural of “plaything” — an artifact designed to be played with
From this reading PLAYTHINGS.
(electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients)
From this reading Every pulse of her happy little heart said the contrary, when she found herself again among her old haunts and was going the rounds of them, the morning after her return home.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Every pulse of her happy little heart said the contrary, when she found herself again among her old haunts and was going the rounds of them, the morning after her return home.
plural of “round” — a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading Every pulse of her happy little heart said the contrary, when she found herself again among her old haunts and was going the rounds of them, the morning after her return home.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Every pulse of her happy little heart said the contrary, when she found herself again among her old haunts and was going the rounds of them, the morning after her return home.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Every pulse of her happy little heart said the contrary, when she found herself again among her old haunts and was going the rounds of them, the morning after her return home.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Dolly did not know that her childhood was over.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Every pulse of her happy little heart said the contrary, when she found herself again among her old haunts and was going the rounds of them, the morning after her return home.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Every pulse of her happy little heart said the contrary, when she found herself again among her old haunts and was going the rounds of them, the morning after her return home.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She came in at last to her mother, flushed and warm.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading She came in at last to her mother, flushed and warm.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Dolly did not know that her childhood was over.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Mother, what are we going away for?" she began.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Mother, what are we going away for?" she began.
at the time that
From this reading Every pulse of her happy little heart said the contrary, when she found herself again among her old haunts and was going the rounds of them, the morning after her return home.
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