Chapter 13 of The End of a Coil is here in full — 521 sentences across 105 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of The End of a Coil is here in full — 521 sentences across 105 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
PREACHING AND PRACTICE. "How long you have stayed, Dolly!" was Mrs. Copley's greeting. "I don't see what is to become of me in this lonely place, if you are always trotting about. I shall die!" Dolly took this cold-water bath upon her pleasure with her usual sweetness.
Chapter 13 of The End of a Coil is here in full — 521 sentences across 105 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a vessel containing liquid in which something is immersed (as to process it or to maintain it at a constant temperature or to lubricate it)
From this reading “Dolly took this cold-water bath upon her pleasure with her usual sweetness.”
possessive form of “copley” — American painter who did portraits of Paul Revere and John Hancock before fleeing to England to avoid the American Revolution (1738-1815)
From this reading “"How long you have stayed, Dolly!" was Mrs. Copley's greeting.”
conveyance consisting of a wheeled support on which a camera can be mounted
From this reading “"How long you have stayed, Dolly!" was Mrs. Copley's greeting.”
(usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting)
From this reading “"How long you have stayed, Dolly!" was Mrs. Copley's greeting.”
a customary way of operation or behavior
From this reading “PREACHING AND PRACTICE.”
an address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service)
From this reading “PREACHING AND PRACTICE.”
the taste experience when sugar dissolves in the mouth
From this reading “Dolly took this cold-water bath upon her pleasure with her usual sweetness.”
inflected form of “trot” — run at a moderately swift pace
From this reading “"I don't see what is to become of me in this lonely place, if you are always trotting about.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "I don't see what is to become of me in this lonely place, if you are always trotting about.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading "I don't see what is to become of me in this lonely place, if you are always trotting about.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading PREACHING AND PRACTICE.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "I don't see what is to become of me in this lonely place, if you are always trotting about.
a vessel containing liquid in which something is immersed (as to process it or to maintain it at a constant temperature or to lubricate it)
From this reading Dolly took this cold-water bath upon her pleasure with her usual sweetness.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading "I don't see what is to become of me in this lonely place, if you are always trotting about.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dolly took this cold-water bath upon her pleasure with her usual sweetness.
possessive form of “copley” — American painter who did portraits of Paul Revere and John Hancock before fleeing to England to avoid the American Revolution (1738-1815)
From this reading "How long you have stayed, Dolly!" was Mrs. Copley's greeting.
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading I shall die!"
conveyance consisting of a wheeled support on which a camera can be mounted
From this reading "How long you have stayed, Dolly!" was Mrs. Copley's greeting.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't see what is to become of me in this lonely place, if you are always trotting about.
(usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting)
From this reading "How long you have stayed, Dolly!" was Mrs. Copley's greeting.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "How long you have stayed, Dolly!" was Mrs. Copley's greeting.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Dolly took this cold-water bath upon her pleasure with her usual sweetness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How long you have stayed, Dolly!" was Mrs. Copley's greeting.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I don't see what is to become of me in this lonely place, if you are always trotting about.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "I don't see what is to become of me in this lonely place, if you are always trotting about.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I don't see what is to become of me in this lonely place, if you are always trotting about.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I don't see what is to become of me in this lonely place, if you are always trotting about.
lacking companions or companionship
From this reading "I don't see what is to become of me in this lonely place, if you are always trotting about.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading "How long you have stayed, Dolly!" was Mrs. Copley's greeting.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I don't see what is to become of me in this lonely place, if you are always trotting about.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading "How long you have stayed, Dolly!" was Mrs. Copley's greeting.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I don't see what is to become of me in this lonely place, if you are always trotting about.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading "I don't see what is to become of me in this lonely place, if you are always trotting about.
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading Dolly took this cold-water bath upon her pleasure with her usual sweetness.
a customary way of operation or behavior
From this reading PREACHING AND PRACTICE.
an address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service)
From this reading PREACHING AND PRACTICE.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "I don't see what is to become of me in this lonely place, if you are always trotting about.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I shall die!"
past form of “stay” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading "How long you have stayed, Dolly!" was Mrs. Copley's greeting.
the taste experience when sugar dissolves in the mouth
From this reading Dolly took this cold-water bath upon her pleasure with her usual sweetness.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "I don't see what is to become of me in this lonely place, if you are always trotting about.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I don't see what is to become of me in this lonely place, if you are always trotting about.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Dolly took this cold-water bath upon her pleasure with her usual sweetness.
inflected form of “trot” — run at a moderately swift pace
From this reading "I don't see what is to become of me in this lonely place, if you are always trotting about.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Dolly took this cold-water bath upon her pleasure with her usual sweetness.
occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure
From this reading Dolly took this cold-water bath upon her pleasure with her usual sweetness.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "How long you have stayed, Dolly!" was Mrs. Copley's greeting.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "I don't see what is to become of me in this lonely place, if you are always trotting about.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Dolly took this cold-water bath upon her pleasure with her usual sweetness.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "How long you have stayed, Dolly!" was Mrs. Copley's greeting.
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