Chapter 11 of The End of the World: A Love Story is here in full — 86 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of The End of the World: A Love Story is here in full — 86 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE SPIDER SPINS. Julia got up from her bed the moment that her mother had gone. Her first feeling was that her privacy had been shamefully outraged. A true mother should honorably respect the reserve of the little child. But Julia was now a woman, grown, with a woman's spirit.
Chapter 11 of The End of the World: A Love Story is here in full — 86 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(of animals) fully developed
From this reading “But Julia was now a woman, grown, with a woman's spirit.”
in an honorable manner
From this reading “A true mother should honorably respect the reserve of the little child.”
angered at something unjust or wrong
From this reading “Her first feeling was that her privacy had been shamefully outraged.”
the quality of being secluded from the presence or view of others
From this reading “Her first feeling was that her privacy had been shamefully outraged.”
formality and propriety of manner
From this reading “A true mother should honorably respect the reserve of the little child.”
predatory arachnid with eight legs, two poison fangs, two feelers, and usually two silk-spinning organs at the back end of the body; they spin silk to make cocoons for eggs or traps for prey
From this reading “THE SPIDER SPINS.”
plural of “spin” — a swift whirling motion (usually of a missile)
From this reading “THE SPIDER SPINS.”
possessive form of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading “But Julia was now a woman, grown, with a woman's spirit.”
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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 A true mother should honorably respect the reserve of the little child.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading Julia got up from her bed the moment that her mother had gone.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Her first feeling was that her privacy had been shamefully outraged.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Julia was now a woman, grown, with a woman's spirit.
a young person of either sex
From this reading A true mother should honorably respect the reserve of the little child.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading Her first feeling was that her privacy had been shamefully outraged.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Her first feeling was that her privacy had been shamefully outraged.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Julia got up from her bed the moment that her mother had gone.
destroyed or killed
From this reading Julia got up from her bed the moment that her mother had gone.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Julia got up from her bed the moment that her mother had gone.
(of animals) fully developed
From this reading But Julia was now a woman, grown, with a woman's spirit.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Julia got up from her bed the moment that her mother had gone.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Julia got up from her bed the moment that her mother had gone.
in an honorable manner
From this reading A true mother should honorably respect the reserve of the little child.
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From this reading Julia got up from her bed the moment that her mother had gone.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading A true mother should honorably respect the reserve of the little child.
a particular point in time
From this reading Julia got up from her bed the moment that her mother had gone.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Julia got up from her bed the moment that her mother had gone.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading But Julia was now a woman, grown, with a woman's spirit.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A true mother should honorably respect the reserve of the little child.
angered at something unjust or wrong
From this reading Her first feeling was that her privacy had been shamefully outraged.
the quality of being secluded from the presence or view of others
From this reading Her first feeling was that her privacy had been shamefully outraged.
formality and propriety of manner
From this reading A true mother should honorably respect the reserve of the little child.
(usually preceded by “in”) a detail or point
From this reading A true mother should honorably respect the reserve of the little child.
in a dishonorable manner or to a dishonorable degree
From this reading Her first feeling was that her privacy had been shamefully outraged.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading A true mother should honorably respect the reserve of the little child.
predatory arachnid with eight legs, two poison fangs, two feelers, and usually two silk-spinning organs at the back end of the body; they spin silk to make cocoons for eggs or traps for prey
From this reading THE SPIDER SPINS.
plural of “spin” — a swift whirling motion (usually of a missile)
From this reading THE SPIDER SPINS.
the vital principle or animating force within living things
From this reading But Julia was now a woman, grown, with a woman's spirit.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Julia got up from her bed the moment that her mother had gone.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SPIDER SPINS.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading A true mother should honorably respect the reserve of the little child.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Julia got up from her bed the moment that her mother had gone.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Her first feeling was that her privacy had been shamefully outraged.
in the company of; together with
From this reading But Julia was now a woman, grown, with a woman's spirit.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading But Julia was now a woman, grown, with a woman's spirit.
possessive form of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading But Julia was now a woman, grown, with a woman's spirit.
Chapter 11 of The End of the World: A Love Story by Edward Eggleston holds 86 sentences, grouped into 18 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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