Chapter 11 of The gabled farm is here in full — 75 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of The gabled farm is here in full — 75 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BEREFT OF ALL. WHEN the slumber passed away, which had mercifully deadened Christina's sensations, she started up with a bewildered look round the room. It was the bedroom her father had lately occupied. But no father lay in the bed. She also found herself dressed in her clothes, and on a bed on the floor.
Chapter 11 of The gabled farm is here in full — 75 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a room used primarily for sleeping
From this reading “It was the bedroom her father had lately occupied.”
unhappy in love; suffering from unrequited love
From this reading “BEREFT OF ALL.”
perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment
From this reading “WHEN the slumber passed away, which had mercifully deadened Christina's sensations, she started up with a bewildered look round the room.”
in the recent past
From this reading “It was the bedroom her father had lately occupied.”
in a compassionate manner
From this reading “WHEN the slumber passed away, which had mercifully deadened Christina's sensations, she started up with a bewildered look round the room.”
held or filled or in use
From this reading “It was the bedroom her father had lately occupied.”
plural of “sensation” — an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation
From this reading “WHEN the slumber passed away, which had mercifully deadened Christina's sensations, she started up with a bewildered look round the room.”
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading “WHEN the slumber passed away, which had mercifully deadened Christina's sensations, she started up with a bewildered look round the room.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “It was the bedroom her father had lately occupied.”
In this reading “She also found herself dressed in her clothes, and on a bed on the floor.”
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
In this reading “WHEN the slumber passed away, which had mercifully deadened Christina's sensations, she started up with a bewildered look round the room.”
In this reading “WHEN the slumber passed away, which had mercifully deadened Christina's sensations, she started up with a bewildered look round the room.”
get going or set in motion
In this reading “WHEN the slumber passed away, which had mercifully deadened Christina's sensations, she started up with a bewildered look round the room.”
In this reading “She also found herself dressed in her clothes, and on a bed on the floor.”
keep or lay aside for future use
In this reading “But no father lay in the bed.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 WHEN the slumber passed away, which had mercifully deadened Christina's sensations, she started up with a bewildered look round the room.
(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 BEREFT OF ALL.
in addition
From this reading She also found herself dressed in her clothes, and on a bed on the floor.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She also found herself dressed in her clothes, and on a bed on the floor.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading WHEN the slumber passed away, which had mercifully deadened Christina's sensations, she started up with a bewildered look round the room.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading But no father lay in the bed.
a room used primarily for sleeping
From this reading It was the bedroom her father had lately occupied.
unhappy in love; suffering from unrequited love
From this reading BEREFT OF ALL.
perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment
From this reading WHEN the slumber passed away, which had mercifully deadened Christina's sensations, she started up with a bewildered look round the room.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But no father lay in the bed.
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From this reading WHEN the slumber passed away, which had mercifully deadened Christina's sensations, she started up with a bewildered look round the room.
clothing in general
From this reading She also found herself dressed in her clothes, and on a bed on the floor.
devoid of physical sensation; numb
From this reading WHEN the slumber passed away, which had mercifully deadened Christina's sensations, she started up with a bewildered look round the room.
dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination
From this reading She also found herself dressed in her clothes, and on a bed on the floor.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading It was the bedroom her father had lately occupied.
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading She also found herself dressed in her clothes, and on a bed on the floor.
set up or found
From this reading She also found herself dressed in her clothes, and on a bed on the floor.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading WHEN the slumber passed away, which had mercifully deadened Christina's sensations, she started up with a bewildered look round the room.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It was the bedroom her father had lately occupied.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She also found herself dressed in her clothes, and on a bed on the floor.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But no father lay in the bed.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the bedroom her father had lately occupied.
in the recent past
From this reading It was the bedroom her father had lately occupied.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading But no father lay in the bed.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading WHEN the slumber passed away, which had mercifully deadened Christina's sensations, she started up with a bewildered look round the room.
in a compassionate manner
From this reading WHEN the slumber passed away, which had mercifully deadened Christina's sensations, she started up with a bewildered look round the room.
not any; not one
From this reading But no father lay in the bed.
held or filled or in use
From this reading It was the bedroom her father had lately occupied.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading BEREFT OF ALL.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She also found herself dressed in her clothes, and on a bed on the floor.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading WHEN the slumber passed away, which had mercifully deadened Christina's sensations, she started up with a bewildered look round the room.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading WHEN the slumber passed away, which had mercifully deadened Christina's sensations, she started up with a bewildered look round the room.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading WHEN the slumber passed away, which had mercifully deadened Christina's sensations, she started up with a bewildered look round the room.
plural of “sensation” — an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation
From this reading WHEN the slumber passed away, which had mercifully deadened Christina's sensations, she started up with a bewildered look round the room.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading WHEN the slumber passed away, which had mercifully deadened Christina's sensations, she started up with a bewildered look round the room.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading WHEN the slumber passed away, which had mercifully deadened Christina's sensations, she started up with a bewildered look round the room.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading WHEN the slumber passed away, which had mercifully deadened Christina's sensations, she started up with a bewildered look round the room.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WHEN the slumber passed away, which had mercifully deadened Christina's sensations, she started up with a bewildered look round the room.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading WHEN the slumber passed away, which had mercifully deadened Christina's sensations, she started up with a bewildered look round the room.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was the bedroom her father had lately occupied.
at the time that
From this reading WHEN the slumber passed away, which had mercifully deadened Christina's sensations, she started up with a bewildered look round the room.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading WHEN the slumber passed away, which had mercifully deadened Christina's sensations, she started up with a bewildered look round the room.
in the company of; together with
From this reading WHEN the slumber passed away, which had mercifully deadened Christina's sensations, she started up with a bewildered look round the room.
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