Chapter 30 of The garden of resurrection is here in full — 132 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 30 of The garden of resurrection is here in full — 132 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Oh dear! Oh dear!" exclaimed Mrs. Bullwell, "the poor thing's fainted!" There was a comfortable sound in that homely phrase, yet still it seemed more than mere fainting to me. Doubtless women are accustomed to these little misadventures. They think nothing of them.
Chapter 30 of The garden of resurrection is here in full — 132 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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commonly used or practiced; usual
From this reading “Doubtless women are accustomed to these little misadventures.”
without doubt; certainly
From this reading “Doubtless women are accustomed to these little misadventures.”
past form of “faint” — pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain
From this reading “Oh dear!" exclaimed Mrs. Bullwell, "the poor thing's fainted!"”
-ing form of “faint” — pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain
From this reading “There was a comfortable sound in that homely phrase, yet still it seemed more than mere fainting to me.”
lacking in physical beauty or proportion
From this reading “There was a comfortable sound in that homely phrase, yet still it seemed more than mere fainting to me.”
plural of “misadventure” — an instance of misfortune
From this reading “Doubtless women are accustomed to these little misadventures.”
an expression consisting of one or more words forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence
From this reading “There was a comfortable sound in that homely phrase, yet still it seemed more than mere fainting to me.”
possessive form of “thing” — a special situation
From this reading “Oh dear!" exclaimed Mrs. Bullwell, "the poor thing's fainted!"”
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In this reading “Oh dear!" exclaimed Mrs. Bullwell, "the poor thing's fainted!"”
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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 There was a comfortable sound in that homely phrase, yet still it seemed more than mere fainting to me.
commonly used or practiced; usual
From this reading Doubtless women are accustomed to these little misadventures.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Doubtless women are accustomed to these little misadventures.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Oh dear!" exclaimed Mrs. Bullwell, "the poor thing's fainted!"
providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (“comfy” is informal)
From this reading There was a comfortable sound in that homely phrase, yet still it seemed more than mere fainting to me.
dearly loved
From this reading "Oh dear!
without doubt; certainly
From this reading Doubtless women are accustomed to these little misadventures.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading Oh dear!" exclaimed Mrs. Bullwell, "the poor thing's fainted!"
past form of “faint” — pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain
From this reading Oh dear!" exclaimed Mrs. Bullwell, "the poor thing's fainted!"
-ing form of “faint” — pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain
From this reading There was a comfortable sound in that homely phrase, yet still it seemed more than mere fainting to me.
lacking in physical beauty or proportion
From this reading There was a comfortable sound in that homely phrase, yet still it seemed more than mere fainting to me.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was a comfortable sound in that homely phrase, yet still it seemed more than mere fainting to me.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There was a comfortable sound in that homely phrase, yet still it seemed more than mere fainting to me.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Doubtless women are accustomed to these little misadventures.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There was a comfortable sound in that homely phrase, yet still it seemed more than mere fainting to me.
being nothing more than specified
From this reading There was a comfortable sound in that homely phrase, yet still it seemed more than mere fainting to me.
plural of “misadventure” — an instance of misfortune
From this reading Doubtless women are accustomed to these little misadventures.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading There was a comfortable sound in that homely phrase, yet still it seemed more than mere fainting to me.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Oh dear!" exclaimed Mrs. Bullwell, "the poor thing's fainted!"
not one thing; not anything
From this reading They think nothing of them.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They think nothing of them.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh dear!
an expression consisting of one or more words forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence
From this reading There was a comfortable sound in that homely phrase, yet still it seemed more than mere fainting to me.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading Oh dear!" exclaimed Mrs. Bullwell, "the poor thing's fainted!"
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading There was a comfortable sound in that homely phrase, yet still it seemed more than mere fainting to me.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading There was a comfortable sound in that homely phrase, yet still it seemed more than mere fainting to me.
not in physical motion
From this reading There was a comfortable sound in that homely phrase, yet still it seemed more than mere fainting to me.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading There was a comfortable sound in that homely phrase, yet still it seemed more than mere fainting to me.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There was a comfortable sound in that homely phrase, yet still it seemed more than mere fainting to me.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Oh dear!" exclaimed Mrs. Bullwell, "the poor thing's fainted!"
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They think nothing of them.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was a comfortable sound in that homely phrase, yet still it seemed more than mere fainting to me.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Doubtless women are accustomed to these little misadventures.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They think nothing of them.
possessive form of “thing” — a special situation
From this reading Oh dear!" exclaimed Mrs. Bullwell, "the poor thing's fainted!"
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading They think nothing of them.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was a comfortable sound in that homely phrase, yet still it seemed more than mere fainting to me.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a comfortable sound in that homely phrase, yet still it seemed more than mere fainting to me.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading Doubtless women are accustomed to these little misadventures.
but in spite of that
From this reading There was a comfortable sound in that homely phrase, yet still it seemed more than mere fainting to me.
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