Chapter 10 of The Hundredth Chance is here in full — 141 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The Hundredth Chance is here in full — 141 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE WEDDING MORNING It was very dark and draughty in the church. Maud was shivering from head to foot. Her heart felt as if it were encased in ice. Now and then it beat a little, feebly, as if trying to break free, but the awful cold was too much for it. She did not know how to keep her teeth from chattering.
Chapter 10 of The Hundredth Chance is here in full — 141 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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exceptionally bad or displeasing
From this reading “Now and then it beat a little, feebly, as if trying to break free, but the awful cold was too much for it.”
the rapid series of noises made by the parts of a machine
From this reading “She did not know how to keep her teeth from chattering.”
covered or protected with or as if with a case
From this reading “Her heart felt as if it were encased in ice.”
in a faint and feeble manner
From this reading “Now and then it beat a little, feebly, as if trying to break free, but the awful cold was too much for it.”
water frozen in the solid state
From this reading “Her heart felt as if it were encased in ice.”
a sensation of cold that often marks the start of an infection and the development of a fever
From this reading “Maud was shivering from head to foot.”
the kind and number and arrangement of teeth (collectively) in a person or animal
From this reading “She did not know how to keep her teeth from chattering.”
the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed
From this reading “THE WEDDING MORNING It was very dark and draughty in the church.”
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In this reading “THE WEDDING MORNING It was very dark and draughty in the church.”
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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 Now and then it beat a little, feebly, as if trying to break free, but the awful cold was too much for it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE WEDDING MORNING It was very dark and draughty in the church.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Her heart felt as if it were encased in ice.
exceptionally bad or displeasing
From this reading Now and then it beat a little, feebly, as if trying to break free, but the awful cold was too much for it.
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
From this reading Now and then it beat a little, feebly, as if trying to break free, but the awful cold was too much for it.
terminate
From this reading Now and then it beat a little, feebly, as if trying to break free, but the awful cold was too much for it.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Now and then it beat a little, feebly, as if trying to break free, but the awful cold was too much for it.
the rapid series of noises made by the parts of a machine
From this reading She did not know how to keep her teeth from chattering.
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading THE WEDDING MORNING It was very dark and draughty in the church.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading Now and then it beat a little, feebly, as if trying to break free, but the awful cold was too much for it.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading THE WEDDING MORNING It was very dark and draughty in the church.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She did not know how to keep her teeth from chattering.
not airtight
From this reading THE WEDDING MORNING It was very dark and draughty in the church.
covered or protected with or as if with a case
From this reading Her heart felt as if it were encased in ice.
in a faint and feeble manner
From this reading Now and then it beat a little, feebly, as if trying to break free, but the awful cold was too much for it.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Her heart felt as if it were encased in ice.
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Maud was shivering from head to foot.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Now and then it beat a little, feebly, as if trying to break free, but the awful cold was too much for it.
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading Now and then it beat a little, feebly, as if trying to break free, but the awful cold was too much for it.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Maud was shivering from head to foot.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Maud was shivering from head to foot.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Her heart felt as if it were encased in ice.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her heart felt as if it were encased in ice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She did not know how to keep her teeth from chattering.
water frozen in the solid state
From this reading Her heart felt as if it were encased in ice.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Her heart felt as if it were encased in ice.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE WEDDING MORNING It was very dark and draughty in the church.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE WEDDING MORNING It was very dark and draughty in the church.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading She did not know how to keep her teeth from chattering.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading She did not know how to keep her teeth from chattering.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Now and then it beat a little, feebly, as if trying to break free, but the awful cold was too much for it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Maud was shivering from head to foot.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading THE WEDDING MORNING It was very dark and draughty in the church.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Now and then it beat a little, feebly, as if trying to break free, but the awful cold was too much for it.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She did not know how to keep her teeth from chattering.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now and then it beat a little, feebly, as if trying to break free, but the awful cold was too much for it.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She did not know how to keep her teeth from chattering.
a sensation of cold that often marks the start of an infection and the development of a fever
From this reading Maud was shivering from head to foot.
the kind and number and arrangement of teeth (collectively) in a person or animal
From this reading She did not know how to keep her teeth from chattering.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WEDDING MORNING It was very dark and draughty in the church.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Now and then it beat a little, feebly, as if trying to break free, but the awful cold was too much for it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Maud was shivering from head to foot.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Now and then it beat a little, feebly, as if trying to break free, but the awful cold was too much for it.
hard to endure
From this reading Now and then it beat a little, feebly, as if trying to break free, but the awful cold was too much for it.
precisely as stated
From this reading THE WEDDING MORNING It was very dark and draughty in the church.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE WEDDING MORNING It was very dark and draughty in the church.
the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed
From this reading THE WEDDING MORNING It was very dark and draughty in the church.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Her heart felt as if it were encased in ice.
Chapter 10 of The Hundredth Chance by Ethel M. (Ethel May) Dell holds 141 sentences, grouped into 29 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.
Chapter 10 holds 141 sentences of The Hundredth Chance, unabridged, divided into 29 reading sections.
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