Chapter 10 of The Hungry Heart: A Novel is here in full — 395 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The Hungry Heart: A Novel is here in full — 395 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Only I," came in Basil’s voice, and he advanced and stood between the entrance pillars of the open rustic pavilion. "Oh!" said she. And she resumed gazing over the water, but did not resume her seat. "I saw you cross the lawn," he explained. "And I was afraid some one might intrude."
Chapter 10 of The Hungry Heart: A Novel is here in full — 395 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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-ing form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading “And she resumed gazing over the water, but did not resume her seat.”
enter uninvited
From this reading “"And I was afraid some one might intrude."”
a field of cultivated and mowed grass
From this reading “"I saw you cross the lawn," he explained.”
large and often sumptuous tent
From this reading “"Only I," came in Basil’s voice, and he advanced and stood between the entrance pillars of the open rustic pavilion.”
plural of “pillar” — a fundamental principle or practice
From this reading “"Only I," came in Basil’s voice, and he advanced and stood between the entrance pillars of the open rustic pavilion.”
take up or begin anew
From this reading “And she resumed gazing over the water, but did not resume her seat.”
past form of “resume” — take up or begin anew
From this reading “And she resumed gazing over the water, but did not resume her seat.”
characteristic of rural life
From this reading “"Only I," came in Basil’s voice, and he advanced and stood between the entrance pillars of the open rustic pavilion.”
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In this reading “"Only I," came in Basil’s voice, and he advanced and stood between the entrance pillars of the open rustic pavilion.”
In this reading “And she resumed gazing over the water, but did not resume her seat.”
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farther along in physical or mental development
From this reading "Only I," came in Basil’s voice, and he advanced and stood between the entrance pillars of the open rustic pavilion.
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading "And I was afraid some one might intrude."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Only I," came in Basil’s voice, and he advanced and stood between the entrance pillars of the open rustic pavilion.
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From this reading "Only I," came in Basil’s voice, and he advanced and stood between the entrance pillars of the open rustic pavilion.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading "Only I," came in Basil’s voice, and he advanced and stood between the entrance pillars of the open rustic pavilion.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading And she resumed gazing over the water, but did not resume her seat.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Only I," came in Basil’s voice, and he advanced and stood between the entrance pillars of the open rustic pavilion.
travel across or pass over
From this reading "I saw you cross the lawn," he explained.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading And she resumed gazing over the water, but did not resume her seat.
something that provides access (to get in or get out)
From this reading "Only I," came in Basil’s voice, and he advanced and stood between the entrance pillars of the open rustic pavilion.
past form of “explain” — make plain and comprehensible
From this reading "I saw you cross the lawn," he explained.
-ing form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading And she resumed gazing over the water, but did not resume her seat.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Only I," came in Basil’s voice, and he advanced and stood between the entrance pillars of the open rustic pavilion.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And she resumed gazing over the water, but did not resume her seat.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Only I," came in Basil’s voice, and he advanced and stood between the entrance pillars of the open rustic pavilion.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Only I," came in Basil’s voice, and he advanced and stood between the entrance pillars of the open rustic pavilion.
enter uninvited
From this reading "And I was afraid some one might intrude."
a field of cultivated and mowed grass
From this reading "I saw you cross the lawn," he explained.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading "And I was afraid some one might intrude."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And she resumed gazing over the water, but did not resume her seat.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Only I," came in Basil’s voice, and he advanced and stood between the entrance pillars of the open rustic pavilion.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh!" said she.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "And I was afraid some one might intrude."
and nothing more
From this reading "Only I," came in Basil’s voice, and he advanced and stood between the entrance pillars of the open rustic pavilion.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading "Only I," came in Basil’s voice, and he advanced and stood between the entrance pillars of the open rustic pavilion.
above and across; more than
From this reading And she resumed gazing over the water, but did not resume her seat.
large and often sumptuous tent
From this reading "Only I," came in Basil’s voice, and he advanced and stood between the entrance pillars of the open rustic pavilion.
plural of “pillar” — a fundamental principle or practice
From this reading "Only I," came in Basil’s voice, and he advanced and stood between the entrance pillars of the open rustic pavilion.
take up or begin anew
From this reading And she resumed gazing over the water, but did not resume her seat.
past form of “resume” — take up or begin anew
From this reading And she resumed gazing over the water, but did not resume her seat.
characteristic of rural life
From this reading "Only I," came in Basil’s voice, and he advanced and stood between the entrance pillars of the open rustic pavilion.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Oh!" said she.
cut with a saw
From this reading "I saw you cross the lawn," he explained.
a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
From this reading And she resumed gazing over the water, but did not resume her seat.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Oh!" said she.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "And I was afraid some one might intrude."
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading "Only I," came in Basil’s voice, and he advanced and stood between the entrance pillars of the open rustic pavilion.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Only I," came in Basil’s voice, and he advanced and stood between the entrance pillars of the open rustic pavilion.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading "Only I," came in Basil’s voice, and he advanced and stood between the entrance pillars of the open rustic pavilion.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "And I was afraid some one might intrude."
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading And she resumed gazing over the water, but did not resume her seat.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I saw you cross the lawn," he explained.
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