Chapter 20 of The Indian Lily and Other Stories is here in full — 278 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 20 of The Indian Lily and Other Stories is here in full — 278 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A silence ensued in which their mood threatened to darken and grow turbid. Then he pulled himself together. "You don't ask me why I came, dear friend." She shrugged her shoulders and smiled. "A moment's impulse--or loneliness.
Chapter 20 of The Indian Lily and Other Stories is here in full — 278 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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become dark or darker
From this reading “A silence ensued in which their mood threatened to darken and grow turbid.”
past form of “ensue” — issue or terminate (in a specified way, state, etc.); end
From this reading “A silence ensued in which their mood threatened to darken and grow turbid.”
an instinctive motive
From this reading “"A moment's impulse--or loneliness.”
the state of being alone in solitary isolation
From this reading “"A moment's impulse--or loneliness.”
possessive form of “moment” — a particular point in time
From this reading “"A moment's impulse--or loneliness.”
inflected form of “shrug” — raise one's shoulders to indicate indifference or resignation
From this reading “She shrugged her shoulders and smiled.”
(of flora or fauna) likely in the near future to become endangered
From this reading “A silence ensued in which their mood threatened to darken and grow turbid.”
(of liquids) clouded as with sediment
From this reading “A silence ensued in which their mood threatened to darken and grow turbid.”
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 A silence ensued in which their mood threatened to darken and grow turbid.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A silence ensued in which their mood threatened to darken and grow turbid.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "You don't ask me why I came, dear friend."
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "You don't ask me why I came, dear friend."
become dark or darker
From this reading A silence ensued in which their mood threatened to darken and grow turbid.
dearly loved
From this reading "You don't ask me why I came, dear friend."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You don't ask me why I came, dear friend."
past form of “ensue” — issue or terminate (in a specified way, state, etc.); end
From this reading A silence ensued in which their mood threatened to darken and grow turbid.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading "You don't ask me why I came, dear friend."
pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading A silence ensued in which their mood threatened to darken and grow turbid.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then he pulled himself together.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She shrugged her shoulders and smiled.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Then he pulled himself together.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "You don't ask me why I came, dear friend."
an instinctive motive
From this reading "A moment's impulse--or loneliness.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A silence ensued in which their mood threatened to darken and grow turbid.
the state of being alone in solitary isolation
From this reading "A moment's impulse--or loneliness.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You don't ask me why I came, dear friend."
possessive form of “moment” — a particular point in time
From this reading "A moment's impulse--or loneliness.
a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
From this reading A silence ensued in which their mood threatened to darken and grow turbid.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "A moment's impulse--or loneliness.
past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling
From this reading Then he pulled himself together.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She shrugged her shoulders and smiled.
plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
From this reading She shrugged her shoulders and smiled.
inflected form of “shrug” — raise one's shoulders to indicate indifference or resignation
From this reading She shrugged her shoulders and smiled.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading A silence ensued in which their mood threatened to darken and grow turbid.
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading She shrugged her shoulders and smiled.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading A silence ensued in which their mood threatened to darken and grow turbid.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then he pulled himself together.
(of flora or fauna) likely in the near future to become endangered
From this reading A silence ensued in which their mood threatened to darken and grow turbid.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A silence ensued in which their mood threatened to darken and grow turbid.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading Then he pulled himself together.
(of liquids) clouded as with sediment
From this reading A silence ensued in which their mood threatened to darken and grow turbid.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A silence ensued in which their mood threatened to darken and grow turbid.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "You don't ask me why I came, dear friend."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You don't ask me why I came, dear friend."
Chapter 20 of The Indian Lily and Other Stories by Hermann Sudermann holds 278 sentences, grouped into 56 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 20 holds 278 sentences of The Indian Lily and Other Stories, unabridged, divided into 56 reading sections.
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