Chapter 18 of The Lamp of Fate is here in full — 185 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of The Lamp of Fate is here in full — 185 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE DAY AFTER “Magda, how could you?” Gillian’s voice was full of blank dismay. “You ought to be thoroughly ashamed of yourself!” Magda perched on the foot of Gillian’s bed, her hands clasped round her knees, nodded. “Yes, I suppose I ought.
Chapter 18 of The Lamp of Fate is here in full — 185 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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feeling shame or guilt or embarrassment or remorse
From this reading ““You ought to be thoroughly ashamed of yourself!””
(of a surface) not written or printed on
From this reading “Gillian’s voice was full of blank dismay.”
past form of “clasp” — hold firmly and tightly
From this reading “Magda perched on the foot of Gillian’s bed, her hands clasped round her knees, nodded.”
the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles
From this reading “Gillian’s voice was full of blank dismay.”
plural of “knee” — hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
From this reading “Magda perched on the foot of Gillian’s bed, her hands clasped round her knees, nodded.”
inflected form of “nod” — express or signify by nodding
From this reading “Magda perched on the foot of Gillian’s bed, her hands clasped round her knees, nodded.”
past form of “perch” — sit, as on a branch
From this reading “Magda perched on the foot of Gillian’s bed, her hands clasped round her knees, nodded.”
in an exhaustive manner
From this reading ““You ought to be thoroughly ashamed of yourself!””
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later than; following
From this reading THE DAY AFTER “Magda, how could you?”
feeling shame or guilt or embarrassment or remorse
From this reading “You ought to be thoroughly ashamed of yourself!”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “You ought to be thoroughly ashamed of yourself!”
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading Magda perched on the foot of Gillian’s bed, her hands clasped round her knees, nodded.
(of a surface) not written or printed on
From this reading Gillian’s voice was full of blank dismay.
past form of “clasp” — hold firmly and tightly
From this reading Magda perched on the foot of Gillian’s bed, her hands clasped round her knees, nodded.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading THE DAY AFTER “Magda, how could you?”
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading THE DAY AFTER “Magda, how could you?”
the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles
From this reading Gillian’s voice was full of blank dismay.
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Magda perched on the foot of Gillian’s bed, her hands clasped round her knees, nodded.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading Gillian’s voice was full of blank dismay.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Gillian’s voice was full of blank dismay.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Magda perched on the foot of Gillian’s bed, her hands clasped round her knees, nodded.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Magda perched on the foot of Gillian’s bed, her hands clasped round her knees, nodded.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE DAY AFTER “Magda, how could you?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Yes, I suppose I ought.
plural of “knee” — hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
From this reading Magda perched on the foot of Gillian’s bed, her hands clasped round her knees, nodded.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE DAY AFTER “Magda, how could you?”
inflected form of “nod” — express or signify by nodding
From this reading Magda perched on the foot of Gillian’s bed, her hands clasped round her knees, nodded.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Gillian’s voice was full of blank dismay.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Magda perched on the foot of Gillian’s bed, her hands clasped round her knees, nodded.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading “You ought to be thoroughly ashamed of yourself!”
past form of “perch” — sit, as on a branch
From this reading Magda perched on the foot of Gillian’s bed, her hands clasped round her knees, nodded.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading Magda perched on the foot of Gillian’s bed, her hands clasped round her knees, nodded.
express a supposition
From this reading “Yes, I suppose I ought.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DAY AFTER “Magda, how could you?”
in an exhaustive manner
From this reading “You ought to be thoroughly ashamed of yourself!”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “You ought to be thoroughly ashamed of yourself!”
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Gillian’s voice was full of blank dismay.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Gillian’s voice was full of blank dismay.
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes, I suppose I ought.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE DAY AFTER “Magda, how could you?”
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “You ought to be thoroughly ashamed of yourself!”
Chapter 18 of The Lamp of Fate by Margaret, -1948 Pedler holds 185 sentences, grouped into 37 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 18 holds 185 sentences of The Lamp of Fate, unabridged, divided into 37 reading sections.
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