Chapter 21 of The Lighted Way is here in full — 249 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 21 of The Lighted Way is here in full — 249 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ARNOLD SPEAKS OUT Ruth was still alone, and her welcome was almost pathetic. She stretched out her arms--long, thin arms they seemed in the tight black sleeves of her worn gown. She had discarded her carefully mended gloves and her hands were bare. "Arnold," she murmured, "how long you have been away!" He threw himself on the grass by her side.
Chapter 21 of The Lighted Way is here in full — 249 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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English poet and literary critic (1822-1888)
From this reading “ARNOLD SPEAKS OUT Ruth was still alone, and her welcome was almost pathetic.”
thrown away
From this reading “She had discarded her carefully mended gloves and her hands were bare.”
plural of “glove” — the handwear used by fielders in playing baseball
From this reading “She had discarded her carefully mended gloves and her hands were bare.”
past form of “mend” — restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
From this reading “She had discarded her carefully mended gloves and her hands were bare.”
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading “ARNOLD SPEAKS OUT Ruth was still alone, and her welcome was almost pathetic.”
plural of “sleeve” — the part of a garment that is attached at the armhole and that provides a cloth covering for the arm
From this reading “She stretched out her arms--long, thin arms they seemed in the tight black sleeves of her worn gown.”
third-person singular of “speak” — express in speech
From this reading “ARNOLD SPEAKS OUT Ruth was still alone, and her welcome was almost pathetic.”
closely constrained or constricted or constricting
From this reading “She stretched out her arms--long, thin arms they seemed in the tight black sleeves of her worn gown.”
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(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading ARNOLD SPEAKS OUT Ruth was still alone, and her welcome was almost pathetic.
Having no one else present.
From this reading ARNOLD SPEAKS OUT Ruth was still alone, and her welcome was almost pathetic.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ARNOLD SPEAKS OUT Ruth was still alone, and her welcome was almost pathetic.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading She stretched out her arms--long, thin arms they seemed in the tight black sleeves of her worn gown.
English poet and literary critic (1822-1888)
From this reading ARNOLD SPEAKS OUT Ruth was still alone, and her welcome was almost pathetic.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "Arnold," she murmured, "how long you have been away!"
completely unclothed
From this reading She had discarded her carefully mended gloves and her hands were bare.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "Arnold," she murmured, "how long you have been away!"
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading She stretched out her arms--long, thin arms they seemed in the tight black sleeves of her worn gown.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He threw himself on the grass by her side.
taking care or paying attention
From this reading She had discarded her carefully mended gloves and her hands were bare.
thrown away
From this reading She had discarded her carefully mended gloves and her hands were bare.
plural of “glove” — the handwear used by fielders in playing baseball
From this reading She had discarded her carefully mended gloves and her hands were bare.
a woman's dress, usually with a close-fitting bodice and a long flared skirt, often worn on formal occasions
From this reading She stretched out her arms--long, thin arms they seemed in the tight black sleeves of her worn gown.
shoot down, of birds
From this reading He threw himself on the grass by her side.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had discarded her carefully mended gloves and her hands were bare.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading She had discarded her carefully mended gloves and her hands were bare.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Arnold," she murmured, "how long you have been away!"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He threw himself on the grass by her side.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading ARNOLD SPEAKS OUT Ruth was still alone, and her welcome was almost pathetic.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He threw himself on the grass by her side.
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From this reading "Arnold," she murmured, "how long you have been away!"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She stretched out her arms--long, thin arms they seemed in the tight black sleeves of her worn gown.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading She stretched out her arms--long, thin arms they seemed in the tight black sleeves of her worn gown.
past form of “mend” — restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
From this reading She had discarded her carefully mended gloves and her hands were bare.
past form of “murmur” — speak softly or indistinctly
From this reading "Arnold," she murmured, "how long you have been away!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She stretched out her arms--long, thin arms they seemed in the tight black sleeves of her worn gown.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He threw himself on the grass by her side.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading ARNOLD SPEAKS OUT Ruth was still alone, and her welcome was almost pathetic.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading ARNOLD SPEAKS OUT Ruth was still alone, and her welcome was almost pathetic.
United States professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948)
From this reading ARNOLD SPEAKS OUT Ruth was still alone, and her welcome was almost pathetic.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading She stretched out her arms--long, thin arms they seemed in the tight black sleeves of her worn gown.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She stretched out her arms--long, thin arms they seemed in the tight black sleeves of her worn gown.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading He threw himself on the grass by her side.
plural of “sleeve” — the part of a garment that is attached at the armhole and that provides a cloth covering for the arm
From this reading She stretched out her arms--long, thin arms they seemed in the tight black sleeves of her worn gown.
third-person singular of “speak” — express in speech
From this reading ARNOLD SPEAKS OUT Ruth was still alone, and her welcome was almost pathetic.
not in physical motion
From this reading ARNOLD SPEAKS OUT Ruth was still alone, and her welcome was almost pathetic.
(of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching
From this reading She stretched out her arms--long, thin arms they seemed in the tight black sleeves of her worn gown.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She stretched out her arms--long, thin arms they seemed in the tight black sleeves of her worn gown.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She stretched out her arms--long, thin arms they seemed in the tight black sleeves of her worn gown.
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading She stretched out her arms--long, thin arms they seemed in the tight black sleeves of her worn gown.
inflected form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading He threw himself on the grass by her side.
closely constrained or constricted or constricting
From this reading She stretched out her arms--long, thin arms they seemed in the tight black sleeves of her worn gown.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ARNOLD SPEAKS OUT Ruth was still alone, and her welcome was almost pathetic.
accept gladly
From this reading ARNOLD SPEAKS OUT Ruth was still alone, and her welcome was almost pathetic.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She had discarded her carefully mended gloves and her hands were bare.
Damaged or thinned by continuous use.
From this reading She stretched out her arms--long, thin arms they seemed in the tight black sleeves of her worn gown.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Arnold," she murmured, "how long you have been away!"
Chapter 21 of The Lighted Way by E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim holds 249 sentences, grouped into 50 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.
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