Chapter 21 of The Living Link: A Novel is here in full — 143 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 21 of The Living Link: A Novel is here in full — 143 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE WIFE OF LEON DUDLEIGH. Sickness and delirium came mercifully to Edith; for if health had continued, the sanity of the body would have been purchased at the expense of that of the mind. Mrs. Dunbar nursed her most tenderly and assiduously. A doctor attended her. For long weeks she lay in a brain-fever, between life and death.
Chapter 21 of The Living Link: A Novel is here in full — 143 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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with care and persistence
From this reading “Mrs. Dunbar nursed her most tenderly and assiduously.”
state of violent mental agitation
From this reading “Sickness and delirium came mercifully to Edith; for if health had continued, the sanity of the body would have been purchased at the expense of that of the mind.”
a historical area and former kingdom in northwestern Spain
From this reading “THE WIFE OF LEON DUDLEIGH.”
in a compassionate manner
From this reading “Sickness and delirium came mercifully to Edith; for if health had continued, the sanity of the body would have been purchased at the expense of that of the mind.”
(of an infant) breast-fed
From this reading “Mrs. Dunbar nursed her most tenderly and assiduously.”
past form of “purchase” — obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading “Sickness and delirium came mercifully to Edith; for if health had continued, the sanity of the body would have been purchased at the expense of that of the mind.”
normal or sound powers of mind
From this reading “Sickness and delirium came mercifully to Edith; for if health had continued, the sanity of the body would have been purchased at the expense of that of the mind.”
impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism
From this reading “Sickness and delirium came mercifully to Edith; for if health had continued, the sanity of the body would have been purchased at the expense of that of the mind.”
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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 doctor attended her.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Sickness and delirium came mercifully to Edith; for if health had continued, the sanity of the body would have been purchased at the expense of that of the mind.
with care and persistence
From this reading Mrs. Dunbar nursed her most tenderly and assiduously.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Sickness and delirium came mercifully to Edith; for if health had continued, the sanity of the body would have been purchased at the expense of that of the mind.
playing or singing with instrumental or vocal accompaniment
From this reading A doctor attended her.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Sickness and delirium came mercifully to Edith; for if health had continued, the sanity of the body would have been purchased at the expense of that of the mind.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading For long weeks she lay in a brain-fever, between life and death.
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading Sickness and delirium came mercifully to Edith; for if health had continued, the sanity of the body would have been purchased at the expense of that of the mind.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For long weeks she lay in a brain-fever, between life and death.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Sickness and delirium came mercifully to Edith; for if health had continued, the sanity of the body would have been purchased at the expense of that of the mind.
without stop or interruption
From this reading Sickness and delirium came mercifully to Edith; for if health had continued, the sanity of the body would have been purchased at the expense of that of the mind.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading For long weeks she lay in a brain-fever, between life and death.
state of violent mental agitation
From this reading Sickness and delirium came mercifully to Edith; for if health had continued, the sanity of the body would have been purchased at the expense of that of the mind.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading A doctor attended her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE WIFE OF LEON DUDLEIGH.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Dunbar nursed her most tenderly and assiduously.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sickness and delirium came mercifully to Edith; for if health had continued, the sanity of the body would have been purchased at the expense of that of the mind.
amounts paid for goods and services that may be currently tax deductible (as opposed to capital expenditures)
From this reading Sickness and delirium came mercifully to Edith; for if health had continued, the sanity of the body would have been purchased at the expense of that of the mind.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Sickness and delirium came mercifully to Edith; for if health had continued, the sanity of the body would have been purchased at the expense of that of the mind.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Sickness and delirium came mercifully to Edith; for if health had continued, the sanity of the body would have been purchased at the expense of that of the mind.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Sickness and delirium came mercifully to Edith; for if health had continued, the sanity of the body would have been purchased at the expense of that of the mind.
a healthy state of wellbeing free from disease
From this reading Sickness and delirium came mercifully to Edith; for if health had continued, the sanity of the body would have been purchased at the expense of that of the mind.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Dunbar nursed her most tenderly and assiduously.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Sickness and delirium came mercifully to Edith; for if health had continued, the sanity of the body would have been purchased at the expense of that of the mind.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading For long weeks she lay in a brain-fever, between life and death.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading For long weeks she lay in a brain-fever, between life and death.
a historical area and former kingdom in northwestern Spain
From this reading THE WIFE OF LEON DUDLEIGH.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading For long weeks she lay in a brain-fever, between life and death.
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 For long weeks she lay in a brain-fever, between life and death.
in a compassionate manner
From this reading Sickness and delirium came mercifully to Edith; for if health had continued, the sanity of the body would have been purchased at the expense of that of the mind.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Sickness and delirium came mercifully to Edith; for if health had continued, the sanity of the body would have been purchased at the expense of that of the mind.
used to form the superlative
From this reading Mrs. Dunbar nursed her most tenderly and assiduously.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Mrs. Dunbar nursed her most tenderly and assiduously.
(of an infant) breast-fed
From this reading Mrs. Dunbar nursed her most tenderly and assiduously.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE WIFE OF LEON DUDLEIGH.
past form of “purchase” — obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading Sickness and delirium came mercifully to Edith; for if health had continued, the sanity of the body would have been purchased at the expense of that of the mind.
normal or sound powers of mind
From this reading Sickness and delirium came mercifully to Edith; for if health had continued, the sanity of the body would have been purchased at the expense of that of the mind.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For long weeks she lay in a brain-fever, between life and death.
impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism
From this reading Sickness and delirium came mercifully to Edith; for if health had continued, the sanity of the body would have been purchased at the expense of that of the mind.
with tenderness; in a tender manner
From this reading Mrs. Dunbar nursed her most tenderly and assiduously.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Sickness and delirium came mercifully to Edith; for if health had continued, the sanity of the body would have been purchased at the expense of that of the mind.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WIFE OF LEON DUDLEIGH.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Sickness and delirium came mercifully to Edith; for if health had continued, the sanity of the body would have been purchased at the expense of that of the mind.
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading For long weeks she lay in a brain-fever, between life and death.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading THE WIFE OF LEON DUDLEIGH.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Sickness and delirium came mercifully to Edith; for if health had continued, the sanity of the body would have been purchased at the expense of that of the mind.
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