Chapter 39 of The Long Lane's Turning is here in full — 94 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 39 of The Long Lane's Turning is here in full — 94 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
REVELATION "_You!_" she said. "_You--you!_" "Yes." With her eyes upon him she moved away with uncertain, backward steps. When she spoke again it was with a quick breath that was like a sob, and in a voice scarcely audible, with breaks between the words: "It is--it was?--_you_--" "It was I." "You!"
Chapter 39 of The Long Lane's Turning is here in full — 94 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/18 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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heard or perceptible by the ear
From this reading “When she spoke again it was with a quick breath that was like a sob, and in a voice scarcely audible, with breaks between the words: "It is--it was?--_you_--" "It was I."”
at or to or toward the back or rear
From this reading “With her eyes upon him she moved away with uncertain, backward steps.”
plural of “break” — some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity
From this reading “When she spoke again it was with a quick breath that was like a sob, and in a voice scarcely audible, with breaks between the words: "It is--it was?--_you_--" "It was I."”
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading “When she spoke again it was with a quick breath that was like a sob, and in a voice scarcely audible, with breaks between the words: "It is--it was?--_you_--" "It was I."”
the speech act of making something evident
From this reading “REVELATION "_You!_" she said.”
weep convulsively
From this reading “When she spoke again it was with a quick breath that was like a sob, and in a voice scarcely audible, with breaks between the words: "It is--it was?--_you_--" "It was I."”
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading “With her eyes upon him she moved away with uncertain, backward steps.”
lacking or indicating lack of confidence or assurance
From this reading “With her eyes upon him she moved away with uncertain, backward steps.”
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In this reading “When she spoke again it was with a quick breath that was like a sob, and in a voice scarcely audible, with breaks between the words: "It is--it was?--_you_--" "It was I."”
In this reading “When she spoke again it was with a quick breath that was like a sob, and in a voice scarcely audible, with breaks between the words: "It is--it was?--_you_--" "It was I."”
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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 When she spoke again it was with a quick breath that was like a sob, and in a voice scarcely audible, with breaks between the words: "It is--it was?--_you_--" "It was I."
anew
From this reading When she spoke again it was with a quick breath that was like a sob, and in a voice scarcely audible, with breaks between the words: "It is--it was?--_you_--" "It was I."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When she spoke again it was with a quick breath that was like a sob, and in a voice scarcely audible, with breaks between the words: "It is--it was?--_you_--" "It was I."
heard or perceptible by the ear
From this reading When she spoke again it was with a quick breath that was like a sob, and in a voice scarcely audible, with breaks between the words: "It is--it was?--_you_--" "It was I."
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading With her eyes upon him she moved away with uncertain, backward steps.
at or to or toward the back or rear
From this reading With her eyes upon him she moved away with uncertain, backward steps.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading When she spoke again it was with a quick breath that was like a sob, and in a voice scarcely audible, with breaks between the words: "It is--it was?--_you_--" "It was I."
plural of “break” — some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity
From this reading When she spoke again it was with a quick breath that was like a sob, and in a voice scarcely audible, with breaks between the words: "It is--it was?--_you_--" "It was I."
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading When she spoke again it was with a quick breath that was like a sob, and in a voice scarcely audible, with breaks between the words: "It is--it was?--_you_--" "It was I."
opinion or judgment
From this reading With her eyes upon him she moved away with uncertain, backward steps.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading With her eyes upon him she moved away with uncertain, backward steps.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading With her eyes upon him she moved away with uncertain, backward steps.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading When she spoke again it was with a quick breath that was like a sob, and in a voice scarcely audible, with breaks between the words: "It is--it was?--_you_--" "It was I."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When she spoke again it was with a quick breath that was like a sob, and in a voice scarcely audible, with breaks between the words: "It is--it was?--_you_--" "It was I."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When she spoke again it was with a quick breath that was like a sob, and in a voice scarcely audible, with breaks between the words: "It is--it was?--_you_--" "It was I."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When she spoke again it was with a quick breath that was like a sob, and in a voice scarcely audible, with breaks between the words: "It is--it was?--_you_--" "It was I."
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading When she spoke again it was with a quick breath that was like a sob, and in a voice scarcely audible, with breaks between the words: "It is--it was?--_you_--" "It was I."
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading With her eyes upon him she moved away with uncertain, backward steps.
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading When she spoke again it was with a quick breath that was like a sob, and in a voice scarcely audible, with breaks between the words: "It is--it was?--_you_--" "It was I."
the speech act of making something evident
From this reading REVELATION "_You!_" she said.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading REVELATION "_You!_" she said.
only a very short time before
From this reading When she spoke again it was with a quick breath that was like a sob, and in a voice scarcely audible, with breaks between the words: "It is--it was?--_you_--" "It was I."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading REVELATION "_You!_" she said.
weep convulsively
From this reading When she spoke again it was with a quick breath that was like a sob, and in a voice scarcely audible, with breaks between the words: "It is--it was?--_you_--" "It was I."
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading When she spoke again it was with a quick breath that was like a sob, and in a voice scarcely audible, with breaks between the words: "It is--it was?--_you_--" "It was I."
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading With her eyes upon him she moved away with uncertain, backward steps.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When she spoke again it was with a quick breath that was like a sob, and in a voice scarcely audible, with breaks between the words: "It is--it was?--_you_--" "It was I."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When she spoke again it was with a quick breath that was like a sob, and in a voice scarcely audible, with breaks between the words: "It is--it was?--_you_--" "It was I."
lacking or indicating lack of confidence or assurance
From this reading With her eyes upon him she moved away with uncertain, backward steps.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading With her eyes upon him she moved away with uncertain, backward steps.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading When she spoke again it was with a quick breath that was like a sob, and in a voice scarcely audible, with breaks between the words: "It is--it was?--_you_--" "It was I."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When she spoke again it was with a quick breath that was like a sob, and in a voice scarcely audible, with breaks between the words: "It is--it was?--_you_--" "It was I."
at the time that
From this reading When she spoke again it was with a quick breath that was like a sob, and in a voice scarcely audible, with breaks between the words: "It is--it was?--_you_--" "It was I."
in the company of; together with
From this reading With her eyes upon him she moved away with uncertain, backward steps.
the words that are spoken
From this reading When she spoke again it was with a quick breath that was like a sob, and in a voice scarcely audible, with breaks between the words: "It is--it was?--_you_--" "It was I."
an affirmative
From this reading "_You--you!_" "Yes."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading REVELATION "_You!_" she said.
Chapter 39 of The Long Lane's Turning by Hallie Erminie Rives holds 94 sentences, grouped into 19 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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