Chapter 3 of The Lost Girl is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of The Lost Girl is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE MATERNITY NURSE Of course Alvina made everybody pay for her mood of submission and sweetness. In a month’s time she was quite intolerable. “I can’t stay here all my life,” she declared, stretching her eyes in a way that irritated the other inmates of Manchester House extremely. “I know I can’t. I can’t bear it.
Chapter 3 of The Lost Girl is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “inmate” — one of several resident of a dwelling (especially someone confined to a prison or hospital)
From this reading ““I can’t stay here all my life,” she declared, stretching her eyes in a way that irritated the other inmates of Manchester House extremely.”
incapable of being tolerated or endured
From this reading “In a month’s time she was quite intolerable.”
aroused to impatience or anger
From this reading ““I can’t stay here all my life,” she declared, stretching her eyes in a way that irritated the other inmates of Manchester House extremely.”
largest city in New Hampshire; located in southeastern New Hampshire on the Merrimack river
From this reading ““I can’t stay here all my life,” she declared, stretching her eyes in a way that irritated the other inmates of Manchester House extremely.”
the state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her uterus
From this reading “THE MATERNITY NURSE Of course Alvina made everybody pay for her mood of submission and sweetness.”
possessive form of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
act of expanding by lengthening or widening
From this reading ““I can’t stay here all my life,” she declared, stretching her eyes in a way that irritated the other inmates of Manchester House extremely.”
something (manuscripts or architectural plans and models or estimates or works of art of all genres etc.) submitted for the judgment of others (as in a competition)
From this reading “THE MATERNITY NURSE Of course Alvina made everybody pay for her mood of submission and sweetness.”
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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 In a month’s time she was quite intolerable.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading “I can’t stay here all my life,” she declared, stretching her eyes in a way that irritated the other inmates of Manchester House extremely.
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From this reading THE MATERNITY NURSE Of course Alvina made everybody pay for her mood of submission and sweetness.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE MATERNITY NURSE Of course Alvina made everybody pay for her mood of submission and sweetness.
have
From this reading I can’t bear it.
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From this reading “I can’t stay here all my life,” she declared, stretching her eyes in a way that irritated the other inmates of Manchester House extremely.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading THE MATERNITY NURSE Of course Alvina made everybody pay for her mood of submission and sweetness.
made known or openly avowed
From this reading “I can’t stay here all my life,” she declared, stretching her eyes in a way that irritated the other inmates of Manchester House extremely.
every person
From this reading THE MATERNITY NURSE Of course Alvina made everybody pay for her mood of submission and sweetness.
to a high degree or extent; favorably or with much respect
From this reading “I can’t stay here all my life,” she declared, stretching her eyes in a way that irritated the other inmates of Manchester House extremely.
opinion or judgment
From this reading “I can’t stay here all my life,” she declared, stretching her eyes in a way that irritated the other inmates of Manchester House extremely.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE MATERNITY NURSE Of course Alvina made everybody pay for her mood of submission and sweetness.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE MATERNITY NURSE Of course Alvina made everybody pay for her mood of submission and sweetness.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “I can’t stay here all my life,” she declared, stretching her eyes in a way that irritated the other inmates of Manchester House extremely.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading “I can’t stay here all my life,” she declared, stretching her eyes in a way that irritated the other inmates of Manchester House extremely.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I can’t stay here all my life,” she declared, stretching her eyes in a way that irritated the other inmates of Manchester House extremely.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In a month’s time she was quite intolerable.
plural of “inmate” — one of several resident of a dwelling (especially someone confined to a prison or hospital)
From this reading “I can’t stay here all my life,” she declared, stretching her eyes in a way that irritated the other inmates of Manchester House extremely.
incapable of being tolerated or endured
From this reading In a month’s time she was quite intolerable.
aroused to impatience or anger
From this reading “I can’t stay here all my life,” she declared, stretching her eyes in a way that irritated the other inmates of Manchester House extremely.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I can’t bear it.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “I know I can’t.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading “I can’t stay here all my life,” she declared, stretching her eyes in a way that irritated the other inmates of Manchester House extremely.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading THE MATERNITY NURSE Of course Alvina made everybody pay for her mood of submission and sweetness.
largest city in New Hampshire; located in southeastern New Hampshire on the Merrimack river
From this reading “I can’t stay here all my life,” she declared, stretching her eyes in a way that irritated the other inmates of Manchester House extremely.
the state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her uterus
From this reading THE MATERNITY NURSE Of course Alvina made everybody pay for her mood of submission and sweetness.
possessive form of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading In a month’s time she was quite intolerable.
a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
From this reading THE MATERNITY NURSE Of course Alvina made everybody pay for her mood of submission and sweetness.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “I can’t stay here all my life,” she declared, stretching her eyes in a way that irritated the other inmates of Manchester House extremely.
try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury
From this reading THE MATERNITY NURSE Of course Alvina made everybody pay for her mood of submission and sweetness.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE MATERNITY NURSE Of course Alvina made everybody pay for her mood of submission and sweetness.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading “I can’t stay here all my life,” she declared, stretching her eyes in a way that irritated the other inmates of Manchester House extremely.
give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
From this reading THE MATERNITY NURSE Of course Alvina made everybody pay for her mood of submission and sweetness.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading In a month’s time she was quite intolerable.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In a month’s time she was quite intolerable.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading “I can’t stay here all my life,” she declared, stretching her eyes in a way that irritated the other inmates of Manchester House extremely.
act of expanding by lengthening or widening
From this reading “I can’t stay here all my life,” she declared, stretching her eyes in a way that irritated the other inmates of Manchester House extremely.
something (manuscripts or architectural plans and models or estimates or works of art of all genres etc.) submitted for the judgment of others (as in a competition)
From this reading THE MATERNITY NURSE Of course Alvina made everybody pay for her mood of submission and sweetness.
the taste experience when sugar dissolves in the mouth
From this reading THE MATERNITY NURSE Of course Alvina made everybody pay for her mood of submission and sweetness.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I can’t stay here all my life,” she declared, stretching her eyes in a way that irritated the other inmates of Manchester House extremely.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MATERNITY NURSE Of course Alvina made everybody pay for her mood of submission and sweetness.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading In a month’s time she was quite intolerable.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In a month’s time she was quite intolerable.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “I can’t stay here all my life,” she declared, stretching her eyes in a way that irritated the other inmates of Manchester House extremely.
Chapter 3 of The Lost Girl by D. H. (David Herbert) Lawrence holds 413 sentences, grouped into 83 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 3 holds 413 sentences of The Lost Girl, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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