Chapter 8 of The Lost Girl is here in full — 1046 sentences across 210 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of The Lost Girl is here in full — 1046 sentences across 210 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CICCIO Madame did not pick up her spirits, after her cold. For two days she lay in bed, attended by Mrs. Rollings and Alvina and the young men. But she was most careful never to give any room for scandal. The young men might not approach her save in the presence of some third party. And then it was strictly a visit of ceremony or business.
Chapter 8 of The Lost Girl is here in full — 1046 sentences across 210 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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move towards
From this reading “The young men might not approach her save in the presence of some third party.”
playing or singing with instrumental or vocal accompaniment
From this reading “For two days she lay in bed, attended by Mrs. Rollings and Alvina and the young men.”
exercising caution or showing care or attention
From this reading “But she was most careful never to give any room for scandal.”
a formal event performed on a special occasion
From this reading “And then it was strictly a visit of ceremony or business.”
select carefully from a group
From this reading “CICCIO Madame did not pick up her spirits, after her cold.”
plural of “rolling” — a deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells)
From this reading “For two days she lay in bed, attended by Mrs. Rollings and Alvina and the young men.”
disgraceful gossip about the private lives of other people
From this reading “But she was most careful never to give any room for scandal.”
restricted to something
From this reading “And then it was strictly a visit of ceremony or business.”
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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 And then it was strictly a visit of ceremony or business.
later than; following
From this reading CICCIO Madame did not pick up her spirits, after her cold.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For two days she lay in bed, attended by Mrs. Rollings and Alvina and the young men.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For two days she lay in bed, attended by Mrs. Rollings and Alvina and the young men.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading But she was most careful never to give any room for scandal.
move towards
From this reading The young men might not approach her save in the presence of some third party.
playing or singing with instrumental or vocal accompaniment
From this reading For two days she lay in bed, attended by Mrs. Rollings and Alvina and the young men.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading For two days she lay in bed, attended by Mrs. Rollings and Alvina and the young men.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading And then it was strictly a visit of ceremony or business.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But she was most careful never to give any room for scandal.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading For two days she lay in bed, attended by Mrs. Rollings and Alvina and the young men.
exercising caution or showing care or attention
From this reading But she was most careful never to give any room for scandal.
a formal event performed on a special occasion
From this reading And then it was strictly a visit of ceremony or business.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CICCIO Madame did not pick up her spirits, after her cold.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading CICCIO Madame did not pick up her spirits, after her cold.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading For two days she lay in bed, attended by Mrs. Rollings and Alvina and the young men.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading CICCIO Madame did not pick up her spirits, after her cold.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For two days she lay in bed, attended by Mrs. Rollings and Alvina and the young men.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading But she was most careful never to give any room for scandal.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading CICCIO Madame did not pick up her spirits, after her cold.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading For two days she lay in bed, attended by Mrs. Rollings and Alvina and the young men.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And then it was strictly a visit of ceremony or business.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading For two days she lay in bed, attended by Mrs. Rollings and Alvina and the young men.
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading CICCIO Madame did not pick up her spirits, after her cold.
the force of workers available
From this reading For two days she lay in bed, attended by Mrs. Rollings and Alvina and the young men.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading The young men might not approach her save in the presence of some third party.
used to form the superlative
From this reading But she was most careful never to give any room for scandal.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading For two days she lay in bed, attended by Mrs. Rollings and Alvina and the young men.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading But she was most careful never to give any room for scandal.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading CICCIO Madame did not pick up her spirits, after her cold.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The young men might not approach her save in the presence of some third party.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading And then it was strictly a visit of ceremony or business.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading The young men might not approach her save in the presence of some third party.
select carefully from a group
From this reading CICCIO Madame did not pick up her spirits, after her cold.
the state of being present; current existence
From this reading The young men might not approach her save in the presence of some third party.
plural of “rolling” — a deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells)
From this reading For two days she lay in bed, attended by Mrs. Rollings and Alvina and the young men.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading But she was most careful never to give any room for scandal.
except for; apart from
From this reading The young men might not approach her save in the presence of some third party.
disgraceful gossip about the private lives of other people
From this reading But she was most careful never to give any room for scandal.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For two days she lay in bed, attended by Mrs. Rollings and Alvina and the young men.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading The young men might not approach her save in the presence of some third party.
an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented
From this reading CICCIO Madame did not pick up her spirits, after her cold.
restricted to something
From this reading And then it was strictly a visit of ceremony or business.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For two days she lay in bed, attended by Mrs. Rollings and Alvina and the young men.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading And then it was strictly a visit of ceremony or business.
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading The young men might not approach her save in the presence of some third party.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But she was most careful never to give any room for scandal.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading For two days she lay in bed, attended by Mrs. Rollings and Alvina and the young men.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading CICCIO Madame did not pick up her spirits, after her cold.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading And then it was strictly a visit of ceremony or business.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But she was most careful never to give any room for scandal.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading For two days she lay in bed, attended by Mrs. Rollings and Alvina and the young men.
Chapter 8 of The Lost Girl by D. H. (David Herbert) Lawrence holds 1046 sentences, grouped into 210 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 8 holds 1046 sentences of The Lost Girl, unabridged, divided into 210 reading sections.
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