Chapter 16 of The Lost Girl is here in full — 600 sentences across 120 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of The Lost Girl is here in full — 600 sentences across 120 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SUSPENSE Christmas was at hand. There was a heap of maize cobs still unstripped. Alvina sat with Ciccio stripping them, in the corn-place. “Will you be able to stop here till the baby is born?” he asked her. She watched the films of the leaves come off from the burning gold maize cob under his fingers, the long, ruddy cone of fruition.
Chapter 16 of The Lost Girl is here in full — 600 sentences across 120 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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nut of any of several trees of the genus Corylus
From this reading “She watched the films of the leaves come off from the burning gold maize cob under his fingers, the long, ruddy cone of fruition.”
plural of “cob” — nut of any of several trees of the genus Corylus
From this reading “There was a heap of maize cobs still unstripped.”
any cone-shaped artifact
From this reading “She watched the films of the leaves come off from the burning gold maize cob under his fingers, the long, ruddy cone of fruition.”
plural of “film” — a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement
From this reading “She watched the films of the leaves come off from the burning gold maize cob under his fingers, the long, ruddy cone of fruition.”
the condition of bearing fruit
From this reading “She watched the films of the leaves come off from the burning gold maize cob under his fingers, the long, ruddy cone of fruition.”
tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears: widely cultivated in America in many varieties; the principal cereal in Mexico and Central and South America since pre-Columbian times
From this reading “There was a heap of maize cobs still unstripped.”
inclined to a healthy reddish color often associated with outdoor life
From this reading “She watched the films of the leaves come off from the burning gold maize cob under his fingers, the long, ruddy cone of fruition.”
the removal of covering
From this reading “Alvina sat with Ciccio stripping them, in the corn-place.”
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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 There was a heap of maize cobs still unstripped.
(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading “Will you be able to stop here till the baby is born?” he asked her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Alvina sat with Ciccio stripping them, in the corn-place.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “Will you be able to stop here till the baby is born?” he asked her.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading SUSPENSE Christmas was at hand.
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading “Will you be able to stop here till the baby is born?” he asked her.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Will you be able to stop here till the baby is born?” he asked her.
brought into existence
From this reading “Will you be able to stop here till the baby is born?” he asked her.
the act of burning something
From this reading She watched the films of the leaves come off from the burning gold maize cob under his fingers, the long, ruddy cone of fruition.
period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
From this reading SUSPENSE Christmas was at hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Alvina sat with Ciccio stripping them, in the corn-place.
nut of any of several trees of the genus Corylus
From this reading She watched the films of the leaves come off from the burning gold maize cob under his fingers, the long, ruddy cone of fruition.
plural of “cob” — nut of any of several trees of the genus Corylus
From this reading There was a heap of maize cobs still unstripped.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading She watched the films of the leaves come off from the burning gold maize cob under his fingers, the long, ruddy cone of fruition.
any cone-shaped artifact
From this reading She watched the films of the leaves come off from the burning gold maize cob under his fingers, the long, ruddy cone of fruition.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Alvina sat with Ciccio stripping them, in the corn-place.
plural of “film” — a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement
From this reading She watched the films of the leaves come off from the burning gold maize cob under his fingers, the long, ruddy cone of fruition.
plural of “finger” — any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)
From this reading She watched the films of the leaves come off from the burning gold maize cob under his fingers, the long, ruddy cone of fruition.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She watched the films of the leaves come off from the burning gold maize cob under his fingers, the long, ruddy cone of fruition.
the condition of bearing fruit
From this reading She watched the films of the leaves come off from the burning gold maize cob under his fingers, the long, ruddy cone of fruition.
coins made of gold
From this reading She watched the films of the leaves come off from the burning gold maize cob under his fingers, the long, ruddy cone of fruition.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading SUSPENSE Christmas was at hand.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Will you be able to stop here till the baby is born?” he asked her.
a collection of objects laid on top of each other
From this reading There was a heap of maize cobs still unstripped.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Will you be able to stop here till the baby is born?” he asked her.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “Will you be able to stop here till the baby is born?” he asked her.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She watched the films of the leaves come off from the burning gold maize cob under his fingers, the long, ruddy cone of fruition.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Alvina sat with Ciccio stripping them, in the corn-place.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Will you be able to stop here till the baby is born?” he asked her.
plural of “leaf” — the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading She watched the films of the leaves come off from the burning gold maize cob under his fingers, the long, ruddy cone of fruition.
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 watched the films of the leaves come off from the burning gold maize cob under his fingers, the long, ruddy cone of fruition.
tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears: widely cultivated in America in many varieties; the principal cereal in Mexico and Central and South America since pre-Columbian times
From this reading There was a heap of maize cobs still unstripped.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was a heap of maize cobs still unstripped.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading She watched the films of the leaves come off from the burning gold maize cob under his fingers, the long, ruddy cone of fruition.
inclined to a healthy reddish color often associated with outdoor life
From this reading She watched the films of the leaves come off from the burning gold maize cob under his fingers, the long, ruddy cone of fruition.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Alvina sat with Ciccio stripping them, in the corn-place.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She watched the films of the leaves come off from the burning gold maize cob under his fingers, the long, ruddy cone of fruition.
not in physical motion
From this reading There was a heap of maize cobs still unstripped.
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading “Will you be able to stop here till the baby is born?” he asked her.
the removal of covering
From this reading Alvina sat with Ciccio stripping them, in the corn-place.
apprehension about what is going to happen
From this reading SUSPENSE Christmas was at hand.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Alvina sat with Ciccio stripping them, in the corn-place.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Alvina sat with Ciccio stripping them, in the corn-place.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was a heap of maize cobs still unstripped.
up to a particular time
From this reading “Will you be able to stop here till the baby is born?” he asked her.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Will you be able to stop here till the baby is born?” he asked her.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading She watched the films of the leaves come off from the burning gold maize cob under his fingers, the long, ruddy cone of fruition.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was a heap of maize cobs still unstripped.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading SUSPENSE Christmas was at hand.
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading She watched the films of the leaves come off from the burning gold maize cob under his fingers, the long, ruddy cone of fruition.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Will you be able to stop here till the baby is born?” he asked her.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Alvina sat with Ciccio stripping them, in the corn-place.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Will you be able to stop here till the baby is born?” he asked her.
Chapter 16 of The Lost Girl by D. H. (David Herbert) Lawrence holds 600 sentences, grouped into 120 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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