Chapter 31 of The Lost Lady of Lone is here in full — 290 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 31 of The Lost Lady of Lone is here in full — 290 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A SENTENCE OF BANISHMENT. Valerie, in an agony of terror, waited for her expected visitor. Did she love him, then? Ah, no! Horror at the position in which she found herself so filled her soul as to leave no room for any softer emotion.
Chapter 31 of The Lost Lady of Lone is here in full — 290 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
Extreme physical or mental suffering; intense anguish.
From this reading “Valerie, in an agony of terror, waited for her expected visitor.”
the state of being banished or ostracized (excluded from society by general consent)
From this reading “A SENTENCE OF BANISHMENT.”
any strong feeling
From this reading “Horror at the position in which she found herself so filled her soul as to leave no room for any softer emotion.”
intense and profound fear
From this reading “Horror at the position in which she found herself so filled her soul as to leave no room for any softer emotion.”
a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language
From this reading “A SENTENCE OF BANISHMENT.”
comparative of “soft” — yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading “Horror at the position in which she found herself so filled her soul as to leave no room for any softer emotion.”
an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
From this reading “Valerie, in an agony of terror, waited for her expected visitor.”
someone who visits
From this reading “Valerie, in an agony of terror, waited for her expected visitor.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A SENTENCE OF BANISHMENT.
Extreme physical or mental suffering; intense anguish.
From this reading Valerie, in an agony of terror, waited for her expected visitor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ah, no!
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Valerie, in an agony of terror, waited for her expected visitor.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Horror at the position in which she found herself so filled her soul as to leave no room for any softer emotion.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Horror at the position in which she found herself so filled her soul as to leave no room for any softer emotion.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Horror at the position in which she found herself so filled her soul as to leave no room for any softer emotion.
the state of being banished or ostracized (excluded from society by general consent)
From this reading A SENTENCE OF BANISHMENT.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Did she love him, then?
any strong feeling
From this reading Horror at the position in which she found herself so filled her soul as to leave no room for any softer emotion.
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading Valerie, in an agony of terror, waited for her expected visitor.
(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with
From this reading Horror at the position in which she found herself so filled her soul as to leave no room for any softer emotion.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Valerie, in an agony of terror, waited for her expected visitor.
set up or found
From this reading Horror at the position in which she found herself so filled her soul as to leave no room for any softer emotion.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Valerie, in an agony of terror, waited for her expected visitor.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Horror at the position in which she found herself so filled her soul as to leave no room for any softer emotion.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Did she love him, then?
intense and profound fear
From this reading Horror at the position in which she found herself so filled her soul as to leave no room for any softer emotion.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Valerie, in an agony of terror, waited for her expected visitor.
go away from a place
From this reading Horror at the position in which she found herself so filled her soul as to leave no room for any softer emotion.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading Did she love him, then?
not any; not one
From this reading Ah, no!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A SENTENCE OF BANISHMENT.
the particular portion of space occupied by something
From this reading Horror at the position in which she found herself so filled her soul as to leave no room for any softer emotion.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Horror at the position in which she found herself so filled her soul as to leave no room for any softer emotion.
a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language
From this reading A SENTENCE OF BANISHMENT.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Did she love him, then?
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Horror at the position in which she found herself so filled her soul as to leave no room for any softer emotion.
comparative of “soft” — yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading Horror at the position in which she found herself so filled her soul as to leave no room for any softer emotion.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading Horror at the position in which she found herself so filled her soul as to leave no room for any softer emotion.
an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
From this reading Valerie, in an agony of terror, waited for her expected visitor.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Horror at the position in which she found herself so filled her soul as to leave no room for any softer emotion.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Did she love him, then?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Horror at the position in which she found herself so filled her soul as to leave no room for any softer emotion.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Valerie, in an agony of terror, waited for her expected visitor.
someone who visits
From this reading Valerie, in an agony of terror, waited for her expected visitor.
past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading Valerie, in an agony of terror, waited for her expected visitor.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Horror at the position in which she found herself so filled her soul as to leave no room for any softer emotion.
Chapter 31 of The Lost Lady of Lone by Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte Southworth holds 290 sentences, grouped into 58 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 31 holds 290 sentences of The Lost Lady of Lone, unabridged, divided into 58 reading sections.
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