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The Loudwater Tragedy

Chapter V

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IN WHICH MISS SUDLOW SPEAKS HER MIND.
Philip Winslade did not accompany his mother to church on Sunday morning.
His heart was still so sore, he was still so mentally shaken by his mother's revelation that, like the stricken deer, he craved for solitude the most absolute.
It was a craving Mrs. Winslade was too wise to combat.
She herself had suffered in like manner in years gone by, and her heart bled for her boy.
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The Loudwater Tragedy

Chapter V

Chapter 5 of The Loudwater Tragedy is here in full — 131 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/26 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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IN WHICH MISS SUDLOW SPEAKS HER MIND.
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Philip Winslade did not accompany his mother to church on Sunday morning.
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His heart was still so sore, he was still so mentally shaken by his mother's revelation that, like the stricken deer, he craved for solitude the most absolute.
/hɪz hɑːrt wɑːz stɪl soʊ sɔːr hiː wɑːz stɪl soʊ ˈmentəli ˈʃeɪkən baɪ hɪz ˈmʌðərz ˌrevəˈleɪʃən ðæt laɪk ðə ˈstrɪkən dɪr hiː kreɪvd fɔːr ˈsɑːlətuːd ðə moʊst ˈæbsəluːt/
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It was a craving Mrs. Winslade was too wise to combat.
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She herself had suffered in like manner in years gone by, and her heart bled for her boy.
/ʃiː hərˈself hæd ˈsʌfərd ɪn laɪk ˈmænər ɪn jɪrz ɡɔːn baɪ ənd hɜːr hɑːrt bled fɔːr hɜːr bɔɪ/

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bled verb US /bled/

inflected form of “bleed” — lose blood from one's body

From this reading “She herself had suffered in like manner in years gone by, and her heart bled for her boy.”

combat noun US /ˈkɑːmbæt/

an engagement fought between two military forces

From this reading “It was a craving Mrs. Winslade was too wise to combat.”

craved adjective US /kreɪvd/

wanted intensely

From this reading “His heart was still so sore, he was still so mentally shaken by his mother's revelation that, like the stricken deer, he craved for solitude the most absolute.”

craving noun US /ˈkreɪvɪŋ/

an intense desire for some particular thing

From this reading “It was a craving Mrs. Winslade was too wise to combat.”

mentally adverb US /ˈmentəli/

in your mind

From this reading “His heart was still so sore, he was still so mentally shaken by his mother's revelation that, like the stricken deer, he craved for solitude the most absolute.”

revelation noun US /ˌrevəˈleɪʃən/

the speech act of making something evident

From this reading “His heart was still so sore, he was still so mentally shaken by his mother's revelation that, like the stricken deer, he craved for solitude the most absolute.”

shaken adjective US /ˈʃeɪkən/

disturbed psychologically as if by a physical jolt or shock

From this reading “His heart was still so sore, he was still so mentally shaken by his mother's revelation that, like the stricken deer, he craved for solitude the most absolute.”

stricken adjective US /ˈstrɪkən/

grievously affected especially by disease

From this reading “His heart was still so sore, he was still so mentally shaken by his mother's revelation that, like the stricken deer, he craved for solitude the most absolute.”

Word partnerships in these lines

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most absolute adverb + adjective

In this reading “His heart was still so sore, he was still so mentally shaken by his mother's revelation that, like the stricken deer, he craved for solitude the most absolute.”

too wise adverb + adjective

In this reading “It was a craving Mrs. Winslade was too wise to combat.”

bled for verb + particle counted as “bleed for”

In this reading “She herself had suffered in like manner in years gone by, and her heart bled for her boy.”

like manner verb + noun

In this reading “She herself had suffered in like manner in years gone by, and her heart bled for her boy.”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading It was a craving Mrs. Winslade was too wise to combat.

absoluteadjectiveUS /ˈæbsəluːt/

perfect or complete or pure

From this reading His heart was still so sore, he was still so mentally shaken by his mother's revelation that, like the stricken deer, he craved for solitude the most absolute.

accompanyverbUS /əˈkʌmpəni/

be present or associated with an event or entity

From this reading Philip Winslade did not accompany his mother to church on Sunday morning.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading She herself had suffered in like manner in years gone by, and her heart bled for her boy.

bledverbUS /bled/

inflected form of “bleed” — lose blood from one's body

From this reading She herself had suffered in like manner in years gone by, and her heart bled for her boy.

boynounUS /bɔɪ/

a youthful male person

From this reading She herself had suffered in like manner in years gone by, and her heart bled for her boy.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading His heart was still so sore, he was still so mentally shaken by his mother's revelation that, like the stricken deer, he craved for solitude the most absolute.

churchnounUS /tʃɜːrtʃ/

one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship

From this reading Philip Winslade did not accompany his mother to church on Sunday morning.

combatnounUS /ˈkɑːmbæt/

an engagement fought between two military forces

From this reading It was a craving Mrs. Winslade was too wise to combat.

cravedadjectiveUS /kreɪvd/

wanted intensely

From this reading His heart was still so sore, he was still so mentally shaken by his mother's revelation that, like the stricken deer, he craved for solitude the most absolute.

cravingnounUS /ˈkreɪvɪŋ/

an intense desire for some particular thing

From this reading It was a craving Mrs. Winslade was too wise to combat.

deernounUS /dɪr/

distinguished from Bovidae by the male's having solid deciduous antlers

From this reading His heart was still so sore, he was still so mentally shaken by his mother's revelation that, like the stricken deer, he craved for solitude the most absolute.

didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading Philip Winslade did not accompany his mother to church on Sunday morning.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading His heart was still so sore, he was still so mentally shaken by his mother's revelation that, like the stricken deer, he craved for solitude the most absolute.

goneadjectiveUS /ɡɔːn/

destroyed or killed

From this reading She herself had suffered in like manner in years gone by, and her heart bled for her boy.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading She herself had suffered in like manner in years gone by, and her heart bled for her boy.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading His heart was still so sore, he was still so mentally shaken by his mother's revelation that, like the stricken deer, he craved for solitude the most absolute.

heartnounUS /hɑːrt/

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading His heart was still so sore, he was still so mentally shaken by his mother's revelation that, like the stricken deer, he craved for solitude the most absolute.

HERdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading IN WHICH MISS SUDLOW SPEAKS HER MIND.

herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/

used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object

From this reading She herself had suffered in like manner in years gone by, and her heart bled for her boy.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Philip Winslade did not accompany his mother to church on Sunday morning.

INprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading IN WHICH MISS SUDLOW SPEAKS HER MIND.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was a craving Mrs. Winslade was too wise to combat.

likeverbUS /laɪk/

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading His heart was still so sore, he was still so mentally shaken by his mother's revelation that, like the stricken deer, he craved for solitude the most absolute.

mannernounUS /ˈmænər/

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading She herself had suffered in like manner in years gone by, and her heart bled for her boy.

mentallyadverbUS /ˈmentəli/

in your mind

From this reading His heart was still so sore, he was still so mentally shaken by his mother's revelation that, like the stricken deer, he craved for solitude the most absolute.

MINDnounUS /maɪnd/

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading IN WHICH MISS SUDLOW SPEAKS HER MIND.

MISSverbUS /mɪs/

fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind

From this reading IN WHICH MISS SUDLOW SPEAKS HER MIND.

morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading Philip Winslade did not accompany his mother to church on Sunday morning.

mostadverbUS /moʊst/

used to form the superlative

From this reading His heart was still so sore, he was still so mentally shaken by his mother's revelation that, like the stricken deer, he craved for solitude the most absolute.

mothernounUS /ˈmʌðər/

a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading Philip Winslade did not accompany his mother to church on Sunday morning.

mother'snounUS /ˈmʌðərz/

possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading His heart was still so sore, he was still so mentally shaken by his mother's revelation that, like the stricken deer, he craved for solitude the most absolute.

MrsnounUS /ˈmɪsɪz/

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading It was a craving Mrs. Winslade was too wise to combat.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Philip Winslade did not accompany his mother to church on Sunday morning.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Philip Winslade did not accompany his mother to church on Sunday morning.

PhilipnounUS /ˈfɪləp/

Englishman and husband of Elizabeth II (born 1921)

From this reading Philip Winslade did not accompany his mother to church on Sunday morning.

revelationnounUS /ˌrevəˈleɪʃən/

the speech act of making something evident

From this reading His heart was still so sore, he was still so mentally shaken by his mother's revelation that, like the stricken deer, he craved for solitude the most absolute.

shakenadjectiveUS /ˈʃeɪkən/

disturbed psychologically as if by a physical jolt or shock

From this reading His heart was still so sore, he was still so mentally shaken by his mother's revelation that, like the stricken deer, he craved for solitude the most absolute.

ShepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading She herself had suffered in like manner in years gone by, and her heart bled for her boy.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading His heart was still so sore, he was still so mentally shaken by his mother's revelation that, like the stricken deer, he craved for solitude the most absolute.

solitudenounUS /ˈsɑːlətuːd/

a state of social isolation

From this reading His heart was still so sore, he was still so mentally shaken by his mother's revelation that, like the stricken deer, he craved for solitude the most absolute.

soreadjectiveUS /sɔːr/

hurting

From this reading His heart was still so sore, he was still so mentally shaken by his mother's revelation that, like the stricken deer, he craved for solitude the most absolute.

SPEAKSverbUS /spiːks/

third-person singular of “speak” — express in speech

From this reading IN WHICH MISS SUDLOW SPEAKS HER MIND.

stilladjectiveUS /stɪl/

not in physical motion

From this reading His heart was still so sore, he was still so mentally shaken by his mother's revelation that, like the stricken deer, he craved for solitude the most absolute.

strickenadjectiveUS /ˈstrɪkən/

grievously affected especially by disease

From this reading His heart was still so sore, he was still so mentally shaken by his mother's revelation that, like the stricken deer, he craved for solitude the most absolute.

SUDLOW

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading IN WHICH MISS SUDLOW SPEAKS HER MIND.

sufferedverbUS /ˈsʌfərd/

past form of “suffer” — undergo or be subjected to

From this reading She herself had suffered in like manner in years gone by, and her heart bled for her boy.

SundaynounUS /ˈsʌndeɪ/

first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians

From this reading Philip Winslade did not accompany his mother to church on Sunday morning.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading His heart was still so sore, he was still so mentally shaken by his mother's revelation that, like the stricken deer, he craved for solitude the most absolute.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading His heart was still so sore, he was still so mentally shaken by his mother's revelation that, like the stricken deer, he craved for solitude the most absolute.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Philip Winslade did not accompany his mother to church on Sunday morning.

tooadverbUS /tuː/

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading It was a craving Mrs. Winslade was too wise to combat.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading His heart was still so sore, he was still so mentally shaken by his mother's revelation that, like the stricken deer, he craved for solitude the most absolute.

WHICHpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading IN WHICH MISS SUDLOW SPEAKS HER MIND.

Winslade

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Philip Winslade did not accompany his mother to church on Sunday morning.

wiseadjectiveUS /waɪz/

having or prompted by wisdom or discernment

From this reading It was a craving Mrs. Winslade was too wise to combat.

yearsnounUS /jɪrz/

a late time of life

From this reading She herself had suffered in like manner in years gone by, and her heart bled for her boy.

Chapter 5 of The Loudwater Tragedy by T. W. (Thomas Wilkinson) Speight holds 131 sentences, grouped into 27 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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