Chapter 15 of The Lovels of Arden is here in full — 119 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 15 of The Lovels of Arden is here in full — 119 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MR. GRANGER IS PRECIPITATE. Clarissa had little sleep that night. The image of George Fairfax, and of that dead soldier whom she pictured darkly like him, haunted her all through the slow silent hours. Her mother's story had touched her to the heart; but her sympathies were with her father.
Chapter 15 of The Lovels of Arden is here in full — 119 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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without light
From this reading “The image of George Fairfax, and of that dead soldier whom she pictured darkly like him, haunted her all through the slow silent hours.”
a person who operates a farm
From this reading “GRANGER IS PRECIPITATE.”
having or showing excessive or compulsive concern with something
From this reading “The image of George Fairfax, and of that dead soldier whom she pictured darkly like him, haunted her all through the slow silent hours.”
an iconic mental representation
From this reading “The image of George Fairfax, and of that dead soldier whom she pictured darkly like him, haunted her all through the slow silent hours.”
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 “Her mother's story had touched her to the heart; but her sympathies were with her father.”
seen in the mind as a mental image
From this reading “The image of George Fairfax, and of that dead soldier whom she pictured darkly like him, haunted her all through the slow silent hours.”
bring about abruptly
From this reading “GRANGER IS PRECIPITATE.”
plural of “sympathy” — an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion
From this reading “Her mother's story had touched her to the heart; but her sympathies were with her father.”
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(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 The image of George Fairfax, and of that dead soldier whom she pictured darkly like him, haunted her all through the slow silent hours.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The image of George Fairfax, and of that dead soldier whom she pictured darkly like him, haunted her all through the slow silent hours.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Her mother's story had touched her to the heart; but her sympathies were with her father.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Clarissa had little sleep that night.
without light
From this reading The image of George Fairfax, and of that dead soldier whom she pictured darkly like him, haunted her all through the slow silent hours.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading The image of George Fairfax, and of that dead soldier whom she pictured darkly like him, haunted her all through the slow silent hours.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The image of George Fairfax, and of that dead soldier whom she pictured darkly like him, haunted her all through the slow silent hours.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Her mother's story had touched her to the heart; but her sympathies were with her father.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading The image of George Fairfax, and of that dead soldier whom she pictured darkly like him, haunted her all through the slow silent hours.
a person who operates a farm
From this reading GRANGER IS PRECIPITATE.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Clarissa had little sleep that night.
having or showing excessive or compulsive concern with something
From this reading The image of George Fairfax, and of that dead soldier whom she pictured darkly like him, haunted her all through the slow silent hours.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Her mother's story had touched her to the heart; but her sympathies were with her father.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The image of George Fairfax, and of that dead soldier whom she pictured darkly like him, haunted her all through the slow silent hours.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The image of George Fairfax, and of that dead soldier whom she pictured darkly like him, haunted her all through the slow silent hours.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading The image of George Fairfax, and of that dead soldier whom she pictured darkly like him, haunted her all through the slow silent hours.
an iconic mental representation
From this reading The image of George Fairfax, and of that dead soldier whom she pictured darkly like him, haunted her all through the slow silent hours.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading GRANGER IS PRECIPITATE.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading The image of George Fairfax, and of that dead soldier whom she pictured darkly like him, haunted her all through the slow silent hours.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Clarissa had little sleep that night.
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 Her mother's story had touched her to the heart; but her sympathies were with her father.
a form of address for a man
From this reading MR.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Clarissa had little sleep that night.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The image of George Fairfax, and of that dead soldier whom she pictured darkly like him, haunted her all through the slow silent hours.
seen in the mind as a mental image
From this reading The image of George Fairfax, and of that dead soldier whom she pictured darkly like him, haunted her all through the slow silent hours.
bring about abruptly
From this reading GRANGER IS PRECIPITATE.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The image of George Fairfax, and of that dead soldier whom she pictured darkly like him, haunted her all through the slow silent hours.
marked by absence of sound
From this reading The image of George Fairfax, and of that dead soldier whom she pictured darkly like him, haunted her all through the slow silent hours.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading Clarissa had little sleep that night.
not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time
From this reading The image of George Fairfax, and of that dead soldier whom she pictured darkly like him, haunted her all through the slow silent hours.
an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
From this reading The image of George Fairfax, and of that dead soldier whom she pictured darkly like him, haunted her all through the slow silent hours.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading Her mother's story had touched her to the heart; but her sympathies were with her father.
plural of “sympathy” — an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion
From this reading Her mother's story had touched her to the heart; but her sympathies were with her father.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Clarissa had little sleep that night.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The image of George Fairfax, and of that dead soldier whom she pictured darkly like him, haunted her all through the slow silent hours.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading The image of George Fairfax, and of that dead soldier whom she pictured darkly like him, haunted her all through the slow silent hours.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Her mother's story had touched her to the heart; but her sympathies were with her father.
having come into contact
From this reading Her mother's story had touched her to the heart; but her sympathies were with her father.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Her mother's story had touched her to the heart; but her sympathies were with her father.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The image of George Fairfax, and of that dead soldier whom she pictured darkly like him, haunted her all through the slow silent hours.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Her mother's story had touched her to the heart; but her sympathies were with her father.
Chapter 15 of The Lovels of Arden by M. E. (Mary Elizabeth) Braddon holds 119 sentences, grouped into 24 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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