Chapter 15 of The Maids of Paradise is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of The Maids of Paradise is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The whirring monotone of the spinning-wheel suddenly filled the house; Sylvia was singing at her wheel: "Woe to the maids of Paradise! Yvonne! Twice have the Saxons landed; twice! Yvonne!
Chapter 15 of The Maids of Paradise is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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owning or consisting of land or real estate
From this reading “Twice have the Saxons landed; twice!”
plural of “maid” — a female domestic
From this reading “"Woe to the maids of Paradise!”
an unchanging intonation
From this reading “The whirring monotone of the spinning-wheel suddenly filled the house; Sylvia was singing at her wheel:”
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading “"Woe to the maids of Paradise!”
plural of “saxon” — a member of a Germanic people who conquered England and merged with the Angles and Jutes to become Anglo-Saxons; dominant in England until the Norman Conquest
From this reading “Twice have the Saxons landed; twice!”
change directions as if revolving on a pivot
From this reading “The whirring monotone of the spinning-wheel suddenly filled the house; Sylvia was singing at her wheel:”
sound of something in rapid motion
From this reading “The whirring monotone of the spinning-wheel suddenly filled the house; Sylvia was singing at her wheel:”
misery resulting from affliction
From this reading “"Woe to the maids of Paradise!”
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in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The whirring monotone of the spinning-wheel suddenly filled the house; Sylvia was singing at her wheel:
(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with
From this reading The whirring monotone of the spinning-wheel suddenly filled the house; Sylvia was singing at her wheel:
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Twice have the Saxons landed; twice!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The whirring monotone of the spinning-wheel suddenly filled the house; Sylvia was singing at her wheel:
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading The whirring monotone of the spinning-wheel suddenly filled the house; Sylvia was singing at her wheel:
owning or consisting of land or real estate
From this reading Twice have the Saxons landed; twice!
plural of “maid” — a female domestic
From this reading "Woe to the maids of Paradise!
an unchanging intonation
From this reading The whirring monotone of the spinning-wheel suddenly filled the house; Sylvia was singing at her wheel:
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The whirring monotone of the spinning-wheel suddenly filled the house; Sylvia was singing at her wheel:
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading "Woe to the maids of Paradise!
plural of “saxon” — a member of a Germanic people who conquered England and merged with the Angles and Jutes to become Anglo-Saxons; dominant in England until the Norman Conquest
From this reading Twice have the Saxons landed; twice!
the act of singing vocal music
From this reading The whirring monotone of the spinning-wheel suddenly filled the house; Sylvia was singing at her wheel:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The whirring monotone of the spinning-wheel suddenly filled the house; Sylvia was singing at her wheel:
happening unexpectedly
From this reading The whirring monotone of the spinning-wheel suddenly filled the house; Sylvia was singing at her wheel:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The whirring monotone of the spinning-wheel suddenly filled the house; Sylvia was singing at her wheel:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The whirring monotone of the spinning-wheel suddenly filled the house; Sylvia was singing at her wheel:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Woe to the maids of Paradise!
two times
From this reading Twice have the Saxons landed; twice!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The whirring monotone of the spinning-wheel suddenly filled the house; Sylvia was singing at her wheel:
change directions as if revolving on a pivot
From this reading The whirring monotone of the spinning-wheel suddenly filled the house; Sylvia was singing at her wheel:
sound of something in rapid motion
From this reading The whirring monotone of the spinning-wheel suddenly filled the house; Sylvia was singing at her wheel:
misery resulting from affliction
From this reading "Woe to the maids of Paradise!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yvonne!
Chapter 15 of The Maids of Paradise by Robert W. (Robert William) Chambers holds 416 sentences, grouped into 84 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 15 holds 416 sentences of The Maids of Paradise, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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