Chapter 12 of The New Warden is here in full — 186 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 12 of The New Warden is here in full — 186 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE GHOST As soon as she had reached her room Gwendolen Scott sat down seriously by the little writing-table. Here was the paper and here was the pen, but the composition of the letter to the Warden was not even projected in her mind. The thoughts would not come. "Dear Dr. Middleton," Gwen began with complete satisfaction. That was all right.
Chapter 12 of The New Warden is here in full — 186 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the spatial property resulting from the arrangement of parts in relation to each other and to the whole
From this reading “Here was the paper and here was the pen, but the composition of the letter to the Warden was not even projected in her mind.”
a mental representation of some haunting experience
From this reading “THE GHOST As soon as she had reached her room Gwendolen Scott sat down seriously by the little writing-table.”
English playwright and pamphleteer (1570-1627)
From this reading “"Dear Dr. Middleton," Gwen began with complete satisfaction.”
a writing implement with a point from which ink flows
From this reading “Here was the paper and here was the pen, but the composition of the letter to the Warden was not even projected in her mind.”
extending out above or beyond a surface or boundary
From this reading “Here was the paper and here was the pen, but the composition of the letter to the Warden was not even projected in her mind.”
award-winning United States film actor (1928-1999)
From this reading “THE GHOST As soon as she had reached her room Gwendolen Scott sat down seriously by the little writing-table.”
in a serious manner
From this reading “THE GHOST As soon as she had reached her room Gwendolen Scott sat down seriously by the little writing-table.”
The chief official or governor in charge of a prison institution.
From this reading “Here was the paper and here was the pen, but the composition of the letter to the Warden was not even projected in her mind.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “"Dear Dr. Middleton," Gwen began with complete satisfaction.”
In this reading “"Dear Dr. Middleton," Gwen began with complete satisfaction.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 That was all right.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Here was the paper and here was the pen, but the composition of the letter to the Warden was not even projected in her mind.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE GHOST As soon as she had reached her room Gwendolen Scott sat down seriously by the little writing-table.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading "Dear Dr. Middleton," Gwen began with complete satisfaction.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Here was the paper and here was the pen, but the composition of the letter to the Warden was not even projected in her mind.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE GHOST As soon as she had reached her room Gwendolen Scott sat down seriously by the little writing-table.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The thoughts would not come.
come or bring to a finish or an end
From this reading "Dear Dr. Middleton," Gwen began with complete satisfaction.
the spatial property resulting from the arrangement of parts in relation to each other and to the whole
From this reading Here was the paper and here was the pen, but the composition of the letter to the Warden was not even projected in her mind.
dearly loved
From this reading "Dear Dr. Middleton," Gwen began with complete satisfaction.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading THE GHOST As soon as she had reached her room Gwendolen Scott sat down seriously by the little writing-table.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Dear Dr. Middleton," Gwen began with complete satisfaction.
divisible by two
From this reading Here was the paper and here was the pen, but the composition of the letter to the Warden was not even projected in her mind.
a mental representation of some haunting experience
From this reading THE GHOST As soon as she had reached her room Gwendolen Scott sat down seriously by the little writing-table.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Dear Dr. Middleton," Gwen began with complete satisfaction.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE GHOST As soon as she had reached her room Gwendolen Scott sat down seriously by the little writing-table.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE GHOST As soon as she had reached her room Gwendolen Scott sat down seriously by the little writing-table.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE GHOST As soon as she had reached her room Gwendolen Scott sat down seriously by the little writing-table.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Here was the paper and here was the pen, but the composition of the letter to the Warden was not even projected in her mind.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Here was the paper and here was the pen, but the composition of the letter to the Warden was not even projected in her mind.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading Here was the paper and here was the pen, but the composition of the letter to the Warden was not even projected in her mind.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading THE GHOST As soon as she had reached her room Gwendolen Scott sat down seriously by the little writing-table.
English playwright and pamphleteer (1570-1627)
From this reading "Dear Dr. Middleton," Gwen began with complete satisfaction.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Here was the paper and here was the pen, but the composition of the letter to the Warden was not even projected in her mind.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Here was the paper and here was the pen, but the composition of the letter to the Warden was not even projected in her mind.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Here was the paper and here was the pen, but the composition of the letter to the Warden was not even projected in her mind.
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading Here was the paper and here was the pen, but the composition of the letter to the Warden was not even projected in her mind.
a writing implement with a point from which ink flows
From this reading Here was the paper and here was the pen, but the composition of the letter to the Warden was not even projected in her mind.
extending out above or beyond a surface or boundary
From this reading Here was the paper and here was the pen, but the composition of the letter to the Warden was not even projected in her mind.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading THE GHOST As soon as she had reached her room Gwendolen Scott sat down seriously by the little writing-table.
precisely, exactly
From this reading That was all right.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading THE GHOST As soon as she had reached her room Gwendolen Scott sat down seriously by the little writing-table.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading THE GHOST As soon as she had reached her room Gwendolen Scott sat down seriously by the little writing-table.
the contentment one feels when one has fulfilled a desire, need, or expectation
From this reading "Dear Dr. Middleton," Gwen began with complete satisfaction.
award-winning United States film actor (1928-1999)
From this reading THE GHOST As soon as she had reached her room Gwendolen Scott sat down seriously by the little writing-table.
in a serious manner
From this reading THE GHOST As soon as she had reached her room Gwendolen Scott sat down seriously by the little writing-table.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE GHOST As soon as she had reached her room Gwendolen Scott sat down seriously by the little writing-table.
in the near future
From this reading THE GHOST As soon as she had reached her room Gwendolen Scott sat down seriously by the little writing-table.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That was all right.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GHOST As soon as she had reached her room Gwendolen Scott sat down seriously by the little writing-table.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading The thoughts would not come.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Here was the paper and here was the pen, but the composition of the letter to the Warden was not even projected in her mind.
The chief official or governor in charge of a prison institution.
From this reading Here was the paper and here was the pen, but the composition of the letter to the Warden was not even projected in her mind.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Here was the paper and here was the pen, but the composition of the letter to the Warden was not even projected in her mind.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Dear Dr. Middleton," Gwen began with complete satisfaction.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The thoughts would not come.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE GHOST As soon as she had reached her room Gwendolen Scott sat down seriously by the little writing-table.
Chapter 12 of The New Warden by David G. (David George), Mrs. Ritchie holds 186 sentences, grouped into 38 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 12 holds 186 sentences of The New Warden, unabridged, divided into 38 reading sections.
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