Chapter 4 of The New-Year's Bargain is here in full — 183 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The New-Year's Bargain is here in full — 183 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“MARIA.” Such colds! Never was any thing like them. Day after day Max sat by the fire with a splitting headache, cold chills running down his back; while night after night Thekla awoke, coughing and choking from a spot in her throat which burned like a live coal. I can tell you, when March gives a present he does it in real earnest.
Chapter 4 of The New-Year's Bargain is here in full — 183 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “chill” — coldness due to a cold environment
From this reading “Day after day Max sat by the fire with a splitting headache, cold chills running down his back; while night after night Thekla awoke, coughing and choking from a spot in her throat which burned like a live coal.”
Causing difficulty in breathing.
From this reading “Day after day Max sat by the fire with a splitting headache, cold chills running down his back; while night after night Thekla awoke, coughing and choking from a spot in her throat which burned like a live coal.”
fossil fuel consisting of carbonized vegetable matter deposited in the Carboniferous period
From this reading “Day after day Max sat by the fire with a splitting headache, cold chills running down his back; while night after night Thekla awoke, coughing and choking from a spot in her throat which burned like a live coal.”
plural of “cold” — a mild viral infection involving the nose and respiratory passages (but not the lungs)
From this reading “Such colds!”
a sudden noisy expulsion of air from the lungs that clears the air passages; a common symptom of upper respiratory infection or bronchitis or pneumonia or tuberculosis
From this reading “Day after day Max sat by the fire with a splitting headache, cold chills running down his back; while night after night Thekla awoke, coughing and choking from a spot in her throat which burned like a live coal.”
something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness
From this reading “Day after day Max sat by the fire with a splitting headache, cold chills running down his back; while night after night Thekla awoke, coughing and choking from a spot in her throat which burned like a live coal.”
street names for gamma hydroxybutyrate
From this reading “Day after day Max sat by the fire with a splitting headache, cold chills running down his back; while night after night Thekla awoke, coughing and choking from a spot in her throat which burned like a live coal.”
resembling a sound of violent tearing as of something ripped apart or lightning splitting a tree
From this reading “Day after day Max sat by the fire with a splitting headache, cold chills running down his back; while night after night Thekla awoke, coughing and choking from a spot in her throat which burned like a live coal.”
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In this reading “Day after day Max sat by the fire with a splitting headache, cold chills running down his back; while night after night Thekla awoke, coughing and choking from a spot in her throat which burned like a live coal.”
In this reading “Day after day Max sat by the fire with a splitting headache, cold chills running down his back; while night after night Thekla awoke, coughing and choking from a spot in her throat which burned like a live coal.”
In this reading “Day after day Max sat by the fire with a splitting headache, cold chills running down his back; while night after night Thekla awoke, coughing and choking from a spot in her throat which burned like a live coal.”
In this reading “Never was any thing like them.”
In this reading “Day after day Max sat by the fire with a splitting headache, cold chills running down his back; while night after night Thekla awoke, coughing and choking from a spot in her throat which burned like a live coal.”
In this reading “Day after day Max sat by the fire with a splitting headache, cold chills running down his back; while night after night Thekla awoke, coughing and choking from a spot in her throat which burned like a live coal.”
In this reading “Day after day Max sat by the fire with a splitting headache, cold chills running down his back; while night after night Thekla awoke, coughing and choking from a spot in her throat which burned like a live coal.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Day after day Max sat by the fire with a splitting headache, cold chills running down his back; while night after night Thekla awoke, coughing and choking from a spot in her throat which burned like a live coal.
later than; following
From this reading Day after day Max sat by the fire with a splitting headache, cold chills running down his back; while night after night Thekla awoke, coughing and choking from a spot in her throat which burned like a live coal.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Day after day Max sat by the fire with a splitting headache, cold chills running down his back; while night after night Thekla awoke, coughing and choking from a spot in her throat which burned like a live coal.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Never was any thing like them.
inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping
From this reading Day after day Max sat by the fire with a splitting headache, cold chills running down his back; while night after night Thekla awoke, coughing and choking from a spot in her throat which burned like a live coal.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Day after day Max sat by the fire with a splitting headache, cold chills running down his back; while night after night Thekla awoke, coughing and choking from a spot in her throat which burned like a live coal.
treated by heating to a high temperature but below the melting or fusing point
From this reading Day after day Max sat by the fire with a splitting headache, cold chills running down his back; while night after night Thekla awoke, coughing and choking from a spot in her throat which burned like a live coal.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Day after day Max sat by the fire with a splitting headache, cold chills running down his back; while night after night Thekla awoke, coughing and choking from a spot in her throat which burned like a live coal.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I can tell you, when March gives a present he does it in real earnest.
plural of “chill” — coldness due to a cold environment
From this reading Day after day Max sat by the fire with a splitting headache, cold chills running down his back; while night after night Thekla awoke, coughing and choking from a spot in her throat which burned like a live coal.
Causing difficulty in breathing.
From this reading Day after day Max sat by the fire with a splitting headache, cold chills running down his back; while night after night Thekla awoke, coughing and choking from a spot in her throat which burned like a live coal.
fossil fuel consisting of carbonized vegetable matter deposited in the Carboniferous period
From this reading Day after day Max sat by the fire with a splitting headache, cold chills running down his back; while night after night Thekla awoke, coughing and choking from a spot in her throat which burned like a live coal.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading Day after day Max sat by the fire with a splitting headache, cold chills running down his back; while night after night Thekla awoke, coughing and choking from a spot in her throat which burned like a live coal.
plural of “cold” — a mild viral infection involving the nose and respiratory passages (but not the lungs)
From this reading Such colds!
a sudden noisy expulsion of air from the lungs that clears the air passages; a common symptom of upper respiratory infection or bronchitis or pneumonia or tuberculosis
From this reading Day after day Max sat by the fire with a splitting headache, cold chills running down his back; while night after night Thekla awoke, coughing and choking from a spot in her throat which burned like a live coal.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Day after day Max sat by the fire with a splitting headache, cold chills running down his back; while night after night Thekla awoke, coughing and choking from a spot in her throat which burned like a live coal.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I can tell you, when March gives a present he does it in real earnest.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Day after day Max sat by the fire with a splitting headache, cold chills running down his back; while night after night Thekla awoke, coughing and choking from a spot in her throat which burned like a live coal.
characterized by a firm and humorless belief in the validity of your opinions
From this reading I can tell you, when March gives a present he does it in real earnest.
start firing a weapon
From this reading Day after day Max sat by the fire with a splitting headache, cold chills running down his back; while night after night Thekla awoke, coughing and choking from a spot in her throat which burned like a live coal.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Day after day Max sat by the fire with a splitting headache, cold chills running down his back; while night after night Thekla awoke, coughing and choking from a spot in her throat which burned like a live coal.
plural of “give” — the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length
From this reading I can tell you, when March gives a present he does it in real earnest.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I can tell you, when March gives a present he does it in real earnest.
something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness
From this reading Day after day Max sat by the fire with a splitting headache, cold chills running down his back; while night after night Thekla awoke, coughing and choking from a spot in her throat which burned like a live coal.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Day after day Max sat by the fire with a splitting headache, cold chills running down his back; while night after night Thekla awoke, coughing and choking from a spot in her throat which burned like a live coal.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Day after day Max sat by the fire with a splitting headache, cold chills running down his back; while night after night Thekla awoke, coughing and choking from a spot in her throat which burned like a live coal.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I can tell you, when March gives a present he does it in real earnest.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Day after day Max sat by the fire with a splitting headache, cold chills running down his back; while night after night Thekla awoke, coughing and choking from a spot in her throat which burned like a live coal.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I can tell you, when March gives a present he does it in real earnest.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Never was any thing like them.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading Day after day Max sat by the fire with a splitting headache, cold chills running down his back; while night after night Thekla awoke, coughing and choking from a spot in her throat which burned like a live coal.
march in a procession
From this reading I can tell you, when March gives a present he does it in real earnest.
a dark region of considerable extent on the surface of the moon
From this reading “MARIA.”
street names for gamma hydroxybutyrate
From this reading Day after day Max sat by the fire with a splitting headache, cold chills running down his back; while night after night Thekla awoke, coughing and choking from a spot in her throat which burned like a live coal.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Never was any thing like them.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Day after day Max sat by the fire with a splitting headache, cold chills running down his back; while night after night Thekla awoke, coughing and choking from a spot in her throat which burned like a live coal.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading I can tell you, when March gives a present he does it in real earnest.
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading I can tell you, when March gives a present he does it in real earnest.
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading Day after day Max sat by the fire with a splitting headache, cold chills running down his back; while night after night Thekla awoke, coughing and choking from a spot in her throat which burned like a live coal.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Day after day Max sat by the fire with a splitting headache, cold chills running down his back; while night after night Thekla awoke, coughing and choking from a spot in her throat which burned like a live coal.
resembling a sound of violent tearing as of something ripped apart or lightning splitting a tree
From this reading Day after day Max sat by the fire with a splitting headache, cold chills running down his back; while night after night Thekla awoke, coughing and choking from a spot in her throat which burned like a live coal.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Day after day Max sat by the fire with a splitting headache, cold chills running down his back; while night after night Thekla awoke, coughing and choking from a spot in her throat which burned like a live coal.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Such colds!
express in words
From this reading I can tell you, when March gives a present he does it in real earnest.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Day after day Max sat by the fire with a splitting headache, cold chills running down his back; while night after night Thekla awoke, coughing and choking from a spot in her throat which burned like a live coal.
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From this reading Day after day Max sat by the fire with a splitting headache, cold chills running down his back; while night after night Thekla awoke, coughing and choking from a spot in her throat which burned like a live coal.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Never was any thing like them.
a special situation
From this reading Never was any thing like them.
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading Day after day Max sat by the fire with a splitting headache, cold chills running down his back; while night after night Thekla awoke, coughing and choking from a spot in her throat which burned like a live coal.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Never was any thing like them.
at the time that
From this reading I can tell you, when March gives a present he does it in real earnest.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Day after day Max sat by the fire with a splitting headache, cold chills running down his back; while night after night Thekla awoke, coughing and choking from a spot in her throat which burned like a live coal.
during the time that
From this reading Day after day Max sat by the fire with a splitting headache, cold chills running down his back; while night after night Thekla awoke, coughing and choking from a spot in her throat which burned like a live coal.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Day after day Max sat by the fire with a splitting headache, cold chills running down his back; while night after night Thekla awoke, coughing and choking from a spot in her throat which burned like a live coal.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I can tell you, when March gives a present he does it in real earnest.
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