Chapter 14 of The Old Dominion is here in full — 430 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of The Old Dominion is here in full — 430 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Ay, sooner or later they will come against us. We shall die that way at last. But what does it matter—so that we die together?" The lady of the manor turned her pure, pale face upon the other with wonder, and yet with comprehension, written upon it. "You are happy!" she said, almost in a whisper.
Chapter 14 of The Old Dominion is here in full — 430 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an ability to understand the meaning or importance of something (or the knowledge acquired as a result)
From this reading “The lady of the manor turned her pure, pale face upon the other with wonder, and yet with comprehension, written upon it.”
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading “We shall die that way at last.”
the mansion of a lord or wealthy person
From this reading “The lady of the manor turned her pure, pale face upon the other with wonder, and yet with comprehension, written upon it.”
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading “The lady of the manor turned her pure, pale face upon the other with wonder, and yet with comprehension, written upon it.”
free of extraneous elements of any kind
From this reading “The lady of the manor turned her pure, pale face upon the other with wonder, and yet with comprehension, written upon it.”
comparatives of “soon” or “early”
From this reading “"Ay, sooner or later they will come against us.”
speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords
From this reading “"You are happy!" she said, almost in a whisper.”
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading “The lady of the manor turned her pure, pale face upon the other with wonder, and yet with comprehension, written upon it.”
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 “The lady of the manor turned her pure, pale face upon the other with wonder, and yet with comprehension, written upon it.”
In this reading “"You are happy!" she said, almost in a whisper.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 "You are happy!" she said, almost in a whisper.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading "Ay, sooner or later they will come against us.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading "You are happy!" she said, almost in a whisper.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The lady of the manor turned her pure, pale face upon the other with wonder, and yet with comprehension, written upon it.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "You are happy!" she said, almost in a whisper.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading We shall die that way at last.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Ay, sooner or later they will come against us.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But what does it matter—so that we die together?"
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Ay, sooner or later they will come against us.
an ability to understand the meaning or importance of something (or the knowledge acquired as a result)
From this reading The lady of the manor turned her pure, pale face upon the other with wonder, and yet with comprehension, written upon it.
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading We shall die that way at last.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But what does it matter—so that we die together?"
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading The lady of the manor turned her pure, pale face upon the other with wonder, and yet with comprehension, written upon it.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading "You are happy!" she said, almost in a whisper.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The lady of the manor turned her pure, pale face upon the other with wonder, and yet with comprehension, written upon it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "You are happy!" she said, almost in a whisper.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But what does it matter—so that we die together?"
a polite name for any woman
From this reading The lady of the manor turned her pure, pale face upon the other with wonder, and yet with comprehension, written upon it.
immediately past
From this reading We shall die that way at last.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading "Ay, sooner or later they will come against us.
the mansion of a lord or wealthy person
From this reading The lady of the manor turned her pure, pale face upon the other with wonder, and yet with comprehension, written upon it.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading But what does it matter—so that we die together?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The lady of the manor turned her pure, pale face upon the other with wonder, and yet with comprehension, written upon it.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "Ay, sooner or later they will come against us.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading The lady of the manor turned her pure, pale face upon the other with wonder, and yet with comprehension, written upon it.
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading The lady of the manor turned her pure, pale face upon the other with wonder, and yet with comprehension, written upon it.
free of extraneous elements of any kind
From this reading The lady of the manor turned her pure, pale face upon the other with wonder, and yet with comprehension, written upon it.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "You are happy!" she said, almost in a whisper.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading We shall die that way at last.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "You are happy!" she said, almost in a whisper.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But what does it matter—so that we die together?"
comparatives of “soon” or “early”
From this reading "Ay, sooner or later they will come against us.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We shall die that way at last.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The lady of the manor turned her pure, pale face upon the other with wonder, and yet with comprehension, written upon it.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Ay, sooner or later they will come against us.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading But what does it matter—so that we die together?"
moved around an axis or center
From this reading The lady of the manor turned her pure, pale face upon the other with wonder, and yet with comprehension, written upon it.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The lady of the manor turned her pure, pale face upon the other with wonder, and yet with comprehension, written upon it.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Ay, sooner or later they will come against us.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading We shall die that way at last.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We shall die that way at last.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading But what does it matter—so that we die together?"
speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords
From this reading "You are happy!" she said, almost in a whisper.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Ay, sooner or later they will come against us.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The lady of the manor turned her pure, pale face upon the other with wonder, and yet with comprehension, written upon it.
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading The lady of the manor turned her pure, pale face upon the other with wonder, and yet with comprehension, written upon it.
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading The lady of the manor turned her pure, pale face upon the other with wonder, and yet with comprehension, written upon it.
but in spite of that
From this reading The lady of the manor turned her pure, pale face upon the other with wonder, and yet with comprehension, written upon it.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You are happy!" she said, almost in a whisper.
Chapter 14 of The Old Dominion by Mary Johnston holds 430 sentences, grouped into 86 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 14 holds 430 sentences of The Old Dominion, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
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