Chapter 11 of The Pastor's Wife is here in full — 245 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of The Pastor's Wife is here in full — 245 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
She waylaid him after tea on the stairs. "Father," she said timidly, as he was passing on in silence. "Well, Ingeborg?" said the Bishop, pausing and gravely attentive. "I--want to tell you how sorry I am." "Yes, Ingeborg?"
Chapter 11 of The Pastor's Wife is here in full — 245 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(often followed by “to”) giving care or attention
From this reading “"Well, Ingeborg?" said the Bishop, pausing and gravely attentive.”
a senior member of the Christian clergy having spiritual and administrative authority; appointed in Christian churches to oversee priests or ministers; considered in some churches to be successors of the twelve Apostles of Christ
From this reading “"Well, Ingeborg?" said the Bishop, pausing and gravely attentive.”
in a grave and sober manner
From this reading “"Well, Ingeborg?" said the Bishop, pausing and gravely attentive.”
-ing form of “pause” — interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing
From this reading “"Well, Ingeborg?" said the Bishop, pausing and gravely attentive.”
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading “She waylaid him after tea on the stairs.”
a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
From this reading “She waylaid him after tea on the stairs.”
in a shy or timid or bashful manner
From this reading “"Father," she said timidly, as he was passing on in silence.”
inflected form of “waylay” — wait in hiding to attack
From this reading “She waylaid him after tea on the stairs.”
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In this reading “She waylaid him after tea on the stairs.”
In this reading “She waylaid him after tea on the stairs.”
In this reading “"Father," she said timidly, as he was passing on in silence.”
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later than; following
From this reading She waylaid him after tea on the stairs.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I--want to tell you how sorry I am."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Well, Ingeborg?" said the Bishop, pausing and gravely attentive.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Father," she said timidly, as he was passing on in silence.
(often followed by “to”) giving care or attention
From this reading "Well, Ingeborg?" said the Bishop, pausing and gravely attentive.
a senior member of the Christian clergy having spiritual and administrative authority; appointed in Christian churches to oversee priests or ministers; considered in some churches to be successors of the twelve Apostles of Christ
From this reading "Well, Ingeborg?" said the Bishop, pausing and gravely attentive.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading "Father," she said timidly, as he was passing on in silence.
in a grave and sober manner
From this reading "Well, Ingeborg?" said the Bishop, pausing and gravely attentive.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Father," she said timidly, as he was passing on in silence.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She waylaid him after tea on the stairs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I--want to tell you how sorry I am."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I--want to tell you how sorry I am."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Father," she said timidly, as he was passing on in silence.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, Ingeborg?" said the Bishop, pausing and gravely attentive.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She waylaid him after tea on the stairs.
(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
From this reading "Father," she said timidly, as he was passing on in silence.
-ing form of “pause” — interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing
From this reading "Well, Ingeborg?" said the Bishop, pausing and gravely attentive.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Father," she said timidly, as he was passing on in silence.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She waylaid him after tea on the stairs.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading "Father," she said timidly, as he was passing on in silence.
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading "I--want to tell you how sorry I am."
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading She waylaid him after tea on the stairs.
a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
From this reading She waylaid him after tea on the stairs.
express in words
From this reading "I--want to tell you how sorry I am."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She waylaid him after tea on the stairs.
in a shy or timid or bashful manner
From this reading "Father," she said timidly, as he was passing on in silence.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I--want to tell you how sorry I am."
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "I--want to tell you how sorry I am."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Father," she said timidly, as he was passing on in silence.
inflected form of “waylay” — wait in hiding to attack
From this reading She waylaid him after tea on the stairs.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well, Ingeborg?" said the Bishop, pausing and gravely attentive.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, Ingeborg?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I--want to tell you how sorry I am."
Chapter 11 of The Pastor's Wife by Elizabeth Von Arnim holds 245 sentences, grouped into 49 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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