Chapter 8 of The Prodigal Father is here in full — 153 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of The Prodigal Father is here in full — 153 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Of all the anticipatory mourners, the most demonstrative was the sympathetic widow. She could barely control her emotion till she reached the drawing-room. There she broke down quite. "Oh, Mary, Mary!" she sobbed. They were alone together--Mary, commonly styled Miss Walkingshaw, and she.
Chapter 8 of The Prodigal Father is here in full — 153 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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in anticipation
From this reading “Of all the anticipatory mourners, the most demonstrative was the sympathetic widow.”
only a very short time before
From this reading “She could barely control her emotion till she reached the drawing-room.”
under normal conditions
From this reading “They were alone together--Mary, commonly styled Miss Walkingshaw, and she.”
a pronoun that points out an intended referent
From this reading “Of all the anticipatory mourners, the most demonstrative was the sympathetic widow.”
plural of “mourner” — a person who is feeling grief (as grieving over someone who has died)
From this reading “Of all the anticipatory mourners, the most demonstrative was the sympathetic widow.”
inflected form of “sob” — weep convulsively
From this reading “"Oh, Mary, Mary!" she sobbed.”
past form of “style” — designate by an identifying term
From this reading “They were alone together--Mary, commonly styled Miss Walkingshaw, and she.”
of or relating to the sympathetic nervous system
From this reading “Of all the anticipatory mourners, the most demonstrative was the sympathetic widow.”
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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 Of all the anticipatory mourners, the most demonstrative was the sympathetic widow.
Having no one else present.
From this reading They were alone together--Mary, commonly styled Miss Walkingshaw, and she.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They were alone together--Mary, commonly styled Miss Walkingshaw, and she.
in anticipation
From this reading Of all the anticipatory mourners, the most demonstrative was the sympathetic widow.
only a very short time before
From this reading She could barely control her emotion till she reached the drawing-room.
lacking funds
From this reading There she broke down quite.
under normal conditions
From this reading They were alone together--Mary, commonly styled Miss Walkingshaw, and she.
power to direct or determine
From this reading She could barely control her emotion till she reached the drawing-room.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She could barely control her emotion till she reached the drawing-room.
a pronoun that points out an intended referent
From this reading Of all the anticipatory mourners, the most demonstrative was the sympathetic widow.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading There she broke down quite.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She could barely control her emotion till she reached the drawing-room.
any strong feeling
From this reading She could barely control her emotion till she reached the drawing-room.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She could barely control her emotion till she reached the drawing-room.
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading "Oh, Mary, Mary!" she sobbed.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading They were alone together--Mary, commonly styled Miss Walkingshaw, and she.
used to form the superlative
From this reading Of all the anticipatory mourners, the most demonstrative was the sympathetic widow.
plural of “mourner” — a person who is feeling grief (as grieving over someone who has died)
From this reading Of all the anticipatory mourners, the most demonstrative was the sympathetic widow.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Of all the anticipatory mourners, the most demonstrative was the sympathetic widow.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, Mary, Mary!" she sobbed.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading There she broke down quite.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading She could barely control her emotion till she reached the drawing-room.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She could barely control her emotion till she reached the drawing-room.
inflected form of “sob” — weep convulsively
From this reading "Oh, Mary, Mary!" she sobbed.
past form of “style” — designate by an identifying term
From this reading They were alone together--Mary, commonly styled Miss Walkingshaw, and she.
of or relating to the sympathetic nervous system
From this reading Of all the anticipatory mourners, the most demonstrative was the sympathetic widow.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Of all the anticipatory mourners, the most demonstrative was the sympathetic widow.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There she broke down quite.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were alone together--Mary, commonly styled Miss Walkingshaw, and she.
up to a particular time
From this reading She could barely control her emotion till she reached the drawing-room.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading They were alone together--Mary, commonly styled Miss Walkingshaw, and she.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They were alone together--Mary, commonly styled Miss Walkingshaw, and she.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Of all the anticipatory mourners, the most demonstrative was the sympathetic widow.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were alone together--Mary, commonly styled Miss Walkingshaw, and she.
a woman whose husband is dead especially one who has not remarried
From this reading Of all the anticipatory mourners, the most demonstrative was the sympathetic widow.
Chapter 8 of The Prodigal Father by J. Storer (Joseph Storer) Clouston holds 153 sentences, grouped into 31 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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