Chapter 35 of The Ralstons is here in full — 344 sentences across 69 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 35 of The Ralstons is here in full — 344 sentences across 69 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“People don’t often really go mad from grief,” said Mrs. Lauderdale, as she and Katharine walked slowly homeward in the bright spring afternoon. “I shouldn’t be surprised if Hester married again in a few years. Not very soon, of course--but in time. She’s very young yet. She’ll be very young still in five years--for a widow.”
Chapter 35 of The Ralstons is here in full — 344 sentences across 69 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/68 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading ““People don’t often really go mad from grief,” said Mrs. Lauderdale, as she and Katharine walked slowly homeward in the bright spring afternoon.”
intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)
From this reading ““People don’t often really go mad from grief,” said Mrs. Lauderdale, as she and Katharine walked slowly homeward in the bright spring afternoon.”
toward home
From this reading ““People don’t often really go mad from grief,” said Mrs. Lauderdale, as she and Katharine walked slowly homeward in the bright spring afternoon.”
roused to anger
From this reading ““People don’t often really go mad from grief,” said Mrs. Lauderdale, as she and Katharine walked slowly homeward in the bright spring afternoon.”
joined in matrimony
From this reading ““I shouldn’t be surprised if Hester married again in a few years.”
the season of growth
From this reading ““People don’t often really go mad from grief,” said Mrs. Lauderdale, as she and Katharine walked slowly homeward in the bright spring afternoon.”
taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment
From this reading ““I shouldn’t be surprised if Hester married again in a few years.”
a woman whose husband is dead especially one who has not remarried
From this reading “She’ll be very young still in five years--for a widow.””
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 ““I shouldn’t be surprised if Hester married again in a few years.”
In this reading ““People don’t often really go mad from grief,” said Mrs. Lauderdale, as she and Katharine walked slowly homeward in the bright spring afternoon.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “I shouldn’t be surprised if Hester married again in a few years.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading “People don’t often really go mad from grief,” said Mrs. Lauderdale, as she and Katharine walked slowly homeward in the bright spring afternoon.
anew
From this reading “I shouldn’t be surprised if Hester married again in a few years.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “People don’t often really go mad from grief,” said Mrs. Lauderdale, as she and Katharine walked slowly homeward in the bright spring afternoon.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “People don’t often really go mad from grief,” said Mrs. Lauderdale, as she and Katharine walked slowly homeward in the bright spring afternoon.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “I shouldn’t be surprised if Hester married again in a few years.
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading “People don’t often really go mad from grief,” said Mrs. Lauderdale, as she and Katharine walked slowly homeward in the bright spring afternoon.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Not very soon, of course--but in time.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading Not very soon, of course--but in time.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “People don’t often really go mad from grief,” said Mrs. Lauderdale, as she and Katharine walked slowly homeward in the bright spring afternoon.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading “I shouldn’t be surprised if Hester married again in a few years.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading She’ll be very young still in five years--for a widow.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She’ll be very young still in five years--for a widow.”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “People don’t often really go mad from grief,” said Mrs. Lauderdale, as she and Katharine walked slowly homeward in the bright spring afternoon.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “People don’t often really go mad from grief,” said Mrs. Lauderdale, as she and Katharine walked slowly homeward in the bright spring afternoon.
intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)
From this reading “People don’t often really go mad from grief,” said Mrs. Lauderdale, as she and Katharine walked slowly homeward in the bright spring afternoon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I shouldn’t be surprised if Hester married again in a few years.
toward home
From this reading “People don’t often really go mad from grief,” said Mrs. Lauderdale, as she and Katharine walked slowly homeward in the bright spring afternoon.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I shouldn’t be surprised if Hester married again in a few years.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “I shouldn’t be surprised if Hester married again in a few years.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “People don’t often really go mad from grief,” said Mrs. Lauderdale, as she and Katharine walked slowly homeward in the bright spring afternoon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “People don’t often really go mad from grief,” said Mrs. Lauderdale, as she and Katharine walked slowly homeward in the bright spring afternoon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “People don’t often really go mad from grief,” said Mrs. Lauderdale, as she and Katharine walked slowly homeward in the bright spring afternoon.
roused to anger
From this reading “People don’t often really go mad from grief,” said Mrs. Lauderdale, as she and Katharine walked slowly homeward in the bright spring afternoon.
joined in matrimony
From this reading “I shouldn’t be surprised if Hester married again in a few years.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading “People don’t often really go mad from grief,” said Mrs. Lauderdale, as she and Katharine walked slowly homeward in the bright spring afternoon.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not very soon, of course--but in time.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Not very soon, of course--but in time.
many times at short intervals
From this reading “People don’t often really go mad from grief,” said Mrs. Lauderdale, as she and Katharine walked slowly homeward in the bright spring afternoon.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading “People don’t often really go mad from grief,” said Mrs. Lauderdale, as she and Katharine walked slowly homeward in the bright spring afternoon.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading “People don’t often really go mad from grief,” said Mrs. Lauderdale, as she and Katharine walked slowly homeward in the bright spring afternoon.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “People don’t often really go mad from grief,” said Mrs. Lauderdale, as she and Katharine walked slowly homeward in the bright spring afternoon.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “People don’t often really go mad from grief,” said Mrs. Lauderdale, as she and Katharine walked slowly homeward in the bright spring afternoon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She’ll be very young still in five years--for a widow.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She’s very young yet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I shouldn’t be surprised if Hester married again in a few years.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading “People don’t often really go mad from grief,” said Mrs. Lauderdale, as she and Katharine walked slowly homeward in the bright spring afternoon.
in the near future
From this reading Not very soon, of course--but in time.
the season of growth
From this reading “People don’t often really go mad from grief,” said Mrs. Lauderdale, as she and Katharine walked slowly homeward in the bright spring afternoon.
not in physical motion
From this reading She’ll be very young still in five years--for a widow.”
taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment
From this reading “I shouldn’t be surprised if Hester married again in a few years.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “People don’t often really go mad from grief,” said Mrs. Lauderdale, as she and Katharine walked slowly homeward in the bright spring afternoon.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Not very soon, of course--but in time.
precisely as stated
From this reading Not very soon, of course--but in time.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading “People don’t often really go mad from grief,” said Mrs. Lauderdale, as she and Katharine walked slowly homeward in the bright spring afternoon.
a woman whose husband is dead especially one who has not remarried
From this reading She’ll be very young still in five years--for a widow.”
a late time of life
From this reading “I shouldn’t be surprised if Hester married again in a few years.
but in spite of that
From this reading She’s very young yet.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading She’s very young yet.
Chapter 35 of The Ralstons by F. Marion (Francis Marion) Crawford holds 344 sentences, grouped into 69 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 35 holds 344 sentences of The Ralstons, unabridged, divided into 69 reading sections.
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