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Chapter 1 of The Reflections of Ambrosine: A Novel is here in full — 915 sentences across 183 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A look of anguish came over her face. Oh, how it hurt me to see her suffering! "Dear grandmamma," said, "do not think I mind. I have done and will do all you wish, and--and--as the Marquis said--it will not matter in a year." The Marquis, I believe, had been dozing, but at the sound of his name he looked up and spoke.
Chapter 1 of The Reflections of Ambrosine: A Novel is here in full — 915 sentences across 183 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 156/183 · 5 reading units · Lines 776–780
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extreme mental distress
From this reading “A look of anguish came over her face.”
-ing form of “doze” — sleep lightly or for a short period of time
From this reading “The Marquis, I believe, had been dozing, but at the sound of his name he looked up and spoke.”
be the source of pain
From this reading “Oh, how it hurt me to see her suffering!”
humorist who wrote about the imaginary life of cockroaches (1878-1937)
From this reading “I have done and will do all you wish, and--and--as the Marquis said--it will not matter in a year."”
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading “The Marquis, I believe, had been dozing, but at the sound of his name he looked up and spoke.”
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading “The Marquis, I believe, had been dozing, but at the sound of his name he looked up and spoke.”
a state of acute pain
From this reading “Oh, how it hurt me to see her suffering!”
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading “I have done and will do all you wish, and--and--as the Marquis said--it will not matter in a year."”
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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 A look of anguish came over her face.
(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 I have done and will do all you wish, and--and--as the Marquis said--it will not matter in a year."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I have done and will do all you wish, and--and--as the Marquis said--it will not matter in a year."
extreme mental distress
From this reading A look of anguish came over her face.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I have done and will do all you wish, and--and--as the Marquis said--it will not matter in a year."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The Marquis, I believe, had been dozing, but at the sound of his name he looked up and spoke.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The Marquis, I believe, had been dozing, but at the sound of his name he looked up and spoke.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading The Marquis, I believe, had been dozing, but at the sound of his name he looked up and spoke.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The Marquis, I believe, had been dozing, but at the sound of his name he looked up and spoke.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading A look of anguish came over her face.
dearly loved
From this reading "Dear grandmamma," said, "do not think I mind.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Dear grandmamma," said, "do not think I mind.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading I have done and will do all you wish, and--and--as the Marquis said--it will not matter in a year."
-ing form of “doze” — sleep lightly or for a short period of time
From this reading The Marquis, I believe, had been dozing, but at the sound of his name he looked up and spoke.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading A look of anguish came over her face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Dear grandmamma," said, "do not think I mind.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Marquis, I believe, had been dozing, but at the sound of his name he looked up and spoke.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have done and will do all you wish, and--and--as the Marquis said--it will not matter in a year."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Marquis, I believe, had been dozing, but at the sound of his name he looked up and spoke.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A look of anguish came over her face.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Marquis, I believe, had been dozing, but at the sound of his name he looked up and spoke.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Oh, how it hurt me to see her suffering!
be the source of pain
From this reading Oh, how it hurt me to see her suffering!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Dear grandmamma," said, "do not think I mind.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I have done and will do all you wish, and--and--as the Marquis said--it will not matter in a year."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Oh, how it hurt me to see her suffering!
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading A look of anguish came over her face.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading The Marquis, I believe, had been dozing, but at the sound of his name he looked up and spoke.
humorist who wrote about the imaginary life of cockroaches (1878-1937)
From this reading I have done and will do all you wish, and--and--as the Marquis said--it will not matter in a year."
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading I have done and will do all you wish, and--and--as the Marquis said--it will not matter in a year."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Oh, how it hurt me to see her suffering!
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading "Dear grandmamma," said, "do not think I mind.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading The Marquis, I believe, had been dozing, but at the sound of his name he looked up and spoke.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Dear grandmamma," said, "do not think I mind.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A look of anguish came over her face.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, how it hurt me to see her suffering!
above and across; more than
From this reading A look of anguish came over her face.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Dear grandmamma," said, "do not think I mind.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Oh, how it hurt me to see her suffering!
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading The Marquis, I believe, had been dozing, but at the sound of his name he looked up and spoke.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading The Marquis, I believe, had been dozing, but at the sound of his name he looked up and spoke.
a state of acute pain
From this reading Oh, how it hurt me to see her suffering!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I have done and will do all you wish, and--and--as the Marquis said--it will not matter in a year."
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "Dear grandmamma," said, "do not think I mind.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Oh, how it hurt me to see her suffering!
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The Marquis, I believe, had been dozing, but at the sound of his name he looked up and spoke.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I have done and will do all you wish, and--and--as the Marquis said--it will not matter in a year."
hope for; have a wish
From this reading I have done and will do all you wish, and--and--as the Marquis said--it will not matter in a year."
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading I have done and will do all you wish, and--and--as the Marquis said--it will not matter in a year."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I have done and will do all you wish, and--and--as the Marquis said--it will not matter in a year."
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