Chapter 10 of The Scarlet Feather is here in full — 235 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The Scarlet Feather is here in full — 235 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
HEARTS ACHE AND ACHE YET DO NOT BREAK "That's right, my girl, play away. It's good to hear the piano going again. And, between ourselves, I'm beginning to feel depressed by the stillness of the house. It's difficult to believe that this is home since we took on hospital work. Between ourselves, I sha'n't be sorry when Ormsby says good-bye.
Chapter 10 of The Scarlet Feather is here in full — 235 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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feel physical pain
From this reading “HEARTS ACHE AND ACHE YET DO NOT BREAK "That's right, my girl, play away.”
lower than previously
From this reading “And, between ourselves, I'm beginning to feel depressed by the stillness of the house.”
a farewell remark
From this reading “Between ourselves, I sha'n't be sorry when Ormsby says good-bye.”
a form of whist in which players avoid winning tricks containing hearts or the queen of spades
From this reading “HEARTS ACHE AND ACHE YET DO NOT BREAK "That's right, my girl, play away.”
a health facility where patients receive treatment
From this reading “It's difficult to believe that this is home since we took on hospital work.”
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading “And, between ourselves, I'm beginning to feel depressed by the stillness of the house.”
a keyboard instrument that is played by depressing keys that cause hammers to strike tuned strings and produce sounds
From this reading “It's good to hear the piano going again.”
(poetic) tranquil silence
From this reading “And, between ourselves, I'm beginning to feel depressed by the stillness of the house.”
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feel physical pain
From this reading HEARTS ACHE AND ACHE YET DO NOT BREAK "That's right, my girl, play away.
anew
From this reading It's good to hear the piano going again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HEARTS ACHE AND ACHE YET DO NOT BREAK "That's right, my girl, play away.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading HEARTS ACHE AND ACHE YET DO NOT BREAK "That's right, my girl, play away.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Between ourselves, I sha'n't be sorry when Ormsby says good-bye.
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading And, between ourselves, I'm beginning to feel depressed by the stillness of the house.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading It's difficult to believe that this is home since we took on hospital work.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading And, between ourselves, I'm beginning to feel depressed by the stillness of the house.
terminate
From this reading HEARTS ACHE AND ACHE YET DO NOT BREAK "That's right, my girl, play away.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading And, between ourselves, I'm beginning to feel depressed by the stillness of the house.
lower than previously
From this reading And, between ourselves, I'm beginning to feel depressed by the stillness of the house.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading It's difficult to believe that this is home since we took on hospital work.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading HEARTS ACHE AND ACHE YET DO NOT BREAK "That's right, my girl, play away.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading And, between ourselves, I'm beginning to feel depressed by the stillness of the house.
a young female
From this reading HEARTS ACHE AND ACHE YET DO NOT BREAK "That's right, my girl, play away.
the act of departing
From this reading It's good to hear the piano going again.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading It's good to hear the piano going again.
a farewell remark
From this reading Between ourselves, I sha'n't be sorry when Ormsby says good-bye.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading It's good to hear the piano going again.
a form of whist in which players avoid winning tricks containing hearts or the queen of spades
From this reading HEARTS ACHE AND ACHE YET DO NOT BREAK "That's right, my girl, play away.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading It's difficult to believe that this is home since we took on hospital work.
a health facility where patients receive treatment
From this reading It's difficult to believe that this is home since we took on hospital work.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading And, between ourselves, I'm beginning to feel depressed by the stillness of the house.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Between ourselves, I sha'n't be sorry when Ormsby says good-bye.
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From this reading And, between ourselves, I'm beginning to feel depressed by the stillness of the house.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It's difficult to believe that this is home since we took on hospital work.
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From this reading It's good to hear the piano going again.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading HEARTS ACHE AND ACHE YET DO NOT BREAK "That's right, my girl, play away.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading HEARTS ACHE AND ACHE YET DO NOT BREAK "That's right, my girl, play away.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And, between ourselves, I'm beginning to feel depressed by the stillness of the house.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It's difficult to believe that this is home since we took on hospital work.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Between ourselves, I sha'n't be sorry when Ormsby says good-bye.
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading And, between ourselves, I'm beginning to feel depressed by the stillness of the house.
a keyboard instrument that is played by depressing keys that cause hammers to strike tuned strings and produce sounds
From this reading It's good to hear the piano going again.
participate in games or sport
From this reading HEARTS ACHE AND ACHE YET DO NOT BREAK "That's right, my girl, play away.
precisely, exactly
From this reading HEARTS ACHE AND ACHE YET DO NOT BREAK "That's right, my girl, play away.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading Between ourselves, I sha'n't be sorry when Ormsby says good-bye.
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From this reading Between ourselves, I sha'n't be sorry when Ormsby says good-bye.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading It's difficult to believe that this is home since we took on hospital work.
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading Between ourselves, I sha'n't be sorry when Ormsby says good-bye.
(poetic) tranquil silence
From this reading And, between ourselves, I'm beginning to feel depressed by the stillness of the house.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It's difficult to believe that this is home since we took on hospital work.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HEARTS ACHE AND ACHE YET DO NOT BREAK "That's right, my girl, play away.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It's good to hear the piano going again.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It's difficult to believe that this is home since we took on hospital work.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It's good to hear the piano going again.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading It's difficult to believe that this is home since we took on hospital work.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading It's difficult to believe that this is home since we took on hospital work.
at the time that
From this reading Between ourselves, I sha'n't be sorry when Ormsby says good-bye.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading It's difficult to believe that this is home since we took on hospital work.
but in spite of that
From this reading HEARTS ACHE AND ACHE YET DO NOT BREAK "That's right, my girl, play away.
Chapter 10 of The Scarlet Feather by Houghton Townley holds 235 sentences, grouped into 47 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 10 holds 235 sentences of The Scarlet Feather, unabridged, divided into 47 reading sections.
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