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Chapter 13 of The Senator's Bride is here in full — 128 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ON THE OCEAN. "Wan was her cheek With hollow watch, her mantle torn, Red grief and mother's hunger in her eye." --TENNYSON'S "PRINCESS." "There is none In all this cold and hollow world, no fount Of deep, strong, deathless love, save that within A mother's heart." --HEMANS.
Chapter 13 of The Senator's Bride is here in full — 128 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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either side of the face below the eyes
From this reading “"Wan was her cheek With hollow watch, her mantle torn, Red grief and mother's hunger in her eye."”
not solid; having a space or gap or cavity
From this reading “"Wan was her cheek With hollow watch, her mantle torn, Red grief and mother's hunger in her eye."”
a physiological need for food; the consequence of food deprivation
From this reading “"Wan was her cheek With hollow watch, her mantle torn, Red grief and mother's hunger in her eye."”
the cloak as a symbol of authority
From this reading “"Wan was her cheek With hollow watch, her mantle torn, Red grief and mother's hunger in her eye."”
possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading “"Wan was her cheek With hollow watch, her mantle torn, Red grief and mother's hunger in her eye."”
a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere
From this reading “ON THE OCEAN.”
having edges that are jagged from injury
From this reading “"Wan was her cheek With hollow watch, her mantle torn, Red grief and mother's hunger in her eye."”
(of light) lacking in intensity or brightness; dim or feeble
From this reading “"Wan was her cheek With hollow watch, her mantle torn, Red grief and mother's hunger in her eye."”
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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 "There is none In all this cold and hollow world, no fount Of deep, strong, deathless love, save that within A mother's heart."
(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 "There is none In all this cold and hollow world, no fount Of deep, strong, deathless love, save that within A mother's heart."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Wan was her cheek With hollow watch, her mantle torn, Red grief and mother's hunger in her eye."
either side of the face below the eyes
From this reading "Wan was her cheek With hollow watch, her mantle torn, Red grief and mother's hunger in her eye."
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading "There is none In all this cold and hollow world, no fount Of deep, strong, deathless love, save that within A mother's heart."
never dying
From this reading "There is none In all this cold and hollow world, no fount Of deep, strong, deathless love, save that within A mother's heart."
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading "There is none In all this cold and hollow world, no fount Of deep, strong, deathless love, save that within A mother's heart."
the organ of sight
From this reading "Wan was her cheek With hollow watch, her mantle torn, Red grief and mother's hunger in her eye."
a specific size and style of type within a type family
From this reading "There is none In all this cold and hollow world, no fount Of deep, strong, deathless love, save that within A mother's heart."
intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)
From this reading "Wan was her cheek With hollow watch, her mantle torn, Red grief and mother's hunger in her eye."
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading "There is none In all this cold and hollow world, no fount Of deep, strong, deathless love, save that within A mother's heart."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading --HEMANS.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Wan was her cheek With hollow watch, her mantle torn, Red grief and mother's hunger in her eye."
not solid; having a space or gap or cavity
From this reading "Wan was her cheek With hollow watch, her mantle torn, Red grief and mother's hunger in her eye."
a physiological need for food; the consequence of food deprivation
From this reading "Wan was her cheek With hollow watch, her mantle torn, Red grief and mother's hunger in her eye."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Wan was her cheek With hollow watch, her mantle torn, Red grief and mother's hunger in her eye."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "There is none In all this cold and hollow world, no fount Of deep, strong, deathless love, save that within A mother's heart."
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading "There is none In all this cold and hollow world, no fount Of deep, strong, deathless love, save that within A mother's heart."
the cloak as a symbol of authority
From this reading "Wan was her cheek With hollow watch, her mantle torn, Red grief and mother's hunger in her eye."
possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading "Wan was her cheek With hollow watch, her mantle torn, Red grief and mother's hunger in her eye."
not any; not one
From this reading "There is none In all this cold and hollow world, no fount Of deep, strong, deathless love, save that within A mother's heart."
not one, and not any
From this reading "There is none In all this cold and hollow world, no fount Of deep, strong, deathless love, save that within A mother's heart."
a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere
From this reading ON THE OCEAN.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "There is none In all this cold and hollow world, no fount Of deep, strong, deathless love, save that within A mother's heart."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ON THE OCEAN.
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading --TENNYSON'S "PRINCESS."
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading "Wan was her cheek With hollow watch, her mantle torn, Red grief and mother's hunger in her eye."
except for; apart from
From this reading "There is none In all this cold and hollow world, no fount Of deep, strong, deathless love, save that within A mother's heart."
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading "There is none In all this cold and hollow world, no fount Of deep, strong, deathless love, save that within A mother's heart."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading --TENNYSON'S "PRINCESS."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "There is none In all this cold and hollow world, no fount Of deep, strong, deathless love, save that within A mother's heart."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ON THE OCEAN.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "There is none In all this cold and hollow world, no fount Of deep, strong, deathless love, save that within A mother's heart."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "There is none In all this cold and hollow world, no fount Of deep, strong, deathless love, save that within A mother's heart."
having edges that are jagged from injury
From this reading "Wan was her cheek With hollow watch, her mantle torn, Red grief and mother's hunger in her eye."
(of light) lacking in intensity or brightness; dim or feeble
From this reading "Wan was her cheek With hollow watch, her mantle torn, Red grief and mother's hunger in her eye."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Wan was her cheek With hollow watch, her mantle torn, Red grief and mother's hunger in her eye."
look attentively
From this reading "Wan was her cheek With hollow watch, her mantle torn, Red grief and mother's hunger in her eye."
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Wan was her cheek With hollow watch, her mantle torn, Red grief and mother's hunger in her eye."
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading "There is none In all this cold and hollow world, no fount Of deep, strong, deathless love, save that within A mother's heart."
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading "There is none In all this cold and hollow world, no fount Of deep, strong, deathless love, save that within A mother's heart."
Chapter 13 of The Senator's Bride by Alex. McVeigh, Mrs. Miller holds 128 sentences, grouped into 26 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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