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Chapter 7 of The Shadow of a Crime: A Cumbrian Romance is here in full — 246 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
But yester-night I prayed aloud In anguish and in agony. Coleridge. The night was far advanced, and yet Ralph had not returned to Shoulthwaite. It was three hours since Matthew Branthwaite had left the Moss. Mrs. Ray still sat before the turf fire and gazed into it in silence.
Chapter 7 of The Shadow of a Crime: A Cumbrian Romance is here in full — 246 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Extreme physical or mental suffering; intense anguish.
From this reading “But yester-night I prayed aloud In anguish and in agony.”
extreme mental distress
From this reading “But yester-night I prayed aloud In anguish and in agony.”
English romantic poet (1772-1834)
From this reading “Coleridge.”
(New Testament) disciple of Jesus; traditionally considered to be the author of the first Gospel
From this reading “It was three hours since Matthew Branthwaite had left the Moss.”
tiny leafy-stemmed flowerless plants
From this reading “It was three hours since Matthew Branthwaite had left the Moss.”
past form of “pray” — address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
From this reading “But yester-night I prayed aloud In anguish and in agony.”
a column of light (as from a beacon)
From this reading “Mrs. Ray still sat before the turf fire and gazed into it in silence.”
surface layer of ground containing a mat of grass and grass roots
From this reading “Mrs. Ray still sat before the turf fire and gazed into it in silence.”
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farther along in physical or mental development
From this reading The night was far advanced, and yet Ralph had not returned to Shoulthwaite.
Extreme physical or mental suffering; intense anguish.
From this reading But yester-night I prayed aloud In anguish and in agony.
using the voice; not silently
From this reading But yester-night I prayed aloud In anguish and in agony.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But yester-night I prayed aloud In anguish and in agony.
extreme mental distress
From this reading But yester-night I prayed aloud In anguish and in agony.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Mrs. Ray still sat before the turf fire and gazed into it in silence.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was three hours since Matthew Branthwaite had left the Moss.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But yester-night I prayed aloud In anguish and in agony.
English romantic poet (1772-1834)
From this reading Coleridge.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading The night was far advanced, and yet Ralph had not returned to Shoulthwaite.
start firing a weapon
From this reading Mrs. Ray still sat before the turf fire and gazed into it in silence.
past form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading Mrs. Ray still sat before the turf fire and gazed into it in silence.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The night was far advanced, and yet Ralph had not returned to Shoulthwaite.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading It was three hours since Matthew Branthwaite had left the Moss.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading But yester-night I prayed aloud In anguish and in agony.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But yester-night I prayed aloud In anguish and in agony.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Mrs. Ray still sat before the turf fire and gazed into it in silence.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was three hours since Matthew Branthwaite had left the Moss.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading It was three hours since Matthew Branthwaite had left the Moss.
(New Testament) disciple of Jesus; traditionally considered to be the author of the first Gospel
From this reading It was three hours since Matthew Branthwaite had left the Moss.
tiny leafy-stemmed flowerless plants
From this reading It was three hours since Matthew Branthwaite had left the Moss.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Mrs. Ray still sat before the turf fire and gazed into it in silence.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading The night was far advanced, and yet Ralph had not returned to Shoulthwaite.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The night was far advanced, and yet Ralph had not returned to Shoulthwaite.
past form of “pray” — address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
From this reading But yester-night I prayed aloud In anguish and in agony.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The night was far advanced, and yet Ralph had not returned to Shoulthwaite.
a column of light (as from a beacon)
From this reading Mrs. Ray still sat before the turf fire and gazed into it in silence.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading The night was far advanced, and yet Ralph had not returned to Shoulthwaite.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Mrs. Ray still sat before the turf fire and gazed into it in silence.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The night was far advanced, and yet Ralph had not returned to Shoulthwaite.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading Mrs. Ray still sat before the turf fire and gazed into it in silence.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading It was three hours since Matthew Branthwaite had left the Moss.
not in physical motion
From this reading Mrs. Ray still sat before the turf fire and gazed into it in silence.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The night was far advanced, and yet Ralph had not returned to Shoulthwaite.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading It was three hours since Matthew Branthwaite had left the Moss.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The night was far advanced, and yet Ralph had not returned to Shoulthwaite.
surface layer of ground containing a mat of grass and grass roots
From this reading Mrs. Ray still sat before the turf fire and gazed into it in silence.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The night was far advanced, and yet Ralph had not returned to Shoulthwaite.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But yester-night I prayed aloud In anguish and in agony.
but in spite of that
From this reading The night was far advanced, and yet Ralph had not returned to Shoulthwaite.
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