Chapter 5 of The Silver Lining: A Guernsey Story is here in full — 155 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Silver Lining: A Guernsey Story is here in full — 155 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE REWARD OF INORDINATE AMBITION. Frank Mathers had hours of dejection. Like every other person, he had his faults. In one of these fits of depression he grew impatient. Then, his ambition turned in the wrong direction.
Chapter 5 of The Silver Lining: A Guernsey Story is here in full — 155 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a cherished desire
From this reading “THE REWARD OF INORDINATE AMBITION.”
a mental state characterized by a pessimistic sense of inadequacy and a despondent lack of activity
From this reading “In one of these fits of depression he grew impatient.”
plural of “fault” — a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading “Like every other person, he had his faults.”
plural of “fit” — a display of bad temper
From this reading “In one of these fits of depression he grew impatient.”
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading “Frank Mathers had hours of dejection.”
restless or short-tempered under delay or opposition
From this reading “In one of these fits of depression he grew impatient.”
beyond normal limits
From this reading “THE REWARD OF INORDINATE AMBITION.”
a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing
From this reading “THE REWARD OF INORDINATE AMBITION.”
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a cherished desire
From this reading THE REWARD OF INORDINATE AMBITION.
a state of melancholy depression
From this reading Frank Mathers had hours of dejection.
a mental state characterized by a pessimistic sense of inadequacy and a despondent lack of activity
From this reading In one of these fits of depression he grew impatient.
a line leading to a place or point
From this reading Then, his ambition turned in the wrong direction.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Like every other person, he had his faults.
plural of “fault” — a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading Like every other person, he had his faults.
plural of “fit” — a display of bad temper
From this reading In one of these fits of depression he grew impatient.
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading Frank Mathers had hours of dejection.
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading In one of these fits of depression he grew impatient.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Frank Mathers had hours of dejection.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Like every other person, he had his faults.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Like every other person, he had his faults.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading Frank Mathers had hours of dejection.
restless or short-tempered under delay or opposition
From this reading In one of these fits of depression he grew impatient.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In one of these fits of depression he grew impatient.
beyond normal limits
From this reading THE REWARD OF INORDINATE AMBITION.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Like every other person, he had his faults.
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From this reading Frank Mathers had hours of dejection.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE REWARD OF INORDINATE AMBITION.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading In one of these fits of depression he grew impatient.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Like every other person, he had his faults.
a human being
From this reading Like every other person, he had his faults.
a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing
From this reading THE REWARD OF INORDINATE AMBITION.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE REWARD OF INORDINATE AMBITION.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then, his ambition turned in the wrong direction.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading In one of these fits of depression he grew impatient.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Then, his ambition turned in the wrong direction.
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading Then, his ambition turned in the wrong direction.
Chapter 5 of The Silver Lining: A Guernsey Story by John Roussel holds 155 sentences, grouped into 31 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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