Chapter 40 of The Sisters-In-Law: A Novel of Our Time is here in full — 275 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 40 of The Sisters-In-Law: A Novel of Our Time is here in full — 275 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
I "Oh," she said calmly, although her nerves still shuddered. "You must walk like a fairy. I didn't hear you." "One must pick one's way through rubbish." "Ghastly ruin, isn't it?"
Chapter 40 of The Sisters-In-Law: A Novel of Our Time is here in full — 275 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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with self-possession (especially in times of stress)
From this reading “I "Oh," she said calmly, although her nerves still shuddered.”
a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers
From this reading “"You must walk like a fairy.”
shockingly repellent; inspiring horror
From this reading “"Ghastly ruin, isn't it?"”
an uneasy psychological state
From this reading “I "Oh," she said calmly, although her nerves still shuddered.”
select carefully from a group
From this reading “"One must pick one's way through rubbish."”
worthless material that is to be disposed of
From this reading “"One must pick one's way through rubbish."”
an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction
From this reading “"Ghastly ruin, isn't it?"”
past form of “shudder” — shake, as from cold
From this reading “I "Oh," she said calmly, although her nerves still shuddered.”
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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 "You must walk like a fairy.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading I "Oh," she said calmly, although her nerves still shuddered.
with self-possession (especially in times of stress)
From this reading I "Oh," she said calmly, although her nerves still shuddered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I didn't hear you."
a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers
From this reading "You must walk like a fairy.
shockingly repellent; inspiring horror
From this reading "Ghastly ruin, isn't it?"
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading I didn't hear you."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I "Oh," she said calmly, although her nerves still shuddered.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I "Oh," she said calmly, although her nerves still shuddered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Ghastly ruin, isn't it?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Ghastly ruin, isn't it?"
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "You must walk like a fairy.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "You must walk like a fairy.
an uneasy psychological state
From this reading I "Oh," she said calmly, although her nerves still shuddered.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading I "Oh," she said calmly, although her nerves still shuddered.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "One must pick one's way through rubbish."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "One must pick one's way through rubbish."
select carefully from a group
From this reading "One must pick one's way through rubbish."
worthless material that is to be disposed of
From this reading "One must pick one's way through rubbish."
an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction
From this reading "Ghastly ruin, isn't it?"
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading I "Oh," she said calmly, although her nerves still shuddered.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I "Oh," she said calmly, although her nerves still shuddered.
past form of “shudder” — shake, as from cold
From this reading I "Oh," she said calmly, although her nerves still shuddered.
not in physical motion
From this reading I "Oh," she said calmly, although her nerves still shuddered.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading "One must pick one's way through rubbish."
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading "You must walk like a fairy.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "One must pick one's way through rubbish."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You must walk like a fairy.
Chapter 40 of The Sisters-In-Law: A Novel of Our Time by Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton holds 275 sentences, grouped into 55 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 40 holds 275 sentences of The Sisters-In-Law: A Novel of Our Time, unabridged, divided into 55 reading sections.
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