Chapter 19 of The Story of Bawn is here in full — 96 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XIX
Chapter 19 of The Story of Bawn is here in full — 96 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AN EAVESDROPPER The morning sun was in my room when I awoke and my godmother was by my bed. "You have been crying in your sleep, Bawn," she said. "I thought I heard you several times during the night, but was not sure. Are you anxious about Theobald, child?" "There is some trouble in the air," I said, turning away my head.
Chapter 19 of The Story of Bawn is here in full — 96 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/19 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
eagerly desirous
From this reading “Are you anxious about Theobald, child?"”
inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping
From this reading “AN EAVESDROPPER The morning sun was in my room when I awoke and my godmother was by my bed.”
demanding attention
From this reading “"You have been crying in your sleep, Bawn," she said.”
any woman who serves as a sponsor for a child at baptism
From this reading “AN EAVESDROPPER The morning sun was in my room when I awoke and my godmother was by my bed.”
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading “"You have been crying in your sleep, Bawn," she said.”
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading “AN EAVESDROPPER The morning sun was in my room when I awoke and my godmother was by my bed.”
a source of difficulty
From this reading “"There is some trouble in the air," I said, turning away my head.”
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading “"There is some trouble in the air," I said, turning away my head.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Are you anxious about Theobald, child?"
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading "There is some trouble in the air," I said, turning away my head.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN EAVESDROPPER The morning sun was in my room when I awoke and my godmother was by my bed.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AN EAVESDROPPER The morning sun was in my room when I awoke and my godmother was by my bed.
eagerly desirous
From this reading Are you anxious about Theobald, child?"
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Are you anxious about Theobald, child?"
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "There is some trouble in the air," I said, turning away my head.
inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping
From this reading AN EAVESDROPPER The morning sun was in my room when I awoke and my godmother was by my bed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You have been crying in your sleep, Bawn," she said.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading AN EAVESDROPPER The morning sun was in my room when I awoke and my godmother was by my bed.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "You have been crying in your sleep, Bawn," she said.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "I thought I heard you several times during the night, but was not sure.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading AN EAVESDROPPER The morning sun was in my room when I awoke and my godmother was by my bed.
a young person of either sex
From this reading Are you anxious about Theobald, child?"
demanding attention
From this reading "You have been crying in your sleep, Bawn," she said.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading "I thought I heard you several times during the night, but was not sure.
a secret listener to private conversations
From this reading AN EAVESDROPPER The morning sun was in my room when I awoke and my godmother was by my bed.
any woman who serves as a sponsor for a child at baptism
From this reading AN EAVESDROPPER The morning sun was in my room when I awoke and my godmother was by my bed.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "You have been crying in your sleep, Bawn," she said.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading "There is some trouble in the air," I said, turning away my head.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading "I thought I heard you several times during the night, but was not sure.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading AN EAVESDROPPER The morning sun was in my room when I awoke and my godmother was by my bed.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading AN EAVESDROPPER The morning sun was in my room when I awoke and my godmother was by my bed.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "There is some trouble in the air," I said, turning away my head.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading AN EAVESDROPPER The morning sun was in my room when I awoke and my godmother was by my bed.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading AN EAVESDROPPER The morning sun was in my room when I awoke and my godmother was by my bed.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading "I thought I heard you several times during the night, but was not sure.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "I thought I heard you several times during the night, but was not sure.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading AN EAVESDROPPER The morning sun was in my room when I awoke and my godmother was by my bed.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "You have been crying in your sleep, Bawn," she said.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading "I thought I heard you several times during the night, but was not sure.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "You have been crying in your sleep, Bawn," she said.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading "You have been crying in your sleep, Bawn," she said.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "There is some trouble in the air," I said, turning away my head.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading AN EAVESDROPPER The morning sun was in my room when I awoke and my godmother was by my bed.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading "I thought I heard you several times during the night, but was not sure.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AN EAVESDROPPER The morning sun was in my room when I awoke and my godmother was by my bed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Are you anxious about Theobald, child?"
in or at that place or location
From this reading "There is some trouble in the air," I said, turning away my head.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "I thought I heard you several times during the night, but was not sure.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading "I thought I heard you several times during the night, but was not sure.
a source of difficulty
From this reading "There is some trouble in the air," I said, turning away my head.
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading "There is some trouble in the air," I said, turning away my head.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading AN EAVESDROPPER The morning sun was in my room when I awoke and my godmother was by my bed.
at the time that
From this reading AN EAVESDROPPER The morning sun was in my room when I awoke and my godmother was by my bed.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You have been crying in your sleep, Bawn," she said.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You have been crying in your sleep, Bawn," she said.
Chapter 19 of The Story of Bawn by Katharine Tynan holds 96 sentences, grouped into 20 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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