Chapter 23 of The Visioning: A Novel is here in full — 172 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 23 of The Visioning: A Novel is here in full — 172 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
It took her a number of seconds to get the fact that they must know each other. And even then she could get no grip on the situation. She was too shaken by having jumped--as though she were some vulgar housemaid! And why was Ann looking like that! She looked dreadful--huddled up that way as if some one was going to beat her!
Chapter 23 of The Visioning: A Novel is here in full — 172 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
From this reading “She looked dreadful--huddled up that way as if some one was going to beat her!”
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading “She looked dreadful--huddled up that way as if some one was going to beat her!”
the act of grasping
From this reading “And even then she could get no grip on the situation.”
crowded or massed together
From this reading “She looked dreadful--huddled up that way as if some one was going to beat her!”
past form of “jump” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading “She was too shaken by having jumped--as though she were some vulgar housemaid!”
plural of “second” — 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading “It took her a number of seconds to get the fact that they must know each other.”
disturbed psychologically as if by a physical jolt or shock
From this reading “She was too shaken by having jumped--as though she were some vulgar housemaid!”
lacking refinement or cultivation or taste
From this reading “She was too shaken by having jumped--as though she were some vulgar housemaid!”
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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 It took her a number of seconds to get the fact that they must know each other.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And even then she could get no grip on the situation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And why was Ann looking like that!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She was too shaken by having jumped--as though she were some vulgar housemaid!
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
From this reading She looked dreadful--huddled up that way as if some one was going to beat her!
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She was too shaken by having jumped--as though she were some vulgar housemaid!
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading And even then she could get no grip on the situation.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading She looked dreadful--huddled up that way as if some one was going to beat her!
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading It took her a number of seconds to get the fact that they must know each other.
divisible by two
From this reading And even then she could get no grip on the situation.
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading It took her a number of seconds to get the fact that they must know each other.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading It took her a number of seconds to get the fact that they must know each other.
the act of departing
From this reading She looked dreadful--huddled up that way as if some one was going to beat her!
the act of grasping
From this reading And even then she could get no grip on the situation.
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading She was too shaken by having jumped--as though she were some vulgar housemaid!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It took her a number of seconds to get the fact that they must know each other.
a female domestic
From this reading She was too shaken by having jumped--as though she were some vulgar housemaid!
crowded or massed together
From this reading She looked dreadful--huddled up that way as if some one was going to beat her!
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading She looked dreadful--huddled up that way as if some one was going to beat her!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It took her a number of seconds to get the fact that they must know each other.
past form of “jump” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading She was too shaken by having jumped--as though she were some vulgar housemaid!
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading It took her a number of seconds to get the fact that they must know each other.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading And why was Ann looking like that!
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading She looked dreadful--huddled up that way as if some one was going to beat her!
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading And why was Ann looking like that!
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading It took her a number of seconds to get the fact that they must know each other.
not any; not one
From this reading And even then she could get no grip on the situation.
the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals
From this reading It took her a number of seconds to get the fact that they must know each other.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It took her a number of seconds to get the fact that they must know each other.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And even then she could get no grip on the situation.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She looked dreadful--huddled up that way as if some one was going to beat her!
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading It took her a number of seconds to get the fact that they must know each other.
plural of “second” — 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading It took her a number of seconds to get the fact that they must know each other.
disturbed psychologically as if by a physical jolt or shock
From this reading She was too shaken by having jumped--as though she were some vulgar housemaid!
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And even then she could get no grip on the situation.
the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time
From this reading And even then she could get no grip on the situation.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading She was too shaken by having jumped--as though she were some vulgar housemaid!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It took her a number of seconds to get the fact that they must know each other.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It took her a number of seconds to get the fact that they must know each other.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading And even then she could get no grip on the situation.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It took her a number of seconds to get the fact that they must know each other.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading She was too shaken by having jumped--as though she were some vulgar housemaid!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It took her a number of seconds to get the fact that they must know each other.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading She was too shaken by having jumped--as though she were some vulgar housemaid!
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading It took her a number of seconds to get the fact that they must know each other.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading She looked dreadful--huddled up that way as if some one was going to beat her!
lacking refinement or cultivation or taste
From this reading She was too shaken by having jumped--as though she were some vulgar housemaid!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was too shaken by having jumped--as though she were some vulgar housemaid!
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading She looked dreadful--huddled up that way as if some one was going to beat her!
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She was too shaken by having jumped--as though she were some vulgar housemaid!
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading And why was Ann looking like that!
Chapter 23 of The Visioning: A Novel by Susan Glaspell holds 172 sentences, grouped into 35 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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