Chapter 23 of The Warden of the Marches is here in full — 387 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 23 of The Warden of the Marches is here in full — 387 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AN ABDICATION. “Mab, are you awake?” “Go away; I hate you!” was the muffled reply. Mabel had thrown herself, dressed, upon her bed, and her face was buried in the pillow. She shook off Flora’s hand angrily from her shoulder as she spoke.
Chapter 23 of The Warden of the Marches is here in full — 387 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a formal resignation and renunciation of powers
From this reading “AN ABDICATION.”
with anger
From this reading “She shook off Flora’s hand angrily from her shoulder as she spoke.”
not in a state of sleep; completely conscious
From this reading ““Mab, are you awake?””
placed in a grave
From this reading “Mabel had thrown herself, dressed, upon her bed, and her face was buried in the pillow.”
dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination
From this reading “Mabel had thrown herself, dressed, upon her bed, and her face was buried in the pillow.”
the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
From this reading ““Go away; I hate you!” was the muffled reply.”
being or made softer or less loud or clear
From this reading ““Go away; I hate you!” was the muffled reply.”
a cushion to support the head of a sleeping person
From this reading “Mabel had thrown herself, dressed, upon her bed, and her face was buried in the pillow.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
move away from a place into another direction
In this reading ““Go away; I hate you!” was the muffled reply.”
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.
a formal resignation and renunciation of powers
From this reading AN ABDICATION.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN ABDICATION.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mabel had thrown herself, dressed, upon her bed, and her face was buried in the pillow.
with anger
From this reading She shook off Flora’s hand angrily from her shoulder as she spoke.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Mab, are you awake?”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She shook off Flora’s hand angrily from her shoulder as she spoke.
not in a state of sleep; completely conscious
From this reading “Mab, are you awake?”
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “Go away; I hate you!” was the muffled reply.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading Mabel had thrown herself, dressed, upon her bed, and her face was buried in the pillow.
placed in a grave
From this reading Mabel had thrown herself, dressed, upon her bed, and her face was buried in the pillow.
dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination
From this reading Mabel had thrown herself, dressed, upon her bed, and her face was buried in the pillow.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Mabel had thrown herself, dressed, upon her bed, and her face was buried in the pillow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She shook off Flora’s hand angrily from her shoulder as she spoke.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She shook off Flora’s hand angrily from her shoulder as she spoke.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “Go away; I hate you!” was the muffled reply.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mabel had thrown herself, dressed, upon her bed, and her face was buried in the pillow.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading She shook off Flora’s hand angrily from her shoulder as she spoke.
the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
From this reading “Go away; I hate you!” was the muffled reply.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mabel had thrown herself, dressed, upon her bed, and her face was buried in the pillow.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Mabel had thrown herself, dressed, upon her bed, and her face was buried in the pillow.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Go away; I hate you!” was the muffled reply.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mabel had thrown herself, dressed, upon her bed, and her face was buried in the pillow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Mab, are you awake?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mabel had thrown herself, dressed, upon her bed, and her face was buried in the pillow.
being or made softer or less loud or clear
From this reading “Go away; I hate you!” was the muffled reply.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading She shook off Flora’s hand angrily from her shoulder as she spoke.
a cushion to support the head of a sleeping person
From this reading Mabel had thrown herself, dressed, upon her bed, and her face was buried in the pillow.
a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading “Go away; I hate you!” was the muffled reply.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She shook off Flora’s hand angrily from her shoulder as she spoke.
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading She shook off Flora’s hand angrily from her shoulder as she spoke.
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading She shook off Flora’s hand angrily from her shoulder as she spoke.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading She shook off Flora’s hand angrily from her shoulder as she spoke.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Go away; I hate you!” was the muffled reply.
caused to fall to the ground
From this reading Mabel had thrown herself, dressed, upon her bed, and her face was buried in the pillow.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Mabel had thrown herself, dressed, upon her bed, and her face was buried in the pillow.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Go away; I hate you!” was the muffled reply.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Mab, are you awake?”
Chapter 23 of The Warden of the Marches by Sydney C. Grier holds 387 sentences, grouped into 78 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 23 holds 387 sentences of The Warden of the Marches, unabridged, divided into 78 reading sections.
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