Chapter 10 of The Weird Sisters: A Romance. Volume 3 (of 3) is here in full — 149 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The Weird Sisters: A Romance. Volume 3 (of 3) is here in full — 149 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
LOSING. For a few days after the meeting between Grey and his mother at the Castle he did not go to the Island. Something repelled him. The thought of the Castle made him chill and uncomfortable now. He had never gone so far as to try and persuade himself he was in love with Maud.
Chapter 10 of The Weird Sisters: A Romance. Volume 3 (of 3) is here in full — 149 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a large and stately mansion
From this reading “For a few days after the meeting between Grey and his mother at the Castle he did not go to the Island.”
coldness due to a cold environment
From this reading “The thought of the Castle made him chill and uncomfortable now.”
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading “For a few days after the meeting between Grey and his mother at the Castle he did not go to the Island.”
-ing form of “lose” — fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading “LOSING.”
a formally arranged gathering
From this reading “For a few days after the meeting between Grey and his mother at the Castle he did not go to the Island.”
win approval or support for
From this reading “He had never gone so far as to try and persuade himself he was in love with Maud.”
inflected form of “repel” — cause to move back by force or influence
From this reading “Something repelled him.”
conducive to or feeling mental discomfort
From this reading “The thought of the Castle made him chill and uncomfortable now.”
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In this reading “For a few days after the meeting between Grey and his mother at the Castle he did not go to the Island.”
In this reading “For a few days after the meeting between Grey and his mother at the Castle he did not go to the Island.”
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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 For a few days after the meeting between Grey and his mother at the Castle he did not go to the Island.
later than; following
From this reading For a few days after the meeting between Grey and his mother at the Castle he did not go to the Island.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For a few days after the meeting between Grey and his mother at the Castle he did not go to the Island.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He had never gone so far as to try and persuade himself he was in love with Maud.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading For a few days after the meeting between Grey and his mother at the Castle he did not go to the Island.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading For a few days after the meeting between Grey and his mother at the Castle he did not go to the Island.
a large and stately mansion
From this reading For a few days after the meeting between Grey and his mother at the Castle he did not go to the Island.
coldness due to a cold environment
From this reading The thought of the Castle made him chill and uncomfortable now.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading For a few days after the meeting between Grey and his mother at the Castle he did not go to the Island.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading For a few days after the meeting between Grey and his mother at the Castle he did not go to the Island.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading He had never gone so far as to try and persuade himself he was in love with Maud.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading For a few days after the meeting between Grey and his mother at the Castle he did not go to the Island.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a few days after the meeting between Grey and his mother at the Castle he did not go to the Island.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading For a few days after the meeting between Grey and his mother at the Castle he did not go to the Island.
destroyed or killed
From this reading He had never gone so far as to try and persuade himself he was in love with Maud.
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading For a few days after the meeting between Grey and his mother at the Castle he did not go to the Island.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had never gone so far as to try and persuade himself he was in love with Maud.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For a few days after the meeting between Grey and his mother at the Castle he did not go to the Island.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Something repelled him.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He had never gone so far as to try and persuade himself he was in love with Maud.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading For a few days after the meeting between Grey and his mother at the Castle he did not go to the Island.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He had never gone so far as to try and persuade himself he was in love with Maud.
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading For a few days after the meeting between Grey and his mother at the Castle he did not go to the Island.
-ing form of “lose” — fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading LOSING.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading He had never gone so far as to try and persuade himself he was in love with Maud.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The thought of the Castle made him chill and uncomfortable now.
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From this reading He had never gone so far as to try and persuade himself he was in love with Maud.
a formally arranged gathering
From this reading For a few days after the meeting between Grey and his mother at the Castle he did not go to the Island.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading For a few days after the meeting between Grey and his mother at the Castle he did not go to the Island.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading He had never gone so far as to try and persuade himself he was in love with Maud.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading For a few days after the meeting between Grey and his mother at the Castle he did not go to the Island.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading The thought of the Castle made him chill and uncomfortable now.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The thought of the Castle made him chill and uncomfortable now.
win approval or support for
From this reading He had never gone so far as to try and persuade himself he was in love with Maud.
inflected form of “repel” — cause to move back by force or influence
From this reading Something repelled him.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He had never gone so far as to try and persuade himself he was in love with Maud.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Something repelled him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For a few days after the meeting between Grey and his mother at the Castle he did not go to the Island.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading The thought of the Castle made him chill and uncomfortable now.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For a few days after the meeting between Grey and his mother at the Castle he did not go to the Island.
make an effort or attempt
From this reading He had never gone so far as to try and persuade himself he was in love with Maud.
conducive to or feeling mental discomfort
From this reading The thought of the Castle made him chill and uncomfortable now.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He had never gone so far as to try and persuade himself he was in love with Maud.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He had never gone so far as to try and persuade himself he was in love with Maud.
Chapter 10 of The Weird Sisters: A Romance. Volume 3 (of 3) by Richard Dowling holds 149 sentences, grouped into 30 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 10 holds 149 sentences of The Weird Sisters: A Romance. Volume 3 (of 3), unabridged, divided into 30 reading sections.
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