Chapter 14 of The White Ladies of Worcester is here in full — 389 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of The White Ladies of Worcester is here in full — 389 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SO MUCH FOR SERAPHINE! A sense of peace fell upon the banqueting hall, with the closing of the door. All unrest and suspicion seemed to have departed. An atmosphere of confidence and serenity pervaded the great chamber. It was in the Bishop's smile, as he turned to the Knight.
Chapter 14 of The White Ladies of Worcester is here in full — 389 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a particular environment or surrounding influence
From this reading “An atmosphere of confidence and serenity pervaded the great chamber.”
possessive form of “bishop” — a senior member of the Christian clergy having spiritual and administrative authority; appointed in Christian churches to oversee priests or ministers; considered in some churches to be successors of the twelve Apostles of Christ
From this reading “It was in the Bishop's smile, as he turned to the Knight.”
the act of closing something
From this reading “A sense of peace fell upon the banqueting hall, with the closing of the door.”
well in the past; former
From this reading “All unrest and suspicion seemed to have departed.”
past form of “pervade” — spread or diffuse through
From this reading “An atmosphere of confidence and serenity pervaded the great chamber.”
The state of being calm, peaceful, and untroubled by external storms.
From this reading “An atmosphere of confidence and serenity pervaded the great chamber.”
an impression that something might be the case
From this reading “All unrest and suspicion seemed to have departed.”
a state of agitation or turbulent change or development
From this reading “All unrest and suspicion seemed to have departed.”
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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 A sense of peace fell upon the banqueting hall, with the closing of the door.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading All unrest and suspicion seemed to have departed.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An atmosphere of confidence and serenity pervaded the great chamber.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading All unrest and suspicion seemed to have departed.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was in the Bishop's smile, as he turned to the Knight.
a particular environment or surrounding influence
From this reading An atmosphere of confidence and serenity pervaded the great chamber.
eating an elaborate meal (often accompanied by entertainment)
From this reading A sense of peace fell upon the banqueting hall, with the closing of the door.
possessive form of “bishop” — a senior member of the Christian clergy having spiritual and administrative authority; appointed in Christian churches to oversee priests or ministers; considered in some churches to be successors of the twelve Apostles of Christ
From this reading It was in the Bishop's smile, as he turned to the Knight.
a natural or artificial enclosed space
From this reading An atmosphere of confidence and serenity pervaded the great chamber.
the act of closing something
From this reading A sense of peace fell upon the banqueting hall, with the closing of the door.
freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities
From this reading An atmosphere of confidence and serenity pervaded the great chamber.
well in the past; former
From this reading All unrest and suspicion seemed to have departed.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading A sense of peace fell upon the banqueting hall, with the closing of the door.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading A sense of peace fell upon the banqueting hall, with the closing of the door.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading SO MUCH FOR SERAPHINE!
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading An atmosphere of confidence and serenity pervaded the great chamber.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading A sense of peace fell upon the banqueting hall, with the closing of the door.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading All unrest and suspicion seemed to have departed.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was in the Bishop's smile, as he turned to the Knight.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was in the Bishop's smile, as he turned to the Knight.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was in the Bishop's smile, as he turned to the Knight.
originally a person of noble birth trained to arms and chivalry; today in Great Britain a person honored by the sovereign for personal merit
From this reading It was in the Bishop's smile, as he turned to the Knight.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading SO MUCH FOR SERAPHINE!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A sense of peace fell upon the banqueting hall, with the closing of the door.
the state prevailing during the absence of war
From this reading A sense of peace fell upon the banqueting hall, with the closing of the door.
past form of “pervade” — spread or diffuse through
From this reading An atmosphere of confidence and serenity pervaded the great chamber.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading All unrest and suspicion seemed to have departed.
a general conscious awareness
From this reading A sense of peace fell upon the banqueting hall, with the closing of the door.
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From this reading SO MUCH FOR SERAPHINE!
The state of being calm, peaceful, and untroubled by external storms.
From this reading An atmosphere of confidence and serenity pervaded the great chamber.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading It was in the Bishop's smile, as he turned to the Knight.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading SO MUCH FOR SERAPHINE!
an impression that something might be the case
From this reading All unrest and suspicion seemed to have departed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A sense of peace fell upon the banqueting hall, with the closing of the door.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading All unrest and suspicion seemed to have departed.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading It was in the Bishop's smile, as he turned to the Knight.
a state of agitation or turbulent change or development
From this reading All unrest and suspicion seemed to have departed.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading A sense of peace fell upon the banqueting hall, with the closing of the door.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was in the Bishop's smile, as he turned to the Knight.
in the company of; together with
From this reading A sense of peace fell upon the banqueting hall, with the closing of the door.
Chapter 14 of The White Ladies of Worcester by Florence L. (Florence Louisa) Barclay holds 389 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.
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