Chapter 4 of The World Before Them — Volume 2 is here in full — 389 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 4 of The World Before Them — Volume 2 is here in full — 389 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
REMINISCENCES. "What is the matter with Dorothy?" asked Henry Martin of his wife. "A great change has come over her lately. She looks pale, has grown very thin, and speaks in a subdued voice, as if oppressed by some great sorrow." "I think, Henry, it has some reference to her lover.
Chapter 4 of The World Before Them — Volume 2 is here in full — 389 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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in the recent past
From this reading “"A great change has come over her lately.”
a person who loves someone or is loved by someone
From this reading “"I think, Henry, it has some reference to her lover.”
French bishop who is a patron saint of France (died in 397)
From this reading “"What is the matter with Dorothy?" asked Henry Martin of his wife.”
burdened psychologically or mentally
From this reading “She looks pale, has grown very thin, and speaks in a subdued voice, as if oppressed by some great sorrow."”
a remark that calls attention to something or someone
From this reading “"I think, Henry, it has some reference to her lover.”
plural of “reminiscence” — a mental impression retained and recalled from the past
From this reading “REMINISCENCES.”
third-person singular of “speak” — express in speech
From this reading “She looks pale, has grown very thin, and speaks in a subdued voice, as if oppressed by some great sorrow."”
in a softened tone
From this reading “She looks pale, has grown very thin, and speaks in a subdued voice, as if oppressed by some great sorrow."”
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.
In this reading “She looks pale, has grown very thin, and speaks in a subdued voice, as if oppressed by some great sorrow."”
In this reading “She looks pale, has grown very thin, and speaks in a subdued voice, as if oppressed by some great sorrow."”
communicate the intended meaning or impression
In this reading “"A great change has come over her lately.”
In this reading “She looks pale, has grown very thin, and speaks in a subdued voice, as if oppressed by some great sorrow."”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "A great change has come over her lately.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She looks pale, has grown very thin, and speaks in a subdued voice, as if oppressed by some great sorrow."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She looks pale, has grown very thin, and speaks in a subdued voice, as if oppressed by some great sorrow."
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "What is the matter with Dorothy?" asked Henry Martin of his wife.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She looks pale, has grown very thin, and speaks in a subdued voice, as if oppressed by some great sorrow."
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading "A great change has come over her lately.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "A great change has come over her lately.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What is the matter with Dorothy?" asked Henry Martin of his wife.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading "A great change has come over her lately.
(of animals) fully developed
From this reading She looks pale, has grown very thin, and speaks in a subdued voice, as if oppressed by some great sorrow."
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "A great change has come over her lately.
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading "What is the matter with Dorothy?" asked Henry Martin of his wife.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "A great change has come over her lately.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "What is the matter with Dorothy?" asked Henry Martin of his wife.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I think, Henry, it has some reference to her lover.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading She looks pale, has grown very thin, and speaks in a subdued voice, as if oppressed by some great sorrow."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She looks pale, has grown very thin, and speaks in a subdued voice, as if oppressed by some great sorrow."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "What is the matter with Dorothy?" asked Henry Martin of his wife.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I think, Henry, it has some reference to her lover.
in the recent past
From this reading "A great change has come over her lately.
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading She looks pale, has grown very thin, and speaks in a subdued voice, as if oppressed by some great sorrow."
a person who loves someone or is loved by someone
From this reading "I think, Henry, it has some reference to her lover.
French bishop who is a patron saint of France (died in 397)
From this reading "What is the matter with Dorothy?" asked Henry Martin of his wife.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading "What is the matter with Dorothy?" asked Henry Martin of his wife.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "What is the matter with Dorothy?" asked Henry Martin of his wife.
burdened psychologically or mentally
From this reading She looks pale, has grown very thin, and speaks in a subdued voice, as if oppressed by some great sorrow."
above and across; more than
From this reading "A great change has come over her lately.
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading She looks pale, has grown very thin, and speaks in a subdued voice, as if oppressed by some great sorrow."
a remark that calls attention to something or someone
From this reading "I think, Henry, it has some reference to her lover.
plural of “reminiscence” — a mental impression retained and recalled from the past
From this reading REMINISCENCES.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She looks pale, has grown very thin, and speaks in a subdued voice, as if oppressed by some great sorrow."
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading She looks pale, has grown very thin, and speaks in a subdued voice, as if oppressed by some great sorrow."
an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement
From this reading She looks pale, has grown very thin, and speaks in a subdued voice, as if oppressed by some great sorrow."
third-person singular of “speak” — express in speech
From this reading She looks pale, has grown very thin, and speaks in a subdued voice, as if oppressed by some great sorrow."
in a softened tone
From this reading She looks pale, has grown very thin, and speaks in a subdued voice, as if oppressed by some great sorrow."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "What is the matter with Dorothy?" asked Henry Martin of his wife.
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading She looks pale, has grown very thin, and speaks in a subdued voice, as if oppressed by some great sorrow."
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "I think, Henry, it has some reference to her lover.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I think, Henry, it has some reference to her lover.
precisely as stated
From this reading She looks pale, has grown very thin, and speaks in a subdued voice, as if oppressed by some great sorrow."
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading She looks pale, has grown very thin, and speaks in a subdued voice, as if oppressed by some great sorrow."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What is the matter with Dorothy?" asked Henry Martin of his wife.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading "What is the matter with Dorothy?" asked Henry Martin of his wife.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "What is the matter with Dorothy?" asked Henry Martin of his wife.
Chapter 4 of The World Before Them — Volume 2 by Susanna Moodie 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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