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Chapter 20 of Their Pilgrimage is here in full — 170 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“No, no,” cried the girl, trying in vain to restrain her agitation and her tears, “not that. I don't want to be free. But you will not understand. Circumstances are so cruel, and if, Stanhope, you ever should regret when it is too late! It would kill me.
Chapter 20 of Their Pilgrimage is here in full — 170 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a mental state of extreme emotional disturbance
From this reading ““No, no,” cried the girl, trying in vain to restrain her agitation and her tears, “not that.”
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading “Circumstances are so cruel, and if, Stanhope, you ever should regret when it is too late!”
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
From this reading “Circumstances are so cruel, and if, Stanhope, you ever should regret when it is too late!”
cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading “It would kill me.”
feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about
From this reading “Circumstances are so cruel, and if, Stanhope, you ever should regret when it is too late!”
to close within bounds, or otherwise limit or deprive of free movement
From this reading ““No, no,” cried the girl, trying in vain to restrain her agitation and her tears, “not that.”
a light open horse-drawn carriage with two or four wheels and one seat
From this reading “Circumstances are so cruel, and if, Stanhope, you ever should regret when it is too late!”
characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance
From this reading ““No, no,” cried the girl, trying in vain to restrain her agitation and her tears, “not that.”
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a mental state of extreme emotional disturbance
From this reading “No, no,” cried the girl, trying in vain to restrain her agitation and her tears, “not that.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “No, no,” cried the girl, trying in vain to restrain her agitation and her tears, “not that.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Circumstances are so cruel, and if, Stanhope, you ever should regret when it is too late!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I don't want to be free.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But you will not understand.
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading Circumstances are so cruel, and if, Stanhope, you ever should regret when it is too late!
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “No, no,” cried the girl, trying in vain to restrain her agitation and her tears, “not that.
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
From this reading Circumstances are so cruel, and if, Stanhope, you ever should regret when it is too late!
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From this reading I don't want to be free.
at any time
From this reading Circumstances are so cruel, and if, Stanhope, you ever should regret when it is too late!
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading I don't want to be free.
a young female
From this reading “No, no,” cried the girl, trying in vain to restrain her agitation and her tears, “not that.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “No, no,” cried the girl, trying in vain to restrain her agitation and her tears, “not that.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I don't want to be free.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Circumstances are so cruel, and if, Stanhope, you ever should regret when it is too late!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “No, no,” cried the girl, trying in vain to restrain her agitation and her tears, “not that.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Circumstances are so cruel, and if, Stanhope, you ever should regret when it is too late!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Circumstances are so cruel, and if, Stanhope, you ever should regret when it is too late!
cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading It would kill me.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading Circumstances are so cruel, and if, Stanhope, you ever should regret when it is too late!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It would kill me.
not any; not one
From this reading “No, no,” cried the girl, trying in vain to restrain her agitation and her tears, “not that.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “No, no,” cried the girl, trying in vain to restrain her agitation and her tears, “not that.
feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about
From this reading Circumstances are so cruel, and if, Stanhope, you ever should regret when it is too late!
to close within bounds, or otherwise limit or deprive of free movement
From this reading “No, no,” cried the girl, trying in vain to restrain her agitation and her tears, “not that.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Circumstances are so cruel, and if, Stanhope, you ever should regret when it is too late!
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Circumstances are so cruel, and if, Stanhope, you ever should regret when it is too late!
a light open horse-drawn carriage with two or four wheels and one seat
From this reading Circumstances are so cruel, and if, Stanhope, you ever should regret when it is too late!
the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
From this reading “No, no,” cried the girl, trying in vain to restrain her agitation and her tears, “not that.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “No, no,” cried the girl, trying in vain to restrain her agitation and her tears, “not that.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “No, no,” cried the girl, trying in vain to restrain her agitation and her tears, “not that.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “No, no,” cried the girl, trying in vain to restrain her agitation and her tears, “not that.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Circumstances are so cruel, and if, Stanhope, you ever should regret when it is too late!
hard to endure
From this reading “No, no,” cried the girl, trying in vain to restrain her agitation and her tears, “not that.
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading But you will not understand.
characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance
From this reading “No, no,” cried the girl, trying in vain to restrain her agitation and her tears, “not that.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading I don't want to be free.
at the time that
From this reading Circumstances are so cruel, and if, Stanhope, you ever should regret when it is too late!
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading But you will not understand.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It would kill me.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But you will not understand.
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