Chapter 34 of Thomas Wingfold, Curate is here in full — 186 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 34 of Thomas Wingfold, Curate is here in full — 186 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE LAWN. Leopold had begun to cough, and the fever continued. Every afternoon came the red flush to his cheek, and the hard glitter into his eye. His talk was then excited, and mostly about his coming trial. To Helen it was terribly painful, and she confessed to herself that but for Wingfold she must have given way.
Chapter 34 of Thomas Wingfold, Curate is here in full — 186 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “confess” — confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure
From this reading “To Helen it was terribly painful, and she confessed to herself that but for Wingfold she must have given way.”
exhale abruptly, as when one has a chest cold or congestion
From this reading “Leopold had begun to cough, and the fever continued.”
a rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection
From this reading “Leopold had begun to cough, and the fever continued.”
the period of greatest prosperity or productivity
From this reading “Every afternoon came the red flush to his cheek, and the hard glitter into his eye.”
the quality of shining with a bright reflected light
From this reading “Every afternoon came the red flush to his cheek, and the hard glitter into his eye.”
a field of cultivated and mowed grass
From this reading “THE LAWN.”
in large part; mainly or chiefly
From this reading “His talk was then excited, and mostly about his coming trial.”
used as intensifiers
From this reading “To Helen it was terribly painful, and she confessed to herself that but for Wingfold she must have given way.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading His talk was then excited, and mostly about his coming trial.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading Every afternoon came the red flush to his cheek, and the hard glitter into his eye.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Leopold had begun to cough, and the fever continued.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Leopold had begun to cough, and the fever continued.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading To Helen it was terribly painful, and she confessed to herself that but for Wingfold she must have given way.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Every afternoon came the red flush to his cheek, and the hard glitter into his eye.
either side of the face below the eyes
From this reading Every afternoon came the red flush to his cheek, and the hard glitter into his eye.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading His talk was then excited, and mostly about his coming trial.
past form of “confess” — confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure
From this reading To Helen it was terribly painful, and she confessed to herself that but for Wingfold she must have given way.
without stop or interruption
From this reading Leopold had begun to cough, and the fever continued.
exhale abruptly, as when one has a chest cold or congestion
From this reading Leopold had begun to cough, and the fever continued.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every afternoon came the red flush to his cheek, and the hard glitter into his eye.
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading His talk was then excited, and mostly about his coming trial.
the organ of sight
From this reading Every afternoon came the red flush to his cheek, and the hard glitter into his eye.
a rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection
From this reading Leopold had begun to cough, and the fever continued.
the period of greatest prosperity or productivity
From this reading Every afternoon came the red flush to his cheek, and the hard glitter into his eye.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading To Helen it was terribly painful, and she confessed to herself that but for Wingfold she must have given way.
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading To Helen it was terribly painful, and she confessed to herself that but for Wingfold she must have given way.
the quality of shining with a bright reflected light
From this reading Every afternoon came the red flush to his cheek, and the hard glitter into his eye.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Leopold had begun to cough, and the fever continued.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading Every afternoon came the red flush to his cheek, and the hard glitter into his eye.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading To Helen it was terribly painful, and she confessed to herself that but for Wingfold she must have given way.
(Greek mythology) the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda who was abducted by Paris; the Greek army sailed to Troy to get her back which resulted in the Trojan War
From this reading To Helen it was terribly painful, and she confessed to herself that but for Wingfold she must have given way.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading To Helen it was terribly painful, and she confessed to herself that but for Wingfold she must have given way.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Every afternoon came the red flush to his cheek, and the hard glitter into his eye.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Every afternoon came the red flush to his cheek, and the hard glitter into his eye.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading To Helen it was terribly painful, and she confessed to herself that but for Wingfold she must have given way.
a field of cultivated and mowed grass
From this reading THE LAWN.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Leopold had begun to cough, and the fever continued.
in large part; mainly or chiefly
From this reading His talk was then excited, and mostly about his coming trial.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading To Helen it was terribly painful, and she confessed to herself that but for Wingfold she must have given way.
causing physical or psychological pain
From this reading To Helen it was terribly painful, and she confessed to herself that but for Wingfold she must have given way.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading Every afternoon came the red flush to his cheek, and the hard glitter into his eye.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading To Helen it was terribly painful, and she confessed to herself that but for Wingfold she must have given way.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading His talk was then excited, and mostly about his coming trial.
used as intensifiers
From this reading To Helen it was terribly painful, and she confessed to herself that but for Wingfold she must have given way.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading To Helen it was terribly painful, and she confessed to herself that but for Wingfold she must have given way.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LAWN.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading His talk was then excited, and mostly about his coming trial.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Leopold had begun to cough, and the fever continued.
the act of testing something
From this reading His talk was then excited, and mostly about his coming trial.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His talk was then excited, and mostly about his coming trial.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading To Helen it was terribly painful, and she confessed to herself that but for Wingfold she must have given way.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To Helen it was terribly painful, and she confessed to herself that but for Wingfold she must have given way.
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