Chapter 29 of Thomas Wingfold, Curate V1 is here in full — 90 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 29 of Thomas Wingfold, Curate V1 is here in full — 90 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE SICK-CHAMBER. She had reached the little iron gate, which hung on one hinge only, and was lifting it from the ground to push it open, when sudden through the stillness came a frightful cry. Had they found him already? Was it a life-and-death struggle going on within? For one moment she stood rooted; the next she flew to the door.
Chapter 29 of Thomas Wingfold, Curate V1 is here in full — 90 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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inflected form of “fly” — travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading “For one moment she stood rooted; the next she flew to the door.”
provoking horror
From this reading “She had reached the little iron gate, which hung on one hinge only, and was lifting it from the ground to push it open, when sudden through the stillness came a frightful cry.”
a joint that holds two parts together so that one can swing relative to the other
From this reading “She had reached the little iron gate, which hung on one hinge only, and was lifting it from the ground to push it open, when sudden through the stillness came a frightful cry.”
-ing form of “lift” — raise from a lower to a higher position
From this reading “She had reached the little iron gate, which hung on one hinge only, and was lifting it from the ground to push it open, when sudden through the stillness came a frightful cry.”
move with force
From this reading “She had reached the little iron gate, which hung on one hinge only, and was lifting it from the ground to push it open, when sudden through the stillness came a frightful cry.”
absolutely still
From this reading “For one moment she stood rooted; the next she flew to the door.”
(poetic) tranquil silence
From this reading “She had reached the little iron gate, which hung on one hinge only, and was lifting it from the ground to push it open, when sudden through the stillness came a frightful cry.”
make a strenuous or labored effort
From this reading “Was it a life-and-death struggle going on within?”
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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 She had reached the little iron gate, which hung on one hinge only, and was lifting it from the ground to push it open, when sudden through the stillness came a frightful cry.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading Had they found him already?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She had reached the little iron gate, which hung on one hinge only, and was lifting it from the ground to push it open, when sudden through the stillness came a frightful cry.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading She had reached the little iron gate, which hung on one hinge only, and was lifting it from the ground to push it open, when sudden through the stillness came a frightful cry.
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading She had reached the little iron gate, which hung on one hinge only, and was lifting it from the ground to push it open, when sudden through the stillness came a frightful cry.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading For one moment she stood rooted; the next she flew to the door.
inflected form of “fly” — travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading For one moment she stood rooted; the next she flew to the door.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For one moment she stood rooted; the next she flew to the door.
set up or found
From this reading Had they found him already?
provoking horror
From this reading She had reached the little iron gate, which hung on one hinge only, and was lifting it from the ground to push it open, when sudden through the stillness came a frightful cry.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She had reached the little iron gate, which hung on one hinge only, and was lifting it from the ground to push it open, when sudden through the stillness came a frightful cry.
a movable barrier in a fence or wall
From this reading She had reached the little iron gate, which hung on one hinge only, and was lifting it from the ground to push it open, when sudden through the stillness came a frightful cry.
the act of departing
From this reading Was it a life-and-death struggle going on within?
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading She had reached the little iron gate, which hung on one hinge only, and was lifting it from the ground to push it open, when sudden through the stillness came a frightful cry.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had reached the little iron gate, which hung on one hinge only, and was lifting it from the ground to push it open, when sudden through the stillness came a frightful cry.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Had they found him already?
a joint that holds two parts together so that one can swing relative to the other
From this reading She had reached the little iron gate, which hung on one hinge only, and was lifting it from the ground to push it open, when sudden through the stillness came a frightful cry.
inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging
From this reading She had reached the little iron gate, which hung on one hinge only, and was lifting it from the ground to push it open, when sudden through the stillness came a frightful cry.
a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood
From this reading She had reached the little iron gate, which hung on one hinge only, and was lifting it from the ground to push it open, when sudden through the stillness came a frightful cry.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She had reached the little iron gate, which hung on one hinge only, and was lifting it from the ground to push it open, when sudden through the stillness came a frightful cry.
vitally important
From this reading Was it a life-and-death struggle going on within?
-ing form of “lift” — raise from a lower to a higher position
From this reading She had reached the little iron gate, which hung on one hinge only, and was lifting it from the ground to push it open, when sudden through the stillness came a frightful cry.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading She had reached the little iron gate, which hung on one hinge only, and was lifting it from the ground to push it open, when sudden through the stillness came a frightful cry.
a particular point in time
From this reading For one moment she stood rooted; the next she flew to the door.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading For one moment she stood rooted; the next she flew to the door.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She had reached the little iron gate, which hung on one hinge only, and was lifting it from the ground to push it open, when sudden through the stillness came a frightful cry.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She had reached the little iron gate, which hung on one hinge only, and was lifting it from the ground to push it open, when sudden through the stillness came a frightful cry.
and nothing more
From this reading She had reached the little iron gate, which hung on one hinge only, and was lifting it from the ground to push it open, when sudden through the stillness came a frightful cry.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading She had reached the little iron gate, which hung on one hinge only, and was lifting it from the ground to push it open, when sudden through the stillness came a frightful cry.
move with force
From this reading She had reached the little iron gate, which hung on one hinge only, and was lifting it from the ground to push it open, when sudden through the stillness came a frightful cry.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading She had reached the little iron gate, which hung on one hinge only, and was lifting it from the ground to push it open, when sudden through the stillness came a frightful cry.
absolutely still
From this reading For one moment she stood rooted; the next she flew to the door.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had reached the little iron gate, which hung on one hinge only, and was lifting it from the ground to push it open, when sudden through the stillness came a frightful cry.
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From this reading THE SICK-CHAMBER.
(poetic) tranquil silence
From this reading She had reached the little iron gate, which hung on one hinge only, and was lifting it from the ground to push it open, when sudden through the stillness came a frightful cry.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading For one moment she stood rooted; the next she flew to the door.
make a strenuous or labored effort
From this reading Was it a life-and-death struggle going on within?
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading She had reached the little iron gate, which hung on one hinge only, and was lifting it from the ground to push it open, when sudden through the stillness came a frightful cry.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SICK-CHAMBER.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Had they found him already?
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading She had reached the little iron gate, which hung on one hinge only, and was lifting it from the ground to push it open, when sudden through the stillness came a frightful cry.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She had reached the little iron gate, which hung on one hinge only, and was lifting it from the ground to push it open, when sudden through the stillness came a frightful cry.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She had reached the little iron gate, which hung on one hinge only, and was lifting it from the ground to push it open, when sudden through the stillness came a frightful cry.
at the time that
From this reading She had reached the little iron gate, which hung on one hinge only, and was lifting it from the ground to push it open, when sudden through the stillness came a frightful cry.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She had reached the little iron gate, which hung on one hinge only, and was lifting it from the ground to push it open, when sudden through the stillness came a frightful cry.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Was it a life-and-death struggle going on within?
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