Chapter 20 of Thomas Wingfold, Curate V2 is here in full — 44 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 20 of Thomas Wingfold, Curate V2 is here in full — 44 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
INTERCESSION. A stifled cry had interrupted him. Helen was pressing her handkerchief to her mouth. She rose and ran from him. Wingfold stood alarmed and irresolute.
Chapter 20 of Thomas Wingfold, Curate V2 is here in full — 44 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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experiencing a sudden sense of danger
From this reading “Wingfold stood alarmed and irresolute.”
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “A stifled cry had interrupted him.”
a square piece of cloth used for wiping the eyes or nose or as a costume accessory
From this reading “Helen was pressing her handkerchief to her mouth.”
(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 “Helen was pressing her handkerchief to her mouth.”
a prayer to God on behalf of another person
From this reading “INTERCESSION.”
discontinued temporarily
From this reading “A stifled cry had interrupted him.”
the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure
From this reading “Helen was pressing her handkerchief to her mouth.”
held in check with difficulty
From this reading “A stifled cry had interrupted him.”
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 stifled cry had interrupted him.
experiencing a sudden sense of danger
From this reading Wingfold stood alarmed and irresolute.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She rose and ran from him.
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading A stifled cry had interrupted him.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She rose and ran from him.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A stifled cry had interrupted him.
a square piece of cloth used for wiping the eyes or nose or as a costume accessory
From this reading Helen was pressing her handkerchief to her mouth.
(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 Helen was pressing her handkerchief to her mouth.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Helen was pressing her handkerchief to her mouth.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A stifled cry had interrupted him.
a prayer to God on behalf of another person
From this reading INTERCESSION.
discontinued temporarily
From this reading A stifled cry had interrupted him.
uncertain how to act or proceed
From this reading Wingfold stood alarmed and irresolute.
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading Helen was pressing her handkerchief to her mouth.
the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure
From this reading Helen was pressing her handkerchief to her mouth.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading She rose and ran from him.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading She rose and ran from him.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She rose and ran from him.
held in check with difficulty
From this reading A stifled cry had interrupted him.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Wingfold stood alarmed and irresolute.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Helen was pressing her handkerchief to her mouth.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Helen was pressing her handkerchief to her mouth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Wingfold stood alarmed and irresolute.
Chapter 20 of Thomas Wingfold, Curate V2 by George MacDonald holds 44 sentences, grouped into 9 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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.
Chapter 20 holds 44 sentences of Thomas Wingfold, Curate V2, unabridged, divided into 9 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 20 of Thomas Wingfold, Curate V2 by George MacDonald exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 44 sentences, grouped into 9 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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