Chapter 15 of Thyrza is here in full — 370 sentences across 74 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of Thyrza is here in full — 370 sentences across 74 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SEA MUSIC Returning to the upper room, Thyrza sat down as if she were very tired. 'No, I don't want anything to eat,' she said to Lydia. 'I shall go to bed at once. We must be up very early in the morning.' Still she made no preparations.
Chapter 15 of Thyrza is here in full — 370 sentences across 74 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading “We must be up very early in the morning.'”
take in solid food
From this reading “'No, I don't want anything to eat,' she said to Lydia.”
an ancient region on the coast of western Asia Minor; a powerful kingdom until conquered by the Persians in 546 BC
From this reading “'No, I don't want anything to eat,' she said to Lydia.”
an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
From this reading “SEA MUSIC Returning to the upper room, Thyrza sat down as if she were very tired.”
plural of “preparation” — the activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose
From this reading “Still she made no preparations.”
tending to return to an earlier state
From this reading “SEA MUSIC Returning to the upper room, Thyrza sat down as if she were very tired.”
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading “SEA MUSIC Returning to the upper room, Thyrza sat down as if she were very tired.”
the topmost one of two
From this reading “SEA MUSIC Returning to the upper room, Thyrza sat down as if she were very tired.”
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any thing at all
From this reading 'No, I don't want anything to eat,' she said to Lydia.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading SEA MUSIC Returning to the upper room, Thyrza sat down as if she were very tired.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading 'I shall go to bed at once.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading We must be up very early in the morning.'
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading 'I shall go to bed at once.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'No, I don't want anything to eat,' she said to Lydia.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading SEA MUSIC Returning to the upper room, Thyrza sat down as if she were very tired.
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading We must be up very early in the morning.'
take in solid food
From this reading 'No, I don't want anything to eat,' she said to Lydia.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading 'I shall go to bed at once.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'No, I don't want anything to eat,' she said to Lydia.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading SEA MUSIC Returning to the upper room, Thyrza sat down as if she were very tired.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We must be up very early in the morning.'
an ancient region on the coast of western Asia Minor; a powerful kingdom until conquered by the Persians in 546 BC
From this reading 'No, I don't want anything to eat,' she said to Lydia.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Still she made no preparations.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading We must be up very early in the morning.'
an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
From this reading SEA MUSIC Returning to the upper room, Thyrza sat down as if she were very tired.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading We must be up very early in the morning.'
not any; not one
From this reading 'No, I don't want anything to eat,' she said to Lydia.
on one occasion
From this reading 'I shall go to bed at once.
plural of “preparation” — the activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose
From this reading Still she made no preparations.
tending to return to an earlier state
From this reading SEA MUSIC Returning to the upper room, Thyrza sat down as if she were very tired.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading SEA MUSIC Returning to the upper room, Thyrza sat down as if she were very tired.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading 'No, I don't want anything to eat,' she said to Lydia.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading SEA MUSIC Returning to the upper room, Thyrza sat down as if she were very tired.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading SEA MUSIC Returning to the upper room, Thyrza sat down as if she were very tired.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading 'I shall go to bed at once.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading SEA MUSIC Returning to the upper room, Thyrza sat down as if she were very tired.
not in physical motion
From this reading Still she made no preparations.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SEA MUSIC Returning to the upper room, Thyrza sat down as if she were very tired.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SEA MUSIC Returning to the upper room, Thyrza sat down as if she were very tired.
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading SEA MUSIC Returning to the upper room, Thyrza sat down as if she were very tired.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading SEA MUSIC Returning to the upper room, Thyrza sat down as if she were very tired.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading We must be up very early in the morning.'
the topmost one of two
From this reading SEA MUSIC Returning to the upper room, Thyrza sat down as if she were very tired.
precisely as stated
From this reading SEA MUSIC Returning to the upper room, Thyrza sat down as if she were very tired.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading 'No, I don't want anything to eat,' she said to Lydia.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We must be up very early in the morning.'
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading SEA MUSIC Returning to the upper room, Thyrza sat down as if she were very tired.
Chapter 15 of Thyrza by George Gissing holds 370 sentences, grouped into 74 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 15 holds 370 sentences of Thyrza, unabridged, divided into 74 reading sections.
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