Chapter 27 of Tried for Her Life is here in full — 119 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 27 of Tried for Her Life is here in full — 119 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE VICTIMS. And each will mourn his own, (she saith,) But sweeter woman ne'er drew breath Than that young wife.--JEAN INGLELOW. The Great Black Valley Flood, as it came to be called, had occurred on Hallow Eve. Before Christmas Eve many of its ravages had been repaired. The laborers' cottages had been rebuilt and refurnished.
Chapter 27 of Tried for Her Life is here in full — 119 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “cottage” — a small house with a single story
From this reading “The laborers' cottages had been rebuilt and refurnished.”
render holy by means of religious rites
From this reading “The Great Black Valley Flood, as it came to be called, had occurred on Hallow Eve.”
plural of “laborer” — someone who works with their hands; someone engaged in manual labor
From this reading “The laborers' cottages had been rebuilt and refurnished.”
feel sadness
From this reading “And each will mourn his own, (she saith,) But sweeter woman ne'er drew breath Than that young wife.--JEAN INGLELOW.”
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading “And each will mourn his own, (she saith,) But sweeter woman ne'er drew breath Than that young wife.--JEAN INGLELOW.”
plural of “ravage” — (usually plural) a destructive action
From this reading “Before Christmas Eve many of its ravages had been repaired.”
inflected form of “rebuild” — build again
From this reading “The laborers' cottages had been rebuilt and refurnished.”
comparative of “sweet” — having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading “And each will mourn his own, (she saith,) But sweeter woman ne'er drew breath Than that young wife.--JEAN INGLELOW.”
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In this reading “And each will mourn his own, (she saith,) But sweeter woman ne'er drew breath Than that young wife.--JEAN INGLELOW.”
In this reading “And each will mourn his own, (she saith,) But sweeter woman ne'er drew breath Than that young wife.--JEAN INGLELOW.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And each will mourn his own, (she saith,) But sweeter woman ne'er drew breath Than that young wife.--JEAN INGLELOW.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The Great Black Valley Flood, as it came to be called, had occurred on Hallow Eve.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The Great Black Valley Flood, as it came to be called, had occurred on Hallow Eve.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Before Christmas Eve many of its ravages had been repaired.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before Christmas Eve many of its ravages had been repaired.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading The Great Black Valley Flood, as it came to be called, had occurred on Hallow Eve.
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading And each will mourn his own, (she saith,) But sweeter woman ne'er drew breath Than that young wife.--JEAN INGLELOW.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading And each will mourn his own, (she saith,) But sweeter woman ne'er drew breath Than that young wife.--JEAN INGLELOW.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading The Great Black Valley Flood, as it came to be called, had occurred on Hallow Eve.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The Great Black Valley Flood, as it came to be called, had occurred on Hallow Eve.
period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
From this reading Before Christmas Eve many of its ravages had been repaired.
plural of “cottage” — a small house with a single story
From this reading The laborers' cottages had been rebuilt and refurnished.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading And each will mourn his own, (she saith,) But sweeter woman ne'er drew breath Than that young wife.--JEAN INGLELOW.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading And each will mourn his own, (she saith,) But sweeter woman ne'er drew breath Than that young wife.--JEAN INGLELOW.
(Old Testament) Adam's wife in Judeo-Christian mythology: the first woman and mother of the human race; God created Eve from Adam's rib and placed Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden
From this reading The Great Black Valley Flood, as it came to be called, had occurred on Hallow Eve.
the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land
From this reading The Great Black Valley Flood, as it came to be called, had occurred on Hallow Eve.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading The Great Black Valley Flood, as it came to be called, had occurred on Hallow Eve.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Great Black Valley Flood, as it came to be called, had occurred on Hallow Eve.
render holy by means of religious rites
From this reading The Great Black Valley Flood, as it came to be called, had occurred on Hallow Eve.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And each will mourn his own, (she saith,) But sweeter woman ne'er drew breath Than that young wife.--JEAN INGLELOW.
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From this reading And each will mourn his own, (she saith,) But sweeter woman ne'er drew breath Than that young wife.--JEAN INGLELOW.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The Great Black Valley Flood, as it came to be called, had occurred on Hallow Eve.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Before Christmas Eve many of its ravages had been repaired.
a coarse durable twill-weave cotton fabric
From this reading And each will mourn his own, (she saith,) But sweeter woman ne'er drew breath Than that young wife.--JEAN INGLELOW.
plural of “laborer” — someone who works with their hands; someone engaged in manual labor
From this reading The laborers' cottages had been rebuilt and refurnished.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading Before Christmas Eve many of its ravages had been repaired.
feel sadness
From this reading And each will mourn his own, (she saith,) But sweeter woman ne'er drew breath Than that young wife.--JEAN INGLELOW.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading And each will mourn his own, (she saith,) But sweeter woman ne'er drew breath Than that young wife.--JEAN INGLELOW.
inflected form of “occur” — come to pass
From this reading The Great Black Valley Flood, as it came to be called, had occurred on Hallow Eve.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Before Christmas Eve many of its ravages had been repaired.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The Great Black Valley Flood, as it came to be called, had occurred on Hallow Eve.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading And each will mourn his own, (she saith,) But sweeter woman ne'er drew breath Than that young wife.--JEAN INGLELOW.
plural of “ravage” — (usually plural) a destructive action
From this reading Before Christmas Eve many of its ravages had been repaired.
inflected form of “rebuild” — build again
From this reading The laborers' cottages had been rebuilt and refurnished.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The laborers' cottages had been rebuilt and refurnished.
past form of “repair” — restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
From this reading Before Christmas Eve many of its ravages had been repaired.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And each will mourn his own, (she saith,) But sweeter woman ne'er drew breath Than that young wife.--JEAN INGLELOW.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And each will mourn his own, (she saith,) But sweeter woman ne'er drew breath Than that young wife.--JEAN INGLELOW.
comparative of “sweet” — having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading And each will mourn his own, (she saith,) But sweeter woman ne'er drew breath Than that young wife.--JEAN INGLELOW.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading And each will mourn his own, (she saith,) But sweeter woman ne'er drew breath Than that young wife.--JEAN INGLELOW.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And each will mourn his own, (she saith,) But sweeter woman ne'er drew breath Than that young wife.--JEAN INGLELOW.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE VICTIMS.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Great Black Valley Flood, as it came to be called, had occurred on Hallow Eve.
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading The Great Black Valley Flood, as it came to be called, had occurred on Hallow Eve.
plural of “victim” — an unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance
From this reading THE VICTIMS.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading And each will mourn his own, (she saith,) But sweeter woman ne'er drew breath Than that young wife.--JEAN INGLELOW.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading And each will mourn his own, (she saith,) But sweeter woman ne'er drew breath Than that young wife.--JEAN INGLELOW.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading And each will mourn his own, (she saith,) But sweeter woman ne'er drew breath Than that young wife.--JEAN INGLELOW.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading And each will mourn his own, (she saith,) But sweeter woman ne'er drew breath Than that young wife.--JEAN INGLELOW.
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