Chapter 33 of Tried for Her Life is here in full — 215 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXXIII
Chapter 33 of Tried for Her Life is here in full — 215 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
RETURN OF THE EXILE. Long years had seen her roaming A sad and weary way, Like traveller tired at gloaming, Of a sultry summer-day. But now a home doth greet her, Though worn its portals be, And ready kindness meet her, And peace that will not flee.--PERCIVAL. Sybil Berners stood before them! Sybil Berners, in magnificent beauty!
Chapter 33 of Tried for Her Life is here in full — 215 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/43 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
expel from a country
From this reading “RETURN OF THE EXILE.”
run away quickly
From this reading “But now a home doth greet her, Though worn its portals be, And ready kindness meet her, And peace that will not flee.--PERCIVAL.”
the time of day immediately following sunset
From this reading “Long years had seen her roaming A sad and weary way, Like traveller tired at gloaming, Of a sultry summer-day.”
express greetings upon meeting someone
From this reading “But now a home doth greet her, Though worn its portals be, And ready kindness meet her, And peace that will not flee.--PERCIVAL.”
plural of “portal” — a grand and imposing entrance (often extended metaphorically)
From this reading “But now a home doth greet her, Though worn its portals be, And ready kindness meet her, And peace that will not flee.--PERCIVAL.”
-ing form of “roam” — move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
From this reading “Long years had seen her roaming A sad and weary way, Like traveller tired at gloaming, Of a sultry summer-day.”
sexually exciting or gratifying
From this reading “Long years had seen her roaming A sad and weary way, Like traveller tired at gloaming, Of a sultry summer-day.”
a person who changes location
From this reading “Long years had seen her roaming A sad and weary way, Like traveller tired at gloaming, Of a sultry summer-day.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “Sybil Berners stood before them!”
In this reading “Long years had seen her roaming A sad and weary way, Like traveller tired at gloaming, Of a sultry summer-day.”
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 Long years had seen her roaming A sad and weary way, Like traveller tired at gloaming, Of a sultry summer-day.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Long years had seen her roaming A sad and weary way, Like traveller tired at gloaming, Of a sultry summer-day.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Long years had seen her roaming A sad and weary way, Like traveller tired at gloaming, Of a sultry summer-day.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But now a home doth greet her, Though worn its portals be, And ready kindness meet her, And peace that will not flee.--PERCIVAL.
the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
From this reading Sybil Berners, in magnificent beauty!
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Sybil Berners stood before them!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sybil Berners stood before them!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But now a home doth greet her, Though worn its portals be, And ready kindness meet her, And peace that will not flee.--PERCIVAL.
an old form of “does”
From this reading But now a home doth greet her, Though worn its portals be, And ready kindness meet her, And peace that will not flee.--PERCIVAL.
expel from a country
From this reading RETURN OF THE EXILE.
run away quickly
From this reading But now a home doth greet her, Though worn its portals be, And ready kindness meet her, And peace that will not flee.--PERCIVAL.
the time of day immediately following sunset
From this reading Long years had seen her roaming A sad and weary way, Like traveller tired at gloaming, Of a sultry summer-day.
express greetings upon meeting someone
From this reading But now a home doth greet her, Though worn its portals be, And ready kindness meet her, And peace that will not flee.--PERCIVAL.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Long years had seen her roaming A sad and weary way, Like traveller tired at gloaming, Of a sultry summer-day.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Long years had seen her roaming A sad and weary way, Like traveller tired at gloaming, Of a sultry summer-day.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading But now a home doth greet her, Though worn its portals be, And ready kindness meet her, And peace that will not flee.--PERCIVAL.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Sybil Berners, in magnificent beauty!
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading But now a home doth greet her, Though worn its portals be, And ready kindness meet her, And peace that will not flee.--PERCIVAL.
the quality of being warmhearted and considerate and humane and sympathetic
From this reading But now a home doth greet her, Though worn its portals be, And ready kindness meet her, And peace that will not flee.--PERCIVAL.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Long years had seen her roaming A sad and weary way, Like traveller tired at gloaming, Of a sultry summer-day.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Long years had seen her roaming A sad and weary way, Like traveller tired at gloaming, Of a sultry summer-day.
characterized by grandeur
From this reading Sybil Berners, in magnificent beauty!
come together
From this reading But now a home doth greet her, Though worn its portals be, And ready kindness meet her, And peace that will not flee.--PERCIVAL.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But now a home doth greet her, Though worn its portals be, And ready kindness meet her, And peace that will not flee.--PERCIVAL.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading But now a home doth greet her, Though worn its portals be, And ready kindness meet her, And peace that will not flee.--PERCIVAL.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading RETURN OF THE EXILE.
the state prevailing during the absence of war
From this reading But now a home doth greet her, Though worn its portals be, And ready kindness meet her, And peace that will not flee.--PERCIVAL.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But now a home doth greet her, Though worn its portals be, And ready kindness meet her, And peace that will not flee.--PERCIVAL.
plural of “portal” — a grand and imposing entrance (often extended metaphorically)
From this reading But now a home doth greet her, Though worn its portals be, And ready kindness meet her, And peace that will not flee.--PERCIVAL.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading But now a home doth greet her, Though worn its portals be, And ready kindness meet her, And peace that will not flee.--PERCIVAL.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading RETURN OF THE EXILE.
-ing form of “roam” — move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
From this reading Long years had seen her roaming A sad and weary way, Like traveller tired at gloaming, Of a sultry summer-day.
experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
From this reading Long years had seen her roaming A sad and weary way, Like traveller tired at gloaming, Of a sultry summer-day.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Long years had seen her roaming A sad and weary way, Like traveller tired at gloaming, Of a sultry summer-day.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Sybil Berners stood before them!
sexually exciting or gratifying
From this reading Long years had seen her roaming A sad and weary way, Like traveller tired at gloaming, Of a sultry summer-day.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Long years had seen her roaming A sad and weary way, Like traveller tired at gloaming, Of a sultry summer-day.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sybil Berners stood before them!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But now a home doth greet her, Though worn its portals be, And ready kindness meet her, And peace that will not flee.--PERCIVAL.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading RETURN OF THE EXILE.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Sybil Berners stood before them!
in spite of the fact that
From this reading But now a home doth greet her, Though worn its portals be, And ready kindness meet her, And peace that will not flee.--PERCIVAL.
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading Long years had seen her roaming A sad and weary way, Like traveller tired at gloaming, Of a sultry summer-day.
a person who changes location
From this reading Long years had seen her roaming A sad and weary way, Like traveller tired at gloaming, Of a sultry summer-day.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Long years had seen her roaming A sad and weary way, Like traveller tired at gloaming, Of a sultry summer-day.
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
From this reading Long years had seen her roaming A sad and weary way, Like traveller tired at gloaming, Of a sultry summer-day.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading But now a home doth greet her, Though worn its portals be, And ready kindness meet her, And peace that will not flee.--PERCIVAL.
Damaged or thinned by continuous use.
From this reading But now a home doth greet her, Though worn its portals be, And ready kindness meet her, And peace that will not flee.--PERCIVAL.
a late time of life
From this reading Long years had seen her roaming A sad and weary way, Like traveller tired at gloaming, Of a sultry summer-day.
Chapter 33 of Tried for Her Life by Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte Southworth holds 215 sentences, grouped into 43 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, 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 33 holds 215 sentences of Tried for Her Life, unabridged, divided into 43 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 33 of Tried for Her Life by Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte Southworth exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 215 sentences, grouped into 43 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.
Work through the 43 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 43 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 33 can be played aloud in United States English.
Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
Common questions about reading Tried for Her Life by Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte Southworth on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Yes. All 5956 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #32757 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Project Gutenberg eBook #32757, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
About 496 minutes of reading across 1192 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through Tried for Her Life section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 33 chapters of Tried for Her Life to begin.
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Words and structures a reader meets early in Tried for Her Life, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
