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True Love's Reward A Sequel to Mona
True Love's Reward A Sequel to Mona

Chapter VIII · Chapter 8

Chapter 8 of True Love's Reward A Sequel to Mona is here in full — 147 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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MR.
RIDER BECOMES ACTIVE AGAIN.
After hanging the dress again in its place, Mona quickly finished her work in the room, then went back to the girl whom she had left sleeping in one of the adjoining chambers, and awoke her.
She had slept nearly an hour, and, though Mona knew that she needed many hours more of rest, she was sure that she would be the better for what she had secured.
"You are very good, miss," she said, gratefully; "the pain is all gone from my tooth, and I feel ever so much better."
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True Love's Reward A Sequel to Mona

Chapter VIII · Chapter 8

Chapter 8 of True Love's Reward A Sequel to Mona is here in full — 147 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/29 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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MR.
/ˈmɪstər/
Line 2
RIDER BECOMES ACTIVE AGAIN.
/ˈraɪdər bɪˈkʌmz ˈæktɪv əˈɡen/
Line 3
After hanging the dress again in its place, Mona quickly finished her work in the room, then went back to the girl whom she had left sleeping in one of the adjoining chambers, and awoke her.
/ˈæftər ˈhæŋɪŋ ðə dres əˈɡen ɪn ɪts pleɪs ˈmoʊnə ˈkwɪkli ˈfɪnɪʃt hɜːr wɜːrk ɪn ðə ruːm ðen went bæk tuː ðə ɡɜːrl huːm ʃiː hæd left ˈsliːpɪŋ ɪn wʌn ʌv ðə əˈdʒɔɪnɪŋ ˈtʃeɪmbərz ənd əˈwoʊk hɜːr/
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She had slept nearly an hour, and, though Mona knew that she needed many hours more of rest, she was sure that she would be the better for what she had secured.
/ʃiː hæd slept ˈnɪrli æn ˈaʊər ənd ðoʊ ˈmoʊnə nuː ðæt ʃiː ˈniːdəd ˈmeni ˈaʊərz mɔːr ʌv rest ʃiː wɑːz ʃʊr ðæt ʃiː wʊd biː ðə ˈbetər fɔːr wʌt ʃiː hæd sɪˈkjʊrd/
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"You are very good, miss," she said, gratefully; "the pain is all gone from my tooth, and I feel ever so much better."
/juː ɑːr ˈveri ɡʊd mɪs ʃiː sed ˈɡreɪtfəli ðə peɪn ɪz ɔːl ɡɔːn frʌm maɪ tuːθ ənd aɪ fiːl ˈevər soʊ mʌtʃ ˈbetər/

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adjoining verb US /əˈdʒɔɪnɪŋ/

-ing form of “adjoin” — lie adjacent to another or share a boundary

From this reading “After hanging the dress again in its place, Mona quickly finished her work in the room, then went back to the girl whom she had left sleeping in one of the adjoining chambers, and awoke her.”

awoke verb US /əˈwoʊk/

inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping

From this reading “After hanging the dress again in its place, Mona quickly finished her work in the room, then went back to the girl whom she had left sleeping in one of the adjoining chambers, and awoke her.”

chambers noun US /ˈtʃeɪmbərz/

English architect (1723-1796)

From this reading “After hanging the dress again in its place, Mona quickly finished her work in the room, then went back to the girl whom she had left sleeping in one of the adjoining chambers, and awoke her.”

gratefully adverb US /ˈɡreɪtfəli/

with appreciation; in a grateful manner

From this reading “"You are very good, miss," she said, gratefully; "the pain is all gone from my tooth, and I feel ever so much better."”

Mona noun US /ˈmoʊnə/

an island to the northwest of Wales

From this reading “After hanging the dress again in its place, Mona quickly finished her work in the room, then went back to the girl whom she had left sleeping in one of the adjoining chambers, and awoke her.”

rider noun US /ˈraɪdər/

a traveler who actively rides an animal (as a horse or camel)

From this reading “RIDER BECOMES ACTIVE AGAIN.”

secured verb US /sɪˈkjʊrd/

past form of “secure” — get by special effort

From this reading “She had slept nearly an hour, and, though Mona knew that she needed many hours more of rest, she was sure that she would be the better for what she had secured.”

tooth noun US /tuːθ/

hard bonelike structures in the jaws of vertebrates; used for biting and chewing or for attack and defense

From this reading “"You are very good, miss," she said, gratefully; "the pain is all gone from my tooth, and I feel ever so much better."”

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ACTIVEadjectiveUS /ˈæktɪv/

tending to become more severe or wider in scope

From this reading RIDER BECOMES ACTIVE AGAIN.

adjoiningverbUS /əˈdʒɔɪnɪŋ/

-ing form of “adjoin” — lie adjacent to another or share a boundary

From this reading After hanging the dress again in its place, Mona quickly finished her work in the room, then went back to the girl whom she had left sleeping in one of the adjoining chambers, and awoke her.

AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading After hanging the dress again in its place, Mona quickly finished her work in the room, then went back to the girl whom she had left sleeping in one of the adjoining chambers, and awoke her.

AGAINadverbUS /əˈɡen/

anew

From this reading RIDER BECOMES ACTIVE AGAIN.

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading "You are very good, miss," she said, gratefully; "the pain is all gone from my tooth, and I feel ever so much better."

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading She had slept nearly an hour, and, though Mona knew that she needed many hours more of rest, she was sure that she would be the better for what she had secured.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading After hanging the dress again in its place, Mona quickly finished her work in the room, then went back to the girl whom she had left sleeping in one of the adjoining chambers, and awoke her.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading "You are very good, miss," she said, gratefully; "the pain is all gone from my tooth, and I feel ever so much better."

awokeverbUS /əˈwoʊk/

inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping

From this reading After hanging the dress again in its place, Mona quickly finished her work in the room, then went back to the girl whom she had left sleeping in one of the adjoining chambers, and awoke her.

backadverbUS /bæk/

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading After hanging the dress again in its place, Mona quickly finished her work in the room, then went back to the girl whom she had left sleeping in one of the adjoining chambers, and awoke her.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading She had slept nearly an hour, and, though Mona knew that she needed many hours more of rest, she was sure that she would be the better for what she had secured.

BECOMESverbUS /bɪˈkʌmz/

third-person singular of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition

From this reading RIDER BECOMES ACTIVE AGAIN.

betteradjectiveUS /ˈbetər/

(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another

From this reading She had slept nearly an hour, and, though Mona knew that she needed many hours more of rest, she was sure that she would be the better for what she had secured.

chambersnounUS /ˈtʃeɪmbərz/

English architect (1723-1796)

From this reading After hanging the dress again in its place, Mona quickly finished her work in the room, then went back to the girl whom she had left sleeping in one of the adjoining chambers, and awoke her.

dressverbUS /dres/

put on clothes

From this reading After hanging the dress again in its place, Mona quickly finished her work in the room, then went back to the girl whom she had left sleeping in one of the adjoining chambers, and awoke her.

everadverbUS /ˈevər/

at any time

From this reading "You are very good, miss," she said, gratefully; "the pain is all gone from my tooth, and I feel ever so much better."

feelverbUS /fiːl/

undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind

From this reading "You are very good, miss," she said, gratefully; "the pain is all gone from my tooth, and I feel ever so much better."

finishedadjectiveUS /ˈfɪnɪʃt/

(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state

From this reading After hanging the dress again in its place, Mona quickly finished her work in the room, then went back to the girl whom she had left sleeping in one of the adjoining chambers, and awoke her.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading She had slept nearly an hour, and, though Mona knew that she needed many hours more of rest, she was sure that she would be the better for what she had secured.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading "You are very good, miss," she said, gratefully; "the pain is all gone from my tooth, and I feel ever so much better."

girlnounUS /ɡɜːrl/

a young female

From this reading After hanging the dress again in its place, Mona quickly finished her work in the room, then went back to the girl whom she had left sleeping in one of the adjoining chambers, and awoke her.

goneadjectiveUS /ɡɔːn/

destroyed or killed

From this reading "You are very good, miss," she said, gratefully; "the pain is all gone from my tooth, and I feel ever so much better."

goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading "You are very good, miss," she said, gratefully; "the pain is all gone from my tooth, and I feel ever so much better."

gratefullyadverbUS /ˈɡreɪtfəli/

with appreciation; in a grateful manner

From this reading "You are very good, miss," she said, gratefully; "the pain is all gone from my tooth, and I feel ever so much better."

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading After hanging the dress again in its place, Mona quickly finished her work in the room, then went back to the girl whom she had left sleeping in one of the adjoining chambers, and awoke her.

hangingnounUS /ˈhæŋɪŋ/

decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window

From this reading After hanging the dress again in its place, Mona quickly finished her work in the room, then went back to the girl whom she had left sleeping in one of the adjoining chambers, and awoke her.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading After hanging the dress again in its place, Mona quickly finished her work in the room, then went back to the girl whom she had left sleeping in one of the adjoining chambers, and awoke her.

hournounUS /ˈaʊər/

a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day

From this reading She had slept nearly an hour, and, though Mona knew that she needed many hours more of rest, she was sure that she would be the better for what she had secured.

hoursnounUS /ˈaʊərz/

a period of time assigned for work

From this reading She had slept nearly an hour, and, though Mona knew that she needed many hours more of rest, she was sure that she would be the better for what she had secured.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading "You are very good, miss," she said, gratefully; "the pain is all gone from my tooth, and I feel ever so much better."

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading After hanging the dress again in its place, Mona quickly finished her work in the room, then went back to the girl whom she had left sleeping in one of the adjoining chambers, and awoke her.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading "You are very good, miss," she said, gratefully; "the pain is all gone from my tooth, and I feel ever so much better."

itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading After hanging the dress again in its place, Mona quickly finished her work in the room, then went back to the girl whom she had left sleeping in one of the adjoining chambers, and awoke her.

knewverbUS /nuː/

inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading She had slept nearly an hour, and, though Mona knew that she needed many hours more of rest, she was sure that she would be the better for what she had secured.

leftnounUS /left/

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

From this reading After hanging the dress again in its place, Mona quickly finished her work in the room, then went back to the girl whom she had left sleeping in one of the adjoining chambers, and awoke her.

manyadjectiveUS /ˈmeni/

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 She had slept nearly an hour, and, though Mona knew that she needed many hours more of rest, she was sure that she would be the better for what she had secured.

missverbUS /mɪs/

fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind

From this reading "You are very good, miss," she said, gratefully; "the pain is all gone from my tooth, and I feel ever so much better."

MonanounUS /ˈmoʊnə/

an island to the northwest of Wales

From this reading After hanging the dress again in its place, Mona quickly finished her work in the room, then went back to the girl whom she had left sleeping in one of the adjoining chambers, and awoke her.

moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading She had slept nearly an hour, and, though Mona knew that she needed many hours more of rest, she was sure that she would be the better for what she had secured.

MRnounUS /ˈmɪstər/

a form of address for a man

From this reading MR.

muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/

to a great degree or extent

From this reading "You are very good, miss," she said, gratefully; "the pain is all gone from my tooth, and I feel ever so much better."

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading "You are very good, miss," she said, gratefully; "the pain is all gone from my tooth, and I feel ever so much better."

nearlyadverbUS /ˈnɪrli/

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

From this reading She had slept nearly an hour, and, though Mona knew that she needed many hours more of rest, she was sure that she would be the better for what she had secured.

neededadjectiveUS /ˈniːdəd/

necessary for relief or supply

From this reading She had slept nearly an hour, and, though Mona knew that she needed many hours more of rest, she was sure that she would be the better for what she had secured.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading After hanging the dress again in its place, Mona quickly finished her work in the room, then went back to the girl whom she had left sleeping in one of the adjoining chambers, and awoke her.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading After hanging the dress again in its place, Mona quickly finished her work in the room, then went back to the girl whom she had left sleeping in one of the adjoining chambers, and awoke her.

painnounUS /peɪn/

a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder

From this reading "You are very good, miss," she said, gratefully; "the pain is all gone from my tooth, and I feel ever so much better."

placenounUS /pleɪs/

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading After hanging the dress again in its place, Mona quickly finished her work in the room, then went back to the girl whom she had left sleeping in one of the adjoining chambers, and awoke her.

quicklyadverbUS /ˈkwɪkli/

with speed

From this reading After hanging the dress again in its place, Mona quickly finished her work in the room, then went back to the girl whom she had left sleeping in one of the adjoining chambers, and awoke her.

restverbUS /rest/

not move; be in a resting position

From this reading She had slept nearly an hour, and, though Mona knew that she needed many hours more of rest, she was sure that she would be the better for what she had secured.

RIDERnounUS /ˈraɪdər/

a traveler who actively rides an animal (as a horse or camel)

From this reading RIDER BECOMES ACTIVE AGAIN.

roomnounUS /ruːm/

an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling

From this reading After hanging the dress again in its place, Mona quickly finished her work in the room, then went back to the girl whom she had left sleeping in one of the adjoining chambers, and awoke her.

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "You are very good, miss," she said, gratefully; "the pain is all gone from my tooth, and I feel ever so much better."

securedverbUS /sɪˈkjʊrd/

past form of “secure” — get by special effort

From this reading She had slept nearly an hour, and, though Mona knew that she needed many hours more of rest, she was sure that she would be the better for what she had secured.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading After hanging the dress again in its place, Mona quickly finished her work in the room, then went back to the girl whom she had left sleeping in one of the adjoining chambers, and awoke her.

sleepingnounUS /ˈsliːpɪŋ/

the state of being asleep

From this reading After hanging the dress again in its place, Mona quickly finished her work in the room, then went back to the girl whom she had left sleeping in one of the adjoining chambers, and awoke her.

sleptverbUS /slept/

inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep

From this reading She had slept nearly an hour, and, though Mona knew that she needed many hours more of rest, she was sure that she would be the better for what she had secured.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading "You are very good, miss," she said, gratefully; "the pain is all gone from my tooth, and I feel ever so much better."

sureadjectiveUS /ʃʊr/

having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured

From this reading She had slept nearly an hour, and, though Mona knew that she needed many hours more of rest, she was sure that she would be the better for what she had secured.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading She had slept nearly an hour, and, though Mona knew that she needed many hours more of rest, she was sure that she would be the better for what she had secured.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading After hanging the dress again in its place, Mona quickly finished her work in the room, then went back to the girl whom she had left sleeping in one of the adjoining chambers, and awoke her.

thenadverbUS /ðen/

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading After hanging the dress again in its place, Mona quickly finished her work in the room, then went back to the girl whom she had left sleeping in one of the adjoining chambers, and awoke her.

thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/

in spite of the fact that

From this reading She had slept nearly an hour, and, though Mona knew that she needed many hours more of rest, she was sure that she would be the better for what she had secured.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading After hanging the dress again in its place, Mona quickly finished her work in the room, then went back to the girl whom she had left sleeping in one of the adjoining chambers, and awoke her.

toothnounUS /tuːθ/

hard bonelike structures in the jaws of vertebrates; used for biting and chewing or for attack and defense

From this reading "You are very good, miss," she said, gratefully; "the pain is all gone from my tooth, and I feel ever so much better."

veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/

precisely as stated

From this reading "You are very good, miss," she said, gratefully; "the pain is all gone from my tooth, and I feel ever so much better."

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading She had slept nearly an hour, and, though Mona knew that she needed many hours more of rest, she was sure that she would be the better for what she had secured.

wentverbUS /went/

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading After hanging the dress again in its place, Mona quickly finished her work in the room, then went back to the girl whom she had left sleeping in one of the adjoining chambers, and awoke her.

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading She had slept nearly an hour, and, though Mona knew that she needed many hours more of rest, she was sure that she would be the better for what she had secured.

whompronounUS /huːm/

the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading After hanging the dress again in its place, Mona quickly finished her work in the room, then went back to the girl whom she had left sleeping in one of the adjoining chambers, and awoke her.

workverbUS /wɜːrk/

exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading After hanging the dress again in its place, Mona quickly finished her work in the room, then went back to the girl whom she had left sleeping in one of the adjoining chambers, and awoke her.

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading She had slept nearly an hour, and, though Mona knew that she needed many hours more of rest, she was sure that she would be the better for what she had secured.

YoupronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "You are very good, miss," she said, gratefully; "the pain is all gone from my tooth, and I feel ever so much better."

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