Chapter 5 of Virginia of Virginia: A Story is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Virginia of Virginia: A Story is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
He stood and stared on her like one dazed by a sudden blow, though not quite stunned. “You are crazy,” he said, thickly. “Poor Virginia, you are crazy.” “O God!” she wailed. “I wisht I wuz--I wisht I wuz!
Chapter 5 of Virginia of Virginia: A Story is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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exhale hard
From this reading “He stood and stared on her like one dazed by a sudden blow, though not quite stunned.”
affected with madness or insanity
From this reading ““You are crazy,” he said, thickly.”
in a state of mental numbness especially as resulting from shock
From this reading “He stood and stared on her like one dazed by a sudden blow, though not quite stunned.”
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading “He stood and stared on her like one dazed by a sudden blow, though not quite stunned.”
filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock
From this reading “He stood and stared on her like one dazed by a sudden blow, though not quite stunned.”
spoken with poor articulation as if with a thick tongue
From this reading ““You are crazy,” he said, thickly.”
a state in the eastern United States; one of the original 13 colonies; one of the Confederate States in the American Civil War
From this reading ““Poor Virginia, you are crazy.””
past form of “wail” — emit long loud cries
From this reading ““O God!” she wailed.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He stood and stared on her like one dazed by a sudden blow, though not quite stunned.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He stood and stared on her like one dazed by a sudden blow, though not quite stunned.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “You are crazy,” he said, thickly.
exhale hard
From this reading He stood and stared on her like one dazed by a sudden blow, though not quite stunned.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He stood and stared on her like one dazed by a sudden blow, though not quite stunned.
affected with madness or insanity
From this reading “You are crazy,” he said, thickly.
in a state of mental numbness especially as resulting from shock
From this reading He stood and stared on her like one dazed by a sudden blow, though not quite stunned.
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading “O God!” she wailed.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He stood and stared on her like one dazed by a sudden blow, though not quite stunned.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He stood and stared on her like one dazed by a sudden blow, though not quite stunned.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I wisht I wuz--I wisht I wuz!
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading He stood and stared on her like one dazed by a sudden blow, though not quite stunned.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He stood and stared on her like one dazed by a sudden blow, though not quite stunned.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading “O God!” she wailed.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He stood and stared on her like one dazed by a sudden blow, though not quite stunned.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He stood and stared on her like one dazed by a sudden blow, though not quite stunned.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading “Poor Virginia, you are crazy.”
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading He stood and stared on her like one dazed by a sudden blow, though not quite stunned.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “You are crazy,” he said, thickly.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “O God!” she wailed.
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading He stood and stared on her like one dazed by a sudden blow, though not quite stunned.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading He stood and stared on her like one dazed by a sudden blow, though not quite stunned.
filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock
From this reading He stood and stared on her like one dazed by a sudden blow, though not quite stunned.
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading He stood and stared on her like one dazed by a sudden blow, though not quite stunned.
spoken with poor articulation as if with a thick tongue
From this reading “You are crazy,” he said, thickly.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading He stood and stared on her like one dazed by a sudden blow, though not quite stunned.
a state in the eastern United States; one of the original 13 colonies; one of the Confederate States in the American Civil War
From this reading “Poor Virginia, you are crazy.”
past form of “wail” — emit long loud cries
From this reading “O God!” she wailed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I wisht I wuz--I wisht I wuz!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I wisht I wuz--I wisht I wuz!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You are crazy,” he said, thickly.
Chapter 5 of Virginia of Virginia: A Story by Amélie Rives holds 396 sentences, grouped into 80 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.
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