Chapter 6 of Wanda, Vol. 3 (of 3) is here in full — 100 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 6 of Wanda, Vol. 3 (of 3) is here in full — 100 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Twelve hours later she gave premature birth to a male child, dead. Once in those hours when her physical agony lulled for a moment and her consciousness returned, she said to her physician: 'Tell him to send for Egon. Egon betrays no one.' They were the first words she had spoken.
Chapter 6 of Wanda, Vol. 3 (of 3) is here in full — 100 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Extreme physical or mental suffering; intense anguish.
From this reading “Once in those hours when her physical agony lulled for a moment and her consciousness returned, she said to her physician:”
third-person singular of “betray” — reveal unintentionally
From this reading “Egon betrays no one.'”
an alert cognitive state in which you are aware of yourself and your situation
From this reading “Once in those hours when her physical agony lulled for a moment and her consciousness returned, she said to her physician:”
past form of “lull” — calm by deception
From this reading “Once in those hours when her physical agony lulled for a moment and her consciousness returned, she said to her physician:”
an animal that produces gametes (spermatozoa) that can fertilize female gametes
From this reading “Twelve hours later she gave premature birth to a male child, dead.”
involving the body as distinguished from the mind or spirit
From this reading “Once in those hours when her physical agony lulled for a moment and her consciousness returned, she said to her physician:”
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading “Once in those hours when her physical agony lulled for a moment and her consciousness returned, she said to her physician:”
born after a gestation period of less than the normal time
From this reading “Twelve hours later she gave premature birth to a male child, dead.”
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.
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In this reading “Twelve hours later she gave premature birth to a male child, dead.”
a youthful male person
In this reading “Twelve hours later she gave premature birth to a male child, dead.”
temporarily
In this reading “Once in those hours when her physical agony lulled for a moment and her consciousness returned, she said to her physician:”
order, request, or command to come
In this reading “'Tell him to send for Egon.”
In this reading “They were the first words she had spoken.”
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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 Twelve hours later she gave premature birth to a male child, dead.
Extreme physical or mental suffering; intense anguish.
From this reading Once in those hours when her physical agony lulled for a moment and her consciousness returned, she said to her physician:
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Once in those hours when her physical agony lulled for a moment and her consciousness returned, she said to her physician:
third-person singular of “betray” — reveal unintentionally
From this reading Egon betrays no one.'
the time when something begins (especially life)
From this reading Twelve hours later she gave premature birth to a male child, dead.
a young person of either sex
From this reading Twelve hours later she gave premature birth to a male child, dead.
an alert cognitive state in which you are aware of yourself and your situation
From this reading Once in those hours when her physical agony lulled for a moment and her consciousness returned, she said to her physician:
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading Twelve hours later she gave premature birth to a male child, dead.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Tell him to send for Egon.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading They were the first words she had spoken.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Once in those hours when her physical agony lulled for a moment and her consciousness returned, she said to her physician:
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Twelve hours later she gave premature birth to a male child, dead.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They were the first words she had spoken.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Once in those hours when her physical agony lulled for a moment and her consciousness returned, she said to her physician:
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading 'Tell him to send for Egon.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading Twelve hours later she gave premature birth to a male child, dead.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Once in those hours when her physical agony lulled for a moment and her consciousness returned, she said to her physician:
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading Twelve hours later she gave premature birth to a male child, dead.
past form of “lull” — calm by deception
From this reading Once in those hours when her physical agony lulled for a moment and her consciousness returned, she said to her physician:
an animal that produces gametes (spermatozoa) that can fertilize female gametes
From this reading Twelve hours later she gave premature birth to a male child, dead.
a particular point in time
From this reading Once in those hours when her physical agony lulled for a moment and her consciousness returned, she said to her physician:
not any; not one
From this reading Egon betrays no one.'
on one occasion
From this reading Once in those hours when her physical agony lulled for a moment and her consciousness returned, she said to her physician:
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Egon betrays no one.'
involving the body as distinguished from the mind or spirit
From this reading Once in those hours when her physical agony lulled for a moment and her consciousness returned, she said to her physician:
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading Once in those hours when her physical agony lulled for a moment and her consciousness returned, she said to her physician:
born after a gestation period of less than the normal time
From this reading Twelve hours later she gave premature birth to a male child, dead.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Once in those hours when her physical agony lulled for a moment and her consciousness returned, she said to her physician:
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Once in those hours when her physical agony lulled for a moment and her consciousness returned, she said to her physician:
cause to go somewhere
From this reading 'Tell him to send for Egon.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Twelve hours later she gave premature birth to a male child, dead.
uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination
From this reading They were the first words she had spoken.
express in words
From this reading 'Tell him to send for Egon.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They were the first words she had spoken.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were the first words she had spoken.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Once in those hours when her physical agony lulled for a moment and her consciousness returned, she said to her physician:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Twelve hours later she gave premature birth to a male child, dead.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading Twelve hours later she gave premature birth to a male child, dead.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were the first words she had spoken.
at the time that
From this reading Once in those hours when her physical agony lulled for a moment and her consciousness returned, she said to her physician:
the words that are spoken
From this reading They were the first words she had spoken.
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