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Wayward Winifred
Wayward Winifred

Chapter XIV

Chapter 14 of Wayward Winifred is here in full — 127 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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HOW FATHER OWEN WON THE DAY.
She threw upon the table an immense mass of bloom she had gathered on the banks of the Dargle; then rushed over to her beloved Father Owen, crying:
"O Father Owen, Father Owen! she wants to take me away with her to America, and it will break my heart--I know it will!"
The tears streamed down her cheeks, and she never noticed me in this wild outburst of grief.
"My child, my child," said Father Owen, "do you hear that robin singing outside there?
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Wayward Winifred

Chapter XIV

Chapter 14 of Wayward Winifred is here in full — 127 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/25 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
HOW FATHER OWEN WON THE DAY.
Line 2
She threw upon the table an immense mass of bloom she had gathered on the banks of the Dargle; then rushed over to her beloved Father Owen, crying:
Line 3
"O Father Owen, Father Owen! she wants to take me away with her to America, and it will break my heart--I know it will!"
Line 4
The tears streamed down her cheeks, and she never noticed me in this wild outburst of grief.
/ðə terz striːmd daʊn hɜːr tʃiːks ənd ʃiː ˈnevər ˈnoʊtəst miː ɪn ðɪs waɪld ˈaʊtbɜːrst ʌv ɡriːf/
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"My child, my child," said Father Owen, "do you hear that robin singing outside there?
/maɪ tʃaɪld maɪ tʃaɪld sed ˈfɑːðər ˈoʊən duː juː hiːr ðæt ˈrɑːbən ˈsɪŋɪŋ ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ðer/

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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

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banks noun US /bæŋks/

English botanist who accompanied Captain Cook on his first voyage to the Pacific Ocean (1743-1820)

From this reading “She threw upon the table an immense mass of bloom she had gathered on the banks of the Dargle; then rushed over to her beloved Father Owen, crying:”

beloved adjective US /bɪˈlʌvd/

dearly loved

From this reading “She threw upon the table an immense mass of bloom she had gathered on the banks of the Dargle; then rushed over to her beloved Father Owen, crying:”

bloom noun US /bluːm/

the organic process of bearing flowers

From this reading “She threw upon the table an immense mass of bloom she had gathered on the banks of the Dargle; then rushed over to her beloved Father Owen, crying:”

immense adjective US /ˌɪˈmens/

unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope

From this reading “She threw upon the table an immense mass of bloom she had gathered on the banks of the Dargle; then rushed over to her beloved Father Owen, crying:”

outburst noun US /ˈaʊtbɜːrst/

an unrestrained expression of emotion

From this reading “The tears streamed down her cheeks, and she never noticed me in this wild outburst of grief.”

owen noun US /ˈoʊən/

Welsh industrialist and social reformer who founded cooperative communities (1771-1858)

From this reading “HOW FATHER OWEN WON THE DAY.”

robin noun US /ˈrɑːbən/

small Old World songbird with a reddish breast

From this reading “"My child, my child," said Father Owen, "do you hear that robin singing outside there?”

streamed verb US /striːmd/

past form of “stream” — to extend, wave or float outward, as if in the wind

From this reading “The tears streamed down her cheeks, and she never noticed me in this wild outburst of grief.”

Word partnerships in these lines

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.

immense mass adjective + noun

In this reading “She threw upon the table an immense mass of bloom she had gathered on the banks of the Dargle; then rushed over to her beloved Father Owen, crying:”

tears streamed noun + noun counted as “tears stream”

In this reading “The tears streamed down her cheeks, and she never noticed me in this wild outburst of grief.”

on the banks preposition + article + noun counted as “on … banks”

In this reading “She threw upon the table an immense mass of bloom she had gathered on the banks of the Dargle; then rushed over to her beloved Father Owen, crying:”

upon the table preposition + article + noun counted as “upon … table”

In this reading “She threw upon the table an immense mass of bloom she had gathered on the banks of the Dargle; then rushed over to her beloved Father Owen, crying:”

never noticed adverb + adjective

In this reading “The tears streamed down her cheeks, and she never noticed me in this wild outburst of grief.”

beloved Father adjective + noun

In this reading “She threw upon the table an immense mass of bloom she had gathered on the banks of the Dargle; then rushed over to her beloved Father Owen, crying:”

All words in this reading · 63

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AmericanounUS /əˈmerəkə/

North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776

From this reading "O Father Owen, Father Owen! she wants to take me away with her to America, and it will break my heart--I know it will!"

andeterminerUS /æn/

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

From this reading She threw upon the table an immense mass of bloom she had gathered on the banks of the Dargle; then rushed over to her beloved Father Owen, crying:

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading "O Father Owen, Father Owen! she wants to take me away with her to America, and it will break my heart--I know it will!"

awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading "O Father Owen, Father Owen! she wants to take me away with her to America, and it will break my heart--I know it will!"

banksnounUS /bæŋks/

English botanist who accompanied Captain Cook on his first voyage to the Pacific Ocean (1743-1820)

From this reading She threw upon the table an immense mass of bloom she had gathered on the banks of the Dargle; then rushed over to her beloved Father Owen, crying:

belovedadjectiveUS /bɪˈlʌvd/

dearly loved

From this reading She threw upon the table an immense mass of bloom she had gathered on the banks of the Dargle; then rushed over to her beloved Father Owen, crying:

bloomnounUS /bluːm/

the organic process of bearing flowers

From this reading She threw upon the table an immense mass of bloom she had gathered on the banks of the Dargle; then rushed over to her beloved Father Owen, crying:

breakverbUS /breɪk/

terminate

From this reading "O Father Owen, Father Owen! she wants to take me away with her to America, and it will break my heart--I know it will!"

cheeksnounUS /tʃiːks/

plural of “cheek” — either side of the face below the eyes

From this reading The tears streamed down her cheeks, and she never noticed me in this wild outburst of grief.

childnounUS /tʃaɪld/

a young person of either sex

From this reading "My child, my child," said Father Owen, "do you hear that robin singing outside there?

cryingadjectiveUS /ˈkraɪɪŋ/

demanding attention

From this reading She threw upon the table an immense mass of bloom she had gathered on the banks of the Dargle; then rushed over to her beloved Father Owen, crying:

Dargle

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading She threw upon the table an immense mass of bloom she had gathered on the banks of the Dargle; then rushed over to her beloved Father Owen, crying:

DAYnounUS /deɪ/

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading HOW FATHER OWEN WON THE DAY.

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading "My child, my child," said Father Owen, "do you hear that robin singing outside there?

downadjectiveUS /daʊn/

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading The tears streamed down her cheeks, and she never noticed me in this wild outburst of grief.

FATHERnounUS /ˈfɑːðər/

a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading HOW FATHER OWEN WON THE DAY.

gatheredadjectiveUS /ˈɡæðərd/

brought together in one place

From this reading She threw upon the table an immense mass of bloom she had gathered on the banks of the Dargle; then rushed over to her beloved Father Owen, crying:

griefnounUS /ɡriːf/

intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)

From this reading The tears streamed down her cheeks, and she never noticed me in this wild outburst of grief.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading She threw upon the table an immense mass of bloom she had gathered on the banks of the Dargle; then rushed over to her beloved Father Owen, crying:

hearverbUS /hiːr/

perceive (sound) via the auditory sense

From this reading "My child, my child," said Father Owen, "do you hear that robin singing outside there?

heartnounUS /hɑːrt/

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading "O Father Owen, Father Owen! she wants to take me away with her to America, and it will break my heart--I know it will!"

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

From this reading She threw upon the table an immense mass of bloom she had gathered on the banks of the Dargle; then rushed over to her beloved Father Owen, crying:

HOW

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading HOW FATHER OWEN WON THE DAY.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading "O Father Owen, Father Owen! she wants to take me away with her to America, and it will break my heart--I know it will!"

immenseadjectiveUS /ˌɪˈmens/

unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope

From this reading She threw upon the table an immense mass of bloom she had gathered on the banks of the Dargle; then rushed over to her beloved Father Owen, crying:

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading The tears streamed down her cheeks, and she never noticed me in this wild outburst of grief.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "O Father Owen, Father Owen! she wants to take me away with her to America, and it will break my heart--I know it will!"

knowverbUS /noʊ/

be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading "O Father Owen, Father Owen! she wants to take me away with her to America, and it will break my heart--I know it will!"

massnounUS /mæs/

the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field

From this reading She threw upon the table an immense mass of bloom she had gathered on the banks of the Dargle; then rushed over to her beloved Father Owen, crying:

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "O Father Owen, Father Owen! she wants to take me away with her to America, and it will break my heart--I know it will!"

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading "O Father Owen, Father Owen! she wants to take me away with her to America, and it will break my heart--I know it will!"

neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading The tears streamed down her cheeks, and she never noticed me in this wild outburst of grief.

noticedadjectiveUS /ˈnoʊtəst/

being perceived or observed

From this reading The tears streamed down her cheeks, and she never noticed me in this wild outburst of grief.

OnounUS /oʊ/

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 Father Owen, Father Owen! she wants to take me away with her to America, and it will break my heart--I know it will!"

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading She threw upon the table an immense mass of bloom she had gathered on the banks of the Dargle; then rushed over to her beloved Father Owen, crying:

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading She threw upon the table an immense mass of bloom she had gathered on the banks of the Dargle; then rushed over to her beloved Father Owen, crying:

outburstnounUS /ˈaʊtbɜːrst/

an unrestrained expression of emotion

From this reading The tears streamed down her cheeks, and she never noticed me in this wild outburst of grief.

outsideadjectiveUS /ˈaʊtˈsaɪd/

relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit

From this reading "My child, my child," said Father Owen, "do you hear that robin singing outside there?

overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading She threw upon the table an immense mass of bloom she had gathered on the banks of the Dargle; then rushed over to her beloved Father Owen, crying:

OWENnounUS /ˈoʊən/

Welsh industrialist and social reformer who founded cooperative communities (1771-1858)

From this reading HOW FATHER OWEN WON THE DAY.

robinnounUS /ˈrɑːbən/

small Old World songbird with a reddish breast

From this reading "My child, my child," said Father Owen, "do you hear that robin singing outside there?

rushedadjectiveUS /rʌʃt/

done under pressure

From this reading She threw upon the table an immense mass of bloom she had gathered on the banks of the Dargle; then rushed over to her beloved Father Owen, crying:

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "My child, my child," said Father Owen, "do you hear that robin singing outside there?

ShepronounUS /ʃiː/

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

From this reading She threw upon the table an immense mass of bloom she had gathered on the banks of the Dargle; then rushed over to her beloved Father Owen, crying:

singingnounUS /ˈsɪŋɪŋ/

the act of singing vocal music

From this reading "My child, my child," said Father Owen, "do you hear that robin singing outside there?

streamedverbUS /striːmd/

past form of “stream” — to extend, wave or float outward, as if in the wind

From this reading The tears streamed down her cheeks, and she never noticed me in this wild outburst of grief.

tablenounUS /ˈteɪbəl/

a set of data arranged in rows and columns

From this reading She threw upon the table an immense mass of bloom she had gathered on the banks of the Dargle; then rushed over to her beloved Father Owen, crying:

takeverbUS /teɪk/

carry out

From this reading "O Father Owen, Father Owen! she wants to take me away with her to America, and it will break my heart--I know it will!"

tearsnounUS /terz/

the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)

From this reading The tears streamed down her cheeks, and she never noticed me in this wild outburst of grief.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "My child, my child," said Father Owen, "do you hear that robin singing outside there?

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading HOW FATHER OWEN WON THE DAY.

thenadverbUS /ðen/

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading She threw upon the table an immense mass of bloom she had gathered on the banks of the Dargle; then rushed over to her beloved Father Owen, crying:

thereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading "My child, my child," said Father Owen, "do you hear that robin singing outside there?

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading The tears streamed down her cheeks, and she never noticed me in this wild outburst of grief.

threwverbUS /θruː/

inflected form of “throw” — propel through the air

From this reading She threw upon the table an immense mass of bloom she had gathered on the banks of the Dargle; then rushed over to her beloved Father Owen, crying:

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading She threw upon the table an immense mass of bloom she had gathered on the banks of the Dargle; then rushed over to her beloved Father Owen, crying:

uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading She threw upon the table an immense mass of bloom she had gathered on the banks of the Dargle; then rushed over to her beloved Father Owen, crying:

wantsnounUS /wɑːnts/

plural of “want” — a state of extreme poverty

From this reading "O Father Owen, Father Owen! she wants to take me away with her to America, and it will break my heart--I know it will!"

wildadjectiveUS /waɪld/

marked by extreme lack of restraint or control

From this reading The tears streamed down her cheeks, and she never noticed me in this wild outburst of grief.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading "O Father Owen, Father Owen! she wants to take me away with her to America, and it will break my heart--I know it will!"

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading "O Father Owen, Father Owen! she wants to take me away with her to America, and it will break my heart--I know it will!"

WONnounUS /wʌn/

the basic unit of money in South Korea

From this reading HOW FATHER OWEN WON THE DAY.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "My child, my child," said Father Owen, "do you hear that robin singing outside there?

Chapter 14 of Wayward Winifred by Anna T. (Anna Theresa) Sadlier holds 127 sentences, grouped into 26 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.

What does chapter 14 of Wayward Winifred contain?

Chapter 14 holds 127 sentences of Wayward Winifred, unabridged, divided into 26 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 14 of Wayward Winifred by Anna T. (Anna Theresa) Sadlier exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 127 sentences, grouped into 26 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.

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Wayward
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Winifred
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Summer
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