Chapter 24 of Wee Wifie is here in full — 170 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 24 of Wee Wifie is here in full — 170 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
GO BACK TO RABY. O calm grand eyes, extinguished in a storm, Blown out like lights o'er melancholy seas, Though shriek'd for by the shipwrecked. O my dark! My Cloud,--to go before me every day, While I go ever toward the wilderness, I would that you could see me bare to the soul. ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING.
Chapter 24 of Wee Wifie is here in full — 170 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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being moved or acted upon by moving air or vapor
From this reading “O calm grand eyes, extinguished in a storm, Blown out like lights o'er melancholy seas, Though shriek'd for by the shipwrecked.”
United States inventor of firearms (especially automatic pistols and repeating rifles and a machine gun called the Peacemaker) (1855-1926)
From this reading “ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING.”
daughter of George VI who became the Queen of England and Northern Ireland in 1952 on the death of her father (1926-)
From this reading “ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING.”
of a conditioned response; caused to die out because of the absence or withdrawal of reinforcement
From this reading “O calm grand eyes, extinguished in a storm, Blown out like lights o'er melancholy seas, Though shriek'd for by the shipwrecked.”
plural of “light” — (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation
From this reading “O calm grand eyes, extinguished in a storm, Blown out like lights o'er melancholy seas, Though shriek'd for by the shipwrecked.”
a feeling of thoughtful sadness
From this reading “O calm grand eyes, extinguished in a storm, Blown out like lights o'er melancholy seas, Though shriek'd for by the shipwrecked.”
plural of “sea” — a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading “O calm grand eyes, extinguished in a storm, Blown out like lights o'er melancholy seas, Though shriek'd for by the shipwrecked.”
(politics) a state of disfavor
From this reading “My Cloud,--to go before me every day, While I go ever toward the wilderness, I would that you could see me bare to the soul.”
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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 O calm grand eyes, extinguished in a storm, Blown out like lights o'er melancholy seas, Though shriek'd for by the shipwrecked.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading GO BACK TO RABY.
completely unclothed
From this reading My Cloud,--to go before me every day, While I go ever toward the wilderness, I would that you could see me bare to the soul.
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From this reading ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading My Cloud,--to go before me every day, While I go ever toward the wilderness, I would that you could see me bare to the soul.
being moved or acted upon by moving air or vapor
From this reading O calm grand eyes, extinguished in a storm, Blown out like lights o'er melancholy seas, Though shriek'd for by the shipwrecked.
United States inventor of firearms (especially automatic pistols and repeating rifles and a machine gun called the Peacemaker) (1855-1926)
From this reading ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading O calm grand eyes, extinguished in a storm, Blown out like lights o'er melancholy seas, Though shriek'd for by the shipwrecked.
make calm or still
From this reading O calm grand eyes, extinguished in a storm, Blown out like lights o'er melancholy seas, Though shriek'd for by the shipwrecked.
make overcast or cloudy
From this reading My Cloud,--to go before me every day, While I go ever toward the wilderness, I would that you could see me bare to the soul.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading My Cloud,--to go before me every day, While I go ever toward the wilderness, I would that you could see me bare to the soul.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading O my dark!
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading My Cloud,--to go before me every day, While I go ever toward the wilderness, I would that you could see me bare to the soul.
daughter of George VI who became the Queen of England and Northern Ireland in 1952 on the death of her father (1926-)
From this reading ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING.
at any time
From this reading My Cloud,--to go before me every day, While I go ever toward the wilderness, I would that you could see me bare to the soul.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading My Cloud,--to go before me every day, While I go ever toward the wilderness, I would that you could see me bare to the soul.
of a conditioned response; caused to die out because of the absence or withdrawal of reinforcement
From this reading O calm grand eyes, extinguished in a storm, Blown out like lights o'er melancholy seas, Though shriek'd for by the shipwrecked.
opinion or judgment
From this reading O calm grand eyes, extinguished in a storm, Blown out like lights o'er melancholy seas, Though shriek'd for by the shipwrecked.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading O calm grand eyes, extinguished in a storm, Blown out like lights o'er melancholy seas, Though shriek'd for by the shipwrecked.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading GO BACK TO RABY.
of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope
From this reading O calm grand eyes, extinguished in a storm, Blown out like lights o'er melancholy seas, Though shriek'd for by the shipwrecked.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading My Cloud,--to go before me every day, While I go ever toward the wilderness, I would that you could see me bare to the soul.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading O calm grand eyes, extinguished in a storm, Blown out like lights o'er melancholy seas, Though shriek'd for by the shipwrecked.
plural of “light” — (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation
From this reading O calm grand eyes, extinguished in a storm, Blown out like lights o'er melancholy seas, Though shriek'd for by the shipwrecked.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading O calm grand eyes, extinguished in a storm, Blown out like lights o'er melancholy seas, Though shriek'd for by the shipwrecked.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading My Cloud,--to go before me every day, While I go ever toward the wilderness, I would that you could see me bare to the soul.
a feeling of thoughtful sadness
From this reading O calm grand eyes, extinguished in a storm, Blown out like lights o'er melancholy seas, Though shriek'd for by the shipwrecked.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading O my dark!
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 calm grand eyes, extinguished in a storm, Blown out like lights o'er melancholy seas, Though shriek'd for by the shipwrecked.
throughout a period of time
From this reading O calm grand eyes, extinguished in a storm, Blown out like lights o'er melancholy seas, Though shriek'd for by the shipwrecked.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading O calm grand eyes, extinguished in a storm, Blown out like lights o'er melancholy seas, Though shriek'd for by the shipwrecked.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading GO BACK TO RABY.
plural of “sea” — a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading O calm grand eyes, extinguished in a storm, Blown out like lights o'er melancholy seas, Though shriek'd for by the shipwrecked.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading My Cloud,--to go before me every day, While I go ever toward the wilderness, I would that you could see me bare to the soul.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading O calm grand eyes, extinguished in a storm, Blown out like lights o'er melancholy seas, Though shriek'd for by the shipwrecked.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading O calm grand eyes, extinguished in a storm, Blown out like lights o'er melancholy seas, Though shriek'd for by the shipwrecked.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading My Cloud,--to go before me every day, While I go ever toward the wilderness, I would that you could see me bare to the soul.
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading O calm grand eyes, extinguished in a storm, Blown out like lights o'er melancholy seas, Though shriek'd for by the shipwrecked.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading My Cloud,--to go before me every day, While I go ever toward the wilderness, I would that you could see me bare to the soul.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading O calm grand eyes, extinguished in a storm, Blown out like lights o'er melancholy seas, Though shriek'd for by the shipwrecked.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading O calm grand eyes, extinguished in a storm, Blown out like lights o'er melancholy seas, Though shriek'd for by the shipwrecked.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading GO BACK TO RABY.
in the direction of
From this reading My Cloud,--to go before me every day, While I go ever toward the wilderness, I would that you could see me bare to the soul.
during the time that
From this reading My Cloud,--to go before me every day, While I go ever toward the wilderness, I would that you could see me bare to the soul.
(politics) a state of disfavor
From this reading My Cloud,--to go before me every day, While I go ever toward the wilderness, I would that you could see me bare to the soul.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading My Cloud,--to go before me every day, While I go ever toward the wilderness, I would that you could see me bare to the soul.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading My Cloud,--to go before me every day, While I go ever toward the wilderness, I would that you could see me bare to the soul.
Chapter 24 of Wee Wifie by Rosa Nouchette Carey holds 170 sentences, grouped into 34 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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