Chapter 29 of Well, After All-- is here in full — 129 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 29 of Well, After All-- is here in full — 129 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
|The letter dropped from her hand to the floor. She felt her knees give way. She staggered to a sofa and fell upon it. Her eyes closed. She had not fainted, however: the blessing of unconsciousness was denied to her.
Chapter 29 of Well, After All-- is here in full — 129 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the formal act of approving
From this reading “She had not fainted, however: the blessing of unconsciousness was denied to her.”
inflected form of “deny” — declare untrue; contradict
From this reading “She had not fainted, however: the blessing of unconsciousness was denied to her.”
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading “|The letter dropped from her hand to the floor.”
past form of “faint” — pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain
From this reading “She had not fainted, however: the blessing of unconsciousness was denied to her.”
plural of “knee” — hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
From this reading “She felt her knees give way.”
an upholstered seat for more than one person
From this reading “She staggered to a sofa and fell upon it.”
past form of “stagger” — walk as if unable to control one's movements
From this reading “She staggered to a sofa and fell upon it.”
a state lacking normal awareness of the self or environment
From this reading “She had not fainted, however: the blessing of unconsciousness was denied to her.”
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.
In this reading “She staggered to a sofa and fell upon it.”
move in order to make room for someone for something
In this reading “She felt her knees give way.”
In this reading “|The letter dropped from her hand to the floor.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She staggered to a sofa and fell upon it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She staggered to a sofa and fell upon it.
the formal act of approving
From this reading She had not fainted, however: the blessing of unconsciousness was denied to her.
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading Her eyes closed.
inflected form of “deny” — declare untrue; contradict
From this reading She had not fainted, however: the blessing of unconsciousness was denied to her.
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading |The letter dropped from her hand to the floor.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Her eyes closed.
past form of “faint” — pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain
From this reading She had not fainted, however: the blessing of unconsciousness was denied to her.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading She staggered to a sofa and fell upon it.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading She felt her knees give way.
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading |The letter dropped from her hand to the floor.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading |The letter dropped from her hand to the floor.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading She felt her knees give way.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had not fainted, however: the blessing of unconsciousness was denied to her.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading |The letter dropped from her hand to the floor.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading |The letter dropped from her hand to the floor.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading She had not fainted, however: the blessing of unconsciousness was denied to her.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She staggered to a sofa and fell upon it.
plural of “knee” — hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
From this reading She felt her knees give way.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading |The letter dropped from her hand to the floor.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She had not fainted, however: the blessing of unconsciousness was denied to her.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She had not fainted, however: the blessing of unconsciousness was denied to her.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She felt her knees give way.
an upholstered seat for more than one person
From this reading She staggered to a sofa and fell upon it.
past form of “stagger” — walk as if unable to control one's movements
From this reading She staggered to a sofa and fell upon it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading |The letter dropped from her hand to the floor.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading |The letter dropped from her hand to the floor.
a state lacking normal awareness of the self or environment
From this reading She had not fainted, however: the blessing of unconsciousness was denied to her.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading She staggered to a sofa and fell upon it.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She had not fainted, however: the blessing of unconsciousness was denied to her.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading She felt her knees give way.
Chapter 29 of Well, After All-- by Frank Frankfort Moore holds 129 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.
Chapter 29 holds 129 sentences of Well, After All--, unabridged, divided into 26 reading sections.
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