Chapter 26 of Wilfrid Cumbermede is here in full — 251 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 26 of Wilfrid Cumbermede is here in full — 251 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A TALK ABOUT SUICIDE. In the same excited mood, but repressing it with all the energy I could gather, I returned to the Hall and made my way to the library. There Charley soon joined me. ‘Why didn’t you come to breakfast?’ he asked. ‘I’ve been home, and changed my clothes,’ I answered.
Chapter 26 of Wilfrid Cumbermede is here in full — 251 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(physics) a thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the capacity of a physical system to do work; the units of energy are joules or ergs
From this reading “In the same excited mood, but repressing it with all the energy I could gather, I returned to the Hall and made my way to the library.”
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading “In the same excited mood, but repressing it with all the energy I could gather, I returned to the Hall and made my way to the library.”
assemble or get together
From this reading “In the same excited mood, but repressing it with all the energy I could gather, I returned to the Hall and made my way to the library.”
of or relating to two people who are married to each other
From this reading “There Charley soon joined me.”
a room where books are kept
From this reading “In the same excited mood, but repressing it with all the energy I could gather, I returned to the Hall and made my way to the library.”
a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
From this reading “In the same excited mood, but repressing it with all the energy I could gather, I returned to the Hall and made my way to the library.”
restrictive of action
From this reading “In the same excited mood, but repressing it with all the energy I could gather, I returned to the Hall and made my way to the library.”
the act of killing yourself
From this reading “A TALK ABOUT SUICIDE.”
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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 A TALK ABOUT SUICIDE.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading A TALK ABOUT SUICIDE.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading In the same excited mood, but repressing it with all the energy I could gather, I returned to the Hall and made my way to the library.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In the same excited mood, but repressing it with all the energy I could gather, I returned to the Hall and made my way to the library.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading ‘I’ve been home, and changed my clothes,’ I answered.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading ‘Why didn’t you come to breakfast?’ he asked.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading ‘I’ve been home, and changed my clothes,’ I answered.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading ‘Why didn’t you come to breakfast?’ he asked.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading In the same excited mood, but repressing it with all the energy I could gather, I returned to the Hall and made my way to the library.
made or become different in nature or form
From this reading ‘I’ve been home, and changed my clothes,’ I answered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There Charley soon joined me.
clothing in general
From this reading ‘I’ve been home, and changed my clothes,’ I answered.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading ‘Why didn’t you come to breakfast?’ he asked.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading In the same excited mood, but repressing it with all the energy I could gather, I returned to the Hall and made my way to the library.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Why didn’t you come to breakfast?’ he asked.
(physics) a thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the capacity of a physical system to do work; the units of energy are joules or ergs
From this reading In the same excited mood, but repressing it with all the energy I could gather, I returned to the Hall and made my way to the library.
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading In the same excited mood, but repressing it with all the energy I could gather, I returned to the Hall and made my way to the library.
assemble or get together
From this reading In the same excited mood, but repressing it with all the energy I could gather, I returned to the Hall and made my way to the library.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading In the same excited mood, but repressing it with all the energy I could gather, I returned to the Hall and made my way to the library.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ‘Why didn’t you come to breakfast?’ he asked.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading ‘I’ve been home, and changed my clothes,’ I answered.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading In the same excited mood, but repressing it with all the energy I could gather, I returned to the Hall and made my way to the library.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘I’ve been home, and changed my clothes,’ I answered.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the same excited mood, but repressing it with all the energy I could gather, I returned to the Hall and made my way to the library.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading In the same excited mood, but repressing it with all the energy I could gather, I returned to the Hall and made my way to the library.
of or relating to two people who are married to each other
From this reading There Charley soon joined me.
a room where books are kept
From this reading In the same excited mood, but repressing it with all the energy I could gather, I returned to the Hall and made my way to the library.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading In the same excited mood, but repressing it with all the energy I could gather, I returned to the Hall and made my way to the library.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There Charley soon joined me.
a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
From this reading In the same excited mood, but repressing it with all the energy I could gather, I returned to the Hall and made my way to the library.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading In the same excited mood, but repressing it with all the energy I could gather, I returned to the Hall and made my way to the library.
restrictive of action
From this reading In the same excited mood, but repressing it with all the energy I could gather, I returned to the Hall and made my way to the library.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading In the same excited mood, but repressing it with all the energy I could gather, I returned to the Hall and made my way to the library.
Identical; not different.
From this reading In the same excited mood, but repressing it with all the energy I could gather, I returned to the Hall and made my way to the library.
in the near future
From this reading There Charley soon joined me.
the act of killing yourself
From this reading A TALK ABOUT SUICIDE.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading A TALK ABOUT SUICIDE.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the same excited mood, but repressing it with all the energy I could gather, I returned to the Hall and made my way to the library.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There Charley soon joined me.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In the same excited mood, but repressing it with all the energy I could gather, I returned to the Hall and made my way to the library.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading In the same excited mood, but repressing it with all the energy I could gather, I returned to the Hall and made my way to the library.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading ‘Why didn’t you come to breakfast?’ he asked.
in the company of; together with
From this reading In the same excited mood, but repressing it with all the energy I could gather, I returned to the Hall and made my way to the library.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘Why didn’t you come to breakfast?’ he asked.
Chapter 26 of Wilfrid Cumbermede by George MacDonald holds 251 sentences, grouped into 51 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 26 holds 251 sentences of Wilfrid Cumbermede, unabridged, divided into 51 reading sections.
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