Chapter 35 of Winefred: A Story of the Chalk Cliffs is here in full — 366 sentences across 74 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 35 of Winefred: A Story of the Chalk Cliffs is here in full — 366 sentences across 74 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A REFUSAL Winefred descended the path to meet her mother, who was slowly mounting the path. 'You have been long,' said Jane. 'Yes, but I have got the choughs. Mother, I have been endeavouring to make amends for a cruel wrong that has been done. I have been guilty in risking a life for a fancy.'
Chapter 35 of Winefred: A Story of the Chalk Cliffs is here in full — 366 sentences across 74 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury
From this reading “Mother, I have been endeavouring to make amends for a cruel wrong that has been done.”
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
From this reading “Mother, I have been endeavouring to make amends for a cruel wrong that has been done.”
past form of “descend” — move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
From this reading “A REFUSAL Winefred descended the path to meet her mother, who was slowly mounting the path.”
responsible for or chargeable with a reprehensible act
From this reading “I have been guilty in risking a life for a fancy.'”
an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.)
From this reading “A REFUSAL Winefred descended the path to meet her mother, who was slowly mounting the path.”
a course of conduct
From this reading “A REFUSAL Winefred descended the path to meet her mother, who was slowly mounting the path.”
the act of refusing
From this reading “A REFUSAL Winefred descended the path to meet her mother, who was slowly mounting the path.”
-ing form of “risk” — expose to a chance of loss or damage
From this reading “I have been guilty in risking a life for a fancy.'”
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 “Mother, I have been endeavouring to make amends for a cruel wrong that has been done.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 REFUSAL Winefred descended the path to meet her mother, who was slowly mounting the path.
a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury
From this reading Mother, I have been endeavouring to make amends for a cruel wrong that has been done.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading 'You have been long,' said Jane.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading 'Yes, but I have got the choughs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Yes, but I have got the choughs.
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
From this reading Mother, I have been endeavouring to make amends for a cruel wrong that has been done.
past form of “descend” — move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
From this reading A REFUSAL Winefred descended the path to meet her mother, who was slowly mounting the path.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading Mother, I have been endeavouring to make amends for a cruel wrong that has been done.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mother, I have been endeavouring to make amends for a cruel wrong that has been done.
something many people believe that is false
From this reading I have been guilty in risking a life for a fancy.'
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Mother, I have been endeavouring to make amends for a cruel wrong that has been done.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading 'Yes, but I have got the choughs.
responsible for or chargeable with a reprehensible act
From this reading I have been guilty in risking a life for a fancy.'
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mother, I have been endeavouring to make amends for a cruel wrong that has been done.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading 'You have been long,' said Jane.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A REFUSAL Winefred descended the path to meet her mother, who was slowly mounting the path.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'Yes, but I have got the choughs.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I have been guilty in risking a life for a fancy.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'You have been long,' said Jane.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading I have been guilty in risking a life for a fancy.'
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading 'You have been long,' said Jane.
engage in
From this reading Mother, I have been endeavouring to make amends for a cruel wrong that has been done.
come together
From this reading A REFUSAL Winefred descended the path to meet her mother, who was slowly mounting the path.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading A REFUSAL Winefred descended the path to meet her mother, who was slowly mounting the path.
an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.)
From this reading A REFUSAL Winefred descended the path to meet her mother, who was slowly mounting the path.
a course of conduct
From this reading A REFUSAL Winefred descended the path to meet her mother, who was slowly mounting the path.
the act of refusing
From this reading A REFUSAL Winefred descended the path to meet her mother, who was slowly mounting the path.
-ing form of “risk” — expose to a chance of loss or damage
From this reading I have been guilty in risking a life for a fancy.'
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading 'You have been long,' said Jane.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading A REFUSAL Winefred descended the path to meet her mother, who was slowly mounting the path.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Mother, I have been endeavouring to make amends for a cruel wrong that has been done.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A REFUSAL Winefred descended the path to meet her mother, who was slowly mounting the path.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A REFUSAL Winefred descended the path to meet her mother, who was slowly mounting the path.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A REFUSAL Winefred descended the path to meet her mother, who was slowly mounting the path.
which person or people
From this reading A REFUSAL Winefred descended the path to meet her mother, who was slowly mounting the path.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A REFUSAL Winefred descended the path to meet her mother, who was slowly mounting the path.
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading Mother, I have been endeavouring to make amends for a cruel wrong that has been done.
an affirmative
From this reading 'Yes, but I have got the choughs.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'You have been long,' said Jane.
Chapter 35 of Winefred: A Story of the Chalk Cliffs by S. (Sabine) Baring-Gould holds 366 sentences, grouped into 74 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 35 holds 366 sentences of Winefred: A Story of the Chalk Cliffs, unabridged, divided into 74 reading sections.
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