Chapter 4 of A Debt of Honor is here in full — 113 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter IV
Chapter 4 of A Debt of Honor is here in full — 113 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
COMPARING NOTES. “IS he dead?” Wentworth asked himself, with sudden hope, for the demise of Warren Lane would remove all danger. He bent forward, to see if the sick man yet breathed. “He’s only fainted,” he said to himself in disappointment.
Chapter 4 of A Debt of Honor is here in full — 113 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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uttered without voice
From this reading “He bent forward, to see if the sick man yet breathed.”
the act of examining resemblances
From this reading “COMPARING NOTES.”
the time when something ends
From this reading “Wentworth asked himself, with sudden hope, for the demise of Warren Lane would remove all danger.”
a feeling of dissatisfaction that results when your expectations are not realized
From this reading ““He’s only fainted,” he said to himself in disappointment.”
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 ““He’s only fainted,” he said to himself in disappointment.”
a narrow way or road
From this reading “Wentworth asked himself, with sudden hope, for the demise of Warren Lane would remove all danger.”
remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
From this reading “Wentworth asked himself, with sudden hope, for the demise of Warren Lane would remove all danger.”
United States writer and poet (1905-1989)
From this reading “Wentworth asked himself, with sudden hope, for the demise of Warren Lane would remove all danger.”
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In this reading “COMPARING NOTES.”
In this reading “He bent forward, to see if the sick man yet breathed.”
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(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 Wentworth asked himself, with sudden hope, for the demise of Warren Lane would remove all danger.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Wentworth asked himself, with sudden hope, for the demise of Warren Lane would remove all danger.
a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
From this reading He bent forward, to see if the sick man yet breathed.
uttered without voice
From this reading He bent forward, to see if the sick man yet breathed.
the act of examining resemblances
From this reading COMPARING NOTES.
the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury
From this reading Wentworth asked himself, with sudden hope, for the demise of Warren Lane would remove all danger.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading “IS he dead?”
the time when something ends
From this reading Wentworth asked himself, with sudden hope, for the demise of Warren Lane would remove all danger.
a feeling of dissatisfaction that results when your expectations are not realized
From this reading “He’s only fainted,” he said to himself in disappointment.
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 “He’s only fainted,” he said to himself in disappointment.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Wentworth asked himself, with sudden hope, for the demise of Warren Lane would remove all danger.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading He bent forward, to see if the sick man yet breathed.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “IS he dead?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “He’s only fainted,” he said to himself in disappointment.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Wentworth asked himself, with sudden hope, for the demise of Warren Lane would remove all danger.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading Wentworth asked himself, with sudden hope, for the demise of Warren Lane would remove all danger.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He bent forward, to see if the sick man yet breathed.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “He’s only fainted,” he said to himself in disappointment.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “IS he dead?”
a narrow way or road
From this reading Wentworth asked himself, with sudden hope, for the demise of Warren Lane would remove all danger.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading He bent forward, to see if the sick man yet breathed.
plural of “note” — a brief written record
From this reading COMPARING NOTES.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Wentworth asked himself, with sudden hope, for the demise of Warren Lane would remove all danger.
and nothing more
From this reading “He’s only fainted,” he said to himself in disappointment.
remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
From this reading Wentworth asked himself, with sudden hope, for the demise of Warren Lane would remove all danger.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “He’s only fainted,” he said to himself in disappointment.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading He bent forward, to see if the sick man yet breathed.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading He bent forward, to see if the sick man yet breathed.
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading Wentworth asked himself, with sudden hope, for the demise of Warren Lane would remove all danger.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Wentworth asked himself, with sudden hope, for the demise of Warren Lane would remove all danger.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He bent forward, to see if the sick man yet breathed.
United States writer and poet (1905-1989)
From this reading Wentworth asked himself, with sudden hope, for the demise of Warren Lane would remove all danger.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Wentworth asked himself, with sudden hope, for the demise of Warren Lane would remove all danger.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Wentworth asked himself, with sudden hope, for the demise of Warren Lane would remove all danger.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Wentworth asked himself, with sudden hope, for the demise of Warren Lane would remove all danger.
but in spite of that
From this reading He bent forward, to see if the sick man yet breathed.
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