Chapter 3 of A Fool There Was is here in full — 457 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter III
Chapter 3 of A Fool There Was is here in full — 457 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Oh, I don't know. I--" Blake waited. But she did not go on. At length he spoke: "How long will he be gone?" "Maybe two months," she returned....
Chapter 3 of A Fool There Was is here in full — 457 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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visionary British poet and painter (1757-1827)
From this reading “I--" Blake waited.”
destroyed or killed
From this reading “At length he spoke: "How long will he be gone?"”
the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
From this reading “At length he spoke: "How long will he be gone?"”
by chance
From this reading “"Maybe two months," she returned....”
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading “"Maybe two months," she returned....”
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading “"Maybe two months," she returned....”
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading “At length he spoke: "How long will he be gone?"”
past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading “I--" Blake waited.”
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in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At length he spoke: "How long will he be gone?"
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading At length he spoke: "How long will he be gone?"
visionary British poet and painter (1757-1827)
From this reading I--" Blake waited.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But she did not go on.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading But she did not go on.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, I don't know.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading But she did not go on.
destroyed or killed
From this reading At length he spoke: "How long will he be gone?"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At length he spoke: "How long will he be gone?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At length he spoke: "How long will he be gone?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Oh, I don't know.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "Oh, I don't know.
the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
From this reading At length he spoke: "How long will he be gone?"
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 At length he spoke: "How long will he be gone?"
by chance
From this reading "Maybe two months," she returned....
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading "Maybe two months," she returned....
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But she did not go on.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, I don't know.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But she did not go on.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading "Maybe two months," she returned....
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But she did not go on.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading At length he spoke: "How long will he be gone?"
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading "Maybe two months," she returned....
past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading I--" Blake waited.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading At length he spoke: "How long will he be gone?"
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