Chapter 21 of A Man in the Open is here in full — 384 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 21 of A Man in the Open is here in full — 384 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SPITE HOUSE _Kate Reviews the Book_ The book is not finished. This book of Jesse's life and mine is not finished while she who set us asunder is allowed to live. "Vengeance is mine," saith the Lord, "I will repay." We wait. What impulse moved my man after four years to enter that tragic house?
Chapter 21 of A Man in the Open is here in full — 384 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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widely separated especially in space
From this reading “This book of Jesse's life and mine is not finished while she who set us asunder is allowed to live.”
to come or go into
From this reading “What impulse moved my man after four years to enter that tragic house?”
an instinctive motive
From this reading “What impulse moved my man after four years to enter that tragic house?”
pay back
From this reading “"Vengeance is mine," saith the Lord, "I will repay."”
plural of “review” — a new appraisal or evaluation
From this reading “SPITE HOUSE _Kate Reviews the Book_ The book is not finished.”
feeling a need to see others suffer
From this reading “SPITE HOUSE _Kate Reviews the Book_ The book is not finished.”
very sad; especially involving grief or death or destruction
From this reading “What impulse moved my man after four years to enter that tragic house?”
the act of taking revenge (harming someone in retaliation for something harmful that they have done) especially in the next life
From this reading “"Vengeance is mine," saith the Lord, "I will repay."”
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 “What impulse moved my man after four years to enter that tragic house?”
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later than; following
From this reading What impulse moved my man after four years to enter that tragic house?
past form of “allow” — make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
From this reading This book of Jesse's life and mine is not finished while she who set us asunder is allowed to live.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading This book of Jesse's life and mine is not finished while she who set us asunder is allowed to live.
widely separated especially in space
From this reading This book of Jesse's life and mine is not finished while she who set us asunder is allowed to live.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading SPITE HOUSE _Kate Reviews the Book_ The book is not finished.
to come or go into
From this reading What impulse moved my man after four years to enter that tragic house?
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading SPITE HOUSE _Kate Reviews the Book_ The book is not finished.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading What impulse moved my man after four years to enter that tragic house?
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading SPITE HOUSE _Kate Reviews the Book_ The book is not finished.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Vengeance is mine," saith the Lord, "I will repay."
an instinctive motive
From this reading What impulse moved my man after four years to enter that tragic house?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading SPITE HOUSE _Kate Reviews the Book_ The book is not finished.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This book of Jesse's life and mine is not finished while she who set us asunder is allowed to live.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SPITE HOUSE _Kate Reviews the Book_ The book is not finished.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading This book of Jesse's life and mine is not finished while she who set us asunder is allowed to live.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading This book of Jesse's life and mine is not finished while she who set us asunder is allowed to live.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading "Vengeance is mine," saith the Lord, "I will repay."
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading What impulse moved my man after four years to enter that tragic house?
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading This book of Jesse's life and mine is not finished while she who set us asunder is allowed to live.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading What impulse moved my man after four years to enter that tragic house?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading What impulse moved my man after four years to enter that tragic house?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading SPITE HOUSE _Kate Reviews the Book_ The book is not finished.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This book of Jesse's life and mine is not finished while she who set us asunder is allowed to live.
pay back
From this reading "Vengeance is mine," saith the Lord, "I will repay."
plural of “review” — a new appraisal or evaluation
From this reading SPITE HOUSE _Kate Reviews the Book_ The book is not finished.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Vengeance is mine," saith the Lord, "I will repay."
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading This book of Jesse's life and mine is not finished while she who set us asunder is allowed to live.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading This book of Jesse's life and mine is not finished while she who set us asunder is allowed to live.
feeling a need to see others suffer
From this reading SPITE HOUSE _Kate Reviews the Book_ The book is not finished.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading What impulse moved my man after four years to enter that tragic house?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SPITE HOUSE _Kate Reviews the Book_ The book is not finished.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This book of Jesse's life and mine is not finished while she who set us asunder is allowed to live.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This book of Jesse's life and mine is not finished while she who set us asunder is allowed to live.
very sad; especially involving grief or death or destruction
From this reading What impulse moved my man after four years to enter that tragic house?
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading This book of Jesse's life and mine is not finished while she who set us asunder is allowed to live.
the act of taking revenge (harming someone in retaliation for something harmful that they have done) especially in the next life
From this reading "Vengeance is mine," saith the Lord, "I will repay."
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading We wait.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We wait.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What impulse moved my man after four years to enter that tragic house?
during the time that
From this reading This book of Jesse's life and mine is not finished while she who set us asunder is allowed to live.
which person or people
From this reading This book of Jesse's life and mine is not finished while she who set us asunder is allowed to live.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Vengeance is mine," saith the Lord, "I will repay."
a late time of life
From this reading What impulse moved my man after four years to enter that tragic house?
Chapter 21 of A Man in the Open by Roger Pocock holds 384 sentences, grouped into 77 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 21 holds 384 sentences of A Man in the Open, unabridged, divided into 77 reading sections.
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