Chapter 21 of A Monk of Cruta is here in full — 212 sentences across 43 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 Monk of Cruta is here in full — 212 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"ADREA'S DIARY" "By love stalks hate, his brother and his mate." I am scarcely calm enough to write! Yet I must write! My heart is full; my very pulses are throbbing with excitement! What is it that has happened?
Chapter 21 of A Monk of Cruta is here in full — 212 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
make calm or still
From this reading “I am scarcely calm enough to write!”
a daily written record of (usually personal) experiences and observations
From this reading “"ADREA'S DIARY" "By love stalks hate, his brother and his mate."”
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading “My heart is full; my very pulses are throbbing with excitement!”
the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
From this reading “"ADREA'S DIARY" "By love stalks hate, his brother and his mate."”
the officer below the master on a commercial ship
From this reading “"ADREA'S DIARY" "By love stalks hate, his brother and his mate."”
plural of “pulse” — (electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients)
From this reading “My heart is full; my very pulses are throbbing with excitement!”
plural of “stalk” — material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds
From this reading “"ADREA'S DIARY" "By love stalks hate, his brother and his mate."”
an instance of rapid strong pulsation (of the heart)
From this reading “My heart is full; my very pulses are throbbing with excitement!”
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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 “My heart is full; my very pulses are throbbing with excitement!”
In this reading “I am scarcely calm enough to write!”
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From this reading "ADREA'S DIARY" "By love stalks hate, his brother and his mate."
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am scarcely calm enough to write!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "ADREA'S DIARY" "By love stalks hate, his brother and his mate."
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading My heart is full; my very pulses are throbbing with excitement!
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading "ADREA'S DIARY" "By love stalks hate, his brother and his mate."
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "ADREA'S DIARY" "By love stalks hate, his brother and his mate."
make calm or still
From this reading I am scarcely calm enough to write!
a daily written record of (usually personal) experiences and observations
From this reading "ADREA'S DIARY" "By love stalks hate, his brother and his mate."
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading I am scarcely calm enough to write!
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading My heart is full; my very pulses are throbbing with excitement!
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading My heart is full; my very pulses are throbbing with excitement!
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading What is it that has happened?
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What is it that has happened?
the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
From this reading "ADREA'S DIARY" "By love stalks hate, his brother and his mate."
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading My heart is full; my very pulses are throbbing with excitement!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "ADREA'S DIARY" "By love stalks hate, his brother and his mate."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I am scarcely calm enough to write!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My heart is full; my very pulses are throbbing with excitement!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading What is it that has happened?
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading "ADREA'S DIARY" "By love stalks hate, his brother and his mate."
the officer below the master on a commercial ship
From this reading "ADREA'S DIARY" "By love stalks hate, his brother and his mate."
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Yet I must write!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My heart is full; my very pulses are throbbing with excitement!
plural of “pulse” — (electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients)
From this reading My heart is full; my very pulses are throbbing with excitement!
only a very short time before
From this reading I am scarcely calm enough to write!
plural of “stalk” — material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds
From this reading "ADREA'S DIARY" "By love stalks hate, his brother and his mate."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading What is it that has happened?
an instance of rapid strong pulsation (of the heart)
From this reading My heart is full; my very pulses are throbbing with excitement!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I am scarcely calm enough to write!
precisely as stated
From this reading My heart is full; my very pulses are throbbing with excitement!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What is it that has happened?
in the company of; together with
From this reading My heart is full; my very pulses are throbbing with excitement!
produce a literary work
From this reading I am scarcely calm enough to write!
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet I must write!
Chapter 21 of A Monk of Cruta by E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim holds 212 sentences, grouped into 43 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 212 sentences of A Monk of Cruta, unabridged, divided into 43 reading sections.
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