Chapter 31 of A Spirit in Prison is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 31 of A Spirit in Prison is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Artois left the island that night without speaking to Hermione. He waited a long time. But she did not move to come to him. And he did not dare to go to her. He did not dare!
Chapter 31 of A Spirit in Prison is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a former province of northern France near the English Channel (between Picardy and Flanders)
From this reading “Artois left the island that night without speaking to Hermione.”
take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
From this reading “And he did not dare to go to her.”
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading “Artois left the island that night without speaking to Hermione.”
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading “Artois left the island that night without speaking to Hermione.”
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “But she did not move to come to him.”
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading “Artois left the island that night without speaking to Hermione.”
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading “Artois left the island that night without speaking to Hermione.”
past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading “He waited a long time.”
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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 He waited a long time.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And he did not dare to go to her.
a former province of northern France near the English Channel (between Picardy and Flanders)
From this reading Artois left the island that night without speaking to Hermione.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But she did not move to come to him.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading But she did not move to come to him.
take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
From this reading And he did not dare to go to her.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading But she did not move to come to him.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading And he did not dare to go to her.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He waited a long time.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And he did not dare to go to her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Artois left the island that night without speaking to Hermione.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But she did not move to come to him.
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading Artois left the island that night without speaking to Hermione.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Artois left the island that night without speaking to Hermione.
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 He waited a long time.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading But she did not move to come to him.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Artois left the island that night without speaking to Hermione.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But she did not move to come to him.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But she did not move to come to him.
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading Artois left the island that night without speaking to Hermione.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Artois left the island that night without speaking to Hermione.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Artois left the island that night without speaking to Hermione.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading He waited a long time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Artois left the island that night without speaking to Hermione.
past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading He waited a long time.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Artois left the island that night without speaking to Hermione.
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