Chapter 26 of A True Friend: A Novel is here in full — 169 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 26 of A True Friend: A Novel is here in full — 169 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"FREE!" "And what if I refuse to tell her this?" said Wyvis Brand. "Then I shall tell her myself." "And break your word to me?" "And break my word."
Chapter 26 of A True Friend: A Novel is here in full — 169 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a name given to a product or service
From this reading “"And what if I refuse to tell her this?" said Wyvis Brand.”
terminate
From this reading “"And break your word to me?"”
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading “"FREE!"”
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “"Then I shall tell her myself."”
show unwillingness towards
From this reading “"And what if I refuse to tell her this?" said Wyvis Brand.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “"Then I shall tell her myself."”
express in words
From this reading “"And what if I refuse to tell her this?" said Wyvis Brand.”
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading “"And break your word to me?"”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And what if I refuse to tell her this?" said Wyvis Brand.
a name given to a product or service
From this reading "And what if I refuse to tell her this?" said Wyvis Brand.
terminate
From this reading "And break your word to me?"
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading "FREE!"
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "And what if I refuse to tell her this?" said Wyvis Brand.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "And what if I refuse to tell her this?" said Wyvis Brand.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "And what if I refuse to tell her this?" said Wyvis Brand.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "And break your word to me?"
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "And break my word."
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading "Then I shall tell her myself."
show unwillingness towards
From this reading "And what if I refuse to tell her this?" said Wyvis Brand.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "And what if I refuse to tell her this?" said Wyvis Brand.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "Then I shall tell her myself."
express in words
From this reading "And what if I refuse to tell her this?" said Wyvis Brand.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Then I shall tell her myself."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "And what if I refuse to tell her this?" said Wyvis Brand.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "And what if I refuse to tell her this?" said Wyvis Brand.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "And what if I refuse to tell her this?" said Wyvis Brand.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading "And break your word to me?"
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From this reading "And what if I refuse to tell her this?" said Wyvis Brand.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "And break your word to me?"
Chapter 26 of A True Friend: A Novel by Adeline Sergeant holds 169 sentences, grouped into 34 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 26 holds 169 sentences of A True Friend: A Novel, unabridged, divided into 34 reading sections.
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