Chapter 25 of According to Plato is here in full — 103 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 25 of According to Plato is here in full — 103 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
What could she say? What could she do on hearing this sentence pronounced by her father? He had impressed upon her the kiss of a father. It lay on her forehead and she could feel it there like the seal to a contract. It was his formality that made her feel there was nothing to be said or done further in the matter.
Chapter 25 of According to Plato is here in full — 103 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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enter into a contractual arrangement
From this reading “It lay on her forehead and she could feel it there like the seal to a contract.”
the part of the face above the eyes
From this reading “It lay on her forehead and she could feel it there like the seal to a contract.”
a requirement of etiquette or custom
From this reading “It was his formality that made her feel there was nothing to be said or done further in the matter.”
deeply or markedly affected or influenced
From this reading “He had impressed upon her the kiss of a father.”
the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)
From this reading “He had impressed upon her the kiss of a father.”
strongly marked; easily noticeable
From this reading “What could she do on hearing this sentence pronounced by her father?”
make tight; secure against leakage
From this reading “It lay on her forehead and she could feel it there like the seal to a contract.”
a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language
From this reading “What could she do on hearing this sentence pronounced by her father?”
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 could she do on hearing this sentence pronounced by her father?”
In this reading “It lay on her forehead and she could feel it there like the seal to a contract.”
In this reading “It was his formality that made her feel there was nothing to be said or done further in the matter.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 had impressed upon her the kiss of a father.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It lay on her forehead and she could feel it there like the seal to a contract.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It was his formality that made her feel there was nothing to be said or done further in the matter.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading What could she do on hearing this sentence pronounced by her father?
enter into a contractual arrangement
From this reading It lay on her forehead and she could feel it there like the seal to a contract.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading What could she say?
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading What could she do on hearing this sentence pronounced by her father?
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading It was his formality that made her feel there was nothing to be said or done further in the matter.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading What could she do on hearing this sentence pronounced by her father?
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading It lay on her forehead and she could feel it there like the seal to a contract.
the part of the face above the eyes
From this reading It lay on her forehead and she could feel it there like the seal to a contract.
a requirement of etiquette or custom
From this reading It was his formality that made her feel there was nothing to be said or done further in the matter.
to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)
From this reading It was his formality that made her feel there was nothing to be said or done further in the matter.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had impressed upon her the kiss of a father.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had impressed upon her the kiss of a father.
(law) a proceeding (usually by a court) where evidence is taken for the purpose of determining an issue of fact and reaching a decision based on that evidence
From this reading What could she do on hearing this sentence pronounced by her father?
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading What could she do on hearing this sentence pronounced by her father?
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was his formality that made her feel there was nothing to be said or done further in the matter.
deeply or markedly affected or influenced
From this reading He had impressed upon her the kiss of a father.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was his formality that made her feel there was nothing to be said or done further in the matter.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It lay on her forehead and she could feel it there like the seal to a contract.
the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)
From this reading He had impressed upon her the kiss of a father.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading It lay on her forehead and she could feel it there like the seal to a contract.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading It lay on her forehead and she could feel it there like the seal to a contract.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading It was his formality that made her feel there was nothing to be said or done further in the matter.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading It was his formality that made her feel there was nothing to be said or done further in the matter.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading It was his formality that made her feel there was nothing to be said or done further in the matter.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He had impressed upon her the kiss of a father.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading What could she do on hearing this sentence pronounced by her father?
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It was his formality that made her feel there was nothing to be said or done further in the matter.
strongly marked; easily noticeable
From this reading What could she do on hearing this sentence pronounced by her father?
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading It was his formality that made her feel there was nothing to be said or done further in the matter.
express in words
From this reading What could she say?
make tight; secure against leakage
From this reading It lay on her forehead and she could feel it there like the seal to a contract.
a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language
From this reading What could she do on hearing this sentence pronounced by her father?
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading What could she say?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was his formality that made her feel there was nothing to be said or done further in the matter.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He had impressed upon her the kiss of a father.
in or at that place or location
From this reading It lay on her forehead and she could feel it there like the seal to a contract.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading What could she do on hearing this sentence pronounced by her father?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It lay on her forehead and she could feel it there like the seal to a contract.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He had impressed upon her the kiss of a father.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was his formality that made her feel there was nothing to be said or done further in the matter.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What could she say?
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