Chapter 17 of All But Lost: A Novel. Vol. 2 of 3 is here in full — 143 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XVII
Chapter 17 of All But Lost: A Novel. Vol. 2 of 3 is here in full — 143 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WAITING FOR THE ANSWER. “HAS he gone, Frank?” Katie asked, as her husband entered the drawing-room alone. “Yes, pet, I wanted to have you all to myself.” Katie was standing with her elbow on the mantel, her smooth forehead was knitted up into a frown, and she looked a very thoughtful little personage indeed.
Chapter 17 of All But Lost: A Novel. Vol. 2 of 3 is here in full — 143 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm and the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped
From this reading “Katie was standing with her elbow on the mantel, her smooth forehead was knitted up into a frown, and she looked a very thoughtful little personage indeed.”
the part of the face above the eyes
From this reading “Katie was standing with her elbow on the mantel, her smooth forehead was knitted up into a frown, and she looked a very thoughtful little personage indeed.”
look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval
From this reading “Katie was standing with her elbow on the mantel, her smooth forehead was knitted up into a frown, and she looked a very thoughtful little personage indeed.”
made by intertwining threads in a series of connected loops rather than by weaving
From this reading “Katie was standing with her elbow on the mantel, her smooth forehead was knitted up into a frown, and she looked a very thoughtful little personage indeed.”
shelf that projects from wall above fireplace
From this reading “Katie was standing with her elbow on the mantel, her smooth forehead was knitted up into a frown, and she looked a very thoughtful little personage indeed.”
a domesticated animal kept for companionship or amusement
From this reading ““Yes, pet, I wanted to have you all to myself.””
having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities
From this reading “Katie was standing with her elbow on the mantel, her smooth forehead was knitted up into a frown, and she looked a very thoughtful little personage indeed.”
having intellectual depth
From this reading “Katie was standing with her elbow on the mantel, her smooth forehead was knitted up into a frown, and she looked a very thoughtful little personage indeed.”
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In this reading “Katie was standing with her elbow on the mantel, her smooth forehead was knitted up into a frown, and she looked a very thoughtful little personage indeed.”
In this reading “Katie was standing with her elbow on the mantel, her smooth forehead was knitted up into a frown, and she looked a very thoughtful little personage indeed.”
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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 Katie was standing with her elbow on the mantel, her smooth forehead was knitted up into a frown, and she looked a very thoughtful little personage indeed.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading “Yes, pet, I wanted to have you all to myself.”
Having no one else present.
From this reading Katie asked, as her husband entered the drawing-room alone.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Katie was standing with her elbow on the mantel, her smooth forehead was knitted up into a frown, and she looked a very thoughtful little personage indeed.
react verbally
From this reading WAITING FOR THE ANSWER.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Katie asked, as her husband entered the drawing-room alone.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Katie asked, as her husband entered the drawing-room alone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Katie asked, as her husband entered the drawing-room alone.
hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm and the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped
From this reading Katie was standing with her elbow on the mantel, her smooth forehead was knitted up into a frown, and she looked a very thoughtful little personage indeed.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading Katie asked, as her husband entered the drawing-room alone.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading WAITING FOR THE ANSWER.
the part of the face above the eyes
From this reading Katie was standing with her elbow on the mantel, her smooth forehead was knitted up into a frown, and she looked a very thoughtful little personage indeed.
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading “HAS he gone, Frank?”
look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval
From this reading Katie was standing with her elbow on the mantel, her smooth forehead was knitted up into a frown, and she looked a very thoughtful little personage indeed.
destroyed or killed
From this reading “HAS he gone, Frank?”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “HAS he gone, Frank?”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Yes, pet, I wanted to have you all to myself.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “HAS he gone, Frank?”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Katie asked, as her husband entered the drawing-room alone.
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading Katie asked, as her husband entered the drawing-room alone.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Yes, pet, I wanted to have you all to myself.”
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading Katie was standing with her elbow on the mantel, her smooth forehead was knitted up into a frown, and she looked a very thoughtful little personage indeed.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Katie was standing with her elbow on the mantel, her smooth forehead was knitted up into a frown, and she looked a very thoughtful little personage indeed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Katie asked, as her husband entered the drawing-room alone.
made by intertwining threads in a series of connected loops rather than by weaving
From this reading Katie was standing with her elbow on the mantel, her smooth forehead was knitted up into a frown, and she looked a very thoughtful little personage indeed.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Katie was standing with her elbow on the mantel, her smooth forehead was knitted up into a frown, and she looked a very thoughtful little personage indeed.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Katie was standing with her elbow on the mantel, her smooth forehead was knitted up into a frown, and she looked a very thoughtful little personage indeed.
shelf that projects from wall above fireplace
From this reading Katie was standing with her elbow on the mantel, her smooth forehead was knitted up into a frown, and she looked a very thoughtful little personage indeed.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “Yes, pet, I wanted to have you all to myself.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Katie was standing with her elbow on the mantel, her smooth forehead was knitted up into a frown, and she looked a very thoughtful little personage indeed.
another word for person; a person not meriting identification
From this reading Katie was standing with her elbow on the mantel, her smooth forehead was knitted up into a frown, and she looked a very thoughtful little personage indeed.
a domesticated animal kept for companionship or amusement
From this reading “Yes, pet, I wanted to have you all to myself.”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Katie was standing with her elbow on the mantel, her smooth forehead was knitted up into a frown, and she looked a very thoughtful little personage indeed.
having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities
From this reading Katie was standing with her elbow on the mantel, her smooth forehead was knitted up into a frown, and she looked a very thoughtful little personage indeed.
having a supporting base
From this reading Katie was standing with her elbow on the mantel, her smooth forehead was knitted up into a frown, and she looked a very thoughtful little personage indeed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WAITING FOR THE ANSWER.
having intellectual depth
From this reading Katie was standing with her elbow on the mantel, her smooth forehead was knitted up into a frown, and she looked a very thoughtful little personage indeed.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Yes, pet, I wanted to have you all to myself.”
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Katie was standing with her elbow on the mantel, her smooth forehead was knitted up into a frown, and she looked a very thoughtful little personage indeed.
precisely as stated
From this reading Katie was standing with her elbow on the mantel, her smooth forehead was knitted up into a frown, and she looked a very thoughtful little personage indeed.
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading WAITING FOR THE ANSWER.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading “Yes, pet, I wanted to have you all to myself.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Katie was standing with her elbow on the mantel, her smooth forehead was knitted up into a frown, and she looked a very thoughtful little personage indeed.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Katie was standing with her elbow on the mantel, her smooth forehead was knitted up into a frown, and she looked a very thoughtful little personage indeed.
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes, pet, I wanted to have you all to myself.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Yes, pet, I wanted to have you all to myself.”
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