Chapter 10 of "All's Well" is here in full — 386 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of "All's Well" is here in full — 386 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
When Mary went in to lay the cloth for the last meal, she found the wretch in question still seated at the table, his head buried in his hands. A gruffer voice than ever bade her "Let be! Keep away!" Mary withdrew quietly, and found it a shade easier to keep her hands off Mr Benden after that incident. CHAPTER THIRTY TWO.
Chapter 10 of "All's Well" is here in full — 386 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria
From this reading “A gruffer voice than ever bade her "Let be!”
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading “CHAPTER THIRTY TWO.”
artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
From this reading “When Mary went in to lay the cloth for the last meal, she found the wretch in question still seated at the table, his head buried in his hands.”
comparative of “easy” — posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading “Mary withdrew quietly, and found it a shade easier to keep her hands off Mr Benden after that incident.”
a single distinct event
From this reading “Mary withdrew quietly, and found it a shade easier to keep her hands off Mr Benden after that incident.”
the food served and eaten at one time
From this reading “When Mary went in to lay the cloth for the last meal, she found the wretch in question still seated at the table, his head buried in his hands.”
inflected form of “withdraw” — pull back or move away or backward
From this reading “Mary withdrew quietly, and found it a shade easier to keep her hands off Mr Benden after that incident.”
performs some wicked deed
From this reading “When Mary went in to lay the cloth for the last meal, she found the wretch in question still seated at the table, his head buried in his hands.”
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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 A gruffer voice than ever bade her "Let be!
later than; following
From this reading Mary withdrew quietly, and found it a shade easier to keep her hands off Mr Benden after that incident.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mary withdrew quietly, and found it a shade easier to keep her hands off Mr Benden after that incident.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When Mary went in to lay the cloth for the last meal, she found the wretch in question still seated at the table, his head buried in his hands.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Keep away!"
a Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria
From this reading A gruffer voice than ever bade her "Let be!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading A gruffer voice than ever bade her "Let be!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mary withdrew quietly, and found it a shade easier to keep her hands off Mr Benden after that incident.
placed in a grave
From this reading When Mary went in to lay the cloth for the last meal, she found the wretch in question still seated at the table, his head buried in his hands.
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading CHAPTER THIRTY TWO.
artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
From this reading When Mary went in to lay the cloth for the last meal, she found the wretch in question still seated at the table, his head buried in his hands.
comparative of “easy” — posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading Mary withdrew quietly, and found it a shade easier to keep her hands off Mr Benden after that incident.
at any time
From this reading A gruffer voice than ever bade her "Let be!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading When Mary went in to lay the cloth for the last meal, she found the wretch in question still seated at the table, his head buried in his hands.
set up or found
From this reading When Mary went in to lay the cloth for the last meal, she found the wretch in question still seated at the table, his head buried in his hands.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A gruffer voice than ever bade her "Let be!
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading When Mary went in to lay the cloth for the last meal, she found the wretch in question still seated at the table, his head buried in his hands.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading When Mary went in to lay the cloth for the last meal, she found the wretch in question still seated at the table, his head buried in his hands.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A gruffer voice than ever bade her "Let be!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When Mary went in to lay the cloth for the last meal, she found the wretch in question still seated at the table, his head buried in his hands.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When Mary went in to lay the cloth for the last meal, she found the wretch in question still seated at the table, his head buried in his hands.
a single distinct event
From this reading Mary withdrew quietly, and found it a shade easier to keep her hands off Mr Benden after that incident.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Mary withdrew quietly, and found it a shade easier to keep her hands off Mr Benden after that incident.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading Keep away!"
immediately past
From this reading When Mary went in to lay the cloth for the last meal, she found the wretch in question still seated at the table, his head buried in his hands.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading When Mary went in to lay the cloth for the last meal, she found the wretch in question still seated at the table, his head buried in his hands.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading A gruffer voice than ever bade her "Let be!
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading When Mary went in to lay the cloth for the last meal, she found the wretch in question still seated at the table, his head buried in his hands.
the food served and eaten at one time
From this reading When Mary went in to lay the cloth for the last meal, she found the wretch in question still seated at the table, his head buried in his hands.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mary withdrew quietly, and found it a shade easier to keep her hands off Mr Benden after that incident.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Mary withdrew quietly, and found it a shade easier to keep her hands off Mr Benden after that incident.
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading When Mary went in to lay the cloth for the last meal, she found the wretch in question still seated at the table, his head buried in his hands.
with low volume
From this reading Mary withdrew quietly, and found it a shade easier to keep her hands off Mr Benden after that incident.
(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks
From this reading When Mary went in to lay the cloth for the last meal, she found the wretch in question still seated at the table, his head buried in his hands.
relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body
From this reading Mary withdrew quietly, and found it a shade easier to keep her hands off Mr Benden after that incident.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Mary went in to lay the cloth for the last meal, she found the wretch in question still seated at the table, his head buried in his hands.
not in physical motion
From this reading When Mary went in to lay the cloth for the last meal, she found the wretch in question still seated at the table, his head buried in his hands.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading When Mary went in to lay the cloth for the last meal, she found the wretch in question still seated at the table, his head buried in his hands.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading A gruffer voice than ever bade her "Let be!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Mary withdrew quietly, and found it a shade easier to keep her hands off Mr Benden after that incident.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When Mary went in to lay the cloth for the last meal, she found the wretch in question still seated at the table, his head buried in his hands.
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and three
From this reading CHAPTER THIRTY TWO.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When Mary went in to lay the cloth for the last meal, she found the wretch in question still seated at the table, his head buried in his hands.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading CHAPTER THIRTY TWO.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading A gruffer voice than ever bade her "Let be!
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading When Mary went in to lay the cloth for the last meal, she found the wretch in question still seated at the table, his head buried in his hands.
at the time that
From this reading When Mary went in to lay the cloth for the last meal, she found the wretch in question still seated at the table, his head buried in his hands.
inflected form of “withdraw” — pull back or move away or backward
From this reading Mary withdrew quietly, and found it a shade easier to keep her hands off Mr Benden after that incident.
performs some wicked deed
From this reading When Mary went in to lay the cloth for the last meal, she found the wretch in question still seated at the table, his head buried in his hands.
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