Chapter 5 of Amabel Channice is here in full — 446 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Amabel Channice is here in full — 446 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
She rose and went to him and timidly clasped his arm. "Dear Augustine, I am so glad you have come back. I have missed you so." He stood still, not responding to her touch: but, as she held him, he looked across the room at Sir Hugh. "You wrote you missed me.
Chapter 5 of Amabel Channice is here in full — 446 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(Roman Catholic Church) one of the great Fathers of the early Christian church; after a dramatic conversion to Christianity he became bishop of Hippo Regius in North Africa; St. Augustine emphasized man's need for grace (354-430)
From this reading “"Dear Augustine, I am so glad you have come back.”
past form of “clasp” — hold firmly and tightly
From this reading “She rose and went to him and timidly clasped his arm.”
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading “"Dear Augustine, I am so glad you have come back.”
not caught with the senses or the mind
From this reading “I have missed you so."”
-ing form of “respond” — show a response or a reaction to something
From this reading “He stood still, not responding to her touch: but, as she held him, he looked across the room at Sir Hugh.”
in a shy or timid or bashful manner
From this reading “She rose and went to him and timidly clasped his arm.”
make physical contact with, come in contact with
From this reading “He stood still, not responding to her touch: but, as she held him, he looked across the room at Sir Hugh.”
inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading “"You wrote you missed me.”
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from one side of something to the other
From this reading He stood still, not responding to her touch: but, as she held him, he looked across the room at Sir Hugh.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "Dear Augustine, I am so glad you have come back.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She rose and went to him and timidly clasped his arm.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading She rose and went to him and timidly clasped his arm.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He stood still, not responding to her touch: but, as she held him, he looked across the room at Sir Hugh.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He stood still, not responding to her touch: but, as she held him, he looked across the room at Sir Hugh.
(Roman Catholic Church) one of the great Fathers of the early Christian church; after a dramatic conversion to Christianity he became bishop of Hippo Regius in North Africa; St. Augustine emphasized man's need for grace (354-430)
From this reading "Dear Augustine, I am so glad you have come back.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "Dear Augustine, I am so glad you have come back.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He stood still, not responding to her touch: but, as she held him, he looked across the room at Sir Hugh.
past form of “clasp” — hold firmly and tightly
From this reading She rose and went to him and timidly clasped his arm.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Dear Augustine, I am so glad you have come back.
dearly loved
From this reading "Dear Augustine, I am so glad you have come back.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading "Dear Augustine, I am so glad you have come back.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Dear Augustine, I am so glad you have come back.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He stood still, not responding to her touch: but, as she held him, he looked across the room at Sir Hugh.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading He stood still, not responding to her touch: but, as she held him, he looked across the room at Sir Hugh.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He stood still, not responding to her touch: but, as she held him, he looked across the room at Sir Hugh.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She rose and went to him and timidly clasped his arm.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She rose and went to him and timidly clasped his arm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He stood still, not responding to her touch: but, as she held him, he looked across the room at Sir Hugh.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Dear Augustine, I am so glad you have come back.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading He stood still, not responding to her touch: but, as she held him, he looked across the room at Sir Hugh.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You wrote you missed me.
not caught with the senses or the mind
From this reading I have missed you so."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He stood still, not responding to her touch: but, as she held him, he looked across the room at Sir Hugh.
-ing form of “respond” — show a response or a reaction to something
From this reading He stood still, not responding to her touch: but, as she held him, he looked across the room at Sir Hugh.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading He stood still, not responding to her touch: but, as she held him, he looked across the room at Sir Hugh.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading She rose and went to him and timidly clasped his arm.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She rose and went to him and timidly clasped his arm.
term of address for a man
From this reading He stood still, not responding to her touch: but, as she held him, he looked across the room at Sir Hugh.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Dear Augustine, I am so glad you have come back.
not in physical motion
From this reading He stood still, not responding to her touch: but, as she held him, he looked across the room at Sir Hugh.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading He stood still, not responding to her touch: but, as she held him, he looked across the room at Sir Hugh.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He stood still, not responding to her touch: but, as she held him, he looked across the room at Sir Hugh.
in a shy or timid or bashful manner
From this reading She rose and went to him and timidly clasped his arm.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She rose and went to him and timidly clasped his arm.
make physical contact with, come in contact with
From this reading He stood still, not responding to her touch: but, as she held him, he looked across the room at Sir Hugh.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading She rose and went to him and timidly clasped his arm.
inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading "You wrote you missed me.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Dear Augustine, I am so glad you have come back.
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