Chapter 8 of An Old Man's Love is here in full — 200 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of An Old Man's Love is here in full — 200 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
JOHN GORDON AND MARY LAWRIE. The door was closed, and John Gordon and Mary were alone together. She was still seated, and he, coming forward, stood in front of her. "Mary," he said,--and he put out his right hand, as though to take hers. But she sat quite still, making no motion to give him her hand.
Chapter 8 of An Old Man's Love is here in full — 200 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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not open or affording passage or access
From this reading “The door was closed, and John Gordon and Mary were alone together.”
at or to or toward the front
From this reading “She was still seated, and he, coming forward, stood in front of her.”
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading “She was still seated, and he, coming forward, stood in front of her.”
the one or ones belonging to her
From this reading “"Mary," he said,--and he put out his right hand, as though to take hers.”
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading “JOHN GORDON AND MARY LAWRIE.”
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading “JOHN GORDON AND MARY LAWRIE.”
the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals
From this reading “But she sat quite still, making no motion to give him her hand.”
(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks
From this reading “She was still seated, and he, coming forward, stood in front of her.”
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Having no one else present.
From this reading The door was closed, and John Gordon and Mary were alone together.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading JOHN GORDON AND MARY LAWRIE.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Mary," he said,--and he put out his right hand, as though to take hers.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But she sat quite still, making no motion to give him her hand.
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading The door was closed, and John Gordon and Mary were alone together.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading She was still seated, and he, coming forward, stood in front of her.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading The door was closed, and John Gordon and Mary were alone together.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading She was still seated, and he, coming forward, stood in front of her.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading She was still seated, and he, coming forward, stood in front of her.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading But she sat quite still, making no motion to give him her hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JOHN GORDON AND MARY LAWRIE.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading "Mary," he said,--and he put out his right hand, as though to take hers.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was still seated, and he, coming forward, stood in front of her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She was still seated, and he, coming forward, stood in front of her.
the one or ones belonging to her
From this reading "Mary," he said,--and he put out his right hand, as though to take hers.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But she sat quite still, making no motion to give him her hand.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Mary," he said,--and he put out his right hand, as though to take hers.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She was still seated, and he, coming forward, stood in front of her.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading JOHN GORDON AND MARY LAWRIE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JOHN GORDON AND MARY LAWRIE.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading But she sat quite still, making no motion to give him her hand.
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading JOHN GORDON AND MARY LAWRIE.
the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals
From this reading But she sat quite still, making no motion to give him her hand.
not any; not one
From this reading But she sat quite still, making no motion to give him her hand.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She was still seated, and he, coming forward, stood in front of her.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "Mary," he said,--and he put out his right hand, as though to take hers.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading "Mary," he said,--and he put out his right hand, as though to take hers.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading But she sat quite still, making no motion to give him her hand.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "Mary," he said,--and he put out his right hand, as though to take hers.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Mary," he said,--and he put out his right hand, as though to take hers.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading But she sat quite still, making no motion to give him her hand.
(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks
From this reading She was still seated, and he, coming forward, stood in front of her.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was still seated, and he, coming forward, stood in front of her.
not in physical motion
From this reading She was still seated, and he, coming forward, stood in front of her.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading She was still seated, and he, coming forward, stood in front of her.
carry out
From this reading "Mary," he said,--and he put out his right hand, as though to take hers.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The door was closed, and John Gordon and Mary were alone together.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading "Mary," he said,--and he put out his right hand, as though to take hers.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Mary," he said,--and he put out his right hand, as though to take hers.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading The door was closed, and John Gordon and Mary were alone together.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The door was closed, and John Gordon and Mary were alone together.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The door was closed, and John Gordon and Mary were alone together.
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