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Chapter 24 of Anne Hereford: A Novel is here in full — 588 sentences across 118 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MRS. PENN'S REVELATION. Against the tree to which the powerful push had flung him, he stood quietly. There had been no blow. Mr. Chandos had but come between us, calmly put me behind him, laid his hand on Mr. Edwin Barley's chest, and pushed him backwards.
Chapter 24 of Anne Hereford: A Novel is here in full — 588 sentences across 118 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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at or to or toward the back or rear
From this reading “Mr. Chandos had but come between us, calmly put me behind him, laid his hand on Mr. Edwin Barley's chest, and pushed him backwards.”
with self-possession (especially in times of stress)
From this reading “Mr. Chandos had but come between us, calmly put me behind him, laid his hand on Mr. Edwin Barley's chest, and pushed him backwards.”
the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates
From this reading “Mr. Chandos had but come between us, calmly put me behind him, laid his hand on Mr. Edwin Barley's chest, and pushed him backwards.”
king of Northumbria who was converted to Christianity (585-633)
From this reading “Mr. Chandos had but come between us, calmly put me behind him, laid his hand on Mr. Edwin Barley's chest, and pushed him backwards.”
possessive form of “penn” — Englishman and Quaker who founded the colony of Pennsylvania (1644-1718)
From this reading “PENN'S REVELATION.”
having great power or force or potency or effect
From this reading “Against the tree to which the powerful push had flung him, he stood quietly.”
move with force
From this reading “Against the tree to which the powerful push had flung him, he stood quietly.”
the speech act of making something evident
From this reading “PENN'S REVELATION.”
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In this reading “Against the tree to which the powerful push had flung him, he stood quietly.”
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touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Against the tree to which the powerful push had flung him, he stood quietly.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mr. Chandos had but come between us, calmly put me behind him, laid his hand on Mr. Edwin Barley's chest, and pushed him backwards.
at or to or toward the back or rear
From this reading Mr. Chandos had but come between us, calmly put me behind him, laid his hand on Mr. Edwin Barley's chest, and pushed him backwards.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Chandos had but come between us, calmly put me behind him, laid his hand on Mr. Edwin Barley's chest, and pushed him backwards.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading There had been no blow.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Mr. Chandos had but come between us, calmly put me behind him, laid his hand on Mr. Edwin Barley's chest, and pushed him backwards.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Mr. Chandos had but come between us, calmly put me behind him, laid his hand on Mr. Edwin Barley's chest, and pushed him backwards.
exhale hard
From this reading There had been no blow.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Mr. Chandos had but come between us, calmly put me behind him, laid his hand on Mr. Edwin Barley's chest, and pushed him backwards.
with self-possession (especially in times of stress)
From this reading Mr. Chandos had but come between us, calmly put me behind him, laid his hand on Mr. Edwin Barley's chest, and pushed him backwards.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Chandos had but come between us, calmly put me behind him, laid his hand on Mr. Edwin Barley's chest, and pushed him backwards.
the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates
From this reading Mr. Chandos had but come between us, calmly put me behind him, laid his hand on Mr. Edwin Barley's chest, and pushed him backwards.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Mr. Chandos had but come between us, calmly put me behind him, laid his hand on Mr. Edwin Barley's chest, and pushed him backwards.
king of Northumbria who was converted to Christianity (585-633)
From this reading Mr. Chandos had but come between us, calmly put me behind him, laid his hand on Mr. Edwin Barley's chest, and pushed him backwards.
inflected form of “fling” — throw with force or recklessness
From this reading Against the tree to which the powerful push had flung him, he stood quietly.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Against the tree to which the powerful push had flung him, he stood quietly.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Mr. Chandos had but come between us, calmly put me behind him, laid his hand on Mr. Edwin Barley's chest, and pushed him backwards.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Against the tree to which the powerful push had flung him, he stood quietly.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Against the tree to which the powerful push had flung him, he stood quietly.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Chandos had but come between us, calmly put me behind him, laid his hand on Mr. Edwin Barley's chest, and pushed him backwards.
set down according to a plan
From this reading Mr. Chandos had but come between us, calmly put me behind him, laid his hand on Mr. Edwin Barley's chest, and pushed him backwards.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Mr. Chandos had but come between us, calmly put me behind him, laid his hand on Mr. Edwin Barley's chest, and pushed him backwards.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. Chandos had but come between us, calmly put me behind him, laid his hand on Mr. Edwin Barley's chest, and pushed him backwards.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading MRS.
not any; not one
From this reading There had been no blow.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Mr. Chandos had but come between us, calmly put me behind him, laid his hand on Mr. Edwin Barley's chest, and pushed him backwards.
possessive form of “penn” — Englishman and Quaker who founded the colony of Pennsylvania (1644-1718)
From this reading PENN'S REVELATION.
having great power or force or potency or effect
From this reading Against the tree to which the powerful push had flung him, he stood quietly.
move with force
From this reading Against the tree to which the powerful push had flung him, he stood quietly.
past form of “push” — move with force
From this reading Mr. Chandos had but come between us, calmly put me behind him, laid his hand on Mr. Edwin Barley's chest, and pushed him backwards.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Mr. Chandos had but come between us, calmly put me behind him, laid his hand on Mr. Edwin Barley's chest, and pushed him backwards.
with low volume
From this reading Against the tree to which the powerful push had flung him, he stood quietly.
the speech act of making something evident
From this reading PENN'S REVELATION.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Against the tree to which the powerful push had flung him, he stood quietly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Against the tree to which the powerful push had flung him, he stood quietly.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There had been no blow.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Against the tree to which the powerful push had flung him, he stood quietly.
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading Against the tree to which the powerful push had flung him, he stood quietly.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Mr. Chandos had but come between us, calmly put me behind him, laid his hand on Mr. Edwin Barley's chest, and pushed him backwards.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Against the tree to which the powerful push had flung him, he stood quietly.
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