Chapter 8 of Annie Kilburn : a Novel is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 8 of Annie Kilburn : a Novel is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“You made him stay--you remember how--and he couldn't have got away without being rude.” “And you think he wasn't rude to scold me before my guests?” “He told you the truth. He didn't wish to say anything, but you forced him to speak, just as you have forced me.” “Forced _you_?
Chapter 8 of Annie Kilburn : a Novel is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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produced by or subjected to forcing
From this reading “He didn't wish to say anything, but you forced him to speak, just as you have forced me.””
plural of “guest” — a visitor to whom hospitality is extended
From this reading ““And you think he wasn't rude to scold me before my guests?””
To recall to mind.
From this reading ““You made him stay--you remember how--and he couldn't have got away without being rude.””
socially incorrect in behavior
From this reading ““You made him stay--you remember how--and he couldn't have got away without being rude.””
censure severely or angrily
From this reading ““And you think he wasn't rude to scold me before my guests?””
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading ““You made him stay--you remember how--and he couldn't have got away without being rude.””
a fact that has been verified
From this reading ““He told you the truth.”
hope for; have a wish
From this reading “He didn't wish to say anything, but you forced him to speak, just as you have forced me.””
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “You made him stay--you remember how--and he couldn't have got away without being rude.”
any thing at all
From this reading He didn't wish to say anything, but you forced him to speak, just as you have forced me.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He didn't wish to say anything, but you forced him to speak, just as you have forced me.”
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “You made him stay--you remember how--and he couldn't have got away without being rude.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “And you think he wasn't rude to scold me before my guests?”
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading “You made him stay--you remember how--and he couldn't have got away without being rude.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He didn't wish to say anything, but you forced him to speak, just as you have forced me.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You made him stay--you remember how--and he couldn't have got away without being rude.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He didn't wish to say anything, but you forced him to speak, just as you have forced me.”
produced by or subjected to forcing
From this reading He didn't wish to say anything, but you forced him to speak, just as you have forced me.”
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “You made him stay--you remember how--and he couldn't have got away without being rude.”
plural of “guest” — a visitor to whom hospitality is extended
From this reading “And you think he wasn't rude to scold me before my guests?”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “You made him stay--you remember how--and he couldn't have got away without being rude.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “You made him stay--you remember how--and he couldn't have got away without being rude.”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “You made him stay--you remember how--and he couldn't have got away without being rude.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You made him stay--you remember how--and he couldn't have got away without being rude.”
and nothing more
From this reading He didn't wish to say anything, but you forced him to speak, just as you have forced me.”
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading “You made him stay--you remember how--and he couldn't have got away without being rude.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “And you think he wasn't rude to scold me before my guests?”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “And you think he wasn't rude to scold me before my guests?”
To recall to mind.
From this reading “You made him stay--you remember how--and he couldn't have got away without being rude.”
socially incorrect in behavior
From this reading “You made him stay--you remember how--and he couldn't have got away without being rude.”
express in words
From this reading He didn't wish to say anything, but you forced him to speak, just as you have forced me.”
censure severely or angrily
From this reading “And you think he wasn't rude to scold me before my guests?”
express in speech
From this reading He didn't wish to say anything, but you forced him to speak, just as you have forced me.”
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading “You made him stay--you remember how--and he couldn't have got away without being rude.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “He told you the truth.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading “And you think he wasn't rude to scold me before my guests?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “And you think he wasn't rude to scold me before my guests?”
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading “He told you the truth.
a fact that has been verified
From this reading “He told you the truth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And you think he wasn't rude to scold me before my guests?”
hope for; have a wish
From this reading He didn't wish to say anything, but you forced him to speak, just as you have forced me.”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “You made him stay--you remember how--and he couldn't have got away without being rude.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You made him stay--you remember how--and he couldn't have got away without being rude.”
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