Chapter 13 of April's Lady: A Novel is here in full — 179 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of April's Lady: A Novel is here in full — 179 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"A continual battle goes on in a child's mind between what it knows and what it comprehends." "Well?" says he. He advances even nearer, and dropping on a stone close to her, takes possession of one of her hands. "As you can't make up your mind to him; and, as you say, you like me, say something more." "More?"
Chapter 13 of April's Lady: A Novel is here in full — 179 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “advance” — a movement forward
From this reading “He advances even nearer, and dropping on a stone close to her, takes possession of one of her hands.”
possessive form of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading “"A continual battle goes on in a child's mind between what it knows and what it comprehends."”
third-person singular of “comprehend” — get the meaning of something
From this reading “"A continual battle goes on in a child's mind between what it knows and what it comprehends."”
recurring regularly or frequently in a prolonged and closely spaced series
From this reading “"A continual battle goes on in a child's mind between what it knows and what it comprehends."”
coming down freely under the influence of gravity
From this reading “He advances even nearer, and dropping on a stone close to her, takes possession of one of her hands.”
(comparative of “near” or “close”) within a shorter distance
From this reading “He advances even nearer, and dropping on a stone close to her, takes possession of one of her hands.”
the act of having and controlling property
From this reading “He advances even nearer, and dropping on a stone close to her, takes possession of one of her hands.”
plural of “take” — the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
From this reading “He advances even nearer, and dropping on a stone close to her, takes possession of one of her 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 continual battle goes on in a child's mind between what it knows and what it comprehends."
plural of “advance” — a movement forward
From this reading He advances even nearer, and dropping on a stone close to her, takes possession of one of her hands.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "A continual battle goes on in a child's mind between what it knows and what it comprehends."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "As you can't make up your mind to him; and, as you say, you like me, say something more."
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading "A continual battle goes on in a child's mind between what it knows and what it comprehends."
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading "A continual battle goes on in a child's mind between what it knows and what it comprehends."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "As you can't make up your mind to him; and, as you say, you like me, say something more."
possessive form of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading "A continual battle goes on in a child's mind between what it knows and what it comprehends."
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading He advances even nearer, and dropping on a stone close to her, takes possession of one of her hands.
third-person singular of “comprehend” — get the meaning of something
From this reading "A continual battle goes on in a child's mind between what it knows and what it comprehends."
recurring regularly or frequently in a prolonged and closely spaced series
From this reading "A continual battle goes on in a child's mind between what it knows and what it comprehends."
coming down freely under the influence of gravity
From this reading He advances even nearer, and dropping on a stone close to her, takes possession of one of her hands.
divisible by two
From this reading He advances even nearer, and dropping on a stone close to her, takes possession of one of her hands.
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading "A continual battle goes on in a child's mind between what it knows and what it comprehends."
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading He advances even nearer, and dropping on a stone close to her, takes possession of one of her hands.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Well?" says he.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He advances even nearer, and dropping on a stone close to her, takes possession of one of her hands.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "As you can't make up your mind to him; and, as you say, you like me, say something more."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "A continual battle goes on in a child's mind between what it knows and what it comprehends."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "A continual battle goes on in a child's mind between what it knows and what it comprehends."
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading "A continual battle goes on in a child's mind between what it knows and what it comprehends."
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "As you can't make up your mind to him; and, as you say, you like me, say something more."
engage in
From this reading "As you can't make up your mind to him; and, as you say, you like me, say something more."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "As you can't make up your mind to him; and, as you say, you like me, say something more."
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading "A continual battle goes on in a child's mind between what it knows and what it comprehends."
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "As you can't make up your mind to him; and, as you say, you like me, say something more."
(comparative of “near” or “close”) within a shorter distance
From this reading He advances even nearer, and dropping on a stone close to her, takes possession of one of her hands.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He advances even nearer, and dropping on a stone close to her, takes possession of one of her hands.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "A continual battle goes on in a child's mind between what it knows and what it comprehends."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He advances even nearer, and dropping on a stone close to her, takes possession of one of her hands.
the act of having and controlling property
From this reading He advances even nearer, and dropping on a stone close to her, takes possession of one of her hands.
express in words
From this reading "As you can't make up your mind to him; and, as you say, you like me, say something more."
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading "Well?" says he.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "As you can't make up your mind to him; and, as you say, you like me, say something more."
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading He advances even nearer, and dropping on a stone close to her, takes possession of one of her hands.
plural of “take” — the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
From this reading He advances even nearer, and dropping on a stone close to her, takes possession of one of her hands.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He advances even nearer, and dropping on a stone close to her, takes possession of one of her hands.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "As you can't make up your mind to him; and, as you say, you like me, say something more."
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well?" says he.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "A continual battle goes on in a child's mind between what it knows and what it comprehends."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "As you can't make up your mind to him; and, as you say, you like me, say something more."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "As you can't make up your mind to him; and, as you say, you like me, say something more."
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