Chapter 38 of April's Lady: A Novel is here in full — 164 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 38 of April's Lady: A Novel is here in full — 164 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I would that I were low laid in my grave." She is still sitting silent, lost in thought, after Felix's departure, when the door opens once again to admit her husband. His hands are full of papers. "Are you at liberty?" says he. "Have you a moment?
Chapter 38 of April's Lady: A Novel is here in full — 164 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
From this reading “She is still sitting silent, lost in thought, after Felix's departure, when the door opens once again to admit her husband.”
the act of departing
From this reading “She is still sitting silent, lost in thought, after Felix's departure, when the door opens once again to admit her husband.”
death of a person
From this reading “"I would that I were low laid in my grave."”
The state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions on one's way of life.
From this reading “"Are you at liberty?" says he.”
plural of “open” — a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water
From this reading “She is still sitting silent, lost in thought, after Felix's departure, when the door opens once again to admit her husband.”
writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)
From this reading “His hands are full of papers.”
marked by absence of sound
From this reading “She is still sitting silent, lost in thought, after Felix's departure, when the door opens once again to admit her husband.”
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading “She is still sitting silent, lost in thought, after Felix's departure, when the door opens once again to admit her husband.”
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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 "Have you a moment?
declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
From this reading She is still sitting silent, lost in thought, after Felix's departure, when the door opens once again to admit her husband.
later than; following
From this reading She is still sitting silent, lost in thought, after Felix's departure, when the door opens once again to admit her husband.
anew
From this reading She is still sitting silent, lost in thought, after Felix's departure, when the door opens once again to admit her husband.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading His hands are full of papers.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Are you at liberty?" says he.
the act of departing
From this reading She is still sitting silent, lost in thought, after Felix's departure, when the door opens once again to admit her husband.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading She is still sitting silent, lost in thought, after Felix's departure, when the door opens once again to admit her husband.
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From this reading She is still sitting silent, lost in thought, after Felix's departure, when the door opens once again to admit her husband.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading His hands are full of papers.
death of a person
From this reading "I would that I were low laid in my grave."
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading His hands are full of papers.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Have you a moment?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Are you at liberty?" says he.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She is still sitting silent, lost in thought, after Felix's departure, when the door opens once again to admit her husband.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His hands are full of papers.
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading She is still sitting silent, lost in thought, after Felix's departure, when the door opens once again to admit her husband.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I would that I were low laid in my grave."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I would that I were low laid in my grave."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She is still sitting silent, lost in thought, after Felix's departure, when the door opens once again to admit her husband.
set down according to a plan
From this reading "I would that I were low laid in my grave."
The state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions on one's way of life.
From this reading "Are you at liberty?" says he.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading She is still sitting silent, lost in thought, after Felix's departure, when the door opens once again to admit her husband.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading "I would that I were low laid in my grave."
a particular point in time
From this reading "Have you a moment?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I would that I were low laid in my grave."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading His hands are full of papers.
on one occasion
From this reading She is still sitting silent, lost in thought, after Felix's departure, when the door opens once again to admit her husband.
plural of “open” — a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water
From this reading She is still sitting silent, lost in thought, after Felix's departure, when the door opens once again to admit her husband.
writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)
From this reading His hands are full of papers.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading "Are you at liberty?" says he.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She is still sitting silent, lost in thought, after Felix's departure, when the door opens once again to admit her husband.
marked by absence of sound
From this reading She is still sitting silent, lost in thought, after Felix's departure, when the door opens once again to admit her husband.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading She is still sitting silent, lost in thought, after Felix's departure, when the door opens once again to admit her husband.
not in physical motion
From this reading She is still sitting silent, lost in thought, after Felix's departure, when the door opens once again to admit her husband.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I would that I were low laid in my grave."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She is still sitting silent, lost in thought, after Felix's departure, when the door opens once again to admit her husband.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading She is still sitting silent, lost in thought, after Felix's departure, when the door opens once again to admit her husband.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She is still sitting silent, lost in thought, after Felix's departure, when the door opens once again to admit her husband.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "I would that I were low laid in my grave."
at the time that
From this reading She is still sitting silent, lost in thought, after Felix's departure, when the door opens once again to admit her husband.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "I would that I were low laid in my grave."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Are you at liberty?" says he.
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