Chapter 18 of Armadale is here in full — 393 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XVIII
Chapter 18 of Armadale is here in full — 393 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Before you take any serious step in this matter, write and tell Mr. Brock. Will you promise me to do that?” “With all my heart. Anything more?” “Nothing more.
Chapter 18 of Armadale is here in full — 393 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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any thing at all
From this reading “Anything more?””
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading ““With all my heart.”
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading ““Before you take any serious step in this matter, write and tell Mr. Brock.”
make a promise or commitment
From this reading “Will you promise me to do that?””
concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities
From this reading ““Before you take any serious step in this matter, write and tell Mr. Brock.”
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading ““Before you take any serious step in this matter, write and tell Mr. Brock.”
express in words
From this reading ““Before you take any serious step in this matter, write and tell Mr. Brock.”
produce a literary work
From this reading ““Before you take any serious step in this matter, write and tell Mr. Brock.”
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(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading “With all my heart.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Before you take any serious step in this matter, write and tell Mr. Brock.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading “Before you take any serious step in this matter, write and tell Mr. Brock.
any thing at all
From this reading Anything more?”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “Before you take any serious step in this matter, write and tell Mr. Brock.
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From this reading “Before you take any serious step in this matter, write and tell Mr. Brock.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Will you promise me to do that?”
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading “With all my heart.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Before you take any serious step in this matter, write and tell Mr. Brock.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading “Before you take any serious step in this matter, write and tell Mr. Brock.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Will you promise me to do that?”
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Anything more?”
a form of address for a man
From this reading “Before you take any serious step in this matter, write and tell Mr. Brock.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “With all my heart.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “Nothing more.
make a promise or commitment
From this reading Will you promise me to do that?”
concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities
From this reading “Before you take any serious step in this matter, write and tell Mr. Brock.
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading “Before you take any serious step in this matter, write and tell Mr. Brock.
carry out
From this reading “Before you take any serious step in this matter, write and tell Mr. Brock.
express in words
From this reading “Before you take any serious step in this matter, write and tell Mr. Brock.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Will you promise me to do that?”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Before you take any serious step in this matter, write and tell Mr. Brock.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Will you promise me to do that?”
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Will you promise me to do that?”
in the company of; together with
From this reading “With all my heart.
produce a literary work
From this reading “Before you take any serious step in this matter, write and tell Mr. Brock.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Before you take any serious step in this matter, write and tell Mr. Brock.
Chapter 18 of Armadale by Wilkie Collins holds 393 sentences, grouped into 79 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
Chapter 18 holds 393 sentences of Armadale, unabridged, divided into 79 reading sections.
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