Chapter 28 of As the hart panteth is here in full — 87 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 28 of As the hart panteth is here in full — 87 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
GLENN knew now that he had been mistaken. The heart he had tended drew all its life still from him. His knowledge of men and women was great. He could not deceive himself. Nature demanded a climax.
Chapter 28 of As the hart panteth is here in full — 87 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the highest point of anything conceived of as growing or developing or unfolding
From this reading “Nature demanded a climax.”
be false to; be dishonest with
From this reading “He could not deceive himself.”
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading “Nature demanded a climax.”
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading “The heart he had tended drew all its life still from him.”
made the first orbital rocket-powered flight by a United States astronaut in 1962; later in United States Senate (1921-)
From this reading “GLENN knew now that he had been mistaken.”
the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning
From this reading “His knowledge of men and women was great.”
wrong in e.g. opinion or judgment
From this reading “GLENN knew now that he had been mistaken.”
past form of “tend” — have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined
From this reading “The heart he had tended drew all its life still from him.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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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 Nature demanded a climax.
(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 The heart he had tended drew all its life still from him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His knowledge of men and women was great.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading GLENN knew now that he had been mistaken.
the highest point of anything conceived of as growing or developing or unfolding
From this reading Nature demanded a climax.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He could not deceive himself.
be false to; be dishonest with
From this reading He could not deceive himself.
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading Nature demanded a climax.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading The heart he had tended drew all its life still from him.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The heart he had tended drew all its life still from him.
made the first orbital rocket-powered flight by a United States astronaut in 1962; later in United States Senate (1921-)
From this reading GLENN knew now that he had been mistaken.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading His knowledge of men and women was great.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading GLENN knew now that he had been mistaken.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading GLENN knew now that he had been mistaken.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading The heart he had tended drew all its life still from him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The heart he had tended drew all its life still from him.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He could not deceive himself.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His knowledge of men and women was great.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The heart he had tended drew all its life still from him.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading GLENN knew now that he had been mistaken.
the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning
From this reading His knowledge of men and women was great.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading The heart he had tended drew all its life still from him.
the force of workers available
From this reading His knowledge of men and women was great.
wrong in e.g. opinion or judgment
From this reading GLENN knew now that he had been mistaken.
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading Nature demanded a climax.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He could not deceive himself.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading GLENN knew now that he had been mistaken.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading His knowledge of men and women was great.
not in physical motion
From this reading The heart he had tended drew all its life still from him.
past form of “tend” — have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined
From this reading The heart he had tended drew all its life still from him.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading GLENN knew now that he had been mistaken.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The heart he had tended drew all its life still from him.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His knowledge of men and women was great.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading His knowledge of men and women was great.
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