Chapter 9 of Ashcliffe Hall: A tale of the last century is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 9 of Ashcliffe Hall: A tale of the last century is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
There was a long silence when Patient's voice ceased. Celia spoke first. "Patient, you said once that you would tell me how my father met with my step-mother. But I want to know also why no one ever sought me out until now." "There was no chance, Madam, so long as you were a child.
Chapter 9 of Ashcliffe Hall: A tale of the last century is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “cease” — put an end to a state or an activity
From this reading “There was a long silence when Patient's voice ceased.”
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading “"There was no chance, Madam, so long as you were a child.”
a woman of refinement
From this reading “"There was no chance, Madam, so long as you were a child.”
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading “"Patient, you said once that you would tell me how my father met with my step-mother.”
a person who requires medical care
From this reading “There was a long silence when Patient's voice ceased.”
possessive form of “patient” — a person who requires medical care
From this reading “There was a long silence when Patient's voice ceased.”
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading “There was a long silence when Patient's voice ceased.”
that is looked for
From this reading “But I want to know also why no one ever sought me out until now."”
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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In this reading “There was a long silence when Patient's voice ceased.”
In this reading “"Patient, you said once that you would tell me how my father met with my step-mother.”
used in negative statement to describe a situation that has existed up to this point or up to the present time
In this reading “But I want to know also why no one ever sought me out until now."”
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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 There was a long silence when Patient's voice ceased.
in addition
From this reading But I want to know also why no one ever sought me out until now."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "There was no chance, Madam, so long as you were a child.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I want to know also why no one ever sought me out until now."
past form of “cease” — put an end to a state or an activity
From this reading There was a long silence when Patient's voice ceased.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Celia spoke first.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading "There was no chance, Madam, so long as you were a child.
a young person of either sex
From this reading "There was no chance, Madam, so long as you were a child.
at any time
From this reading But I want to know also why no one ever sought me out until now."
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading "Patient, you said once that you would tell me how my father met with my step-mother.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Celia spoke first.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Patient, you said once that you would tell me how my father met with my step-mother.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading But I want to know also why no one ever sought me out until now."
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading But I want to know also why no one ever sought me out until now."
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading There was a long silence when Patient's voice ceased.
a woman of refinement
From this reading "There was no chance, Madam, so long as you were a child.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Patient, you said once that you would tell me how my father met with my step-mother.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading "Patient, you said once that you would tell me how my father met with my step-mother.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Patient, you said once that you would tell me how my father met with my step-mother.
not any; not one
From this reading But I want to know also why no one ever sought me out until now."
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading But I want to know also why no one ever sought me out until now."
on one occasion
From this reading "Patient, you said once that you would tell me how my father met with my step-mother.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But I want to know also why no one ever sought me out until now."
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading But I want to know also why no one ever sought me out until now."
a person who requires medical care
From this reading "Patient, you said once that you would tell me how my father met with my step-mother.
possessive form of “patient” — a person who requires medical care
From this reading There was a long silence when Patient's voice ceased.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Patient, you said once that you would tell me how my father met with my step-mother.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading There was a long silence when Patient's voice ceased.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "There was no chance, Madam, so long as you were a child.
that is looked for
From this reading But I want to know also why no one ever sought me out until now."
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading Celia spoke first.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Patient, you said once that you would tell me how my father met with my step-mother.
express in words
From this reading "Patient, you said once that you would tell me how my father met with my step-mother.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Patient, you said once that you would tell me how my father met with my step-mother.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was a long silence when Patient's voice ceased.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But I want to know also why no one ever sought me out until now."
up to a particular time
From this reading But I want to know also why no one ever sought me out until now."
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading There was a long silence when Patient's voice ceased.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading But I want to know also why no one ever sought me out until now."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a long silence when Patient's voice ceased.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "There was no chance, Madam, so long as you were a child.
at the time that
From this reading There was a long silence when Patient's voice ceased.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading But I want to know also why no one ever sought me out until now."
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Patient, you said once that you would tell me how my father met with my step-mother.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "Patient, you said once that you would tell me how my father met with my step-mother.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Patient, you said once that you would tell me how my father met with my step-mother.
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