Chapter 5 of At His Gates: A Novel. Vol. 3 (of 3) is here in full — 257 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 5 of At His Gates: A Novel. Vol. 3 (of 3) is here in full — 257 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
'You must be dreaming,' cried Dr Maurice with energy. 'You must be dreaming! With my--folly--and other things--you have got into a nervous state.' 'I am not dreaming,' she said very quietly. There was no appearance of excitement about her.
Chapter 5 of At His Gates: A Novel. Vol. 3 (of 3) is here in full — 257 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
From this reading “There was no appearance of excitement about her.”
imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake
From this reading “'You must be dreaming,' cried Dr Maurice with energy.”
(physics) a thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the capacity of a physical system to do work; the units of energy are joules or ergs
From this reading “'You must be dreaming,' cried Dr Maurice with energy.”
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading “There was no appearance of excitement about her.”
the trait of acting stupidly or rashly
From this reading “With my--folly--and other things--you have got into a nervous state.'”
easily agitated
From this reading “With my--folly--and other things--you have got into a nervous state.'”
with low volume
From this reading “'I am not dreaming,' she said very quietly.”
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading “With my--folly--and other things--you have got into a nervous state.'”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “With my--folly--and other things--you have got into a nervous state.'”
get involved in or with
In this reading “With my--folly--and other things--you have got into a nervous state.'”
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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 With my--folly--and other things--you have got into a nervous state.'
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading There was no appearance of excitement about her.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading 'I am not dreaming,' she said very quietly.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading With my--folly--and other things--you have got into a nervous state.'
outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
From this reading There was no appearance of excitement about her.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading 'You must be dreaming,' cried Dr Maurice with energy.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading 'You must be dreaming,' cried Dr Maurice with energy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'You must be dreaming,' cried Dr Maurice with energy.
imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake
From this reading 'You must be dreaming,' cried Dr Maurice with energy.
(physics) a thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the capacity of a physical system to do work; the units of energy are joules or ergs
From this reading 'You must be dreaming,' cried Dr Maurice with energy.
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading There was no appearance of excitement about her.
the trait of acting stupidly or rashly
From this reading With my--folly--and other things--you have got into a nervous state.'
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading With my--folly--and other things--you have got into a nervous state.'
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading With my--folly--and other things--you have got into a nervous state.'
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading There was no appearance of excitement about her.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'I am not dreaming,' she said very quietly.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading With my--folly--and other things--you have got into a nervous state.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'You must be dreaming,' cried Dr Maurice with energy.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading 'You must be dreaming,' cried Dr Maurice with energy.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading With my--folly--and other things--you have got into a nervous state.'
easily agitated
From this reading With my--folly--and other things--you have got into a nervous state.'
not any; not one
From this reading There was no appearance of excitement about her.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading 'I am not dreaming,' she said very quietly.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was no appearance of excitement about her.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading With my--folly--and other things--you have got into a nervous state.'
with low volume
From this reading 'I am not dreaming,' she said very quietly.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading 'I am not dreaming,' she said very quietly.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'I am not dreaming,' she said very quietly.
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading With my--folly--and other things--you have got into a nervous state.'
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was no appearance of excitement about her.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading With my--folly--and other things--you have got into a nervous state.'
precisely as stated
From this reading 'I am not dreaming,' she said very quietly.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was no appearance of excitement about her.
in the company of; together with
From this reading 'You must be dreaming,' cried Dr Maurice with energy.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'You must be dreaming,' cried Dr Maurice with energy.
Chapter 5 of At His Gates: A Novel. Vol. 3 (of 3) by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant holds 257 sentences, grouped into 52 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, 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.
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