Chapter 55 of Blind Love is here in full — 101 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 55 of Blind Love is here in full — 101 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ANOTHER STEP "I HAVE left this terrible thing about once too often already," and Lord Harry took it from the table. "Let me put it in a place of safety." He unlocked a drawer and opened it. "I will put it here," he said. "Why"--as if suddenly recollecting something--"here is my will.
Chapter 55 of Blind Love is here in full — 101 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a boxlike container in a piece of furniture; made so as to slide in and out
From this reading “He unlocked a drawer and opened it.”
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading “ANOTHER STEP "I HAVE left this terrible thing about once too often already," and Lord Harry took it from the table.”
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading “He unlocked a drawer and opened it.”
-ing form of “recollect” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading “"Why"--as if suddenly recollecting something--"here is my will.”
the state of being certain that adverse effects will not be caused by some agent under defined conditions
From this reading “"Let me put it in a place of safety."”
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading “ANOTHER STEP "I HAVE left this terrible thing about once too often already," and Lord Harry took it from the table.”
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading “ANOTHER STEP "I HAVE left this terrible thing about once too often already," and Lord Harry took it from the table.”
not firmly fastened or secured
From this reading “He unlocked a drawer and opened it.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 "Let me put it in a place of safety."
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading ANOTHER STEP "I HAVE left this terrible thing about once too often already," and Lord Harry took it from the table.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading ANOTHER STEP "I HAVE left this terrible thing about once too often already," and Lord Harry took it from the table.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ANOTHER STEP "I HAVE left this terrible thing about once too often already," and Lord Harry took it from the table.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading ANOTHER STEP "I HAVE left this terrible thing about once too often already," and Lord Harry took it from the table.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Why"--as if suddenly recollecting something--"here is my will.
a boxlike container in a piece of furniture; made so as to slide in and out
From this reading He unlocked a drawer and opened it.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading ANOTHER STEP "I HAVE left this terrible thing about once too often already," and Lord Harry took it from the table.
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading ANOTHER STEP "I HAVE left this terrible thing about once too often already," and Lord Harry took it from the table.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ANOTHER STEP "I HAVE left this terrible thing about once too often already," and Lord Harry took it from the table.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He unlocked a drawer and opened it.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "I will put it here," he said.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ANOTHER STEP "I HAVE left this terrible thing about once too often already," and Lord Harry took it from the table.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Why"--as if suddenly recollecting something--"here is my will.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Let me put it in a place of safety."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Why"--as if suddenly recollecting something--"here is my will.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading ANOTHER STEP "I HAVE left this terrible thing about once too often already," and Lord Harry took it from the table.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading ANOTHER STEP "I HAVE left this terrible thing about once too often already," and Lord Harry took it from the table.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Let me put it in a place of safety."
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading ANOTHER STEP "I HAVE left this terrible thing about once too often already," and Lord Harry took it from the table.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Let me put it in a place of safety."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Why"--as if suddenly recollecting something--"here is my will.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Let me put it in a place of safety."
many times at short intervals
From this reading ANOTHER STEP "I HAVE left this terrible thing about once too often already," and Lord Harry took it from the table.
on one occasion
From this reading ANOTHER STEP "I HAVE left this terrible thing about once too often already," and Lord Harry took it from the table.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading He unlocked a drawer and opened it.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading "Let me put it in a place of safety."
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading "Let me put it in a place of safety."
-ing form of “recollect” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading "Why"--as if suddenly recollecting something--"here is my will.
the state of being certain that adverse effects will not be caused by some agent under defined conditions
From this reading "Let me put it in a place of safety."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I will put it here," he said.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "Why"--as if suddenly recollecting something--"here is my will.
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading ANOTHER STEP "I HAVE left this terrible thing about once too often already," and Lord Harry took it from the table.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading "Why"--as if suddenly recollecting something--"here is my will.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading ANOTHER STEP "I HAVE left this terrible thing about once too often already," and Lord Harry took it from the table.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading ANOTHER STEP "I HAVE left this terrible thing about once too often already," and Lord Harry took it from the table.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ANOTHER STEP "I HAVE left this terrible thing about once too often already," and Lord Harry took it from the table.
a special situation
From this reading ANOTHER STEP "I HAVE left this terrible thing about once too often already," and Lord Harry took it from the table.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading ANOTHER STEP "I HAVE left this terrible thing about once too often already," and Lord Harry took it from the table.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading ANOTHER STEP "I HAVE left this terrible thing about once too often already," and Lord Harry took it from the table.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading ANOTHER STEP "I HAVE left this terrible thing about once too often already," and Lord Harry took it from the table.
not firmly fastened or secured
From this reading He unlocked a drawer and opened it.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why"--as if suddenly recollecting something--"here is my will.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "I will put it here," he said.
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