Chapter 21 of Chance: A Tale in Two Parts is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 21 of Chance: A Tale in Two Parts is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
She clasped his arm suddenly with both hands pressing with all her might as if to crush the resistance she felt in him. "I could not have peace if I did not have you with me. I won't let you go. Not after all I went through. I won't."
Chapter 21 of Chance: A Tale in Two Parts is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading “She clasped his arm suddenly with both hands pressing with all her might as if to crush the resistance she felt in him.”
past form of “clasp” — hold firmly and tightly
From this reading “She clasped his arm suddenly with both hands pressing with all her might as if to crush the resistance she felt in him.”
come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority
From this reading “She clasped his arm suddenly with both hands pressing with all her might as if to crush the resistance she felt in him.”
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading “She clasped his arm suddenly with both hands pressing with all her might as if to crush the resistance she felt in him.”
the state prevailing during the absence of war
From this reading “"I could not have peace if I did not have you with me.”
the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure
From this reading “She clasped his arm suddenly with both hands pressing with all her might as if to crush the resistance she felt in him.”
the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with
From this reading “She clasped his arm suddenly with both hands pressing with all her might as if to crush the resistance she felt in him.”
happening unexpectedly
From this reading “She clasped his arm suddenly with both hands pressing with all her might as if to crush the resistance she felt in 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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
undergo or live through a difficult experience
In this reading “Not after all I went through.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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later than; following
From this reading Not after all I went through.
(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 She clasped his arm suddenly with both hands pressing with all her might as if to crush the resistance she felt in him.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading She clasped his arm suddenly with both hands pressing with all her might as if to crush the resistance she felt in him.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She clasped his arm suddenly with both hands pressing with all her might as if to crush the resistance she felt in him.
the two together, not just one
From this reading She clasped his arm suddenly with both hands pressing with all her might as if to crush the resistance she felt in him.
past form of “clasp” — hold firmly and tightly
From this reading She clasped his arm suddenly with both hands pressing with all her might as if to crush the resistance she felt in him.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "I could not have peace if I did not have you with me.
come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority
From this reading She clasped his arm suddenly with both hands pressing with all her might as if to crush the resistance she felt in him.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "I could not have peace if I did not have you with me.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading She clasped his arm suddenly with both hands pressing with all her might as if to crush the resistance she felt in him.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I won't let you go.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading She clasped his arm suddenly with both hands pressing with all her might as if to crush the resistance she felt in him.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I could not have peace if I did not have you with me.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She clasped his arm suddenly with both hands pressing with all her might as if to crush the resistance she felt in him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She clasped his arm suddenly with both hands pressing with all her might as if to crush the resistance she felt in him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She clasped his arm suddenly with both hands pressing with all her might as if to crush the resistance she felt in him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I could not have peace if I did not have you with me.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading She clasped his arm suddenly with both hands pressing with all her might as if to crush the resistance she felt in him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She clasped his arm suddenly with both hands pressing with all her might as if to crush the resistance she felt in him.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading I won't let you go.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I could not have peace if I did not have you with me.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading She clasped his arm suddenly with both hands pressing with all her might as if to crush the resistance she felt in him.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "I could not have peace if I did not have you with me.
the state prevailing during the absence of war
From this reading "I could not have peace if I did not have you with me.
the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure
From this reading She clasped his arm suddenly with both hands pressing with all her might as if to crush the resistance she felt in him.
the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with
From this reading She clasped his arm suddenly with both hands pressing with all her might as if to crush the resistance she felt in him.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She clasped his arm suddenly with both hands pressing with all her might as if to crush the resistance she felt in him.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading She clasped his arm suddenly with both hands pressing with all her might as if to crush the resistance she felt in him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She clasped his arm suddenly with both hands pressing with all her might as if to crush the resistance she felt in him.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Not after all I went through.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She clasped his arm suddenly with both hands pressing with all her might as if to crush the resistance she felt in him.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Not after all I went through.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She clasped his arm suddenly with both hands pressing with all her might as if to crush the resistance she felt in him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I won't let you go.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I could not have peace if I did not have you with me.
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