Chapter 21 of Come and Find Me is here in full — 557 sentences across 112 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 21 of Come and Find Me is here in full — 557 sentences across 112 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Mrs. Locke had gone below and left them staring at one another. “I haven’t the smallest recollection of the woman.” She clutched at hope. “You couldn’t have been the one.” “_She_ doesn’t seem to have much doubt about it.”
Chapter 21 of Come and Find Me is here in full — 557 sentences across 112 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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at or to a lower level than something
From this reading “Mrs. Locke had gone below and left them staring at one another.”
past form of “clutch” — take hold of; grab
From this reading “She clutched at hope.”
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading ““_She_ doesn’t seem to have much doubt about it.””
English empiricist philosopher who believed that all knowledge is derived from sensory experience (1632-1704)
From this reading “Mrs. Locke had gone below and left them staring at one another.”
the ability to recall past occurrences
From this reading ““I haven’t the smallest recollection of the woman.””
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading ““_She_ doesn’t seem to have much doubt about it.””
superlative of “small” — limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading ““I haven’t the smallest recollection of the woman.””
(used of eyes) open and fixed as if in fear or wonder
From this reading “Mrs. Locke had gone below and left them staring at one another.”
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.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “_She_ doesn’t seem to have much doubt about it.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mrs. Locke had gone below and left them staring at one another.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Mrs. Locke had gone below and left them staring at one another.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Mrs. Locke had gone below and left them staring at one another.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “You couldn’t have been the one.”
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading Mrs. Locke had gone below and left them staring at one another.
past form of “clutch” — take hold of; grab
From this reading She clutched at hope.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You couldn’t have been the one.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “_She_ doesn’t seem to have much doubt about it.”
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading “_She_ doesn’t seem to have much doubt about it.”
destroyed or killed
From this reading Mrs. Locke had gone below and left them staring at one another.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mrs. Locke had gone below and left them staring at one another.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “You couldn’t have been the one.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I haven’t the smallest recollection of the woman.”
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading She clutched at hope.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I haven’t the smallest recollection of the woman.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “_She_ doesn’t seem to have much doubt about it.”
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 Mrs. Locke had gone below and left them staring at one another.
English empiricist philosopher who believed that all knowledge is derived from sensory experience (1632-1704)
From this reading Mrs. Locke had gone below and left them staring at one another.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Mrs. Locke had gone below and left them staring at one another.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading “_She_ doesn’t seem to have much doubt about it.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “I haven’t the smallest recollection of the woman.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Mrs. Locke had gone below and left them staring at one another.
the ability to recall past occurrences
From this reading “I haven’t the smallest recollection of the woman.”
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading “_She_ doesn’t seem to have much doubt about it.”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She clutched at hope.
superlative of “small” — limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “I haven’t the smallest recollection of the woman.”
(used of eyes) open and fixed as if in fear or wonder
From this reading Mrs. Locke had gone below and left them staring at one another.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I haven’t the smallest recollection of the woman.”
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Mrs. Locke had gone below and left them staring at one another.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “_She_ doesn’t seem to have much doubt about it.”
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading “I haven’t the smallest recollection of the woman.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You couldn’t have been the one.”
Chapter 21 of Come and Find Me by Elizabeth Robins holds 557 sentences, grouped into 112 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.
Chapter 21 holds 557 sentences of Come and Find Me, unabridged, divided into 112 reading sections.
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