Chapter 37 of Confession is here in full — 53 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 37 of Confession is here in full — 53 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SUICIDE. From the cottage I proceeded to Kingsley's. He was in readiness, and waiting me. We drove directly to Edgerton's lodging-house, the appointed hour of four being at hand. Kingsley only alighted from the carriage, and entered the dwelling.
Chapter 37 of Confession is here in full — 53 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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subject to appointment
From this reading “We drove directly to Edgerton's lodging-house, the appointed hour of four being at hand.”
a small house with a single story
From this reading “From the cottage I proceeded to Kingsley's.”
without deviation
From this reading “We drove directly to Edgerton's lodging-house, the appointed hour of four being at hand.”
a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together
From this reading “We drove directly to Edgerton's lodging-house, the appointed hour of four being at hand.”
housing that someone is living in
From this reading “Kingsley only alighted from the carriage, and entered the dwelling.”
past form of “proceed” — continue talking
From this reading “From the cottage I proceeded to Kingsley's.”
the state of having been made ready or prepared for use or action (especially military action)
From this reading “He was in readiness, and waiting me.”
the act of killing yourself
From this reading “SUICIDE.”
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From this reading Kingsley only alighted from the carriage, and entered the dwelling.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was in readiness, and waiting me.
subject to appointment
From this reading We drove directly to Edgerton's lodging-house, the appointed hour of four being at hand.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading We drove directly to Edgerton's lodging-house, the appointed hour of four being at hand.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading We drove directly to Edgerton's lodging-house, the appointed hour of four being at hand.
a railcar where passengers ride
From this reading Kingsley only alighted from the carriage, and entered the dwelling.
a small house with a single story
From this reading From the cottage I proceeded to Kingsley's.
without deviation
From this reading We drove directly to Edgerton's lodging-house, the appointed hour of four being at hand.
a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together
From this reading We drove directly to Edgerton's lodging-house, the appointed hour of four being at hand.
housing that someone is living in
From this reading Kingsley only alighted from the carriage, and entered the dwelling.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We drove directly to Edgerton's lodging-house, the appointed hour of four being at hand.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading Kingsley only alighted from the carriage, and entered the dwelling.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading We drove directly to Edgerton's lodging-house, the appointed hour of four being at hand.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From the cottage I proceeded to Kingsley's.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading We drove directly to Edgerton's lodging-house, the appointed hour of four being at hand.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was in readiness, and waiting me.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading We drove directly to Edgerton's lodging-house, the appointed hour of four being at hand.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading From the cottage I proceeded to Kingsley's.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He was in readiness, and waiting me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Kingsley only alighted from the carriage, and entered the dwelling.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading From the cottage I proceeded to Kingsley's.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We drove directly to Edgerton's lodging-house, the appointed hour of four being at hand.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He was in readiness, and waiting me.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We drove directly to Edgerton's lodging-house, the appointed hour of four being at hand.
and nothing more
From this reading Kingsley only alighted from the carriage, and entered the dwelling.
past form of “proceed” — continue talking
From this reading From the cottage I proceeded to Kingsley's.
the state of having been made ready or prepared for use or action (especially military action)
From this reading He was in readiness, and waiting me.
the act of killing yourself
From this reading SUICIDE.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading From the cottage I proceeded to Kingsley's.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading From the cottage I proceeded to Kingsley's.
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading He was in readiness, and waiting me.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was in readiness, and waiting me.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We drove directly to Edgerton's lodging-house, the appointed hour of four being at hand.
Chapter 37 of Confession by William Gilmore Simms holds 53 sentences, grouped into 11 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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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