Chapter 7 of Conscience — Volume 1 is here in full — 135 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of Conscience — Volume 1 is here in full — 135 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A SWEET CONSOLER She passed her arm about him and pressed him to her, and with arms entwined they entered the study. "How glad I am!" she said. "What a good idea I had!" With a quick movement she took off her long gray cloak that enveloped her from head to foot. "And are you glad?" she asked, as she stood looking at him.
Chapter 7 of Conscience — Volume 1 is here in full — 135 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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anything that covers or conceals
From this reading “With a quick movement she took off her long gray cloak that enveloped her from head to foot.”
past form of “entwine” — tie or link together
From this reading “A SWEET CONSOLER She passed her arm about him and pressed him to her, and with arms entwined they entered the study.”
past form of “envelop” — enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering
From this reading “With a quick movement she took off her long gray cloak that enveloped her from head to foot.”
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading “With a quick movement she took off her long gray cloak that enveloped her from head to foot.”
a change of position that does not entail a change of location
From this reading “With a quick movement she took off her long gray cloak that enveloped her from head to foot.”
compacted by ironing
From this reading “A SWEET CONSOLER She passed her arm about him and pressed him to her, and with arms entwined they entered the study.”
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading “With a quick movement she took off her long gray cloak that enveloped her from head to foot.”
a detailed critical inspection
From this reading “A SWEET CONSOLER She passed her arm about him and pressed him to her, and with arms entwined they entered the study.”
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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 A SWEET CONSOLER She passed her arm about him and pressed him to her, and with arms entwined they entered the study.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading A SWEET CONSOLER She passed her arm about him and pressed him to her, and with arms entwined they entered the study.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "How glad I am!" she said.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A SWEET CONSOLER She passed her arm about him and pressed him to her, and with arms entwined they entered the study.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "And are you glad?" she asked, as she stood looking at 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 A SWEET CONSOLER She passed her arm about him and pressed him to her, and with arms entwined they entered the study.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading A SWEET CONSOLER She passed her arm about him and pressed him to her, and with arms entwined they entered the study.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "And are you glad?" she asked, as she stood looking at him.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "And are you glad?" she asked, as she stood looking at him.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "And are you glad?" she asked, as she stood looking at him.
anything that covers or conceals
From this reading With a quick movement she took off her long gray cloak that enveloped her from head to foot.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A SWEET CONSOLER She passed her arm about him and pressed him to her, and with arms entwined they entered the study.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading A SWEET CONSOLER She passed her arm about him and pressed him to her, and with arms entwined they entered the study.
past form of “entwine” — tie or link together
From this reading A SWEET CONSOLER She passed her arm about him and pressed him to her, and with arms entwined they entered the study.
past form of “envelop” — enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering
From this reading With a quick movement she took off her long gray cloak that enveloped her from head to foot.
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading With a quick movement she took off her long gray cloak that enveloped her from head to foot.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading With a quick movement she took off her long gray cloak that enveloped her from head to foot.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading "How glad I am!" she said.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "What a good idea I had!"
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading With a quick movement she took off her long gray cloak that enveloped her from head to foot.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "What a good idea I had!"
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading With a quick movement she took off her long gray cloak that enveloped her from head to foot.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A SWEET CONSOLER She passed her arm about him and pressed him to her, and with arms entwined they entered the study.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A SWEET CONSOLER She passed her arm about him and pressed him to her, and with arms entwined they entered the study.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How glad I am!" she said.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "How glad I am!" she said.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "What a good idea I had!"
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading With a quick movement she took off her long gray cloak that enveloped her from head to foot.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading "And are you glad?" she asked, as she stood looking at him.
a change of position that does not entail a change of location
From this reading With a quick movement she took off her long gray cloak that enveloped her from head to foot.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading With a quick movement she took off her long gray cloak that enveloped her from head to foot.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading A SWEET CONSOLER She passed her arm about him and pressed him to her, and with arms entwined they entered the study.
compacted by ironing
From this reading A SWEET CONSOLER She passed her arm about him and pressed him to her, and with arms entwined they entered the study.
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading With a quick movement she took off her long gray cloak that enveloped her from head to foot.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "How glad I am!" she said.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A SWEET CONSOLER She passed her arm about him and pressed him to her, and with arms entwined they entered the study.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading "And are you glad?" she asked, as she stood looking at him.
a detailed critical inspection
From this reading A SWEET CONSOLER She passed her arm about him and pressed him to her, and with arms entwined they entered the study.
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading A SWEET CONSOLER She passed her arm about him and pressed him to her, and with arms entwined they entered the study.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading With a quick movement she took off her long gray cloak that enveloped her from head to foot.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A SWEET CONSOLER She passed her arm about him and pressed him to her, and with arms entwined they entered the study.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A SWEET CONSOLER She passed her arm about him and pressed him to her, and with arms entwined they entered the study.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A SWEET CONSOLER She passed her arm about him and pressed him to her, and with arms entwined they entered the study.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading With a quick movement she took off her long gray cloak that enveloped her from head to foot.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What a good idea I had!"
in the company of; together with
From this reading A SWEET CONSOLER She passed her arm about him and pressed him to her, and with arms entwined they entered the study.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "And are you glad?" she asked, as she stood looking at him.
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