Chapter 15 of Desperate Remedies is here in full — 194 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 15 of Desperate Remedies is here in full — 194 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
‘KNAPWATER HOUSE September 20th. ‘I find I cannot meet you at seven o’clock by the waterfall as I promised. The emotion I felt made me forgetful of realities. ‘C. GRAYE.’ A great statesman thinks several times, and acts; a young lady acts, and thinks several times.
Chapter 15 of Desperate Remedies is here in full — 194 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a New Testament book describing the development of the early church from Christ's Ascension to Paul's sojourn at Rome
From this reading “A great statesman thinks several times, and acts; a young lady acts, and thinks several times.”
any strong feeling
From this reading “The emotion I felt made me forgetful of realities.”
(of memory) deficient in retentiveness or range
From this reading “The emotion I felt made me forgetful of realities.”
plural of “reality” — all of your experiences that determine how things appear to you
From this reading “The emotion I felt made me forgetful of realities.”
the month following August and preceding October
From this reading “‘KNAPWATER HOUSE September 20th.”
a man who is a respected leader in national or international affairs
From this reading “A great statesman thinks several times, and acts; a young lady acts, and thinks several times.”
plural of “think” — an instance of deliberate thinking
From this reading “A great statesman thinks several times, and acts; a young lady acts, and thinks several times.”
a steep descent of the water of a river
From this reading “‘I find I cannot meet you at seven o’clock by the waterfall as I promised.”
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From this reading ‘KNAPWATER HOUSE September 20th.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A great statesman thinks several times, and acts; a young lady acts, and thinks several times.
a New Testament book describing the development of the early church from Christ's Ascension to Paul's sojourn at Rome
From this reading A great statesman thinks several times, and acts; a young lady acts, and thinks several times.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A great statesman thinks several times, and acts; a young lady acts, and thinks several times.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading ‘I find I cannot meet you at seven o’clock by the waterfall as I promised.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading ‘I find I cannot meet you at seven o’clock by the waterfall as I promised.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading ‘I find I cannot meet you at seven o’clock by the waterfall as I promised.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading ‘C. GRAYE.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘I find I cannot meet you at seven o’clock by the waterfall as I promised.
any strong feeling
From this reading The emotion I felt made me forgetful of realities.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading The emotion I felt made me forgetful of realities.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading ‘I find I cannot meet you at seven o’clock by the waterfall as I promised.
(of memory) deficient in retentiveness or range
From this reading The emotion I felt made me forgetful of realities.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘C. GRAYE.’
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading A great statesman thinks several times, and acts; a young lady acts, and thinks several times.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading ‘KNAPWATER HOUSE September 20th.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ‘I find I cannot meet you at seven o’clock by the waterfall as I promised.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘KNAPWATER HOUSE September 20th.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading A great statesman thinks several times, and acts; a young lady acts, and thinks several times.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The emotion I felt made me forgetful of realities.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The emotion I felt made me forgetful of realities.
come together
From this reading ‘I find I cannot meet you at seven o’clock by the waterfall as I promised.
according to the clock
From this reading ‘I find I cannot meet you at seven o’clock by the waterfall as I promised.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The emotion I felt made me forgetful of realities.
past form of “promise” — make a promise or commitment
From this reading ‘I find I cannot meet you at seven o’clock by the waterfall as I promised.
plural of “reality” — all of your experiences that determine how things appear to you
From this reading The emotion I felt made me forgetful of realities.
the month following August and preceding October
From this reading ‘KNAPWATER HOUSE September 20th.
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading ‘I find I cannot meet you at seven o’clock by the waterfall as I promised.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading A great statesman thinks several times, and acts; a young lady acts, and thinks several times.
a man who is a respected leader in national or international affairs
From this reading A great statesman thinks several times, and acts; a young lady acts, and thinks several times.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ‘I find I cannot meet you at seven o’clock by the waterfall as I promised.
plural of “think” — an instance of deliberate thinking
From this reading A great statesman thinks several times, and acts; a young lady acts, and thinks several times.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading A great statesman thinks several times, and acts; a young lady acts, and thinks several times.
a steep descent of the water of a river
From this reading ‘I find I cannot meet you at seven o’clock by the waterfall as I promised.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘I find I cannot meet you at seven o’clock by the waterfall as I promised.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading A great statesman thinks several times, and acts; a young lady acts, and thinks several times.
Chapter 15 of Desperate Remedies by Thomas Hardy holds 194 sentences, grouped into 39 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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