Chapter 9 of Dividing Waters is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 9 of Dividing Waters is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Am I forgiven?" Nora nodded. She was reliving the moment when she had felt Wolff’s arm snatch her, as it had seemed, from the brink of death; she saw again his white, frightened face, and answered truthfully: "I have nothing to forgive. You did me no harm." "No; I know," he said, as though he had divined her thoughts.
Chapter 9 of Dividing Waters is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a region marking a boundary
From this reading “She was reliving the moment when she had felt Wolff’s arm snatch her, as it had seemed, from the brink of death; she saw again his white, frightened face, and answered truthfully: "I have nothing to forgive.”
stop blaming or grant forgiveness
From this reading “She was reliving the moment when she had felt Wolff’s arm snatch her, as it had seemed, from the brink of death; she saw again his white, frightened face, and answered truthfully: "I have nothing to forgive.”
inflected form of “forgive” — stop blaming or grant forgiveness
From this reading “Am I forgiven?"”
made afraid
From this reading “She was reliving the moment when she had felt Wolff’s arm snatch her, as it had seemed, from the brink of death; she saw again his white, frightened face, and answered truthfully: "I have nothing to forgive.”
any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
From this reading “You did me no harm."”
a recurrence of a prior experience
From this reading “She was reliving the moment when she had felt Wolff’s arm snatch her, as it had seemed, from the brink of death; she saw again his white, frightened face, and answered truthfully: "I have nothing to forgive.”
to grasp hastily or eagerly
From this reading “She was reliving the moment when she had felt Wolff’s arm snatch her, as it had seemed, from the brink of death; she saw again his white, frightened face, and answered truthfully: "I have nothing to forgive.”
with truth
From this reading “She was reliving the moment when she had felt Wolff’s arm snatch her, as it had seemed, from the brink of death; she saw again his white, frightened face, and answered truthfully: "I have nothing to forgive.”
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anew
From this reading She was reliving the moment when she had felt Wolff’s arm snatch her, as it had seemed, from the brink of death; she saw again his white, frightened face, and answered truthfully: "I have nothing to forgive.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Am I forgiven?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was reliving the moment when she had felt Wolff’s arm snatch her, as it had seemed, from the brink of death; she saw again his white, frightened face, and answered truthfully: "I have nothing to forgive.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading She was reliving the moment when she had felt Wolff’s arm snatch her, as it had seemed, from the brink of death; she saw again his white, frightened face, and answered truthfully: "I have nothing to forgive.
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 was reliving the moment when she had felt Wolff’s arm snatch her, as it had seemed, from the brink of death; she saw again his white, frightened face, and answered truthfully: "I have nothing to forgive.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She was reliving the moment when she had felt Wolff’s arm snatch her, as it had seemed, from the brink of death; she saw again his white, frightened face, and answered truthfully: "I have nothing to forgive.
a region marking a boundary
From this reading She was reliving the moment when she had felt Wolff’s arm snatch her, as it had seemed, from the brink of death; she saw again his white, frightened face, and answered truthfully: "I have nothing to forgive.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading She was reliving the moment when she had felt Wolff’s arm snatch her, as it had seemed, from the brink of death; she saw again his white, frightened face, and answered truthfully: "I have nothing to forgive.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading You did me no harm."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No; I know," he said, as though he had divined her thoughts.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading She was reliving the moment when she had felt Wolff’s arm snatch her, as it had seemed, from the brink of death; she saw again his white, frightened face, and answered truthfully: "I have nothing to forgive.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading She was reliving the moment when she had felt Wolff’s arm snatch her, as it had seemed, from the brink of death; she saw again his white, frightened face, and answered truthfully: "I have nothing to forgive.
stop blaming or grant forgiveness
From this reading She was reliving the moment when she had felt Wolff’s arm snatch her, as it had seemed, from the brink of death; she saw again his white, frightened face, and answered truthfully: "I have nothing to forgive.
inflected form of “forgive” — stop blaming or grant forgiveness
From this reading Am I forgiven?"
made afraid
From this reading She was reliving the moment when she had felt Wolff’s arm snatch her, as it had seemed, from the brink of death; she saw again his white, frightened face, and answered truthfully: "I have nothing to forgive.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She was reliving the moment when she had felt Wolff’s arm snatch her, as it had seemed, from the brink of death; she saw again his white, frightened face, and answered truthfully: "I have nothing to forgive.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She was reliving the moment when she had felt Wolff’s arm snatch her, as it had seemed, from the brink of death; she saw again his white, frightened face, and answered truthfully: "I have nothing to forgive.
any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
From this reading You did me no harm."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She was reliving the moment when she had felt Wolff’s arm snatch her, as it had seemed, from the brink of death; she saw again his white, frightened face, and answered truthfully: "I have nothing to forgive.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "No; I know," he said, as though he had divined her thoughts.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She was reliving the moment when she had felt Wolff’s arm snatch her, as it had seemed, from the brink of death; she saw again his white, frightened face, and answered truthfully: "I have nothing to forgive.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She was reliving the moment when she had felt Wolff’s arm snatch her, as it had seemed, from the brink of death; she saw again his white, frightened face, and answered truthfully: "I have nothing to forgive.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Am I forgiven?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She was reliving the moment when she had felt Wolff’s arm snatch her, as it had seemed, from the brink of death; she saw again his white, frightened face, and answered truthfully: "I have nothing to forgive.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "No; I know," he said, as though he had divined her thoughts.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You did me no harm."
a particular point in time
From this reading She was reliving the moment when she had felt Wolff’s arm snatch her, as it had seemed, from the brink of death; she saw again his white, frightened face, and answered truthfully: "I have nothing to forgive.
not any; not one
From this reading You did me no harm."
inflected form of “nod” — express or signify by nodding
From this reading Nora nodded.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nora nodded.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading She was reliving the moment when she had felt Wolff’s arm snatch her, as it had seemed, from the brink of death; she saw again his white, frightened face, and answered truthfully: "I have nothing to forgive.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She was reliving the moment when she had felt Wolff’s arm snatch her, as it had seemed, from the brink of death; she saw again his white, frightened face, and answered truthfully: "I have nothing to forgive.
a recurrence of a prior experience
From this reading She was reliving the moment when she had felt Wolff’s arm snatch her, as it had seemed, from the brink of death; she saw again his white, frightened face, and answered truthfully: "I have nothing to forgive.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "No; I know," he said, as though he had divined her thoughts.
cut with a saw
From this reading She was reliving the moment when she had felt Wolff’s arm snatch her, as it had seemed, from the brink of death; she saw again his white, frightened face, and answered truthfully: "I have nothing to forgive.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading She was reliving the moment when she had felt Wolff’s arm snatch her, as it had seemed, from the brink of death; she saw again his white, frightened face, and answered truthfully: "I have nothing to forgive.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was reliving the moment when she had felt Wolff’s arm snatch her, as it had seemed, from the brink of death; she saw again his white, frightened face, and answered truthfully: "I have nothing to forgive.
to grasp hastily or eagerly
From this reading She was reliving the moment when she had felt Wolff’s arm snatch her, as it had seemed, from the brink of death; she saw again his white, frightened face, and answered truthfully: "I have nothing to forgive.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She was reliving the moment when she had felt Wolff’s arm snatch her, as it had seemed, from the brink of death; she saw again his white, frightened face, and answered truthfully: "I have nothing to forgive.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading "No; I know," he said, as though he had divined her thoughts.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "No; I know," he said, as though he had divined her thoughts.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She was reliving the moment when she had felt Wolff’s arm snatch her, as it had seemed, from the brink of death; she saw again his white, frightened face, and answered truthfully: "I have nothing to forgive.
with truth
From this reading She was reliving the moment when she had felt Wolff’s arm snatch her, as it had seemed, from the brink of death; she saw again his white, frightened face, and answered truthfully: "I have nothing to forgive.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was reliving the moment when she had felt Wolff’s arm snatch her, as it had seemed, from the brink of death; she saw again his white, frightened face, and answered truthfully: "I have nothing to forgive.
at the time that
From this reading She was reliving the moment when she had felt Wolff’s arm snatch her, as it had seemed, from the brink of death; she saw again his white, frightened face, and answered truthfully: "I have nothing to forgive.
a Caucasian
From this reading She was reliving the moment when she had felt Wolff’s arm snatch her, as it had seemed, from the brink of death; she saw again his white, frightened face, and answered truthfully: "I have nothing to forgive.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was reliving the moment when she had felt Wolff’s arm snatch her, as it had seemed, from the brink of death; she saw again his white, frightened face, and answered truthfully: "I have nothing to forgive.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You did me no harm."
Chapter 9 of Dividing Waters by I. A. R. (Ida Alexa Ross) Wylie holds 413 sentences, grouped into 83 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.
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