Chapter 17 of Dividing Waters is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 17 of Dividing Waters is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
She turned away, sick and trembling, and as she did so her eyes fell on the man who had retained his place at her side. "_Ach, du lieber Gott!_" he said, as though she had spoken to him. "That was my regiment—the 115th. Perhaps I shall be called in—I also have been a soldier." She looked at him and she understood.
Chapter 17 of Dividing Waters is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading “She turned away, sick and trembling, and as she did so her eyes fell on the man who had retained his place at her side.”
subject to rigid discipline, order, and systematization
From this reading “"That was my regiment—the 115th.”
continued in your keeping or use or memory
From this reading “She turned away, sick and trembling, and as she did so her eyes fell on the man who had retained his place at her side.”
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading “She turned away, sick and trembling, and as she did so her eyes fell on the man who had retained his place at her side.”
an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
From this reading “Perhaps I shall be called in—I also have been a soldier."”
uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination
From this reading “"_Ach, du lieber Gott!_" he said, as though she had spoken to him.”
a shaky motion
From this reading “She turned away, sick and trembling, and as she did so her eyes fell on the man who had retained his place at her side.”
fully apprehended as to purport or meaning or explanation
From this reading “She looked at him and she understood.”
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take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
In this reading “She looked at him and she understood.”
In this reading “She turned away, sick and trembling, and as she did so her eyes fell on the man who had retained his place at her side.”
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From this reading "That was my regiment—the 115th.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Perhaps I shall be called in—I also have been a soldier."
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From this reading "_Ach, du lieber Gott!_" he said, as though she had spoken to him.
in addition
From this reading Perhaps I shall be called in—I also have been a soldier."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She turned away, sick and trembling, and as she did so her eyes fell on the man who had retained his place at her side.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She turned away, sick and trembling, and as she did so her eyes fell on the man who had retained his place at her side.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She turned away, sick and trembling, and as she did so her eyes fell on the man who had retained his place at her side.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading She turned away, sick and trembling, and as she did so her eyes fell on the man who had retained his place at her side.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Perhaps I shall be called in—I also have been a soldier."
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Perhaps I shall be called in—I also have been a soldier."
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Perhaps I shall be called in—I also have been a soldier."
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She turned away, sick and trembling, and as she did so her eyes fell on the man who had retained his place at her side.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "_Ach, du lieber Gott!_" he said, as though she had spoken to him.
opinion or judgment
From this reading She turned away, sick and trembling, and as she did so her eyes fell on the man who had retained his place at her side.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading She turned away, sick and trembling, and as she did so her eyes fell on the man who had retained his place at her side.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "_Ach, du lieber Gott!_" he said, as though she had spoken to him.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She turned away, sick and trembling, and as she did so her eyes fell on the man who had retained his place at her side.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Perhaps I shall be called in—I also have been a soldier."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "_Ach, du lieber Gott!_" he said, as though she had spoken to him.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She turned away, sick and trembling, and as she did so her eyes fell on the man who had retained his place at her side.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "_Ach, du lieber Gott!_" he said, as though she had spoken to him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She turned away, sick and trembling, and as she did so her eyes fell on the man who had retained his place at her side.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Perhaps I shall be called in—I also have been a soldier."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Perhaps I shall be called in—I also have been a soldier."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "_Ach, du lieber Gott!_" he said, as though she had spoken to him.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading She looked at him and she understood.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading She turned away, sick and trembling, and as she did so her eyes fell on the man who had retained his place at her side.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "That was my regiment—the 115th.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She turned away, sick and trembling, and as she did so her eyes fell on the man who had retained his place at her side.
by chance
From this reading Perhaps I shall be called in—I also have been a soldier."
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading She turned away, sick and trembling, and as she did so her eyes fell on the man who had retained his place at her side.
subject to rigid discipline, order, and systematization
From this reading "That was my regiment—the 115th.
continued in your keeping or use or memory
From this reading She turned away, sick and trembling, and as she did so her eyes fell on the man who had retained his place at her side.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "_Ach, du lieber Gott!_" he said, as though she had spoken to him.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Perhaps I shall be called in—I also have been a soldier."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She turned away, sick and trembling, and as she did so her eyes fell on the man who had retained his place at her side.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading She turned away, sick and trembling, and as she did so her eyes fell on the man who had retained his place at her side.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading She turned away, sick and trembling, and as she did so her eyes fell on the man who had retained his place at her side.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She turned away, sick and trembling, and as she did so her eyes fell on the man who had retained his place at her side.
an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
From this reading Perhaps I shall be called in—I also have been a soldier."
uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination
From this reading "_Ach, du lieber Gott!_" he said, as though she had spoken to him.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "That was my regiment—the 115th.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She turned away, sick and trembling, and as she did so her eyes fell on the man who had retained his place at her side.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading "_Ach, du lieber Gott!_" he said, as though she had spoken to him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "_Ach, du lieber Gott!_" he said, as though she had spoken to him.
a shaky motion
From this reading She turned away, sick and trembling, and as she did so her eyes fell on the man who had retained his place at her side.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading She turned away, sick and trembling, and as she did so her eyes fell on the man who had retained his place at her side.
fully apprehended as to purport or meaning or explanation
From this reading She looked at him and she understood.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "That was my regiment—the 115th.
which person or people
From this reading She turned away, sick and trembling, and as she did so her eyes fell on the man who had retained his place at her side.
Chapter 17 of Dividing Waters by I. A. R. (Ida Alexa Ross) Wylie holds 416 sentences, grouped into 84 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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