Chapter 16 of Double Harness is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of Double Harness is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE UPPER AND THE NETHER STONE "Then you must come back with me," said Grantley. Young Blake sprang forward a step, crying--"By God, no!" Neither of them heeded him; their eyes were on one another. Already the fight was between the two, and the two only. "Do you really think that?" she asked.
Chapter 16 of Double Harness is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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visionary British poet and painter (1757-1827)
From this reading “Young Blake sprang forward a step, crying--"By God, no!"”
demanding attention
From this reading “Young Blake sprang forward a step, crying--"By God, no!"”
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading “Already the fight was between the two, and the two only.”
past form of “heed” — pay close attention to; give heed to
From this reading “Neither of them heeded him; their eyes were on one another.”
lower
From this reading “THE UPPER AND THE NETHER STONE "Then you must come back with me," said Grantley.”
inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading “Young Blake sprang forward a step, crying--"By God, no!"”
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading “Young Blake sprang forward a step, crying--"By God, no!"”
the topmost one of two
From this reading “THE UPPER AND THE NETHER STONE "Then you must come back with me," said Grantley.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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In this reading “Young Blake sprang forward a step, crying--"By God, no!"”
be restored
In this reading “THE UPPER AND THE NETHER STONE "Then you must come back with me," said Grantley.”
In this reading “Already the fight was between the two, and the two only.”
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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 Young Blake sprang forward a step, crying--"By God, no!"
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading Already the fight was between the two, and the two only.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE UPPER AND THE NETHER STONE "Then you must come back with me," said Grantley.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Neither of them heeded him; their eyes were on one another.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Do you really think that?" she asked.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading THE UPPER AND THE NETHER STONE "Then you must come back with me," said Grantley.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Already the fight was between the two, and the two only.
visionary British poet and painter (1757-1827)
From this reading Young Blake sprang forward a step, crying--"By God, no!"
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Young Blake sprang forward a step, crying--"By God, no!"
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading THE UPPER AND THE NETHER STONE "Then you must come back with me," said Grantley.
demanding attention
From this reading Young Blake sprang forward a step, crying--"By God, no!"
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Do you really think that?" she asked.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Neither of them heeded him; their eyes were on one another.
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading Already the fight was between the two, and the two only.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading Young Blake sprang forward a step, crying--"By God, no!"
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading Young Blake sprang forward a step, crying--"By God, no!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE UPPER AND THE NETHER STONE "Then you must come back with me," said Grantley.
past form of “heed” — pay close attention to; give heed to
From this reading Neither of them heeded him; their eyes were on one another.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Neither of them heeded him; their eyes were on one another.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE UPPER AND THE NETHER STONE "Then you must come back with me," said Grantley.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading THE UPPER AND THE NETHER STONE "Then you must come back with me," said Grantley.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Neither of them heeded him; their eyes were on one another.
lower
From this reading THE UPPER AND THE NETHER STONE "Then you must come back with me," said Grantley.
not any; not one
From this reading Young Blake sprang forward a step, crying--"By God, no!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Neither of them heeded him; their eyes were on one another.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Neither of them heeded him; their eyes were on one another.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Neither of them heeded him; their eyes were on one another.
and nothing more
From this reading Already the fight was between the two, and the two only.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading "Do you really think that?" she asked.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading THE UPPER AND THE NETHER STONE "Then you must come back with me," said Grantley.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Do you really think that?" she asked.
inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading Young Blake sprang forward a step, crying--"By God, no!"
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading Young Blake sprang forward a step, crying--"By God, no!"
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading THE UPPER AND THE NETHER STONE "Then you must come back with me," said Grantley.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Do you really think that?" she asked.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE UPPER AND THE NETHER STONE "Then you must come back with me," said Grantley.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Neither of them heeded him; their eyes were on one another.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Neither of them heeded him; their eyes were on one another.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading THE UPPER AND THE NETHER STONE "Then you must come back with me," said Grantley.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "Do you really think that?" she asked.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Already the fight was between the two, and the two only.
the topmost one of two
From this reading THE UPPER AND THE NETHER STONE "Then you must come back with me," said Grantley.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Already the fight was between the two, and the two only.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Neither of them heeded him; their eyes were on one another.
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE UPPER AND THE NETHER STONE "Then you must come back with me," said Grantley.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE UPPER AND THE NETHER STONE "Then you must come back with me," said Grantley.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Young Blake sprang forward a step, crying--"By God, no!"
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Chapter 16 holds 428 sentences of Double Harness, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
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