Chapter 4 of Egholm and His God is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Egholm and His God is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Splendidly. And now--you’re going away?” “To-morrow. First thing to-morrow morning,” whispered Meilby hoarsely. “Come up with me now.
Chapter 4 of Egholm and His God is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “And now--you’re going away?””
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading ““Come up with me now.”
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading “First thing to-morrow morning,” whispered Meilby hoarsely.”
the act of departing
From this reading “And now--you’re going away?””
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading “First thing to-morrow morning,” whispered Meilby hoarsely.”
extremely well
From this reading ““Splendidly.”
a special situation
From this reading “First thing to-morrow morning,” whispered Meilby hoarsely.”
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading “First thing to-morrow morning,” whispered Meilby hoarsely.”
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 “First thing to-morrow morning,” whispered Meilby hoarsely.”
bring forth, usually something desirable
In this reading ““Come up with me now.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And now--you’re going away?”
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading And now--you’re going away?”
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Come up with me now.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading First thing to-morrow morning,” whispered Meilby hoarsely.
the act of departing
From this reading And now--you’re going away?”
in a hoarse or husky voice
From this reading First thing to-morrow morning,” whispered Meilby hoarsely.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Come up with me now.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading First thing to-morrow morning,” whispered Meilby hoarsely.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading First thing to-morrow morning,” whispered Meilby hoarsely.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading And now--you’re going away?”
extremely well
From this reading “Splendidly.
a special situation
From this reading First thing to-morrow morning,” whispered Meilby hoarsely.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “To-morrow.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “Come up with me now.
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading First thing to-morrow morning,” whispered Meilby hoarsely.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Come up with me now.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And now--you’re going away?”
Chapter 4 of Egholm and His God by Johannes Buchholtz holds 424 sentences, grouped into 85 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.
Chapter 4 holds 424 sentences of Egholm and His God, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
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