Chapter 23 of Eleanor is here in full — 547 sentences across 110 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 23 of Eleanor is here in full — 547 sentences across 110 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Eleanor was the first to break the silence. 'You have had a long pilgrimage to find us,' she said quietly. 'Yet perhaps Torre Amiata might have occurred to you. It was you that praised it--that proposed to find quarters at the convent.' He stared at her in amazement.
Chapter 23 of Eleanor is here in full — 547 sentences across 110 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
From this reading “He stared at her in amazement.”
a religious residence especially for nuns
From this reading “It was you that praised it--that proposed to find quarters at the convent.'”
inflected form of “occur” — come to pass
From this reading “'Yet perhaps Torre Amiata might have occurred to you.”
a journey to a sacred place
From this reading “'You have had a long pilgrimage to find us,' she said quietly.”
past form of “praise” — express approval of
From this reading “It was you that praised it--that proposed to find quarters at the convent.'”
past form of “propose” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading “It was you that praised it--that proposed to find quarters at the convent.'”
housing available for people to live in
From this reading “It was you that praised it--that proposed to find quarters at the convent.'”
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading “He stared at her in amazement.”
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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 'You have had a long pilgrimage to find us,' she said quietly.
the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
From this reading He stared at her in amazement.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Yet perhaps Torre Amiata might have occurred to you.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was you that praised it--that proposed to find quarters at the convent.'
terminate
From this reading Eleanor was the first to break the silence.
a religious residence especially for nuns
From this reading It was you that praised it--that proposed to find quarters at the convent.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Eleanor was the first to break the silence.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading 'You have had a long pilgrimage to find us,' she said quietly.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Eleanor was the first to break the silence.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading 'You have had a long pilgrimage to find us,' she said quietly.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading 'You have had a long pilgrimage to find us,' she said quietly.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He stared at her in amazement.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He stared at her in amazement.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He stared at her in amazement.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was you that praised it--that proposed to find quarters at the convent.'
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading 'You have had a long pilgrimage to find us,' she said quietly.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading 'Yet perhaps Torre Amiata might have occurred to you.
inflected form of “occur” — come to pass
From this reading 'Yet perhaps Torre Amiata might have occurred to you.
by chance
From this reading 'Yet perhaps Torre Amiata might have occurred to you.
a journey to a sacred place
From this reading 'You have had a long pilgrimage to find us,' she said quietly.
past form of “praise” — express approval of
From this reading It was you that praised it--that proposed to find quarters at the convent.'
past form of “propose” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading It was you that praised it--that proposed to find quarters at the convent.'
housing available for people to live in
From this reading It was you that praised it--that proposed to find quarters at the convent.'
with low volume
From this reading 'You have had a long pilgrimage to find us,' she said quietly.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading 'You have had a long pilgrimage to find us,' she said quietly.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'You have had a long pilgrimage to find us,' she said quietly.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading Eleanor was the first to break the silence.
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading He stared at her in amazement.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was you that praised it--that proposed to find quarters at the convent.'
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Eleanor was the first to break the silence.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Eleanor was the first to break the silence.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Yet perhaps Torre Amiata might have occurred to you.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading 'You have had a long pilgrimage to find us,' she said quietly.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Eleanor was the first to break the silence.
but in spite of that
From this reading 'Yet perhaps Torre Amiata might have occurred to you.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'You have had a long pilgrimage to find us,' she said quietly.
Chapter 23 of Eleanor by Humphry, Mrs. Ward holds 547 sentences, grouped into 110 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 23 holds 547 sentences of Eleanor, unabridged, divided into 110 reading sections.
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