Chapter 25 of Eve: A Novel is here in full — 284 sentences across 57 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 25 of Eve: A Novel is here in full — 284 sentences across 57 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CONFESSIONS. AS the bell clanged Mr. Jordan came out of his door. He had been ordered to remain quiet and take no exercise; but now, leaning on his stick and holding the door jamb, he came forth. ‘What is this?’ he asked, and Jasper put his hand to the rope to arrest the upward cast. ‘Why are you ringing, Barbara?
Chapter 25 of Eve: A Novel is here in full — 284 sentences across 57 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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take into custody
From this reading “‘What is this?’ he asked, and Jasper put his hand to the rope to arrest the upward cast.”
plural of “confession” — an admission of misdeeds or faults
From this reading “CONFESSIONS.”
the activity of exerting your muscles in various ways to keep fit
From this reading “He had been ordered to remain quiet and take no exercise; but now, leaning on his stick and holding the door jamb, he came forth.”
upright consisting of a vertical side member of a door or window frame
From this reading “He had been ordered to remain quiet and take no exercise; but now, leaning on his stick and holding the door jamb, he came forth.”
an opaque form of quartz; red or yellow or brown or dark green in color; used for ornamentation or as a gemstone
From this reading “‘What is this?’ he asked, and Jasper put his hand to the rope to arrest the upward cast.”
a river in Palestine that empties into the Dead Sea; John the Baptist baptized Jesus in the Jordan
From this reading “AS the bell clanged Mr. Jordan came out of his door.”
the sound of a bell ringing
From this reading “‘Why are you ringing, Barbara?”
directed up
From this reading “‘What is this?’ he asked, and Jasper put his hand to the rope to arrest the upward cast.”
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In this reading “He had been ordered to remain quiet and take no exercise; but now, leaning on his stick and holding the door jamb, he came forth.”
come out of
In this reading “He had been ordered to remain quiet and take no exercise; but now, leaning on his stick and holding the door jamb, he came forth.”
appear or become visible; make a showing
In this reading “AS the bell clanged Mr. Jordan came out of his door.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had been ordered to remain quiet and take no exercise; but now, leaning on his stick and holding the door jamb, he came forth.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading ‘Why are you ringing, Barbara?
take into custody
From this reading ‘What is this?’ he asked, and Jasper put his hand to the rope to arrest the upward cast.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading AS the bell clanged Mr. Jordan came out of his door.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading ‘What is this?’ he asked, and Jasper put his hand to the rope to arrest the upward cast.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Why are you ringing, Barbara?
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had been ordered to remain quiet and take no exercise; but now, leaning on his stick and holding the door jamb, he came forth.
a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
From this reading AS the bell clanged Mr. Jordan came out of his door.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He had been ordered to remain quiet and take no exercise; but now, leaning on his stick and holding the door jamb, he came forth.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading AS the bell clanged Mr. Jordan came out of his door.
put or send forth
From this reading ‘What is this?’ he asked, and Jasper put his hand to the rope to arrest the upward cast.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AS the bell clanged Mr. Jordan came out of his door.
plural of “confession” — an admission of misdeeds or faults
From this reading CONFESSIONS.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading AS the bell clanged Mr. Jordan came out of his door.
the activity of exerting your muscles in various ways to keep fit
From this reading He had been ordered to remain quiet and take no exercise; but now, leaning on his stick and holding the door jamb, he came forth.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading He had been ordered to remain quiet and take no exercise; but now, leaning on his stick and holding the door jamb, he came forth.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had been ordered to remain quiet and take no exercise; but now, leaning on his stick and holding the door jamb, he came forth.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading ‘What is this?’ he asked, and Jasper put his hand to the rope to arrest the upward cast.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had been ordered to remain quiet and take no exercise; but now, leaning on his stick and holding the door jamb, he came forth.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading AS the bell clanged Mr. Jordan came out of his door.
the act of retaining something
From this reading He had been ordered to remain quiet and take no exercise; but now, leaning on his stick and holding the door jamb, he came forth.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ‘What is this?’ he asked, and Jasper put his hand to the rope to arrest the upward cast.
upright consisting of a vertical side member of a door or window frame
From this reading He had been ordered to remain quiet and take no exercise; but now, leaning on his stick and holding the door jamb, he came forth.
an opaque form of quartz; red or yellow or brown or dark green in color; used for ornamentation or as a gemstone
From this reading ‘What is this?’ he asked, and Jasper put his hand to the rope to arrest the upward cast.
a river in Palestine that empties into the Dead Sea; John the Baptist baptized Jesus in the Jordan
From this reading AS the bell clanged Mr. Jordan came out of his door.
departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal
From this reading He had been ordered to remain quiet and take no exercise; but now, leaning on his stick and holding the door jamb, he came forth.
a form of address for a man
From this reading AS the bell clanged Mr. Jordan came out of his door.
not any; not one
From this reading He had been ordered to remain quiet and take no exercise; but now, leaning on his stick and holding the door jamb, he came forth.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading He had been ordered to remain quiet and take no exercise; but now, leaning on his stick and holding the door jamb, he came forth.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AS the bell clanged Mr. Jordan came out of his door.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He had been ordered to remain quiet and take no exercise; but now, leaning on his stick and holding the door jamb, he came forth.
having a systematic arrangement; especially having elements succeeding in order according to rule
From this reading He had been ordered to remain quiet and take no exercise; but now, leaning on his stick and holding the door jamb, he came forth.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading AS the bell clanged Mr. Jordan came out of his door.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading ‘What is this?’ he asked, and Jasper put his hand to the rope to arrest the upward cast.
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading He had been ordered to remain quiet and take no exercise; but now, leaning on his stick and holding the door jamb, he came forth.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading He had been ordered to remain quiet and take no exercise; but now, leaning on his stick and holding the door jamb, he came forth.
the sound of a bell ringing
From this reading ‘Why are you ringing, Barbara?
a strong line
From this reading ‘What is this?’ he asked, and Jasper put his hand to the rope to arrest the upward cast.
put, fix, force, or implant
From this reading He had been ordered to remain quiet and take no exercise; but now, leaning on his stick and holding the door jamb, he came forth.
carry out
From this reading He had been ordered to remain quiet and take no exercise; but now, leaning on his stick and holding the door jamb, he came forth.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AS the bell clanged Mr. Jordan came out of his door.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading ‘What is this?’ he asked, and Jasper put his hand to the rope to arrest the upward cast.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had been ordered to remain quiet and take no exercise; but now, leaning on his stick and holding the door jamb, he came forth.
directed up
From this reading ‘What is this?’ he asked, and Jasper put his hand to the rope to arrest the upward cast.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading ‘What is this?’ he asked, and Jasper put his hand to the rope to arrest the upward cast.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading ‘Why are you ringing, Barbara?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘Why are you ringing, Barbara?
Chapter 25 of Eve: A Novel by S. (Sabine) Baring-Gould holds 284 sentences, grouped into 57 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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