Chapter 22 of Eve's Ransom is here in full — 147 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XXII
Chapter 22 of Eve's Ransom is here in full — 147 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"You foresee the course of the narrative?" "Better tell it in detail," muttered Hilliard. "Why this severe tone? Do you anticipate something that will shock your moral sense? I didn't think you were so straitlaced."
Chapter 22 of Eve's Ransom is here in full — 147 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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regard something as probable or likely
From this reading “Do you anticipate something that will shock your moral sense?”
an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole
From this reading “"Better tell it in detail," muttered Hilliard.”
realize beforehand
From this reading “"You foresee the course of the narrative?"”
concerned with principles of right and wrong or conforming to standards of behavior and character based on those principles
From this reading “Do you anticipate something that will shock your moral sense?”
past form of “mutter” — talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
From this reading “"Better tell it in detail," muttered Hilliard.”
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading “"You foresee the course of the narrative?"”
intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality
From this reading “"Why this severe tone?”
the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally
From this reading “Do you anticipate something that will shock your moral sense?”
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regard something as probable or likely
From this reading Do you anticipate something that will shock your moral sense?
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading "Better tell it in detail," muttered Hilliard.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading "You foresee the course of the narrative?"
an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole
From this reading "Better tell it in detail," muttered Hilliard.
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From this reading I didn't think you were so straitlaced."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Do you anticipate something that will shock your moral sense?
realize beforehand
From this reading "You foresee the course of the narrative?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Better tell it in detail," muttered Hilliard.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I didn't think you were so straitlaced."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Better tell it in detail," muttered Hilliard.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Better tell it in detail," muttered Hilliard.
concerned with principles of right and wrong or conforming to standards of behavior and character based on those principles
From this reading Do you anticipate something that will shock your moral sense?
past form of “mutter” — talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
From this reading "Better tell it in detail," muttered Hilliard.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading "You foresee the course of the narrative?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "You foresee the course of the narrative?"
a general conscious awareness
From this reading Do you anticipate something that will shock your moral sense?
intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality
From this reading "Why this severe tone?
the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally
From this reading Do you anticipate something that will shock your moral sense?
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I didn't think you were so straitlaced."
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Do you anticipate something that will shock your moral sense?
exaggeratedly proper
From this reading I didn't think you were so straitlaced."
express in words
From this reading "Better tell it in detail," muttered Hilliard.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Do you anticipate something that will shock your moral sense?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "You foresee the course of the narrative?"
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading I didn't think you were so straitlaced."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Why this severe tone?
the quality of a person's voice
From this reading "Why this severe tone?
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I didn't think you were so straitlaced."
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why this severe tone?
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Do you anticipate something that will shock your moral sense?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You foresee the course of the narrative?"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Do you anticipate something that will shock your moral sense?
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