Chapter 22 of Eyes Like the Sea: A Novel is here in full — 62 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXII
Chapter 22 of Eyes Like the Sea: A Novel is here in full — 62 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MARIA NOSTRA. Ah! what an ocean of time has passed since this happened. It must be twenty years, at least. It makes me giddy when I look back upon it. But how many evil years there were, how many days that I do not love to think about!
Chapter 22 of Eyes Like the Sea: A Novel is here in full — 62 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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morally objectionable behavior
From this reading “But how many evil years there were, how many days that I do not love to think about!”
having or causing a whirling sensation; liable to falling
From this reading “It makes me giddy when I look back upon it.”
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading “Ah! what an ocean of time has passed since this happened.”
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading “It must be twenty years, at least.”
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading “It makes me giddy when I look back upon it.”
a dark region of considerable extent on the surface of the moon
From this reading “MARIA NOSTRA.”
a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere
From this reading “Ah! what an ocean of time has passed since this happened.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading “It must be twenty years, at least.”
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 “It must be twenty years, at least.”
In this reading “But how many evil years there were, how many days that I do not love to think about!”
In this reading “Ah! what an ocean of time has passed since this happened.”
look towards one's back
In this reading “It makes me giddy when I look back upon it.”
have on one's mind, think about actively
In this reading “But how many evil years there were, how many days that I do not love to think about!”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading But how many evil years there were, how many days that I do not love to think about!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ah! what an ocean of time has passed since this happened.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Ah! what an ocean of time has passed since this happened.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It must be twenty years, at least.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading It makes me giddy when I look back upon it.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It must be twenty years, at least.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But how many evil years there were, how many days that I do not love to think about!
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading But how many evil years there were, how many days that I do not love to think about!
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading But how many evil years there were, how many days that I do not love to think about!
morally objectionable behavior
From this reading But how many evil years there were, how many days that I do not love to think about!
having or causing a whirling sensation; liable to falling
From this reading It makes me giddy when I look back upon it.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading Ah! what an ocean of time has passed since this happened.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Ah! what an ocean of time has passed since this happened.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But how many evil years there were, how many days that I do not love to think about!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It makes me giddy when I look back upon it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It must be twenty years, at least.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading It must be twenty years, at least.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading It makes me giddy when I look back upon it.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading But how many evil years there were, how many days that I do not love to think about!
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading It makes me giddy when I look back upon it.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading But how many evil years there were, how many days that I do not love to think about!
a dark region of considerable extent on the surface of the moon
From this reading MARIA NOSTRA.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It makes me giddy when I look back upon it.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading It must be twenty years, at least.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MARIA NOSTRA.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But how many evil years there were, how many days that I do not love to think about!
a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere
From this reading Ah! what an ocean of time has passed since this happened.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Ah! what an ocean of time has passed since this happened.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading Ah! what an ocean of time has passed since this happened.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Ah! what an ocean of time has passed since this happened.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But how many evil years there were, how many days that I do not love to think about!
in or at that place or location
From this reading But how many evil years there were, how many days that I do not love to think about!
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading But how many evil years there were, how many days that I do not love to think about!
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Ah! what an ocean of time has passed since this happened.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Ah! what an ocean of time has passed since this happened.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But how many evil years there were, how many days that I do not love to think about!
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading It must be twenty years, at least.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading It makes me giddy when I look back upon it.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But how many evil years there were, how many days that I do not love to think about!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Ah! what an ocean of time has passed since this happened.
at the time that
From this reading It makes me giddy when I look back upon it.
a late time of life
From this reading It must be twenty years, at least.
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