Chapter 19 of Faithful Margaret: A Novel is here in full — 84 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 19 of Faithful Margaret: A Novel is here in full — 84 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A PRAYER TO HEAVEN. The game had passed out of her hands. Should she trust to the blood-thirsty brute, or to the blood-thirsty man? I think she would have thrown herself upon such mercy as the hound would show her, rather than trust to Roland Mortlake. But the time had passed even while she stood in sore doubt.
Chapter 19 of Faithful Margaret: A Novel is here in full — 84 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a cruelly rapacious person
From this reading “Should she trust to the blood-thirsty brute, or to the blood-thirsty man?”
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading “The game had passed out of her hands.”
any of several breeds of dog used for hunting typically having large drooping ears
From this reading “I think she would have thrown herself upon such mercy as the hound would show her, rather than trust to Roland Mortlake.”
leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice
From this reading “I think she would have thrown herself upon such mercy as the hound would show her, rather than trust to Roland Mortlake.”
the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving)
From this reading “A PRAYER TO HEAVEN.”
hurting
From this reading “But the time had passed even while she stood in sore doubt.”
caused to fall to the ground
From this reading “I think she would have thrown herself upon such mercy as the hound would show her, rather than trust to Roland Mortlake.”
something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary)
From this reading “Should she trust to the blood-thirsty brute, or to the blood-thirsty man?”
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pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain
In this reading “The game had passed out of her hands.”
In this reading “But the time had passed even while she stood in sore doubt.”
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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 A PRAYER TO HEAVEN.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I think she would have thrown herself upon such mercy as the hound would show her, rather than trust to Roland Mortlake.
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From this reading Should she trust to the blood-thirsty brute, or to the blood-thirsty man?
a cruelly rapacious person
From this reading Should she trust to the blood-thirsty brute, or to the blood-thirsty man?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the time had passed even while she stood in sore doubt.
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading But the time had passed even while she stood in sore doubt.
divisible by two
From this reading But the time had passed even while she stood in sore doubt.
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading The game had passed out of her hands.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The game had passed out of her hands.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading The game had passed out of her hands.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I think she would have thrown herself upon such mercy as the hound would show her, rather than trust to Roland Mortlake.
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading A PRAYER TO HEAVEN.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The game had passed out of her hands.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading I think she would have thrown herself upon such mercy as the hound would show her, rather than trust to Roland Mortlake.
any of several breeds of dog used for hunting typically having large drooping ears
From this reading I think she would have thrown herself upon such mercy as the hound would show her, rather than trust to Roland Mortlake.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I think she would have thrown herself upon such mercy as the hound would show her, rather than trust to Roland Mortlake.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But the time had passed even while she stood in sore doubt.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Should she trust to the blood-thirsty brute, or to the blood-thirsty man?
leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice
From this reading I think she would have thrown herself upon such mercy as the hound would show her, rather than trust to Roland Mortlake.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I think she would have thrown herself upon such mercy as the hound would show her, rather than trust to Roland Mortlake.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The game had passed out of her hands.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Should she trust to the blood-thirsty brute, or to the blood-thirsty man?
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The game had passed out of her hands.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading The game had passed out of her hands.
the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving)
From this reading A PRAYER TO HEAVEN.
on the contrary
From this reading I think she would have thrown herself upon such mercy as the hound would show her, rather than trust to Roland Mortlake.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I think she would have thrown herself upon such mercy as the hound would show her, rather than trust to Roland Mortlake.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Should she trust to the blood-thirsty brute, or to the blood-thirsty man?
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Should she trust to the blood-thirsty brute, or to the blood-thirsty man?
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading I think she would have thrown herself upon such mercy as the hound would show her, rather than trust to Roland Mortlake.
hurting
From this reading But the time had passed even while she stood in sore doubt.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading But the time had passed even while she stood in sore doubt.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading I think she would have thrown herself upon such mercy as the hound would show her, rather than trust to Roland Mortlake.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I think she would have thrown herself upon such mercy as the hound would show her, rather than trust to Roland Mortlake.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The game had passed out of her hands.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading I think she would have thrown herself upon such mercy as the hound would show her, rather than trust to Roland Mortlake.
caused to fall to the ground
From this reading I think she would have thrown herself upon such mercy as the hound would show her, rather than trust to Roland Mortlake.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading But the time had passed even while she stood in sore doubt.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A PRAYER TO HEAVEN.
something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary)
From this reading Should she trust to the blood-thirsty brute, or to the blood-thirsty man?
a formal word for “on”
From this reading I think she would have thrown herself upon such mercy as the hound would show her, rather than trust to Roland Mortlake.
during the time that
From this reading But the time had passed even while she stood in sore doubt.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I think she would have thrown herself upon such mercy as the hound would show her, rather than trust to Roland Mortlake.
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