Chapter 13 of Fate Knocks at the Door: A Novel is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of Fate Knocks at the Door: A Novel is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Bedient could not lie to himself. He wanted to run away. He wanted to sit at the knees of some old Gobind. Never since the night his mother had taken him in her arms, had he so needed _to lean_.... Yes. he had failed to find favor--in finding the woman.
Chapter 13 of Fate Knocks at the Door: A Novel is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “fail” — fail to do something; leave something undone
From this reading “Yes. he had failed to find favor--in finding the woman.”
promote over another
From this reading “Yes. he had failed to find favor--in finding the woman.”
the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation
From this reading “Yes. he had failed to find favor--in finding the woman.”
plural of “knee” — hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
From this reading “He wanted to sit at the knees of some old Gobind.”
to incline or bend from a vertical position
be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
From this reading “Bedient could not lie to himself.”
necessary for relief or supply
From this reading “Never since the night his mother had taken him in her arms, had he so needed _to lean_....”
be seated
From this reading “He wanted to sit at the knees of some old Gobind.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading Never since the night his mother had taken him in her arms, had he so needed _to lean_....
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He wanted to sit at the knees of some old Gobind.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading He wanted to run away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Bedient could not lie to himself.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Bedient could not lie to himself.
past form of “fail” — fail to do something; leave something undone
From this reading Yes. he had failed to find favor--in finding the woman.
promote over another
From this reading Yes. he had failed to find favor--in finding the woman.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading Yes. he had failed to find favor--in finding the woman.
the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation
From this reading Yes. he had failed to find favor--in finding the woman.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He wanted to sit at the knees of some old Gobind.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Never since the night his mother had taken him in her arms, had he so needed _to lean_....
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He wanted to run away.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Never since the night his mother had taken him in her arms, had he so needed _to lean_....
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Never since the night his mother had taken him in her arms, had he so needed _to lean_....
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Bedient could not lie to himself.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Never since the night his mother had taken him in her arms, had he so needed _to lean_....
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Never since the night his mother had taken him in her arms, had he so needed _to lean_....
plural of “knee” — hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
From this reading He wanted to sit at the knees of some old Gobind.
to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading Never since the night his mother had taken him in her arms, had he so needed _to lean_....
be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
From this reading Bedient could not lie to himself.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Never since the night his mother had taken him in her arms, had he so needed _to lean_....
necessary for relief or supply
From this reading Never since the night his mother had taken him in her arms, had he so needed _to lean_....
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Never since the night his mother had taken him in her arms, had he so needed _to lean_....
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Never since the night his mother had taken him in her arms, had he so needed _to lean_....
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Bedient could not lie to himself.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He wanted to sit at the knees of some old Gobind.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading He wanted to sit at the knees of some old Gobind.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading He wanted to run away.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Never since the night his mother had taken him in her arms, had he so needed _to lean_....
be seated
From this reading He wanted to sit at the knees of some old Gobind.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Never since the night his mother had taken him in her arms, had he so needed _to lean_....
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading He wanted to sit at the knees of some old Gobind.
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading Never since the night his mother had taken him in her arms, had he so needed _to lean_....
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He wanted to sit at the knees of some old Gobind.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Bedient could not lie to himself.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading He wanted to run away.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading Yes. he had failed to find favor--in finding the woman.
an affirmative
From this reading Yes. he had failed to find favor--in finding the woman.
Chapter 13 of Fate Knocks at the Door: A Novel by Will Levington Comfort holds 398 sentences, grouped into 80 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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