Chapter 25 of Fated to Be Free: A Novel is here in full — 196 sentences across 40 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 Fated to Be Free: A Novel is here in full — 196 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MRS. BRANDON ASKS A QUESTION. "Your baby-days flowed in a much-troubled channel; I see you as then in your impotent strife, A tight little bundle of wailing and flannel, Perplexed with that newly-found fardel call'd life." Locker. John Mortimer was the last guest to make his appearance on the morning of the christening.
Chapter 25 of Fated to Be Free: A Novel is here in full — 196 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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giving a Christian name at baptism
From this reading “John Mortimer was the last guest to make his appearance on the morning of the christening.”
a soft light woolen fabric; used for clothing
From this reading “"Your baby-days flowed in a much-troubled channel; I see you as then in your impotent strife, A tight little bundle of wailing and flannel, Perplexed with that newly-found fardel call'd life."”
lacking power or ability
From this reading “"Your baby-days flowed in a much-troubled channel; I see you as then in your impotent strife, A tight little bundle of wailing and flannel, Perplexed with that newly-found fardel call'd life."”
a storage compartment for clothes and valuables; usually it has a lock
From this reading “Locker.”
English nobleman who deposed Edward II and was executed by Edward III (1287-1330)
From this reading “John Mortimer was the last guest to make his appearance on the morning of the christening.”
full of difficulty or confusion or bewilderment
From this reading “"Your baby-days flowed in a much-troubled channel; I see you as then in your impotent strife, A tight little bundle of wailing and flannel, Perplexed with that newly-found fardel call'd life."”
lack of agreement or harmony
From this reading “"Your baby-days flowed in a much-troubled channel; I see you as then in your impotent strife, A tight little bundle of wailing and flannel, Perplexed with that newly-found fardel call'd life."”
loud cries made while weeping
From this reading “"Your baby-days flowed in a much-troubled channel; I see you as then in your impotent strife, A tight little bundle of wailing and flannel, Perplexed with that newly-found fardel call'd life."”
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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 BRANDON ASKS A QUESTION.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Your baby-days flowed in a much-troubled channel; I see you as then in your impotent strife, A tight little bundle of wailing and flannel, Perplexed with that newly-found fardel call'd life."
outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
From this reading John Mortimer was the last guest to make his appearance on the morning of the christening.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Your baby-days flowed in a much-troubled channel; I see you as then in your impotent strife, A tight little bundle of wailing and flannel, Perplexed with that newly-found fardel call'd life."
third-person singular of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading BRANDON ASKS A QUESTION.
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From this reading "Your baby-days flowed in a much-troubled channel; I see you as then in your impotent strife, A tight little bundle of wailing and flannel, Perplexed with that newly-found fardel call'd life."
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From this reading BRANDON ASKS A QUESTION.
a collection of things wrapped or boxed together
From this reading "Your baby-days flowed in a much-troubled channel; I see you as then in your impotent strife, A tight little bundle of wailing and flannel, Perplexed with that newly-found fardel call'd life."
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From this reading "Your baby-days flowed in a much-troubled channel; I see you as then in your impotent strife, A tight little bundle of wailing and flannel, Perplexed with that newly-found fardel call'd life."
a path over which electrical signals can pass
From this reading "Your baby-days flowed in a much-troubled channel; I see you as then in your impotent strife, A tight little bundle of wailing and flannel, Perplexed with that newly-found fardel call'd life."
giving a Christian name at baptism
From this reading John Mortimer was the last guest to make his appearance on the morning of the christening.
a burden (figuratively in the form of a bundle)
From this reading "Your baby-days flowed in a much-troubled channel; I see you as then in your impotent strife, A tight little bundle of wailing and flannel, Perplexed with that newly-found fardel call'd life."
a soft light woolen fabric; used for clothing
From this reading "Your baby-days flowed in a much-troubled channel; I see you as then in your impotent strife, A tight little bundle of wailing and flannel, Perplexed with that newly-found fardel call'd life."
past form of “flow” — move or progress freely as if in a stream
From this reading "Your baby-days flowed in a much-troubled channel; I see you as then in your impotent strife, A tight little bundle of wailing and flannel, Perplexed with that newly-found fardel call'd life."
a visitor to whom hospitality is extended
From this reading John Mortimer was the last guest to make his appearance on the morning of the christening.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading John Mortimer was the last guest to make his appearance on the morning of the christening.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Your baby-days flowed in a much-troubled channel; I see you as then in your impotent strife, A tight little bundle of wailing and flannel, Perplexed with that newly-found fardel call'd life."
lacking power or ability
From this reading "Your baby-days flowed in a much-troubled channel; I see you as then in your impotent strife, A tight little bundle of wailing and flannel, Perplexed with that newly-found fardel call'd life."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Your baby-days flowed in a much-troubled channel; I see you as then in your impotent strife, A tight little bundle of wailing and flannel, Perplexed with that newly-found fardel call'd life."
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading John Mortimer was the last guest to make his appearance on the morning of the christening.
immediately past
From this reading John Mortimer was the last guest to make his appearance on the morning of the christening.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading "Your baby-days flowed in a much-troubled channel; I see you as then in your impotent strife, A tight little bundle of wailing and flannel, Perplexed with that newly-found fardel call'd life."
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "Your baby-days flowed in a much-troubled channel; I see you as then in your impotent strife, A tight little bundle of wailing and flannel, Perplexed with that newly-found fardel call'd life."
a storage compartment for clothes and valuables; usually it has a lock
From this reading Locker.
engage in
From this reading John Mortimer was the last guest to make his appearance on the morning of the christening.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading John Mortimer was the last guest to make his appearance on the morning of the christening.
English nobleman who deposed Edward II and was executed by Edward III (1287-1330)
From this reading John Mortimer was the last guest to make his appearance on the morning of the christening.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading MRS.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Your baby-days flowed in a much-troubled channel; I see you as then in your impotent strife, A tight little bundle of wailing and flannel, Perplexed with that newly-found fardel call'd life."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Your baby-days flowed in a much-troubled channel; I see you as then in your impotent strife, A tight little bundle of wailing and flannel, Perplexed with that newly-found fardel call'd life."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Your baby-days flowed in a much-troubled channel; I see you as then in your impotent strife, A tight little bundle of wailing and flannel, Perplexed with that newly-found fardel call'd life."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading John Mortimer was the last guest to make his appearance on the morning of the christening.
full of difficulty or confusion or bewilderment
From this reading "Your baby-days flowed in a much-troubled channel; I see you as then in your impotent strife, A tight little bundle of wailing and flannel, Perplexed with that newly-found fardel call'd life."
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading BRANDON ASKS A QUESTION.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "Your baby-days flowed in a much-troubled channel; I see you as then in your impotent strife, A tight little bundle of wailing and flannel, Perplexed with that newly-found fardel call'd life."
lack of agreement or harmony
From this reading "Your baby-days flowed in a much-troubled channel; I see you as then in your impotent strife, A tight little bundle of wailing and flannel, Perplexed with that newly-found fardel call'd life."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Your baby-days flowed in a much-troubled channel; I see you as then in your impotent strife, A tight little bundle of wailing and flannel, Perplexed with that newly-found fardel call'd life."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading John Mortimer was the last guest to make his appearance on the morning of the christening.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Your baby-days flowed in a much-troubled channel; I see you as then in your impotent strife, A tight little bundle of wailing and flannel, Perplexed with that newly-found fardel call'd life."
closely constrained or constricted or constricting
From this reading "Your baby-days flowed in a much-troubled channel; I see you as then in your impotent strife, A tight little bundle of wailing and flannel, Perplexed with that newly-found fardel call'd life."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading John Mortimer was the last guest to make his appearance on the morning of the christening.
loud cries made while weeping
From this reading "Your baby-days flowed in a much-troubled channel; I see you as then in your impotent strife, A tight little bundle of wailing and flannel, Perplexed with that newly-found fardel call'd life."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading John Mortimer was the last guest to make his appearance on the morning of the christening.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Your baby-days flowed in a much-troubled channel; I see you as then in your impotent strife, A tight little bundle of wailing and flannel, Perplexed with that newly-found fardel call'd life."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Your baby-days flowed in a much-troubled channel; I see you as then in your impotent strife, A tight little bundle of wailing and flannel, Perplexed with that newly-found fardel call'd life."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Your baby-days flowed in a much-troubled channel; I see you as then in your impotent strife, A tight little bundle of wailing and flannel, Perplexed with that newly-found fardel call'd life."
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