Chapter 19 of Forge and furnace: A novel is here in full — 182 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XIX
Chapter 19 of Forge and furnace: A novel is here in full — 182 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SANCTUARY. With his heart in his mouth Bram waited. Would she come out to him? She stood up, with the firelight shining on her figure, but leaving her face in shadow, so that he could not tell what expression she wore. He wondered whether she knew him.
Chapter 19 of Forge and furnace: A novel is here in full — 182 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading “She stood up, with the firelight shining on her figure, but leaving her face in shadow, so that he could not tell what expression she wore.”
the act of departing
From this reading “She stood up, with the firelight shining on her figure, but leaving her face in shadow, so that he could not tell what expression she wore.”
A place of safety, refuge, or holy retreat within the academy.
From this reading “SANCTUARY.”
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading “She stood up, with the firelight shining on her figure, but leaving her face in shadow, so that he could not tell what expression she wore.”
marked by exceptional merit
From this reading “She stood up, with the firelight shining on her figure, but leaving her face in shadow, so that he could not tell what expression she wore.”
past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading “With his heart in his mouth Bram waited.”
past form of “wonder” — have a wish or desire to know something
From this reading “He wondered whether she knew him.”
inflected form of “wear” — be dressed in
From this reading “She stood up, with the firelight shining on her figure, but leaving her face in shadow, so that he could not tell what expression she wore.”
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In this reading “She stood up, with the firelight shining on her figure, but leaving her face in shadow, so that he could not tell what expression she wore.”
appear or become visible; make a showing
In this reading “Would she come out to him?”
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From this reading With his heart in his mouth Bram waited.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She stood up, with the firelight shining on her figure, but leaving her face in shadow, so that he could not tell what expression she wore.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Would she come out to him?
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She stood up, with the firelight shining on her figure, but leaving her face in shadow, so that he could not tell what expression she wore.
the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading She stood up, with the firelight shining on her figure, but leaving her face in shadow, so that he could not tell what expression she wore.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading She stood up, with the firelight shining on her figure, but leaving her face in shadow, so that he could not tell what expression she wore.
a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading She stood up, with the firelight shining on her figure, but leaving her face in shadow, so that he could not tell what expression she wore.
the light of a fire (especially in a fireplace)
From this reading She stood up, with the firelight shining on her figure, but leaving her face in shadow, so that he could not tell what expression she wore.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She stood up, with the firelight shining on her figure, but leaving her face in shadow, so that he could not tell what expression she wore.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading With his heart in his mouth Bram waited.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She stood up, with the firelight shining on her figure, but leaving her face in shadow, so that he could not tell what expression she wore.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Would she come out to him?
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading With his heart in his mouth Bram waited.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading With his heart in his mouth Bram waited.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading He wondered whether she knew him.
the act of departing
From this reading She stood up, with the firelight shining on her figure, but leaving her face in shadow, so that he could not tell what expression she wore.
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading With his heart in his mouth Bram waited.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She stood up, with the firelight shining on her figure, but leaving her face in shadow, so that he could not tell what expression she wore.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She stood up, with the firelight shining on her figure, but leaving her face in shadow, so that he could not tell what expression she wore.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Would she come out to him?
A place of safety, refuge, or holy retreat within the academy.
From this reading SANCTUARY.
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading She stood up, with the firelight shining on her figure, but leaving her face in shadow, so that he could not tell what expression she wore.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Would she come out to him?
marked by exceptional merit
From this reading She stood up, with the firelight shining on her figure, but leaving her face in shadow, so that he could not tell what expression she wore.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She stood up, with the firelight shining on her figure, but leaving her face in shadow, so that he could not tell what expression she wore.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading She stood up, with the firelight shining on her figure, but leaving her face in shadow, so that he could not tell what expression she wore.
express in words
From this reading She stood up, with the firelight shining on her figure, but leaving her face in shadow, so that he could not tell what expression she wore.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She stood up, with the firelight shining on her figure, but leaving her face in shadow, so that he could not tell what expression she wore.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She stood up, with the firelight shining on her figure, but leaving her face in shadow, so that he could not tell what expression she wore.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Would she come out to him?
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading She stood up, with the firelight shining on her figure, but leaving her face in shadow, so that he could not tell what expression she wore.
past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading With his heart in his mouth Bram waited.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading She stood up, with the firelight shining on her figure, but leaving her face in shadow, so that he could not tell what expression she wore.
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading He wondered whether she knew him.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With his heart in his mouth Bram waited.
past form of “wonder” — have a wish or desire to know something
From this reading He wondered whether she knew him.
inflected form of “wear” — be dressed in
From this reading She stood up, with the firelight shining on her figure, but leaving her face in shadow, so that he could not tell what expression she wore.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Would she come out to him?
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