Chapter 20 of Geoffrey Hampstead: A Novel is here in full — 322 sentences across 65 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 20 of Geoffrey Hampstead: A Novel is here in full — 322 sentences across 65 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Never but once to meet on earth again! She heard me as I fled--her eager tone Sank on my heart, and almost wove a chain Around my will to link it with her own, So that my stern resolve was almost gone. "I can not reach thee! whither dost thou fly? My steps are faint. Come back, thou dearest one!
Chapter 20 of Geoffrey Hampstead: A Novel is here in full — 322 sentences across 65 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a series of things depending on each other as if linked together
From this reading “She heard me as I fled--her eager tone Sank on my heart, and almost wove a chain Around my will to link it with her own, So that my stern resolve was almost gone.”
a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
From this reading “Come back, thou dearest one!”
an old form of “do”, used with “thou”
From this reading “"I can not reach thee! whither dost thou fly?”
inflected form of “flee” — run away quickly
From this reading “She heard me as I fled--her eager tone Sank on my heart, and almost wove a chain Around my will to link it with her own, So that my stern resolve was almost gone.”
make a logical or causal connection
From this reading “She heard me as I fled--her eager tone Sank on my heart, and almost wove a chain Around my will to link it with her own, So that my stern resolve was almost gone.”
bring to an end; settle conclusively
From this reading “She heard me as I fled--her eager tone Sank on my heart, and almost wove a chain Around my will to link it with her own, So that my stern resolve was almost gone.”
an old word meaning “to where”
From this reading “"I can not reach thee! whither dost thou fly?”
inflected form of “weave” — interlace by or as if by weaving
From this reading “She heard me as I fled--her eager tone Sank on my heart, and almost wove a chain Around my will to link it with her own, So that my stern resolve was almost gone.”
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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be restored
In this reading “Come back, thou dearest one!”
used with question words to convey surprise
In this reading “Never but once to meet on earth again!”
In this reading “She heard me as I fled--her eager tone Sank on my heart, and almost wove a chain Around my will to link it with her own, So that my stern resolve was almost gone.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She heard me as I fled--her eager tone Sank on my heart, and almost wove a chain Around my will to link it with her own, So that my stern resolve was almost gone.
anew
From this reading Never but once to meet on earth again!
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading She heard me as I fled--her eager tone Sank on my heart, and almost wove a chain Around my will to link it with her own, So that my stern resolve was almost gone.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She heard me as I fled--her eager tone Sank on my heart, and almost wove a chain Around my will to link it with her own, So that my stern resolve was almost gone.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading My steps are faint.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading She heard me as I fled--her eager tone Sank on my heart, and almost wove a chain Around my will to link it with her own, So that my stern resolve was almost gone.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She heard me as I fled--her eager tone Sank on my heart, and almost wove a chain Around my will to link it with her own, So that my stern resolve was almost gone.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Come back, thou dearest one!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Never but once to meet on earth again!
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "I can not reach thee! whither dost thou fly?
a series of things depending on each other as if linked together
From this reading She heard me as I fled--her eager tone Sank on my heart, and almost wove a chain Around my will to link it with her own, So that my stern resolve was almost gone.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Come back, thou dearest one!
a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
From this reading Come back, thou dearest one!
an old form of “do”, used with “thou”
From this reading "I can not reach thee! whither dost thou fly?
having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy
From this reading She heard me as I fled--her eager tone Sank on my heart, and almost wove a chain Around my will to link it with her own, So that my stern resolve was almost gone.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading Never but once to meet on earth again!
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading My steps are faint.
inflected form of “flee” — run away quickly
From this reading She heard me as I fled--her eager tone Sank on my heart, and almost wove a chain Around my will to link it with her own, So that my stern resolve was almost gone.
travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading "I can not reach thee! whither dost thou fly?
destroyed or killed
From this reading She heard me as I fled--her eager tone Sank on my heart, and almost wove a chain Around my will to link it with her own, So that my stern resolve was almost gone.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading She heard me as I fled--her eager tone Sank on my heart, and almost wove a chain Around my will to link it with her own, So that my stern resolve was almost gone.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading She heard me as I fled--her eager tone Sank on my heart, and almost wove a chain Around my will to link it with her own, So that my stern resolve was almost gone.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She heard me as I fled--her eager tone Sank on my heart, and almost wove a chain Around my will to link it with her own, So that my stern resolve was almost gone.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading She heard me as I fled--her eager tone Sank on my heart, and almost wove a chain Around my will to link it with her own, So that my stern resolve was almost gone.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She heard me as I fled--her eager tone Sank on my heart, and almost wove a chain Around my will to link it with her own, So that my stern resolve was almost gone.
make a logical or causal connection
From this reading She heard me as I fled--her eager tone Sank on my heart, and almost wove a chain Around my will to link it with her own, So that my stern resolve was almost gone.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She heard me as I fled--her eager tone Sank on my heart, and almost wove a chain Around my will to link it with her own, So that my stern resolve was almost gone.
come together
From this reading Never but once to meet on earth again!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading She heard me as I fled--her eager tone Sank on my heart, and almost wove a chain Around my will to link it with her own, So that my stern resolve was almost gone.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Never but once to meet on earth again!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "I can not reach thee! whither dost thou fly?
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Never but once to meet on earth again!
on one occasion
From this reading Never but once to meet on earth again!
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Come back, thou dearest one!
have ownership or possession of
From this reading She heard me as I fled--her eager tone Sank on my heart, and almost wove a chain Around my will to link it with her own, So that my stern resolve was almost gone.
reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading "I can not reach thee! whither dost thou fly?
bring to an end; settle conclusively
From this reading She heard me as I fled--her eager tone Sank on my heart, and almost wove a chain Around my will to link it with her own, So that my stern resolve was almost gone.
inflected form of “sink” — fall or descend to a lower place or level
From this reading She heard me as I fled--her eager tone Sank on my heart, and almost wove a chain Around my will to link it with her own, So that my stern resolve was almost gone.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She heard me as I fled--her eager tone Sank on my heart, and almost wove a chain Around my will to link it with her own, So that my stern resolve was almost gone.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She heard me as I fled--her eager tone Sank on my heart, and almost wove a chain Around my will to link it with her own, So that my stern resolve was almost gone.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading My steps are faint.
of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect
From this reading She heard me as I fled--her eager tone Sank on my heart, and almost wove a chain Around my will to link it with her own, So that my stern resolve was almost gone.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She heard me as I fled--her eager tone Sank on my heart, and almost wove a chain Around my will to link it with her own, So that my stern resolve was almost gone.
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading "I can not reach thee! whither dost thou fly?
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading "I can not reach thee! whither dost thou fly?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Never but once to meet on earth again!
the quality of a person's voice
From this reading She heard me as I fled--her eager tone Sank on my heart, and almost wove a chain Around my will to link it with her own, So that my stern resolve was almost gone.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She heard me as I fled--her eager tone Sank on my heart, and almost wove a chain Around my will to link it with her own, So that my stern resolve was almost gone.
an old word meaning “to where”
From this reading "I can not reach thee! whither dost thou fly?
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading She heard me as I fled--her eager tone Sank on my heart, and almost wove a chain Around my will to link it with her own, So that my stern resolve was almost gone.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She heard me as I fled--her eager tone Sank on my heart, and almost wove a chain Around my will to link it with her own, So that my stern resolve was almost gone.
inflected form of “weave” — interlace by or as if by weaving
From this reading She heard me as I fled--her eager tone Sank on my heart, and almost wove a chain Around my will to link it with her own, So that my stern resolve was almost gone.
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