Chapter 4 of Golden Fleece is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Golden Fleece is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Was that all?” Catherine lowered her eyes. “Yes, that was all he _said_. But he looked--Joe, it was his look that upset me.” “I understand.”
Chapter 4 of Golden Fleece is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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first wife of Henry VIII; Henry VIII's divorce from her was the initial step of the Reformation in England (1485-1536)
From this reading “Catherine lowered her eyes.”
opinion or judgment
From this reading “Catherine lowered her eyes.”
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading “But he looked--Joe, it was his look that upset me.””
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading “But he looked--Joe, it was his look that upset me.””
below the surround or below the normal position
From this reading “Catherine lowered her eyes.”
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading ““I understand.””
disturb the balance or stability of
From this reading “But he looked--Joe, it was his look that upset me.””
an affirmative
From this reading ““Yes, that was all he _said_.”
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(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading “Was that all?”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But he looked--Joe, it was his look that upset me.”
first wife of Henry VIII; Henry VIII's divorce from her was the initial step of the Reformation in England (1485-1536)
From this reading Catherine lowered her eyes.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Catherine lowered her eyes.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Yes, that was all he _said_.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Catherine lowered her eyes.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But he looked--Joe, it was his look that upset me.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I understand.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But he looked--Joe, it was his look that upset me.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But he looked--Joe, it was his look that upset me.”
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading But he looked--Joe, it was his look that upset me.”
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading But he looked--Joe, it was his look that upset me.”
below the surround or below the normal position
From this reading Catherine lowered her eyes.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But he looked--Joe, it was his look that upset me.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Yes, that was all he _said_.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Was that all?”
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading “I understand.”
disturb the balance or stability of
From this reading But he looked--Joe, it was his look that upset me.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Was that all?”
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes, that was all he _said_.
Chapter 4 of Golden Fleece by David Graham Phillips holds 423 sentences, grouped into 85 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.
Chapter 4 holds 423 sentences of Golden Fleece, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
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