Chapter 16 of Grit Lawless is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of Grit Lawless is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I believe he's dying," she murmured... "And he'll never know how greatly I loved him... Why do we keep these things to ourselves till too late?" The Colonel rang for assistance. To his infinite relief it was the schoolmaster who came to the door when it opened.
Chapter 16 of Grit Lawless is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
From this reading “The Colonel rang for assistance.”
in or associated with the process of passing from life or ceasing to be
From this reading “"I believe he's dying," she murmured...”
to an extraordinary extent or degree
From this reading “"And he'll never know how greatly I loved him...”
having no limits or boundaries in time or space or extent or magnitude
From this reading “To his infinite relief it was the schoolmaster who came to the door when it opened.”
past form of “murmur” — speak softly or indistinctly
From this reading “"I believe he's dying," she murmured...”
inflected form of “ring” — sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading “The Colonel rang for assistance.”
the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced
From this reading “To his infinite relief it was the schoolmaster who came to the door when it opened.”
presiding officer of a school
From this reading “To his infinite relief it was the schoolmaster who came to the door when it opened.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “To his infinite relief it was the schoolmaster who came to the door when it opened.”
In this reading “Why do we keep these things to ourselves till too late?"”
In this reading “The Colonel rang for assistance.”
In this reading “The Colonel rang for assistance.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And he'll never know how greatly I loved him...
the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
From this reading The Colonel rang for assistance.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading "I believe he's dying," she murmured...
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading To his infinite relief it was the schoolmaster who came to the door when it opened.
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading The Colonel rang for assistance.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Why do we keep these things to ourselves till too late?"
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading To his infinite relief it was the schoolmaster who came to the door when it opened.
in or associated with the process of passing from life or ceasing to be
From this reading "I believe he's dying," she murmured...
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The Colonel rang for assistance.
to an extraordinary extent or degree
From this reading "And he'll never know how greatly I loved him...
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And he'll never know how greatly I loved him...
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I believe he's dying," she murmured...
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "And he'll never know how greatly I loved him...
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading To his infinite relief it was the schoolmaster who came to the door when it opened.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And he'll never know how greatly I loved him...
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I believe he's dying," she murmured...
having no limits or boundaries in time or space or extent or magnitude
From this reading To his infinite relief it was the schoolmaster who came to the door when it opened.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading To his infinite relief it was the schoolmaster who came to the door when it opened.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading Why do we keep these things to ourselves till too late?"
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "And he'll never know how greatly I loved him...
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading Why do we keep these things to ourselves till too late?"
held dear
From this reading "And he'll never know how greatly I loved him...
past form of “murmur” — speak softly or indistinctly
From this reading "I believe he's dying," she murmured...
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "And he'll never know how greatly I loved him...
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading To his infinite relief it was the schoolmaster who came to the door when it opened.
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading Why do we keep these things to ourselves till too late?"
inflected form of “ring” — sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading The Colonel rang for assistance.
the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced
From this reading To his infinite relief it was the schoolmaster who came to the door when it opened.
presiding officer of a school
From this reading To his infinite relief it was the schoolmaster who came to the door when it opened.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I believe he's dying," she murmured...
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Colonel rang for assistance.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Why do we keep these things to ourselves till too late?"
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading Why do we keep these things to ourselves till too late?"
up to a particular time
From this reading Why do we keep these things to ourselves till too late?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Why do we keep these things to ourselves till too late?"
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Why do we keep these things to ourselves till too late?"
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To his infinite relief it was the schoolmaster who came to the door when it opened.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Why do we keep these things to ourselves till too late?"
at the time that
From this reading To his infinite relief it was the schoolmaster who came to the door when it opened.
which person or people
From this reading To his infinite relief it was the schoolmaster who came to the door when it opened.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why do we keep these things to ourselves till too late?"
Chapter 16 of Grit Lawless by F. E. Mills (Florence Ethel Mills) Young holds 402 sentences, grouped into 81 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 16 holds 402 sentences of Grit Lawless, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 16 of Grit Lawless by F. E. Mills (Florence Ethel Mills) Young exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 402 sentences, grouped into 81 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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