Chapter 2 of Hatchie, the Guardian Slave is here in full — 152 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Hatchie, the Guardian Slave is here in full — 152 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"_Lorenzo_. You loved, and he did love! _Mariana_. To say he did Were to affirm what oft his eyes avouched, What many an action testified--and yet, What wanted confirmation of his tongue." KNOWLES.
Chapter 2 of Hatchie, the Guardian Slave is here in full — 152 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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something done (usually as opposed to something said)
From this reading “To say he did Were to affirm what oft his eyes avouched, What many an action testified--and yet, What wanted confirmation of his tongue."”
establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts
From this reading “To say he did Were to affirm what oft his eyes avouched, What many an action testified--and yet, What wanted confirmation of his tongue."”
additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct
From this reading “To say he did Were to affirm what oft his eyes avouched, What many an action testified--and yet, What wanted confirmation of his tongue."”
held dear
From this reading “You loved, and he did love!”
many times at short intervals
From this reading “To say he did Were to affirm what oft his eyes avouched, What many an action testified--and yet, What wanted confirmation of his tongue."”
inflected form of “testify” — give testimony in a court of law
From this reading “To say he did Were to affirm what oft his eyes avouched, What many an action testified--and yet, What wanted confirmation of his tongue."”
a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
From this reading “To say he did Were to affirm what oft his eyes avouched, What many an action testified--and yet, What wanted confirmation of his tongue."”
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading “To say he did Were to affirm what oft his eyes avouched, What many an action testified--and yet, What wanted confirmation of his tongue."”
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something done (usually as opposed to something said)
From this reading To say he did Were to affirm what oft his eyes avouched, What many an action testified--and yet, What wanted confirmation of his tongue."
establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts
From this reading To say he did Were to affirm what oft his eyes avouched, What many an action testified--and yet, What wanted confirmation of his tongue."
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading To say he did Were to affirm what oft his eyes avouched, What many an action testified--and yet, What wanted confirmation of his tongue."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You loved, and he did love!
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From this reading To say he did Were to affirm what oft his eyes avouched, What many an action testified--and yet, What wanted confirmation of his tongue."
additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct
From this reading To say he did Were to affirm what oft his eyes avouched, What many an action testified--and yet, What wanted confirmation of his tongue."
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading You loved, and he did love!
opinion or judgment
From this reading To say he did Were to affirm what oft his eyes avouched, What many an action testified--and yet, What wanted confirmation of his tongue."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading You loved, and he did love!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading To say he did Were to affirm what oft his eyes avouched, What many an action testified--and yet, What wanted confirmation of his tongue."
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From this reading KNOWLES.
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From this reading "_Lorenzo_.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading You loved, and he did love!
held dear
From this reading You loved, and he did love!
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading To say he did Were to affirm what oft his eyes avouched, What many an action testified--and yet, What wanted confirmation of his tongue."
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From this reading _Mariana_.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading To say he did Were to affirm what oft his eyes avouched, What many an action testified--and yet, What wanted confirmation of his tongue."
many times at short intervals
From this reading To say he did Were to affirm what oft his eyes avouched, What many an action testified--and yet, What wanted confirmation of his tongue."
express in words
From this reading To say he did Were to affirm what oft his eyes avouched, What many an action testified--and yet, What wanted confirmation of his tongue."
inflected form of “testify” — give testimony in a court of law
From this reading To say he did Were to affirm what oft his eyes avouched, What many an action testified--and yet, What wanted confirmation of his tongue."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To say he did Were to affirm what oft his eyes avouched, What many an action testified--and yet, What wanted confirmation of his tongue."
a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
From this reading To say he did Were to affirm what oft his eyes avouched, What many an action testified--and yet, What wanted confirmation of his tongue."
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading To say he did Were to affirm what oft his eyes avouched, What many an action testified--and yet, What wanted confirmation of his tongue."
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading To say he did Were to affirm what oft his eyes avouched, What many an action testified--and yet, What wanted confirmation of his tongue."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading To say he did Were to affirm what oft his eyes avouched, What many an action testified--and yet, What wanted confirmation of his tongue."
but in spite of that
From this reading To say he did Were to affirm what oft his eyes avouched, What many an action testified--and yet, What wanted confirmation of his tongue."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You loved, and he did love!
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