Chapter 11 of Hidden Hand is here in full — 158 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XI
Chapter 11 of Hidden Hand is here in full — 158 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A MYSTERY AND A STORM AT HURRICANE HALL. Bid her address her prayers to Heaven! Learn if she there may be forgiven; Its mercy may absolve her yet! But here upon this earth beneath There is no spot where she and I Together for an hour could breathe! --Byron.
Chapter 11 of Hidden Hand is here in full — 158 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/31 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
grant remission of a sin to
From this reading “Learn if she there may be forgiven; Its mercy may absolve her yet!”
speak to
From this reading “Bid her address her prayers to Heaven!”
propose a payment
From this reading “Bid her address her prayers to Heaven!”
draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs
From this reading “But here upon this earth beneath There is no spot where she and I Together for an hour could breathe!”
English romantic poet notorious for his rebellious and unconventional lifestyle (1788-1824)
From this reading “--Byron.”
inflected form of “forgive” — stop blaming or grant forgiveness
From this reading “Learn if she there may be forgiven; Its mercy may absolve her yet!”
a severe tropical cyclone usually with heavy rains and winds moving at 63-136 knots (12 on the Beaufort scale)
From this reading “A MYSTERY AND A STORM AT HURRICANE HALL.”
plural of “prayer” — the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving)
From this reading “Bid her address her prayers to Heaven!”
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 “But here upon this earth beneath There is no spot where she and I Together for an hour could breathe!”
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 A MYSTERY AND A STORM AT HURRICANE HALL.
grant remission of a sin to
From this reading Learn if she there may be forgiven; Its mercy may absolve her yet!
speak to
From this reading Bid her address her prayers to Heaven!
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading But here upon this earth beneath There is no spot where she and I Together for an hour could breathe!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A MYSTERY AND A STORM AT HURRICANE HALL.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A MYSTERY AND A STORM AT HURRICANE HALL.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Learn if she there may be forgiven; Its mercy may absolve her yet!
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading But here upon this earth beneath There is no spot where she and I Together for an hour could breathe!
propose a payment
From this reading Bid her address her prayers to Heaven!
draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs
From this reading But here upon this earth beneath There is no spot where she and I Together for an hour could breathe!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But here upon this earth beneath There is no spot where she and I Together for an hour could breathe!
English romantic poet notorious for his rebellious and unconventional lifestyle (1788-1824)
From this reading --Byron.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading But here upon this earth beneath There is no spot where she and I Together for an hour could breathe!
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading But here upon this earth beneath There is no spot where she and I Together for an hour could breathe!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But here upon this earth beneath There is no spot where she and I Together for an hour could breathe!
inflected form of “forgive” — stop blaming or grant forgiveness
From this reading Learn if she there may be forgiven; Its mercy may absolve her yet!
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading A MYSTERY AND A STORM AT HURRICANE HALL.
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading Bid her address her prayers to Heaven!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Bid her address her prayers to Heaven!
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading But here upon this earth beneath There is no spot where she and I Together for an hour could breathe!
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading But here upon this earth beneath There is no spot where she and I Together for an hour could breathe!
a severe tropical cyclone usually with heavy rains and winds moving at 63-136 knots (12 on the Beaufort scale)
From this reading A MYSTERY AND A STORM AT HURRICANE HALL.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading But here upon this earth beneath There is no spot where she and I Together for an hour could breathe!
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Learn if she there may be forgiven; Its mercy may absolve her yet!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But here upon this earth beneath There is no spot where she and I Together for an hour could breathe!
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Learn if she there may be forgiven; Its mercy may absolve her yet!
gain knowledge or skills
From this reading Learn if she there may be forgiven; Its mercy may absolve her yet!
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Learn if she there may be forgiven; Its mercy may absolve her yet!
leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice
From this reading Learn if she there may be forgiven; Its mercy may absolve her yet!
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading A MYSTERY AND A STORM AT HURRICANE HALL.
not any; not one
From this reading But here upon this earth beneath There is no spot where she and I Together for an hour could breathe!
plural of “prayer” — the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving)
From this reading Bid her address her prayers to Heaven!
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Learn if she there may be forgiven; Its mercy may absolve her yet!
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading But here upon this earth beneath There is no spot where she and I Together for an hour could breathe!
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading A MYSTERY AND A STORM AT HURRICANE HALL.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Learn if she there may be forgiven; Its mercy may absolve her yet!
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But here upon this earth beneath There is no spot where she and I Together for an hour could breathe!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Bid her address her prayers to Heaven!
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading But here upon this earth beneath There is no spot where she and I Together for an hour could breathe!
a formal word for “on”
From this reading But here upon this earth beneath There is no spot where she and I Together for an hour could breathe!
in or at the place that
From this reading But here upon this earth beneath There is no spot where she and I Together for an hour could breathe!
but in spite of that
From this reading Learn if she there may be forgiven; Its mercy may absolve her yet!
Chapter 11 of Hidden Hand by Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte Southworth holds 158 sentences, grouped into 32 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 11 holds 158 sentences of Hidden Hand, unabridged, divided into 32 reading sections.
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