Chapter 19 of His fortunate Grace is here in full — 65 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 19 of His fortunate Grace is here in full — 65 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MR. FORBES read his wife’s second letter with dry eyes. His face, during the past weeks, had been habitually hard and severe. He looked older. It was a long letter.
Chapter 19 of His fortunate Grace is here in full — 65 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet
From this reading “FORBES read his wife’s second letter with dry eyes.”
according to habit or custom
From this reading “His face, during the past weeks, had been habitually hard and severe.”
advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)
From this reading “He looked older.”
the time that has elapsed
From this reading “His face, during the past weeks, had been habitually hard and severe.”
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading “FORBES read his wife’s second letter with dry eyes.”
intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality
From this reading “His face, during the past weeks, had been habitually hard and severe.”
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading “His face, during the past weeks, had been habitually hard and severe.”
possessive form of “wife” — a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
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 “His face, during the past weeks, had been habitually hard and severe.”
In this reading “His face, during the past weeks, had been habitually hard and severe.”
In this reading “FORBES read his wife’s second letter with dry eyes.”
In this reading “It was a long letter.”
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 It was a long letter.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His face, during the past weeks, had been habitually hard and severe.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading His face, during the past weeks, had been habitually hard and severe.
free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet
From this reading FORBES read his wife’s second letter with dry eyes.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading His face, during the past weeks, had been habitually hard and severe.
opinion or judgment
From this reading FORBES read his wife’s second letter with dry eyes.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading His face, during the past weeks, had been habitually hard and severe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FORBES read his wife’s second letter with dry eyes.
according to habit or custom
From this reading His face, during the past weeks, had been habitually hard and severe.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading His face, during the past weeks, had been habitually hard and severe.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading His face, during the past weeks, had been habitually hard and severe.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He looked older.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading FORBES read his wife’s second letter with dry eyes.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a long letter.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading FORBES read his wife’s second letter with dry eyes.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading It was a long letter.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading He looked older.
a form of address for a man
From this reading MR.
advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)
From this reading He looked older.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading His face, during the past weeks, had been habitually hard and severe.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading FORBES read his wife’s second letter with dry eyes.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading FORBES read his wife’s second letter with dry eyes.
intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality
From this reading His face, during the past weeks, had been habitually hard and severe.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading His face, during the past weeks, had been habitually hard and severe.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a long letter.
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading His face, during the past weeks, had been habitually hard and severe.
possessive form of “wife” — a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading FORBES read his wife’s second letter with dry eyes.
in the company of; together with
From this reading FORBES read his wife’s second letter with dry eyes.
Chapter 19 of His fortunate Grace by Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton holds 65 sentences, grouped into 13 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 19 holds 65 sentences of His fortunate Grace, unabridged, divided into 13 reading sections.
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