Chapter 24 of His fortunate Grace is here in full — 162 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 24 of His fortunate Grace is here in full — 162 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WHEN it was over and Mr. Forbes and his wife had returned to the hotel, she put her hands on his shoulders and looked him in the eyes. “Tell me,” she said imperiously; “have you really forgiven me? I have almost been sure at times that you had. I have felt it. But you have not been quite your old dear self.
Chapter 24 of His fortunate Grace is here in full — 162 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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inflected form of “forgive” — stop blaming or grant forgiveness
From this reading ““Tell me,” she said imperiously; “have you really forgiven me?”
a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading “WHEN it was over and Mr. Forbes and his wife had returned to the hotel, she put her hands on his shoulders and looked him in the eyes.”
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading ““Tell me,” she said imperiously; “have you really forgiven me?”
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading “WHEN it was over and Mr. Forbes and his wife had returned to the hotel, she put her hands on his shoulders and looked him in the eyes.”
your consciousness of your own identity
From this reading “But you have not been quite your old dear self.”
plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
From this reading “WHEN it was over and Mr. Forbes and his wife had returned to the hotel, she put her hands on his shoulders and looked him in the eyes.”
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading “I have almost been sure at times that you had.”
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading “WHEN it was over and Mr. Forbes and his wife had returned to the hotel, she put her hands on his shoulders and looked him in the eyes.”
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.
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sporadically and infrequently
In this reading “I have almost been sure at times that you had.”
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(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading I have almost been sure at times that you had.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading WHEN it was over and Mr. Forbes and his wife had returned to the hotel, she put her hands on his shoulders and looked him in the eyes.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I have almost been sure at times that you had.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I have almost been sure at times that you had.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But you have not been quite your old dear self.
dearly loved
From this reading But you have not been quite your old dear self.
opinion or judgment
From this reading WHEN it was over and Mr. Forbes and his wife had returned to the hotel, she put her hands on his shoulders and looked him in the eyes.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading I have felt it.
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From this reading WHEN it was over and Mr. Forbes and his wife had returned to the hotel, she put her hands on his shoulders and looked him in the eyes.
inflected form of “forgive” — stop blaming or grant forgiveness
From this reading “Tell me,” she said imperiously; “have you really forgiven me?
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading WHEN it was over and Mr. Forbes and his wife had returned to the hotel, she put her hands on his shoulders and looked him in the eyes.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading WHEN it was over and Mr. Forbes and his wife had returned to the hotel, she put her hands on his shoulders and looked him in the eyes.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Tell me,” she said imperiously; “have you really forgiven me?
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading WHEN it was over and Mr. Forbes and his wife had returned to the hotel, she put her hands on his shoulders and looked him in the eyes.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading WHEN it was over and Mr. Forbes and his wife had returned to the hotel, she put her hands on his shoulders and looked him in the eyes.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading WHEN it was over and Mr. Forbes and his wife had returned to the hotel, she put her hands on his shoulders and looked him in the eyes.
a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading WHEN it was over and Mr. Forbes and his wife had returned to the hotel, she put her hands on his shoulders and looked him in the eyes.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have almost been sure at times that you had.
in an imperious manner
From this reading “Tell me,” she said imperiously; “have you really forgiven me?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading WHEN it was over and Mr. Forbes and his wife had returned to the hotel, she put her hands on his shoulders and looked him in the eyes.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading WHEN it was over and Mr. Forbes and his wife had returned to the hotel, she put her hands on his shoulders and looked him in the eyes.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading WHEN it was over and Mr. Forbes and his wife had returned to the hotel, she put her hands on his shoulders and looked him in the eyes.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Tell me,” she said imperiously; “have you really forgiven me?
a form of address for a man
From this reading WHEN it was over and Mr. Forbes and his wife had returned to the hotel, she put her hands on his shoulders and looked him in the eyes.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But you have not been quite your old dear self.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading But you have not been quite your old dear self.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading WHEN it was over and Mr. Forbes and his wife had returned to the hotel, she put her hands on his shoulders and looked him in the eyes.
above and across; more than
From this reading WHEN it was over and Mr. Forbes and his wife had returned to the hotel, she put her hands on his shoulders and looked him in the eyes.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading WHEN it was over and Mr. Forbes and his wife had returned to the hotel, she put her hands on his shoulders and looked him in the eyes.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading But you have not been quite your old dear self.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading “Tell me,” she said imperiously; “have you really forgiven me?
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading WHEN it was over and Mr. Forbes and his wife had returned to the hotel, she put her hands on his shoulders and looked him in the eyes.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Tell me,” she said imperiously; “have you really forgiven me?
your consciousness of your own identity
From this reading But you have not been quite your old dear self.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading WHEN it was over and Mr. Forbes and his wife had returned to the hotel, she put her hands on his shoulders and looked him in the eyes.
plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
From this reading WHEN it was over and Mr. Forbes and his wife had returned to the hotel, she put her hands on his shoulders and looked him in the eyes.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading I have almost been sure at times that you had.
express in words
From this reading “Tell me,” she said imperiously; “have you really forgiven me?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I have almost been sure at times that you had.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WHEN it was over and Mr. Forbes and his wife had returned to the hotel, she put her hands on his shoulders and looked him in the eyes.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading I have almost been sure at times that you had.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading WHEN it was over and Mr. Forbes and his wife had returned to the hotel, she put her hands on his shoulders and looked him in the eyes.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading WHEN it was over and Mr. Forbes and his wife had returned to the hotel, she put her hands on his shoulders and looked him in the eyes.
at the time that
From this reading WHEN it was over and Mr. Forbes and his wife had returned to the hotel, she put her hands on his shoulders and looked him in the eyes.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading WHEN it was over and Mr. Forbes and his wife had returned to the hotel, she put her hands on his shoulders and looked him in the eyes.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Tell me,” she said imperiously; “have you really forgiven me?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But you have not been quite your old dear self.
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