Chapter 32 of Leslie's Loyalty is here in full — 360 sentences across 72 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 32 of Leslie's Loyalty is here in full — 360 sentences across 72 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"POOR GIRL!" Ralph Duncombe stood looking at the ring as a man looks upon some trinket he has happened on that belonged to some dearly loved friend long since dead. The ring he had given to Leslie! Back in a flash came the memory of that morning he had given it to her. The sea, the beach, the lovely face floated before his eyes and made him giddy.
Chapter 32 of Leslie's Loyalty is here in full — 360 sentences across 72 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake
From this reading “The sea, the beach, the lovely face floated before his eyes and made him giddy.”
past form of “belong” — be owned by; be in the possession of
From this reading “Ralph Duncombe stood looking at the ring as a man looks upon some trinket he has happened on that belonged to some dearly loved friend long since dead.”
in a sincere and heartfelt manner
From this reading “Ralph Duncombe stood looking at the ring as a man looks upon some trinket he has happened on that belonged to some dearly loved friend long since dead.”
gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading “Back in a flash came the memory of that morning he had given it to her.”
past form of “float” — be in motion due to some air or water current
From this reading “The sea, the beach, the lovely face floated before his eyes and made him giddy.”
having or causing a whirling sensation; liable to falling
From this reading “The sea, the beach, the lovely face floated before his eyes and made him giddy.”
sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading “Ralph Duncombe stood looking at the ring as a man looks upon some trinket he has happened on that belonged to some dearly loved friend long since dead.”
cheap showy jewelry or ornament on clothing
From this reading “Ralph Duncombe stood looking at the ring as a man looks upon some trinket he has happened on that belonged to some dearly loved friend long since dead.”
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 “Ralph Duncombe stood looking at the ring as a man looks upon some trinket he has happened on that belonged to some dearly loved friend long since dead.”
In this reading “Ralph Duncombe stood looking at the ring as a man looks upon some trinket he has happened on that belonged to some dearly loved friend long since dead.”
In this reading “"POOR GIRL!"”
In this reading “The sea, the beach, the lovely face floated before his eyes and made him giddy.”
look on as or consider
In this reading “Ralph Duncombe stood looking at the ring as a man looks upon some trinket he has happened on that belonged to some dearly loved friend long since dead.”
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 before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Ralph Duncombe stood looking at the ring as a man looks upon some trinket he has happened on that belonged to some dearly loved friend long since dead.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The sea, the beach, the lovely face floated before his eyes and made him giddy.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Ralph Duncombe stood looking at the ring as a man looks upon some trinket he has happened on that belonged to some dearly loved friend long since dead.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Ralph Duncombe stood looking at the ring as a man looks upon some trinket he has happened on that belonged to some dearly loved friend long since dead.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Back in a flash came the memory of that morning he had given it to her.
an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake
From this reading The sea, the beach, the lovely face floated before his eyes and made him giddy.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The sea, the beach, the lovely face floated before his eyes and made him giddy.
past form of “belong” — be owned by; be in the possession of
From this reading Ralph Duncombe stood looking at the ring as a man looks upon some trinket he has happened on that belonged to some dearly loved friend long since dead.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Back in a flash came the memory of that morning he had given it to her.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading Ralph Duncombe stood looking at the ring as a man looks upon some trinket he has happened on that belonged to some dearly loved friend long since dead.
in a sincere and heartfelt manner
From this reading Ralph Duncombe stood looking at the ring as a man looks upon some trinket he has happened on that belonged to some dearly loved friend long since dead.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ralph Duncombe stood looking at the ring as a man looks upon some trinket he has happened on that belonged to some dearly loved friend long since dead.
opinion or judgment
From this reading The sea, the beach, the lovely face floated before his eyes and made him giddy.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading The sea, the beach, the lovely face floated before his eyes and made him giddy.
gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading Back in a flash came the memory of that morning he had given it to her.
past form of “float” — be in motion due to some air or water current
From this reading The sea, the beach, the lovely face floated before his eyes and made him giddy.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Ralph Duncombe stood looking at the ring as a man looks upon some trinket he has happened on that belonged to some dearly loved friend long since dead.
having or causing a whirling sensation; liable to falling
From this reading The sea, the beach, the lovely face floated before his eyes and made him giddy.
a young female
From this reading "POOR GIRL!"
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading The ring he had given to Leslie!
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The ring he had given to Leslie!
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading Ralph Duncombe stood looking at the ring as a man looks upon some trinket he has happened on that belonged to some dearly loved friend long since dead.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Ralph Duncombe stood looking at the ring as a man looks upon some trinket he has happened on that belonged to some dearly loved friend long since dead.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Ralph Duncombe stood looking at the ring as a man looks upon some trinket he has happened on that belonged to some dearly loved friend long since dead.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Back in a flash came the memory of that morning he had given it to her.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The sea, the beach, the lovely face floated before his eyes and made him giddy.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The sea, the beach, the lovely face floated before his eyes and made him giddy.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Back in a flash came the memory of that morning he had given it to her.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Back in a flash came the memory of that morning he had given it to her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The ring he had given to Leslie!
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 Ralph Duncombe stood looking at the ring as a man looks upon some trinket he has happened on that belonged to some dearly loved friend long since dead.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading Ralph Duncombe stood looking at the ring as a man looks upon some trinket he has happened on that belonged to some dearly loved friend long since dead.
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading Ralph Duncombe stood looking at the ring as a man looks upon some trinket he has happened on that belonged to some dearly loved friend long since dead.
held dear
From this reading Ralph Duncombe stood looking at the ring as a man looks upon some trinket he has happened on that belonged to some dearly loved friend long since dead.
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
From this reading The sea, the beach, the lovely face floated before his eyes and made him giddy.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The sea, the beach, the lovely face floated before his eyes and made him giddy.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Ralph Duncombe stood looking at the ring as a man looks upon some trinket he has happened on that belonged to some dearly loved friend long since dead.
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading Back in a flash came the memory of that morning he had given it to her.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Back in a flash came the memory of that morning he had given it to her.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Back in a flash came the memory of that morning he had given it to her.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Ralph Duncombe stood looking at the ring as a man looks upon some trinket he has happened on that belonged to some dearly loved friend long since dead.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading "POOR GIRL!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ralph Duncombe stood looking at the ring as a man looks upon some trinket he has happened on that belonged to some dearly loved friend long since dead.
sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading Ralph Duncombe stood looking at the ring as a man looks upon some trinket he has happened on that belonged to some dearly loved friend long since dead.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading The sea, the beach, the lovely face floated before his eyes and made him giddy.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Ralph Duncombe stood looking at the ring as a man looks upon some trinket he has happened on that belonged to some dearly loved friend long since dead.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Ralph Duncombe stood looking at the ring as a man looks upon some trinket he has happened on that belonged to some dearly loved friend long since dead.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Ralph Duncombe stood looking at the ring as a man looks upon some trinket he has happened on that belonged to some dearly loved friend long since dead.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Ralph Duncombe stood looking at the ring as a man looks upon some trinket he has happened on that belonged to some dearly loved friend long since dead.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Ralph Duncombe stood looking at the ring as a man looks upon some trinket he has happened on that belonged to some dearly loved friend long since dead.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Ralph Duncombe stood looking at the ring as a man looks upon some trinket he has happened on that belonged to some dearly loved friend long since dead.
cheap showy jewelry or ornament on clothing
From this reading Ralph Duncombe stood looking at the ring as a man looks upon some trinket he has happened on that belonged to some dearly loved friend long since dead.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Ralph Duncombe stood looking at the ring as a man looks upon some trinket he has happened on that belonged to some dearly loved friend long since dead.
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