Chapter 17 of Lo, Michael! is here in full — 192 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 17 of Lo, Michael! is here in full — 192 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Those were trying days for Michael. The weather had turned suddenly very warm. The office was sometimes stifling. The daily routine got upon his nerves, he who had never before known that he had nerves. There was always the aching thought that Starr was gone from him—forever—and now he had by his own word cut loose from her father—forever!
Chapter 17 of Lo, Michael! is here in full — 192 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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causing a dull and steady pain
From this reading “There was always the aching thought that Starr was gone from him—forever—and now he had by his own word cut loose from her father—forever!”
for a limitless time
From this reading “There was always the aching thought that Starr was gone from him—forever—and now he had by his own word cut loose from her father—forever!”
not compact or dense in structure or arrangement
From this reading “There was always the aching thought that Starr was gone from him—forever—and now he had by his own word cut loose from her father—forever!”
(Old Testament) the guardian archangel of the Jews
From this reading “Those were trying days for Michael.”
an uneasy psychological state
From this reading “The daily routine got upon his nerves, he who had never before known that he had nerves.”
an unvarying or habitual method or procedure
From this reading “The daily routine got upon his nerves, he who had never before known that he had nerves.”
rock star and drummer for the Beatles (born in 1940)
From this reading “There was always the aching thought that Starr was gone from him—forever—and now he had by his own word cut loose from her father—forever!”
forceful prevention; putting down by power or authority
From this reading “The office was sometimes stifling.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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causing a dull and steady pain
From this reading There was always the aching thought that Starr was gone from him—forever—and now he had by his own word cut loose from her father—forever!
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading There was always the aching thought that Starr was gone from him—forever—and now he had by his own word cut loose from her father—forever!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was always the aching thought that Starr was gone from him—forever—and now he had by his own word cut loose from her father—forever!
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The daily routine got upon his nerves, he who had never before known that he had nerves.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading There was always the aching thought that Starr was gone from him—forever—and now he had by his own word cut loose from her father—forever!
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading There was always the aching thought that Starr was gone from him—forever—and now he had by his own word cut loose from her father—forever!
every day; without missing a day
From this reading The daily routine got upon his nerves, he who had never before known that he had nerves.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Those were trying days for Michael.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading There was always the aching thought that Starr was gone from him—forever—and now he had by his own word cut loose from her father—forever!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Those were trying days for Michael.
for a limitless time
From this reading There was always the aching thought that Starr was gone from him—forever—and now he had by his own word cut loose from her father—forever!
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading There was always the aching thought that Starr was gone from him—forever—and now he had by his own word cut loose from her father—forever!
destroyed or killed
From this reading There was always the aching thought that Starr was gone from him—forever—and now he had by his own word cut loose from her father—forever!
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading The daily routine got upon his nerves, he who had never before known that he had nerves.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The weather had turned suddenly very warm.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The daily routine got upon his nerves, he who had never before known that he had nerves.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading There was always the aching thought that Starr was gone from him—forever—and now he had by his own word cut loose from her father—forever!
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There was always the aching thought that Starr was gone from him—forever—and now he had by his own word cut loose from her father—forever!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The daily routine got upon his nerves, he who had never before known that he had nerves.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading The daily routine got upon his nerves, he who had never before known that he had nerves.
not compact or dense in structure or arrangement
From this reading There was always the aching thought that Starr was gone from him—forever—and now he had by his own word cut loose from her father—forever!
(Old Testament) the guardian archangel of the Jews
From this reading Those were trying days for Michael.
an uneasy psychological state
From this reading The daily routine got upon his nerves, he who had never before known that he had nerves.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading The daily routine got upon his nerves, he who had never before known that he had nerves.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading There was always the aching thought that Starr was gone from him—forever—and now he had by his own word cut loose from her father—forever!
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading The office was sometimes stifling.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading There was always the aching thought that Starr was gone from him—forever—and now he had by his own word cut loose from her father—forever!
an unvarying or habitual method or procedure
From this reading The daily routine got upon his nerves, he who had never before known that he had nerves.
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading The office was sometimes stifling.
rock star and drummer for the Beatles (born in 1940)
From this reading There was always the aching thought that Starr was gone from him—forever—and now he had by his own word cut loose from her father—forever!
forceful prevention; putting down by power or authority
From this reading The office was sometimes stifling.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading The weather had turned suddenly very warm.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The daily routine got upon his nerves, he who had never before known that he had nerves.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The weather had turned suddenly very warm.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was always the aching thought that Starr was gone from him—forever—and now he had by his own word cut loose from her father—forever!
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Those were trying days for Michael.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading There was always the aching thought that Starr was gone from him—forever—and now he had by his own word cut loose from her father—forever!
hard to endure
From this reading Those were trying days for Michael.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading The weather had turned suddenly very warm.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The daily routine got upon his nerves, he who had never before known that he had nerves.
precisely as stated
From this reading The weather had turned suddenly very warm.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading The weather had turned suddenly very warm.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The office was sometimes stifling.
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading The weather had turned suddenly very warm.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Those were trying days for Michael.
which person or people
From this reading The daily routine got upon his nerves, he who had never before known that he had nerves.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading There was always the aching thought that Starr was gone from him—forever—and now he had by his own word cut loose from her father—forever!
Chapter 17 of Lo, Michael! by Grace Livingston Hill holds 192 sentences, grouped into 39 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 17 holds 192 sentences of Lo, Michael!, unabridged, divided into 39 reading sections.
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