Chapter 24 of Mary Olivier: a Life is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 24 of Mary Olivier: a Life is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Autumn and winter passed. She was thirty-two. III. When your mind stopped and stood still it could feel time. Time going fast, going faster and faster.
Chapter 24 of Mary Olivier: a Life is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the season when the leaves fall from the trees
From this reading “Autumn and winter passed.”
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading “Time going fast, going faster and faster.”
more quickly
From this reading “Time going fast, going faster and faster.”
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading “When your mind stopped and stood still it could feel time.”
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading “Autumn and winter passed.”
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading “When your mind stopped and stood still it could feel time.”
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading “When your mind stopped and stood still it could feel time.”
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading “Autumn and winter passed.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Autumn and winter passed.
the season when the leaves fall from the trees
From this reading Autumn and winter passed.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading When your mind stopped and stood still it could feel time.
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading Time going fast, going faster and faster.
more quickly
From this reading Time going fast, going faster and faster.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading When your mind stopped and stood still it could feel time.
the act of departing
From this reading Time going fast, going faster and faster.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading III.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When your mind stopped and stood still it could feel time.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading When your mind stopped and stood still it could feel time.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading Autumn and winter passed.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was thirty-two.
not in physical motion
From this reading When your mind stopped and stood still it could feel time.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading When your mind stopped and stood still it could feel time.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading When your mind stopped and stood still it could feel time.
being two more than thirty
From this reading She was thirty-two.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading When your mind stopped and stood still it could feel time.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was thirty-two.
at the time that
From this reading When your mind stopped and stood still it could feel time.
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading Autumn and winter passed.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading When your mind stopped and stood still it could feel time.
Chapter 24 of Mary Olivier: a Life by May Sinclair holds 404 sentences, grouped into 81 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.
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