Chapter 8 of Master of the Vineyard is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Master of the Vineyard is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Say it," he pleaded. "Say you love me!" "I do," she whispered. "Oh, have pity, and let me go!" "And I," he answered, with his face illumined, "love you with all my heart and soul and strength and will--with every fibre of my being, for now and for ever.
Chapter 8 of Master of the Vineyard is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading “"And I," he answered, with his face illumined, "love you with all my heart and soul and strength and will--with every fibre of my being, for now and for ever.”
a slender and greatly elongated substance capable of being spun into yarn
From this reading “"And I," he answered, with his face illumined, "love you with all my heart and soul and strength and will--with every fibre of my being, for now and for ever.”
past form of “illumine” — make lighter or brighter
From this reading “"And I," he answered, with his face illumined, "love you with all my heart and soul and strength and will--with every fibre of my being, for now and for ever.”
a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others
From this reading “"Oh, have pity, and let me go!"”
past form of “plead” — appeal or request earnestly
From this reading “"Say it," he pleaded.”
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading “"And I," he answered, with his face illumined, "love you with all my heart and soul and strength and will--with every fibre of my being, for now and for ever.”
the property of being physically or mentally strong
From this reading “"And I," he answered, with his face illumined, "love you with all my heart and soul and strength and will--with every fibre of my being, for now and for ever.”
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading “"I do," she whispered.”
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(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "And I," he answered, with his face illumined, "love you with all my heart and soul and strength and will--with every fibre of my being, for now and for ever.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Oh, have pity, and let me go!"
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "And I," he answered, with his face illumined, "love you with all my heart and soul and strength and will--with every fibre of my being, for now and for ever.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading "And I," he answered, with his face illumined, "love you with all my heart and soul and strength and will--with every fibre of my being, for now and for ever.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "I do," she whispered.
at any time
From this reading "And I," he answered, with his face illumined, "love you with all my heart and soul and strength and will--with every fibre of my being, for now and for ever.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading "And I," he answered, with his face illumined, "love you with all my heart and soul and strength and will--with every fibre of my being, for now and for ever.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading "And I," he answered, with his face illumined, "love you with all my heart and soul and strength and will--with every fibre of my being, for now and for ever.
a slender and greatly elongated substance capable of being spun into yarn
From this reading "And I," he answered, with his face illumined, "love you with all my heart and soul and strength and will--with every fibre of my being, for now and for ever.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "And I," he answered, with his face illumined, "love you with all my heart and soul and strength and will--with every fibre of my being, for now and for ever.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Oh, have pity, and let me go!"
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Oh, have pity, and let me go!"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Say it," he pleaded.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading "And I," he answered, with his face illumined, "love you with all my heart and soul and strength and will--with every fibre of my being, for now and for ever.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "And I," he answered, with his face illumined, "love you with all my heart and soul and strength and will--with every fibre of my being, for now and for ever.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I do," she whispered.
past form of “illumine” — make lighter or brighter
From this reading "And I," he answered, with his face illumined, "love you with all my heart and soul and strength and will--with every fibre of my being, for now and for ever.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Say it," he pleaded.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Oh, have pity, and let me go!"
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading "Say you love me!"
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Say you love me!"
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "And I," he answered, with his face illumined, "love you with all my heart and soul and strength and will--with every fibre of my being, for now and for ever.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "And I," he answered, with his face illumined, "love you with all my heart and soul and strength and will--with every fibre of my being, for now and for ever.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "And I," he answered, with his face illumined, "love you with all my heart and soul and strength and will--with every fibre of my being, for now and for ever.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, have pity, and let me go!"
a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others
From this reading "Oh, have pity, and let me go!"
past form of “plead” — appeal or request earnestly
From this reading "Say it," he pleaded.
express in words
From this reading "Say it," he pleaded.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I do," she whispered.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading "And I," he answered, with his face illumined, "love you with all my heart and soul and strength and will--with every fibre of my being, for now and for ever.
the property of being physically or mentally strong
From this reading "And I," he answered, with his face illumined, "love you with all my heart and soul and strength and will--with every fibre of my being, for now and for ever.
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading "I do," she whispered.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "And I," he answered, with his face illumined, "love you with all my heart and soul and strength and will--with every fibre of my being, for now and for ever.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "And I," he answered, with his face illumined, "love you with all my heart and soul and strength and will--with every fibre of my being, for now and for ever.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Say you love me!"
Chapter 8 of Master of the Vineyard by Myrtle Reed holds 415 sentences, grouped into 83 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 8 holds 415 sentences of Master of the Vineyard, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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