Chapter 19 of No Surrender is here in full — 287 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 19 of No Surrender is here in full — 287 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Well, thank God this wretched business has come to a satisfactory end at last. It made me desperate to think I was the cause of it. I congratulate you with all my heart on your release, father." So saying, Max Brunnow warmly embraced his father, who replied with a half smile: "It was not an altogether unexpected solution of the question.
Chapter 19 of No Surrender is here in full — 287 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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say something to someone that expresses praise
From this reading “I congratulate you with all my heart on your release, father."”
past form of “embrace” — include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory
From this reading “So saying, Max Brunnow warmly embraced his father, who replied with a half smile:”
street names for gamma hydroxybutyrate
From this reading “So saying, Max Brunnow warmly embraced his father, who replied with a half smile:”
release, as from one's grip
From this reading “I congratulate you with all my heart on your release, father."”
giving satisfaction
From this reading “"Well, thank God this wretched business has come to a satisfactory end at last.”
a homogeneous mixture of two or more substances; frequently (but not necessarily) a liquid solution
From this reading “"It was not an altogether unexpected solution of the question.”
not expected or anticipated
From this reading “"It was not an altogether unexpected solution of the question.”
in a hearty manner
From this reading “So saying, Max Brunnow warmly embraced his father, who replied with a half smile:”
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 “"Well, thank God this wretched business has come to a satisfactory end at last.”
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 "Well, thank God this wretched business has come to a satisfactory end at last.
(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 I congratulate you with all my heart on your release, father."
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading "It was not an altogether unexpected solution of the question.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "It was not an altogether unexpected solution of the question.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Well, thank God this wretched business has come to a satisfactory end at last.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So saying, Max Brunnow warmly embraced his father, who replied with a half smile:
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading "Well, thank God this wretched business has come to a satisfactory end at last.
events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading It made me desperate to think I was the cause of it.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Well, thank God this wretched business has come to a satisfactory end at last.
say something to someone that expresses praise
From this reading I congratulate you with all my heart on your release, father."
arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope
From this reading It made me desperate to think I was the cause of it.
past form of “embrace” — include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory
From this reading So saying, Max Brunnow warmly embraced his father, who replied with a half smile:
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading "Well, thank God this wretched business has come to a satisfactory end at last.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading I congratulate you with all my heart on your release, father."
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading "Well, thank God this wretched business has come to a satisfactory end at last.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading So saying, Max Brunnow warmly embraced his father, who replied with a half smile:
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Well, thank God this wretched business has come to a satisfactory end at last.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading I congratulate you with all my heart on your release, father."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading So saying, Max Brunnow warmly embraced his father, who replied with a half smile:
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It made me desperate to think I was the cause of it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It made me desperate to think I was the cause of it.
immediately past
From this reading "Well, thank God this wretched business has come to a satisfactory end at last.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading It made me desperate to think I was the cause of it.
street names for gamma hydroxybutyrate
From this reading So saying, Max Brunnow warmly embraced his father, who replied with a half smile:
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It made me desperate to think I was the cause of it.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I congratulate you with all my heart on your release, father."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "It was not an altogether unexpected solution of the question.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It made me desperate to think I was the cause of it.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I congratulate you with all my heart on your release, father."
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading "It was not an altogether unexpected solution of the question.
release, as from one's grip
From this reading I congratulate you with all my heart on your release, father."
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading So saying, Max Brunnow warmly embraced his father, who replied with a half smile:
giving satisfaction
From this reading "Well, thank God this wretched business has come to a satisfactory end at last.
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading So saying, Max Brunnow warmly embraced his father, who replied with a half smile:
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading So saying, Max Brunnow warmly embraced his father, who replied with a half smile:
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So saying, Max Brunnow warmly embraced his father, who replied with a half smile:
a homogeneous mixture of two or more substances; frequently (but not necessarily) a liquid solution
From this reading "It was not an altogether unexpected solution of the question.
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading "Well, thank God this wretched business has come to a satisfactory end at last.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It made me desperate to think I was the cause of it.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading It made me desperate to think I was the cause of it.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Well, thank God this wretched business has come to a satisfactory end at last.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Well, thank God this wretched business has come to a satisfactory end at last.
not expected or anticipated
From this reading "It was not an altogether unexpected solution of the question.
in a hearty manner
From this reading So saying, Max Brunnow warmly embraced his father, who replied with a half smile:
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It made me desperate to think I was the cause of it.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well, thank God this wretched business has come to a satisfactory end at last.
which person or people
From this reading So saying, Max Brunnow warmly embraced his father, who replied with a half smile:
in the company of; together with
From this reading I congratulate you with all my heart on your release, father."
of very poor quality or condition
From this reading "Well, thank God this wretched business has come to a satisfactory end at last.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I congratulate you with all my heart on your release, father."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I congratulate you with all my heart on your release, father."
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