Chapter 20 of Old Mortality, Complete is here in full — 104 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 20 of Old Mortality, Complete is here in full — 104 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Why, then, say an old man can do somewhat. Henry IV. Part II. We must now return to the tower of Tillietudlem, which the march of the Life-Guards, on the morning of this eventful day, had left to silence and anxiety. The assurances of Lord Evandale had not succeeded in quelling the apprehensions of Edith.
Chapter 20 of Old Mortality, Complete is here in full — 104 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(psychiatry) a relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders, usually accompanied by compulsive behavior or attacks of panic
From this reading “We must now return to the tower of Tillietudlem, which the march of the Life-Guards, on the morning of this eventful day, had left to silence and anxiety.”
plural of “apprehension” — fearful expectation or anticipation
From this reading “The assurances of Lord Evandale had not succeeded in quelling the apprehensions of Edith.”
plural of “assurance” — freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities
From this reading “The assurances of Lord Evandale had not succeeded in quelling the apprehensions of Edith.”
full of events or incidents
From this reading “We must now return to the tower of Tillietudlem, which the march of the Life-Guards, on the morning of this eventful day, had left to silence and anxiety.”
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading “Henry IV.”
forceful prevention; putting down by power or authority
From this reading “The assurances of Lord Evandale had not succeeded in quelling the apprehensions of Edith.”
past form of “succeed” — attain success or reach a desired goal
From this reading “The assurances of Lord Evandale had not succeeded in quelling the apprehensions of Edith.”
a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building
From this reading “We must now return to the tower of Tillietudlem, which the march of the Life-Guards, on the morning of this eventful day, had left to silence and anxiety.”
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Why, then, say an old man can do somewhat.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We must now return to the tower of Tillietudlem, which the march of the Life-Guards, on the morning of this eventful day, had left to silence and anxiety.
(psychiatry) a relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders, usually accompanied by compulsive behavior or attacks of panic
From this reading We must now return to the tower of Tillietudlem, which the march of the Life-Guards, on the morning of this eventful day, had left to silence and anxiety.
plural of “apprehension” — fearful expectation or anticipation
From this reading The assurances of Lord Evandale had not succeeded in quelling the apprehensions of Edith.
plural of “assurance” — freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities
From this reading The assurances of Lord Evandale had not succeeded in quelling the apprehensions of Edith.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Why, then, say an old man can do somewhat.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading We must now return to the tower of Tillietudlem, which the march of the Life-Guards, on the morning of this eventful day, had left to silence and anxiety.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Why, then, say an old man can do somewhat.
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From this reading The assurances of Lord Evandale had not succeeded in quelling the apprehensions of Edith.
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From this reading The assurances of Lord Evandale had not succeeded in quelling the apprehensions of Edith.
full of events or incidents
From this reading We must now return to the tower of Tillietudlem, which the march of the Life-Guards, on the morning of this eventful day, had left to silence and anxiety.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We must now return to the tower of Tillietudlem, which the march of the Life-Guards, on the morning of this eventful day, had left to silence and anxiety.
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading Henry IV.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Part II.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The assurances of Lord Evandale had not succeeded in quelling the apprehensions of Edith.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading Henry IV.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading We must now return to the tower of Tillietudlem, which the march of the Life-Guards, on the morning of this eventful day, had left to silence and anxiety.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We must now return to the tower of Tillietudlem, which the march of the Life-Guards, on the morning of this eventful day, had left to silence and anxiety.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading The assurances of Lord Evandale had not succeeded in quelling the apprehensions of Edith.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Why, then, say an old man can do somewhat.
march in a procession
From this reading We must now return to the tower of Tillietudlem, which the march of the Life-Guards, on the morning of this eventful day, had left to silence and anxiety.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading We must now return to the tower of Tillietudlem, which the march of the Life-Guards, on the morning of this eventful day, had left to silence and anxiety.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading We must now return to the tower of Tillietudlem, which the march of the Life-Guards, on the morning of this eventful day, had left to silence and anxiety.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The assurances of Lord Evandale had not succeeded in quelling the apprehensions of Edith.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading We must now return to the tower of Tillietudlem, which the march of the Life-Guards, on the morning of this eventful day, had left to silence and anxiety.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We must now return to the tower of Tillietudlem, which the march of the Life-Guards, on the morning of this eventful day, had left to silence and anxiety.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Why, then, say an old man can do somewhat.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading We must now return to the tower of Tillietudlem, which the march of the Life-Guards, on the morning of this eventful day, had left to silence and anxiety.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading Part II.
forceful prevention; putting down by power or authority
From this reading The assurances of Lord Evandale had not succeeded in quelling the apprehensions of Edith.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading We must now return to the tower of Tillietudlem, which the march of the Life-Guards, on the morning of this eventful day, had left to silence and anxiety.
express in words
From this reading Why, then, say an old man can do somewhat.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading We must now return to the tower of Tillietudlem, which the march of the Life-Guards, on the morning of this eventful day, had left to silence and anxiety.
to a small degree or extent
From this reading Why, then, say an old man can do somewhat.
past form of “succeed” — attain success or reach a desired goal
From this reading The assurances of Lord Evandale had not succeeded in quelling the apprehensions of Edith.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We must now return to the tower of Tillietudlem, which the march of the Life-Guards, on the morning of this eventful day, had left to silence and anxiety.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Why, then, say an old man can do somewhat.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading We must now return to the tower of Tillietudlem, which the march of the Life-Guards, on the morning of this eventful day, had left to silence and anxiety.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We must now return to the tower of Tillietudlem, which the march of the Life-Guards, on the morning of this eventful day, had left to silence and anxiety.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We must now return to the tower of Tillietudlem, which the march of the Life-Guards, on the morning of this eventful day, had left to silence and anxiety.
a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building
From this reading We must now return to the tower of Tillietudlem, which the march of the Life-Guards, on the morning of this eventful day, had left to silence and anxiety.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We must now return to the tower of Tillietudlem, which the march of the Life-Guards, on the morning of this eventful day, had left to silence and anxiety.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading We must now return to the tower of Tillietudlem, which the march of the Life-Guards, on the morning of this eventful day, had left to silence and anxiety.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why, then, say an old man can do somewhat.
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