Chapter 6 of Once Upon A Time is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 6 of Once Upon A Time is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Now that we are so near," she murmured, "I have got to tell you something. If you did not know I would feel I had not been fair. You might think that when you were doing so much for me I should have been more honest." She drew a long breath. "It's so hard," she said.
Chapter 6 of Once Upon A Time is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading “She drew a long breath.”
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading “You might think that when you were doing so much for me I should have been more honest."”
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading “She drew a long breath.”
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading “If you did not know I would feel I had not been fair.”
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading “If you did not know I would feel I had not been fair.”
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading “"It's so hard," she said.”
not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent
From this reading “You might think that when you were doing so much for me I should have been more honest."”
past form of “murmur” — speak softly or indistinctly
From this reading “"Now that we are so near," she murmured, "I have got to tell you something.”
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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 She drew a long breath.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Now that we are so near," she murmured, "I have got to tell you something.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading If you did not know I would feel I had not been fair.
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading She drew a long breath.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading If you did not know I would feel I had not been fair.
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading You might think that when you were doing so much for me I should have been more honest."
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading She drew a long breath.
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading If you did not know I would feel I had not been fair.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading If you did not know I would feel I had not been fair.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading You might think that when you were doing so much for me I should have been more honest."
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Now that we are so near," she murmured, "I have got to tell you something.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading If you did not know I would feel I had not been fair.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading "It's so hard," she said.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Now that we are so near," she murmured, "I have got to tell you something.
not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent
From this reading You might think that when you were doing so much for me I should have been more honest."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Now that we are so near," she murmured, "I have got to tell you something.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If you did not know I would feel I had not been fair.
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From this reading "It's so hard," she said.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading If you did not know I would feel I had not been fair.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading She drew a long breath.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You might think that when you were doing so much for me I should have been more honest."
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading You might think that when you were doing so much for me I should have been more honest."
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading You might think that when you were doing so much for me I should have been more honest."
to a great degree or extent
From this reading You might think that when you were doing so much for me I should have been more honest."
past form of “murmur” — speak softly or indistinctly
From this reading "Now that we are so near," she murmured, "I have got to tell you something.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading "Now that we are so near," she murmured, "I have got to tell you something.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading If you did not know I would feel I had not been fair.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Now that we are so near," she murmured, "I have got to tell you something.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "It's so hard," she said.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Now that we are so near," she murmured, "I have got to tell you something.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading You might think that when you were doing so much for me I should have been more honest."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Now that we are so near," she murmured, "I have got to tell you something.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "Now that we are so near," she murmured, "I have got to tell you something.
express in words
From this reading "Now that we are so near," she murmured, "I have got to tell you something.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Now that we are so near," she murmured, "I have got to tell you something.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading You might think that when you were doing so much for me I should have been more honest."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Now that we are so near," she murmured, "I have got to tell you something.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Now that we are so near," she murmured, "I have got to tell you something.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading You might think that when you were doing so much for me I should have been more honest."
at the time that
From this reading You might think that when you were doing so much for me I should have been more honest."
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading If you did not know I would feel I had not been fair.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Now that we are so near," she murmured, "I have got to tell you something.
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