Chapter 27 of Only a Girl's Love is here in full — 271 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 27 of Only a Girl's Love is here in full — 271 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Five minutes!" said Stella, warningly; and she turned her face from him, and kept her eyes fixed on the clock. "It will suffice," said Jasper. "I have to ask you to bear with me while I tell you a short history. I will mention no names--you yourself will be able to supply them. All I have to ask of you further is that you will hear me to the end.
Chapter 27 of Only a Girl's Love is here in full — 271 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a timepiece that shows the time of day
From this reading “"Five minutes!" said Stella, warningly; and she turned her face from him, and kept her eyes fixed on the clock.”
(of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value
From this reading “"Five minutes!" said Stella, warningly; and she turned her face from him, and kept her eyes fixed on the clock.”
an opaque form of quartz; red or yellow or brown or dark green in color; used for ornamentation or as a gemstone
From this reading “"It will suffice," said Jasper.”
make reference to
From this reading “I will mention no names--you yourself will be able to supply them.”
verbal abuse; a crude substitute for argument
From this reading “I will mention no names--you yourself will be able to supply them.”
United States minimalist painter (born in 1936)
From this reading “"Five minutes!" said Stella, warningly; and she turned her face from him, and kept her eyes fixed on the clock.”
be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity
From this reading “"It will suffice," said Jasper.”
give something useful or necessary to
From this reading “I will mention no names--you yourself will be able to supply them.”
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 “"Five minutes!" said Stella, warningly; and she turned her face from him, and kept her eyes fixed on the clock.”
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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 "I have to ask you to bear with me while I tell you a short history.
(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading I will mention no names--you yourself will be able to supply them.
(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 All I have to ask of you further is that you will hear me to the end.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Five minutes!" said Stella, warningly; and she turned her face from him, and kept her eyes fixed on the clock.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "I have to ask you to bear with me while I tell you a short history.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I will mention no names--you yourself will be able to supply them.
have
From this reading "I have to ask you to bear with me while I tell you a short history.
a timepiece that shows the time of day
From this reading "Five minutes!" said Stella, warningly; and she turned her face from him, and kept her eyes fixed on the clock.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading All I have to ask of you further is that you will hear me to the end.
opinion or judgment
From this reading "Five minutes!" said Stella, warningly; and she turned her face from him, and kept her eyes fixed on the clock.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading "Five minutes!" said Stella, warningly; and she turned her face from him, and kept her eyes fixed on the clock.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading "Five minutes!" said Stella, warningly; and she turned her face from him, and kept her eyes fixed on the clock.
(of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value
From this reading "Five minutes!" said Stella, warningly; and she turned her face from him, and kept her eyes fixed on the clock.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Five minutes!" said Stella, warningly; and she turned her face from him, and kept her eyes fixed on the clock.
to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)
From this reading All I have to ask of you further is that you will hear me to the end.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I have to ask you to bear with me while I tell you a short history.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading All I have to ask of you further is that you will hear me to the end.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Five minutes!" said Stella, warningly; and she turned her face from him, and kept her eyes fixed on the clock.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Five minutes!" said Stella, warningly; and she turned her face from him, and kept her eyes fixed on the clock.
the aggregate of past events
From this reading "I have to ask you to bear with me while I tell you a short history.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I have to ask you to bear with me while I tell you a short history.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading All I have to ask of you further is that you will hear me to the end.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It will suffice," said Jasper.
an opaque form of quartz; red or yellow or brown or dark green in color; used for ornamentation or as a gemstone
From this reading "It will suffice," said Jasper.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading "Five minutes!" said Stella, warningly; and she turned her face from him, and kept her eyes fixed on the clock.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I have to ask you to bear with me while I tell you a short history.
make reference to
From this reading I will mention no names--you yourself will be able to supply them.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading "Five minutes!" said Stella, warningly; and she turned her face from him, and kept her eyes fixed on the clock.
verbal abuse; a crude substitute for argument
From this reading I will mention no names--you yourself will be able to supply them.
not any; not one
From this reading I will mention no names--you yourself will be able to supply them.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading All I have to ask of you further is that you will hear me to the end.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Five minutes!" said Stella, warningly; and she turned her face from him, and kept her eyes fixed on the clock.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Five minutes!" said Stella, warningly; and she turned her face from him, and kept her eyes fixed on the clock.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Five minutes!" said Stella, warningly; and she turned her face from him, and kept her eyes fixed on the clock.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading "I have to ask you to bear with me while I tell you a short history.
United States minimalist painter (born in 1936)
From this reading "Five minutes!" said Stella, warningly; and she turned her face from him, and kept her eyes fixed on the clock.
be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity
From this reading "It will suffice," said Jasper.
give something useful or necessary to
From this reading I will mention no names--you yourself will be able to supply them.
express in words
From this reading "I have to ask you to bear with me while I tell you a short history.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading All I have to ask of you further is that you will hear me to the end.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Five minutes!" said Stella, warningly; and she turned her face from him, and kept her eyes fixed on the clock.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I will mention no names--you yourself will be able to supply them.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I have to ask you to bear with me while I tell you a short history.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading "Five minutes!" said Stella, warningly; and she turned her face from him, and kept her eyes fixed on the clock.
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From this reading "Five minutes!" said Stella, warningly; and she turned her face from him, and kept her eyes fixed on the clock.
during the time that
From this reading "I have to ask you to bear with me while I tell you a short history.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "It will suffice," said Jasper.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I have to ask you to bear with me while I tell you a short history.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I have to ask you to bear with me while I tell you a short history.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading I will mention no names--you yourself will be able to supply them.
Chapter 27 of Only a Girl's Love by Charles Garvice holds 271 sentences, grouped into 55 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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