Chapter 3 of Recalled to Life is here in full — 149 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter III
Chapter 3 of Recalled to Life is here in full — 149 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE STORY OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS The Inspector scanned me close for a few minutes in silence. He seemed doubtful, suspicious. At last he made a new move. "I believe you, Miss Callingham," he said, more gently. "I can see this train of thought distresses you too much.
Chapter 3 of Recalled to Life is here in full — 149 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “distress” — psychological suffering
From this reading “"I can see this train of thought distresses you too much.”
open to doubt or suspicion
From this reading “He seemed doubtful, suspicious.”
in a gradual manner
From this reading “"I believe you, Miss Callingham," he said, more gently.”
a high ranking police officer
From this reading “THE STORY OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS The Inspector scanned me close for a few minutes in silence.”
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “At last he made a new move.”
plural of “photograph” — a representation of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide or in digital format
From this reading “THE STORY OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS The Inspector scanned me close for a few minutes in silence.”
inflected form of “scan” — examine minutely or intensely
From this reading “THE STORY OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS The Inspector scanned me close for a few minutes in silence.”
openly distrustful and unwilling to confide
From this reading “He seemed doubtful, suspicious.”
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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 THE STORY OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS The Inspector scanned me close for a few minutes in silence.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At last he made a new move.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading "I believe you, Miss Callingham," he said, more gently.
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From this reading "I believe you, Miss Callingham," he said, more gently.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "I can see this train of thought distresses you too much.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading THE STORY OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS The Inspector scanned me close for a few minutes in silence.
plural of “distress” — psychological suffering
From this reading "I can see this train of thought distresses you too much.
open to doubt or suspicion
From this reading He seemed doubtful, suspicious.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading THE STORY OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS The Inspector scanned me close for a few minutes in silence.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE STORY OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS The Inspector scanned me close for a few minutes in silence.
in a gradual manner
From this reading "I believe you, Miss Callingham," he said, more gently.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He seemed doubtful, suspicious.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I believe you, Miss Callingham," he said, more gently.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE STORY OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS The Inspector scanned me close for a few minutes in silence.
a high ranking police officer
From this reading THE STORY OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS The Inspector scanned me close for a few minutes in silence.
immediately past
From this reading At last he made a new move.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading At last he made a new move.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE STORY OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS The Inspector scanned me close for a few minutes in silence.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading THE STORY OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS The Inspector scanned me close for a few minutes in silence.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading "I believe you, Miss Callingham," he said, more gently.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "I believe you, Miss Callingham," he said, more gently.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading At last he made a new move.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading "I can see this train of thought distresses you too much.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading At last he made a new move.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE STORY OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS The Inspector scanned me close for a few minutes in silence.
plural of “photograph” — a representation of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide or in digital format
From this reading THE STORY OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS The Inspector scanned me close for a few minutes in silence.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I believe you, Miss Callingham," he said, more gently.
inflected form of “scan” — examine minutely or intensely
From this reading THE STORY OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS The Inspector scanned me close for a few minutes in silence.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "I can see this train of thought distresses you too much.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading He seemed doubtful, suspicious.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading THE STORY OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS The Inspector scanned me close for a few minutes in silence.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading THE STORY OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS The Inspector scanned me close for a few minutes in silence.
openly distrustful and unwilling to confide
From this reading He seemed doubtful, suspicious.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE STORY OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS The Inspector scanned me close for a few minutes in silence.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "I can see this train of thought distresses you too much.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "I can see this train of thought distresses you too much.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading "I can see this train of thought distresses you too much.
create by training and teaching
From this reading "I can see this train of thought distresses you too much.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I believe you, Miss Callingham," he said, more gently.
Chapter 3 of Recalled to Life by Grant Allen holds 149 sentences, grouped into 30 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 3 holds 149 sentences of Recalled to Life, unabridged, divided into 30 reading sections.
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