Chapter 22 of Recalled to Life is here in full — 186 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXII
Chapter 22 of Recalled to Life is here in full — 186 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE FATAL SHOT "Thank God, Una," Jack cried, "you remember it now even better than I do!" "Remember it!" I answered, holding my brow with my hands to keep the flood of thought from bursting it to fragments. "Remember it! Why, it comes back to me like waves of fire and burns me.
Chapter 22 of Recalled to Life is here in full — 186 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the part of the face above the eyes
From this reading “I answered, holding my brow with my hands to keep the flood of thought from bursting it to fragments.”
United States comedian and film actor (1896-1996)
From this reading “Why, it comes back to me like waves of fire and burns me.”
-ing form of “burst” — come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
From this reading “I answered, holding my brow with my hands to keep the flood of thought from bursting it to fragments.”
bringing death
From this reading “THE FATAL SHOT "Thank God, Una," Jack cried, "you remember it now even better than I do!"”
the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land
From this reading “I answered, holding my brow with my hands to keep the flood of thought from bursting it to fragments.”
plural of “fragment” — a piece broken off or cut off of something else
From this reading “I answered, holding my brow with my hands to keep the flood of thought from bursting it to fragments.”
a small worthless amount
From this reading “THE FATAL SHOT "Thank God, Una," Jack cried, "you remember it now even better than I do!"”
plural of “wave” — one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading “Why, it comes back to me like waves of fire and burns me.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Why, it comes back to me like waves of fire and burns me.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading I answered, holding my brow with my hands to keep the flood of thought from bursting it to fragments.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Why, it comes back to me like waves of fire and burns me.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading THE FATAL SHOT "Thank God, Una," Jack cried, "you remember it now even better than I do!"
the part of the face above the eyes
From this reading I answered, holding my brow with my hands to keep the flood of thought from bursting it to fragments.
United States comedian and film actor (1896-1996)
From this reading Why, it comes back to me like waves of fire and burns me.
-ing form of “burst” — come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
From this reading I answered, holding my brow with my hands to keep the flood of thought from bursting it to fragments.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading Why, it comes back to me like waves of fire and burns me.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading THE FATAL SHOT "Thank God, Una," Jack cried, "you remember it now even better than I do!"
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading THE FATAL SHOT "Thank God, Una," Jack cried, "you remember it now even better than I do!"
divisible by two
From this reading THE FATAL SHOT "Thank God, Una," Jack cried, "you remember it now even better than I do!"
bringing death
From this reading THE FATAL SHOT "Thank God, Una," Jack cried, "you remember it now even better than I do!"
start firing a weapon
From this reading Why, it comes back to me like waves of fire and burns me.
the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land
From this reading I answered, holding my brow with my hands to keep the flood of thought from bursting it to fragments.
plural of “fragment” — a piece broken off or cut off of something else
From this reading I answered, holding my brow with my hands to keep the flood of thought from bursting it to fragments.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I answered, holding my brow with my hands to keep the flood of thought from bursting it to fragments.
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 THE FATAL SHOT "Thank God, Una," Jack cried, "you remember it now even better than I do!"
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading I answered, holding my brow with my hands to keep the flood of thought from bursting it to fragments.
the act of retaining something
From this reading I answered, holding my brow with my hands to keep the flood of thought from bursting it to fragments.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE FATAL SHOT "Thank God, Una," Jack cried, "you remember it now even better than I do!"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE FATAL SHOT "Thank God, Una," Jack cried, "you remember it now even better than I do!"
a small worthless amount
From this reading THE FATAL SHOT "Thank God, Una," Jack cried, "you remember it now even better than I do!"
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading I answered, holding my brow with my hands to keep the flood of thought from bursting it to fragments.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Why, it comes back to me like waves of fire and burns me.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Why, it comes back to me like waves of fire and burns me.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I answered, holding my brow with my hands to keep the flood of thought from bursting it to fragments.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading THE FATAL SHOT "Thank God, Una," Jack cried, "you remember it now even better than I do!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I answered, holding my brow with my hands to keep the flood of thought from bursting it to fragments.
To recall to mind.
From this reading THE FATAL SHOT "Thank God, Una," Jack cried, "you remember it now even better than I do!"
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading THE FATAL SHOT "Thank God, Una," Jack cried, "you remember it now even better than I do!"
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading THE FATAL SHOT "Thank God, Una," Jack cried, "you remember it now even better than I do!"
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading THE FATAL SHOT "Thank God, Una," Jack cried, "you remember it now even better than I do!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FATAL SHOT "Thank God, Una," Jack cried, "you remember it now even better than I do!"
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading I answered, holding my brow with my hands to keep the flood of thought from bursting it to fragments.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I answered, holding my brow with my hands to keep the flood of thought from bursting it to fragments.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE FATAL SHOT "Thank God, Una," Jack cried, "you remember it now even better than I do!"
plural of “wave” — one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading Why, it comes back to me like waves of fire and burns me.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why, it comes back to me like waves of fire and burns me.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I answered, holding my brow with my hands to keep the flood of thought from bursting it to fragments.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE FATAL SHOT "Thank God, Una," Jack cried, "you remember it now even better than I do!"
Chapter 22 of Recalled to Life by Grant Allen holds 186 sentences, grouped into 38 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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