Chapter 28 of Saved from herself is here in full — 145 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXVIII
Chapter 28 of Saved from herself is here in full — 145 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
TRUTH THAT LIED! It was all so black, so terribly obvious as he looked at it. Cylmer thought long that night, in a weary circle that led back to the same horror. The original of that photograph had been Mrs. Trelane, and if Abbotsford’s death lay at her door, Ismay had known it. That little cry of hers came back to him.
Chapter 28 of Saved from herself is here in full — 145 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point
From this reading “Cylmer thought long that night, in a weary circle that led back to the same horror.”
intense and profound fear
From this reading “Cylmer thought long that night, in a weary circle that led back to the same horror.”
a German art song of the 19th century for voice and piano
From this reading “TRUTH THAT LIED!”
easily perceived by the senses or grasped by the mind
From this reading “It was all so black, so terribly obvious as he looked at it.”
preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed
From this reading “The original of that photograph had been Mrs. Trelane, and if Abbotsford’s death lay at her door, Ismay had known it.”
record on photographic film
From this reading “The original of that photograph had been Mrs. Trelane, and if Abbotsford’s death lay at her door, Ismay had known it.”
used as intensifiers
From this reading “It was all so black, so terribly obvious as he looked at it.”
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
From this reading “Cylmer thought long that night, in a weary circle that led back to the same horror.”
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.
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be restored
In this reading “That little cry of hers came back to him.”
take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
In this reading “It was all so black, so terribly obvious as he looked at it.”
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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 Cylmer thought long that night, in a weary circle that led back to the same horror.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The original of that photograph had been Mrs. Trelane, and if Abbotsford’s death lay at her door, Ismay had known it.
(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 It was all so black, so terribly obvious as he looked at it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The original of that photograph had been Mrs. Trelane, and if Abbotsford’s death lay at her door, Ismay had known it.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was all so black, so terribly obvious as he looked at it.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was all so black, so terribly obvious as he looked at it.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Cylmer thought long that night, in a weary circle that led back to the same horror.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The original of that photograph had been Mrs. Trelane, and if Abbotsford’s death lay at her door, Ismay had known it.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading It was all so black, so terribly obvious as he looked at it.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading That little cry of hers came back to him.
ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point
From this reading Cylmer thought long that night, in a weary circle that led back to the same horror.
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading That little cry of hers came back to him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Cylmer thought long that night, in a weary circle that led back to the same horror.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading The original of that photograph had been Mrs. Trelane, and if Abbotsford’s death lay at her door, Ismay had known it.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading The original of that photograph had been Mrs. Trelane, and if Abbotsford’s death lay at her door, Ismay had known it.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The original of that photograph had been Mrs. Trelane, and if Abbotsford’s death lay at her door, Ismay had known it.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was all so black, so terribly obvious as he looked at it.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The original of that photograph had been Mrs. Trelane, and if Abbotsford’s death lay at her door, Ismay had known it.
the one or ones belonging to her
From this reading That little cry of hers came back to him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading That little cry of hers came back to him.
intense and profound fear
From this reading Cylmer thought long that night, in a weary circle that led back to the same horror.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The original of that photograph had been Mrs. Trelane, and if Abbotsford’s death lay at her door, Ismay had known it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Cylmer thought long that night, in a weary circle that led back to the same horror.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The original of that photograph had been Mrs. Trelane, and if Abbotsford’s death lay at her door, Ismay had known it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was all so black, so terribly obvious as he looked at it.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading The original of that photograph had been Mrs. Trelane, and if Abbotsford’s death lay at her door, Ismay had known it.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The original of that photograph had been Mrs. Trelane, and if Abbotsford’s death lay at her door, Ismay had known it.
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading Cylmer thought long that night, in a weary circle that led back to the same horror.
a German art song of the 19th century for voice and piano
From this reading TRUTH THAT LIED!
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading That little cry of hers came back to him.
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 Cylmer thought long that night, in a weary circle that led back to the same horror.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading It was all so black, so terribly obvious as he looked at it.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading The original of that photograph had been Mrs. Trelane, and if Abbotsford’s death lay at her door, Ismay had known it.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Cylmer thought long that night, in a weary circle that led back to the same horror.
easily perceived by the senses or grasped by the mind
From this reading It was all so black, so terribly obvious as he looked at it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The original of that photograph had been Mrs. Trelane, and if Abbotsford’s death lay at her door, Ismay had known it.
preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed
From this reading The original of that photograph had been Mrs. Trelane, and if Abbotsford’s death lay at her door, Ismay had known it.
record on photographic film
From this reading The original of that photograph had been Mrs. Trelane, and if Abbotsford’s death lay at her door, Ismay had known it.
Identical; not different.
From this reading Cylmer thought long that night, in a weary circle that led back to the same horror.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It was all so black, so terribly obvious as he looked at it.
used as intensifiers
From this reading It was all so black, so terribly obvious as he looked at it.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading TRUTH THAT LIED!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Cylmer thought long that night, in a weary circle that led back to the same horror.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Cylmer thought long that night, in a weary circle that led back to the same horror.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Cylmer thought long that night, in a weary circle that led back to the same horror.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The original of that photograph had been Mrs. Trelane, and if Abbotsford’s death lay at her door, Ismay had known it.
a fact that has been verified
From this reading TRUTH THAT LIED!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was all so black, so terribly obvious as he looked at it.
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
From this reading Cylmer thought long that night, in a weary circle that led back to the same horror.
Chapter 28 of Saved from herself by Adelaide Stirling holds 145 sentences, grouped into 29 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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