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Chapter 31 of Sea Mew Abbey is here in full — 178 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
When Freda recovered her voice, Dick had broken away from her restraining touch, and was moving, in a hesitating sort of way, towards the door. “Dick?” cried the girl in a frightened whisper, “Listen! I had forgotten why I came. There are men coming here, perhaps to-night, policemen from London, I think. Is--he--safe?”
Chapter 31 of Sea Mew Abbey is here in full — 178 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading “I had forgotten why I came.”
in the direction of
From this reading “When Freda recovered her voice, Dick had broken away from her restraining touch, and was moving, in a hesitating sort of way, towards the door.”
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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 When Freda recovered her voice, Dick had broken away from her restraining touch, and was moving, in a hesitating sort of way, towards the door.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When Freda recovered her voice, Dick had broken away from her restraining touch, and was moving, in a hesitating sort of way, towards the door.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There are men coming here, perhaps to-night, policemen from London, I think.
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From this reading When Freda recovered her voice, Dick had broken away from her restraining touch, and was moving, in a hesitating sort of way, towards the door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Freda recovered her voice, Dick had broken away from her restraining touch, and was moving, in a hesitating sort of way, towards the door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I had forgotten why I came.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There are men coming here, perhaps to-night, policemen from London, I think.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Dick?” cried the girl in a frightened whisper, “Listen!
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From this reading When Freda recovered her voice, Dick had broken away from her restraining touch, and was moving, in a hesitating sort of way, towards the door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Freda recovered her voice, Dick had broken away from her restraining touch, and was moving, in a hesitating sort of way, towards the door.
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading I had forgotten why I came.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Freda recovered her voice, Dick had broken away from her restraining touch, and was moving, in a hesitating sort of way, towards the door.
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From this reading “Dick?” cried the girl in a frightened whisper, “Listen!
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading When Freda recovered her voice, Dick had broken away from her restraining touch, and was moving, in a hesitating sort of way, towards the door.
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From this reading “Dick?” cried the girl in a frightened whisper, “Listen!
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When Freda recovered her voice, Dick had broken away from her restraining touch, and was moving, in a hesitating sort of way, towards the door.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Is--he--safe?”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When Freda recovered her voice, Dick had broken away from her restraining touch, and was moving, in a hesitating sort of way, towards the door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There are men coming here, perhaps to-night, policemen from London, I think.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Freda recovered her voice, Dick had broken away from her restraining touch, and was moving, in a hesitating sort of way, towards the door.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I had forgotten why I came.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When Freda recovered her voice, Dick had broken away from her restraining touch, and was moving, in a hesitating sort of way, towards the door.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Is--he--safe?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Dick?” cried the girl in a frightened whisper, “Listen!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There are men coming here, perhaps to-night, policemen from London, I think.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There are men coming here, perhaps to-night, policemen from London, I think.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Freda recovered her voice, Dick had broken away from her restraining touch, and was moving, in a hesitating sort of way, towards the door.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When Freda recovered her voice, Dick had broken away from her restraining touch, and was moving, in a hesitating sort of way, towards the door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There are men coming here, perhaps to-night, policemen from London, I think.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There are men coming here, perhaps to-night, policemen from London, I think.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Freda recovered her voice, Dick had broken away from her restraining touch, and was moving, in a hesitating sort of way, towards the door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Freda recovered her voice, Dick had broken away from her restraining touch, and was moving, in a hesitating sort of way, towards the door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Is--he--safe?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Freda recovered her voice, Dick had broken away from her restraining touch, and was moving, in a hesitating sort of way, towards the door.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When Freda recovered her voice, Dick had broken away from her restraining touch, and was moving, in a hesitating sort of way, towards the door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There are men coming here, perhaps to-night, policemen from London, I think.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There are men coming here, perhaps to-night, policemen from London, I think.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There are men coming here, perhaps to-night, policemen from London, I think.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Freda recovered her voice, Dick had broken away from her restraining touch, and was moving, in a hesitating sort of way, towards the door.
in the direction of
From this reading When Freda recovered her voice, Dick had broken away from her restraining touch, and was moving, in a hesitating sort of way, towards the door.
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From this reading When Freda recovered her voice, Dick had broken away from her restraining touch, and was moving, in a hesitating sort of way, towards the door.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When Freda recovered her voice, Dick had broken away from her restraining touch, and was moving, in a hesitating sort of way, towards the door.
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From this reading When Freda recovered her voice, Dick had broken away from her restraining touch, and was moving, in a hesitating sort of way, towards the door.
at the time that
From this reading When Freda recovered her voice, Dick had broken away from her restraining touch, and was moving, in a hesitating sort of way, towards the door.
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From this reading “Dick?” cried the girl in a frightened whisper, “Listen!
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From this reading I had forgotten why I came.
