Chapter 37 of Sekhet is here in full — 193 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 37 of Sekhet is here in full — 193 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A FRESH COMPLICATION Immediately they were alone Geoff seized Evarne by both hands, and holding her at arm's length, surveyed her from head to foot, as if for the first time. "Evarne, Evarne! to think that by to-morrow evening you will be my wife! Can you realise it? I hardly can." "I'm not going to try," she asserted.
Chapter 37 of Sekhet is here in full — 193 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/38 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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possessive form of “arm” — a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading “A FRESH COMPLICATION Immediately they were alone Geoff seized Evarne by both hands, and holding her at arm's length, surveyed her from head to foot, as if for the first time.”
confidently declared to be so
From this reading “"I'm not going to try," she asserted.”
the act or process of complicating
From this reading “A FRESH COMPLICATION Immediately they were alone Geoff seized Evarne by both hands, and holding her at arm's length, surveyed her from head to foot, as if for the first time.”
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading “A FRESH COMPLICATION Immediately they were alone Geoff seized Evarne by both hands, and holding her at arm's length, surveyed her from head to foot, as if for the first time.”
the act of retaining something
From this reading “A FRESH COMPLICATION Immediately they were alone Geoff seized Evarne by both hands, and holding her at arm's length, surveyed her from head to foot, as if for the first time.”
earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
From this reading “Can you realise it?”
past form of “seize” — take hold of; grab
From this reading “A FRESH COMPLICATION Immediately they were alone Geoff seized Evarne by both hands, and holding her at arm's length, surveyed her from head to foot, as if for the first time.”
past form of “survey” — consider in a comprehensive way
From this reading “A FRESH COMPLICATION Immediately they were alone Geoff seized Evarne by both hands, and holding her at arm's length, surveyed her from head to foot, as if for the first time.”
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In this reading “A FRESH COMPLICATION Immediately they were alone Geoff seized Evarne by both hands, and holding her at arm's length, surveyed her from head to foot, as if for the first time.”
In this reading “A FRESH COMPLICATION Immediately they were alone Geoff seized Evarne by both hands, and holding her at arm's length, surveyed her from head to foot, as if for the first time.”
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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 A FRESH COMPLICATION Immediately they were alone Geoff seized Evarne by both hands, and holding her at arm's length, surveyed her from head to foot, as if for the first time.
Having no one else present.
From this reading A FRESH COMPLICATION Immediately they were alone Geoff seized Evarne by both hands, and holding her at arm's length, surveyed her from head to foot, as if for the first time.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A FRESH COMPLICATION Immediately they were alone Geoff seized Evarne by both hands, and holding her at arm's length, surveyed her from head to foot, as if for the first time.
possessive form of “arm” — a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading A FRESH COMPLICATION Immediately they were alone Geoff seized Evarne by both hands, and holding her at arm's length, surveyed her from head to foot, as if for the first time.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A FRESH COMPLICATION Immediately they were alone Geoff seized Evarne by both hands, and holding her at arm's length, surveyed her from head to foot, as if for the first time.
confidently declared to be so
From this reading "I'm not going to try," she asserted.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A FRESH COMPLICATION Immediately they were alone Geoff seized Evarne by both hands, and holding her at arm's length, surveyed her from head to foot, as if for the first time.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Evarne, Evarne! to think that by to-morrow evening you will be my wife!
the two together, not just one
From this reading A FRESH COMPLICATION Immediately they were alone Geoff seized Evarne by both hands, and holding her at arm's length, surveyed her from head to foot, as if for the first time.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A FRESH COMPLICATION Immediately they were alone Geoff seized Evarne by both hands, and holding her at arm's length, surveyed her from head to foot, as if for the first time.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Can you realise it?
the act or process of complicating
From this reading A FRESH COMPLICATION Immediately they were alone Geoff seized Evarne by both hands, and holding her at arm's length, surveyed her from head to foot, as if for the first time.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A FRESH COMPLICATION Immediately they were alone Geoff seized Evarne by both hands, and holding her at arm's length, surveyed her from head to foot, as if for the first time.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading "Evarne, Evarne! to think that by to-morrow evening you will be my wife!
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading A FRESH COMPLICATION Immediately they were alone Geoff seized Evarne by both hands, and holding her at arm's length, surveyed her from head to foot, as if for the first time.
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading A FRESH COMPLICATION Immediately they were alone Geoff seized Evarne by both hands, and holding her at arm's length, surveyed her from head to foot, as if for the first time.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A FRESH COMPLICATION Immediately they were alone Geoff seized Evarne by both hands, and holding her at arm's length, surveyed her from head to foot, as if for the first time.
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading A FRESH COMPLICATION Immediately they were alone Geoff seized Evarne by both hands, and holding her at arm's length, surveyed her from head to foot, as if for the first time.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A FRESH COMPLICATION Immediately they were alone Geoff seized Evarne by both hands, and holding her at arm's length, surveyed her from head to foot, as if for the first time.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A FRESH COMPLICATION Immediately they were alone Geoff seized Evarne by both hands, and holding her at arm's length, surveyed her from head to foot, as if for the first time.
the act of departing
From this reading "I'm not going to try," she asserted.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading A FRESH COMPLICATION Immediately they were alone Geoff seized Evarne by both hands, and holding her at arm's length, surveyed her from head to foot, as if for the first time.
only a very short time before
From this reading I hardly can."
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading A FRESH COMPLICATION Immediately they were alone Geoff seized Evarne by both hands, and holding her at arm's length, surveyed her from head to foot, as if for the first time.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A FRESH COMPLICATION Immediately they were alone Geoff seized Evarne by both hands, and holding her at arm's length, surveyed her from head to foot, as if for the first time.
the act of retaining something
From this reading A FRESH COMPLICATION Immediately they were alone Geoff seized Evarne by both hands, and holding her at arm's length, surveyed her from head to foot, as if for the first time.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I hardly can."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'm not going to try," she asserted.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading A FRESH COMPLICATION Immediately they were alone Geoff seized Evarne by both hands, and holding her at arm's length, surveyed her from head to foot, as if for the first time.
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading A FRESH COMPLICATION Immediately they were alone Geoff seized Evarne by both hands, and holding her at arm's length, surveyed her from head to foot, as if for the first time.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Can you realise it?
the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
From this reading A FRESH COMPLICATION Immediately they were alone Geoff seized Evarne by both hands, and holding her at arm's length, surveyed her from head to foot, as if for the first time.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Evarne, Evarne! to think that by to-morrow evening you will be my wife!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "I'm not going to try," she asserted.
earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
From this reading Can you realise it?
past form of “seize” — take hold of; grab
From this reading A FRESH COMPLICATION Immediately they were alone Geoff seized Evarne by both hands, and holding her at arm's length, surveyed her from head to foot, as if for the first time.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I'm not going to try," she asserted.
past form of “survey” — consider in a comprehensive way
From this reading A FRESH COMPLICATION Immediately they were alone Geoff seized Evarne by both hands, and holding her at arm's length, surveyed her from head to foot, as if for the first time.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Evarne, Evarne! to think that by to-morrow evening you will be my wife!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A FRESH COMPLICATION Immediately they were alone Geoff seized Evarne by both hands, and holding her at arm's length, surveyed her from head to foot, as if for the first time.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A FRESH COMPLICATION Immediately they were alone Geoff seized Evarne by both hands, and holding her at arm's length, surveyed her from head to foot, as if for the first time.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "Evarne, Evarne! to think that by to-morrow evening you will be my wife!
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading A FRESH COMPLICATION Immediately they were alone Geoff seized Evarne by both hands, and holding her at arm's length, surveyed her from head to foot, as if for the first time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A FRESH COMPLICATION Immediately they were alone Geoff seized Evarne by both hands, and holding her at arm's length, surveyed her from head to foot, as if for the first time.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Evarne, Evarne! to think that by to-morrow evening you will be my wife!
make an effort or attempt
From this reading "I'm not going to try," she asserted.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A FRESH COMPLICATION Immediately they were alone Geoff seized Evarne by both hands, and holding her at arm's length, surveyed her from head to foot, as if for the first time.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading "Evarne, Evarne! to think that by to-morrow evening you will be my wife!
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Evarne, Evarne! to think that by to-morrow evening you will be my wife!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Evarne, Evarne! to think that by to-morrow evening you will be my wife!
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