Chapter 7 of She Buildeth Her House is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of She Buildeth Her House is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"What was it, you could not forgive?" Paula's face was bloodless. "He told it all about--how easy I had proved in his hands!" the actress revealed with suppressed fury. The other shrank back. "That's where the expression comes in, Paula--the expression you hate.
Chapter 7 of She Buildeth Her House is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a female actor
From this reading “"He told it all about--how easy I had proved in his hands!" the actress revealed with suppressed fury.”
destitute of blood or apparently so
From this reading “Paula's face was bloodless.”
stop blaming or grant forgiveness
From this reading “"What was it, you could not forgive?"”
a feeling of intense anger
From this reading “"He told it all about--how easy I had proved in his hands!" the actress revealed with suppressed fury.”
the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
From this reading “"That's where the expression comes in, Paula--the expression you hate.”
past form of “reveal” — make visible
From this reading “"He told it all about--how easy I had proved in his hands!" the actress revealed with suppressed fury.”
inflected form of “shrink” — wither, as with a loss of moisture
From this reading “The other shrank back.”
kept from public knowledge by various means
From this reading “"He told it all about--how easy I had proved in his hands!" the actress revealed with suppressed fury.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
pull away from a source of disgust or fear
In this reading “The other shrank back.”
to come or go into
In this reading “"That's where the expression comes in, Paula--the expression you hate.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "He told it all about--how easy I had proved in his hands!" the actress revealed with suppressed fury.
a female actor
From this reading "He told it all about--how easy I had proved in his hands!" the actress revealed with suppressed fury.
(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 "He told it all about--how easy I had proved in his hands!" the actress revealed with suppressed fury.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading The other shrank back.
destitute of blood or apparently so
From this reading Paula's face was bloodless.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading "That's where the expression comes in, Paula--the expression you hate.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "What was it, you could not forgive?"
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading "He told it all about--how easy I had proved in his hands!" the actress revealed with suppressed fury.
the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading "That's where the expression comes in, Paula--the expression you hate.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Paula's face was bloodless.
stop blaming or grant forgiveness
From this reading "What was it, you could not forgive?"
a feeling of intense anger
From this reading "He told it all about--how easy I had proved in his hands!" the actress revealed with suppressed fury.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "He told it all about--how easy I had proved in his hands!" the actress revealed with suppressed fury.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading "He told it all about--how easy I had proved in his hands!" the actress revealed with suppressed fury.
the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
From this reading "That's where the expression comes in, Paula--the expression you hate.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "He told it all about--how easy I had proved in his hands!" the actress revealed with suppressed fury.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "He told it all about--how easy I had proved in his hands!" the actress revealed with suppressed fury.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He told it all about--how easy I had proved in his hands!" the actress revealed with suppressed fury.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "He told it all about--how easy I had proved in his hands!" the actress revealed with suppressed fury.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "He told it all about--how easy I had proved in his hands!" the actress revealed with suppressed fury.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "What was it, you could not forgive?"
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "What was it, you could not forgive?"
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading The other shrank back.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That's where the expression comes in, Paula--the expression you hate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Paula's face was bloodless.
established beyond doubt
From this reading "He told it all about--how easy I had proved in his hands!" the actress revealed with suppressed fury.
past form of “reveal” — make visible
From this reading "He told it all about--how easy I had proved in his hands!" the actress revealed with suppressed fury.
inflected form of “shrink” — wither, as with a loss of moisture
From this reading The other shrank back.
kept from public knowledge by various means
From this reading "He told it all about--how easy I had proved in his hands!" the actress revealed with suppressed fury.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That's where the expression comes in, Paula--the expression you hate.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "He told it all about--how easy I had proved in his hands!" the actress revealed with suppressed fury.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading "He told it all about--how easy I had proved in his hands!" the actress revealed with suppressed fury.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "What was it, you could not forgive?"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What was it, you could not forgive?"
in or at the place that
From this reading "That's where the expression comes in, Paula--the expression you hate.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "He told it all about--how easy I had proved in his hands!" the actress revealed with suppressed fury.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What was it, you could not forgive?"
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