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Chapter 6 of Signing the Contract, and What It Cost is here in full — 89 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BETROTHED. “We all do fade as a leaf.”--ISAIAH 64:6 “My Adah! let me call thee mine.”--BYRON. “Floy!” Only a word, yet what a world of love and tender sympathy spoke in the tone and in the touch of the hand that gently caressed her hair. The girl started and looked up.
Chapter 6 of Signing the Contract, and What It Cost is here in full — 89 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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English romantic poet notorious for his rebellious and unconventional lifestyle (1788-1824)
From this reading ““We all do fade as a leaf.”--ISAIAH 64:6 “My Adah! let me call thee mine.”--BYRON.”
past form of “caress” — touch or stroke lightly in a loving or endearing manner
From this reading “Only a word, yet what a world of love and tender sympathy spoke in the tone and in the touch of the hand that gently caressed her hair.”
become less clearly visible or distinguishable; disappear gradually or seemingly
From this reading ““We all do fade as a leaf.”--ISAIAH 64:6 “My Adah! let me call thee mine.”--BYRON.”
in a gradual manner
From this reading “Only a word, yet what a world of love and tender sympathy spoke in the tone and in the touch of the hand that gently caressed her hair.”
(Old Testament) the first of the major Hebrew prophets (8th century BC)
From this reading ““We all do fade as a leaf.”--ISAIAH 64:6 “My Adah! let me call thee mine.”--BYRON.”
the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading ““We all do fade as a leaf.”--ISAIAH 64:6 “My Adah! let me call thee mine.”--BYRON.”
an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion
From this reading “Only a word, yet what a world of love and tender sympathy spoke in the tone and in the touch of the hand that gently caressed her hair.”
given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality
From this reading “Only a word, yet what a world of love and tender sympathy spoke in the tone and in the touch of the hand that gently caressed her hair.”
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In this reading “Only a word, yet what a world of love and tender sympathy spoke in the tone and in the touch of the hand that gently caressed her hair.”
seek information from
In this reading “The girl started and looked up.”
In this reading “Only a word, yet what a world of love and tender sympathy spoke in the tone and in the touch of the hand that gently caressed her hair.”
In this reading “Only a word, yet what a world of love and tender sympathy spoke in the tone and in the touch of the hand that gently caressed her hair.”
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From this reading “We all do fade as a leaf.”--ISAIAH 64:6 “My Adah! let me call thee mine.”--BYRON.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We all do fade as a leaf.”--ISAIAH 64:6 “My Adah! let me call thee mine.”--BYRON.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “We all do fade as a leaf.”--ISAIAH 64:6 “My Adah! let me call thee mine.”--BYRON.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We all do fade as a leaf.”--ISAIAH 64:6 “My Adah! let me call thee mine.”--BYRON.
(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 “We all do fade as a leaf.”--ISAIAH 64:6 “My Adah! let me call thee mine.”--BYRON.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Only a word, yet what a world of love and tender sympathy spoke in the tone and in the touch of the hand that gently caressed her hair.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “We all do fade as a leaf.”--ISAIAH 64:6 “My Adah! let me call thee mine.”--BYRON.
pledged to be married
From this reading BETROTHED.
English romantic poet notorious for his rebellious and unconventional lifestyle (1788-1824)
From this reading “We all do fade as a leaf.”--ISAIAH 64:6 “My Adah! let me call thee mine.”--BYRON.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “We all do fade as a leaf.”--ISAIAH 64:6 “My Adah! let me call thee mine.”--BYRON.
past form of “caress” — touch or stroke lightly in a loving or endearing manner
From this reading Only a word, yet what a world of love and tender sympathy spoke in the tone and in the touch of the hand that gently caressed her hair.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “We all do fade as a leaf.”--ISAIAH 64:6 “My Adah! let me call thee mine.”--BYRON.
become less clearly visible or distinguishable; disappear gradually or seemingly
From this reading “We all do fade as a leaf.”--ISAIAH 64:6 “My Adah! let me call thee mine.”--BYRON.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Floy!”
in a gradual manner
From this reading Only a word, yet what a world of love and tender sympathy spoke in the tone and in the touch of the hand that gently caressed her hair.
a young female
From this reading The girl started and looked up.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading Only a word, yet what a world of love and tender sympathy spoke in the tone and in the touch of the hand that gently caressed her hair.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Only a word, yet what a world of love and tender sympathy spoke in the tone and in the touch of the hand that gently caressed her hair.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Only a word, yet what a world of love and tender sympathy spoke in the tone and in the touch of the hand that gently caressed her hair.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Only a word, yet what a world of love and tender sympathy spoke in the tone and in the touch of the hand that gently caressed her hair.
(Old Testament) the first of the major Hebrew prophets (8th century BC)
From this reading “We all do fade as a leaf.”--ISAIAH 64:6 “My Adah! let me call thee mine.”--BYRON.
the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading “We all do fade as a leaf.”--ISAIAH 64:6 “My Adah! let me call thee mine.”--BYRON.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “We all do fade as a leaf.”--ISAIAH 64:6 “My Adah! let me call thee mine.”--BYRON.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading The girl started and looked up.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading Only a word, yet what a world of love and tender sympathy spoke in the tone and in the touch of the hand that gently caressed her hair.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “We all do fade as a leaf.”--ISAIAH 64:6 “My Adah! let me call thee mine.”--BYRON.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “We all do fade as a leaf.”--ISAIAH 64:6 “My Adah! let me call thee mine.”--BYRON.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “We all do fade as a leaf.”--ISAIAH 64:6 “My Adah! let me call thee mine.”--BYRON.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Only a word, yet what a world of love and tender sympathy spoke in the tone and in the touch of the hand that gently caressed her hair.
and nothing more
From this reading Only a word, yet what a world of love and tender sympathy spoke in the tone and in the touch of the hand that gently caressed her hair.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading Only a word, yet what a world of love and tender sympathy spoke in the tone and in the touch of the hand that gently caressed her hair.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading The girl started and looked up.
an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion
From this reading Only a word, yet what a world of love and tender sympathy spoke in the tone and in the touch of the hand that gently caressed her hair.
given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality
From this reading Only a word, yet what a world of love and tender sympathy spoke in the tone and in the touch of the hand that gently caressed her hair.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Only a word, yet what a world of love and tender sympathy spoke in the tone and in the touch of the hand that gently caressed her hair.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Only a word, yet what a world of love and tender sympathy spoke in the tone and in the touch of the hand that gently caressed her hair.
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading “We all do fade as a leaf.”--ISAIAH 64:6 “My Adah! let me call thee mine.”--BYRON.
the quality of a person's voice
From this reading Only a word, yet what a world of love and tender sympathy spoke in the tone and in the touch of the hand that gently caressed her hair.
make physical contact with, come in contact with
From this reading Only a word, yet what a world of love and tender sympathy spoke in the tone and in the touch of the hand that gently caressed her hair.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The girl started and looked up.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “We all do fade as a leaf.”--ISAIAH 64:6 “My Adah! let me call thee mine.”--BYRON.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Only a word, yet what a world of love and tender sympathy spoke in the tone and in the touch of the hand that gently caressed her hair.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading Only a word, yet what a world of love and tender sympathy spoke in the tone and in the touch of the hand that gently caressed her hair.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading Only a word, yet what a world of love and tender sympathy spoke in the tone and in the touch of the hand that gently caressed her hair.
but in spite of that
From this reading Only a word, yet what a world of love and tender sympathy spoke in the tone and in the touch of the hand that gently caressed her hair.
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