Chapter 17 of Spellbinders is here in full — 311 sentences across 63 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 17 of Spellbinders is here in full — 311 sentences across 63 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
GAGE FINISHES IT The Convention went on as Gage had predicted. It held few surprises. Here and there a wave of new sentiment was perceptible but the old rules held good. The tremendous heat was a factor. It made many of the delegates relapse very easily into the political fatalism which is the breath of life to party control.
Chapter 17 of Spellbinders is here in full — 311 sentences across 63 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “delegate” — a person appointed or elected to represent others
From this reading “It made many of the delegates relapse very easily into the political fatalism which is the breath of life to party control.”
anything that contributes causally to a result
From this reading “The tremendous heat was a factor.”
a submissive mental attitude resulting from acceptance of the doctrine that everything that happens is predetermined and inevitable
From this reading “It made many of the delegates relapse very easily into the political fatalism which is the breath of life to party control.”
plural of “finish” — a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance)
From this reading “GAGE FINISHES IT The Convention went on as Gage had predicted.”
street names for marijuana
From this reading “GAGE FINISHES IT The Convention went on as Gage had predicted.”
past form of “predict” — make a prediction about; tell in advance
From this reading “GAGE FINISHES IT The Convention went on as Gage had predicted.”
deteriorate in health
From this reading “It made many of the delegates relapse very easily into the political fatalism which is the breath of life to party control.”
plural of “surprise” — the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading “It held few surprises.”
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continue a certain state, condition, or activity
In this reading “GAGE FINISHES IT The Convention went on as Gage had predicted.”
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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 Here and there a wave of new sentiment was perceptible but the old rules held good.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Here and there a wave of new sentiment was perceptible but the old rules held good.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading GAGE FINISHES IT The Convention went on as Gage had predicted.
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading It made many of the delegates relapse very easily into the political fatalism which is the breath of life to party control.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Here and there a wave of new sentiment was perceptible but the old rules held good.
power to direct or determine
From this reading It made many of the delegates relapse very easily into the political fatalism which is the breath of life to party control.
a large formal assembly
From this reading GAGE FINISHES IT The Convention went on as Gage had predicted.
plural of “delegate” — a person appointed or elected to represent others
From this reading It made many of the delegates relapse very easily into the political fatalism which is the breath of life to party control.
with ease (“easy” is sometimes used informally for “easily”)
From this reading It made many of the delegates relapse very easily into the political fatalism which is the breath of life to party control.
anything that contributes causally to a result
From this reading The tremendous heat was a factor.
a submissive mental attitude resulting from acceptance of the doctrine that everything that happens is predetermined and inevitable
From this reading It made many of the delegates relapse very easily into the political fatalism which is the breath of life to party control.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading It held few surprises.
plural of “finish” — a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance)
From this reading GAGE FINISHES IT The Convention went on as Gage had predicted.
street names for marijuana
From this reading GAGE FINISHES IT The Convention went on as Gage had predicted.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Here and there a wave of new sentiment was perceptible but the old rules held good.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading GAGE FINISHES IT The Convention went on as Gage had predicted.
a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature
From this reading The tremendous heat was a factor.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading It held few surprises.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Here and there a wave of new sentiment was perceptible but the old rules held good.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It made many of the delegates relapse very easily into the political fatalism which is the breath of life to party control.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It made many of the delegates relapse very easily into the political fatalism which is the breath of life to party control.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading GAGE FINISHES IT The Convention went on as Gage had predicted.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading It made many of the delegates relapse very easily into the political fatalism which is the breath of life to party control.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading It made many of the delegates relapse very easily into the political fatalism which is the breath of life to party control.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading It made many of the delegates relapse very easily into the political fatalism which is the breath of life to party control.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Here and there a wave of new sentiment was perceptible but the old rules held good.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Here and there a wave of new sentiment was perceptible but the old rules held good.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Here and there a wave of new sentiment was perceptible but the old rules held good.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading GAGE FINISHES IT The Convention went on as Gage had predicted.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading It made many of the delegates relapse very easily into the political fatalism which is the breath of life to party control.
capable of being perceived by the mind or senses
From this reading Here and there a wave of new sentiment was perceptible but the old rules held good.
involving or characteristic of politics or parties or politicians
From this reading It made many of the delegates relapse very easily into the political fatalism which is the breath of life to party control.
past form of “predict” — make a prediction about; tell in advance
From this reading GAGE FINISHES IT The Convention went on as Gage had predicted.
deteriorate in health
From this reading It made many of the delegates relapse very easily into the political fatalism which is the breath of life to party control.
plural of “rule” — a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior
From this reading Here and there a wave of new sentiment was perceptible but the old rules held good.
tender, romantic, or nostalgic feeling or emotion
From this reading Here and there a wave of new sentiment was perceptible but the old rules held good.
plural of “surprise” — the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading It held few surprises.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading GAGE FINISHES IT The Convention went on as Gage had predicted.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Here and there a wave of new sentiment was perceptible but the old rules held good.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It made many of the delegates relapse very easily into the political fatalism which is the breath of life to party control.
extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree
From this reading The tremendous heat was a factor.
precisely as stated
From this reading It made many of the delegates relapse very easily into the political fatalism which is the breath of life to party control.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Here and there a wave of new sentiment was perceptible but the old rules held good.
one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading Here and there a wave of new sentiment was perceptible but the old rules held good.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading GAGE FINISHES IT The Convention went on as Gage had predicted.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It made many of the delegates relapse very easily into the political fatalism which is the breath of life to party control.
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