Chapter 11 of Spirits Do Return is here in full — 248 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XI
Chapter 11 of Spirits Do Return is here in full — 248 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE MYSTERY DEEPENS. “I think Pat has left the place. After all his false reports, he will, or perhaps has, felt that he will be discharged, and will go before notice is given.” “Here he comes. Well, Pat, what do you mean?
Chapter 11 of Spirits Do Return is here in full — 248 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading ““Here he comes.”
third-person singular of “deepen” — make more intense, stronger, or more marked
From this reading “THE MYSTERY DEEPENS.”
having lost your job
From this reading “After all his false reports, he will, or perhaps has, felt that he will be discharged, and will go before notice is given.””
not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality
From this reading “After all his false reports, he will, or perhaps has, felt that he will be discharged, and will go before notice is given.””
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading “THE MYSTERY DEEPENS.”
an announcement containing information about an event
From this reading “After all his false reports, he will, or perhaps has, felt that he will be discharged, and will go before notice is given.””
pat or squeeze fondly or playfully, especially under the chin
From this reading ““I think Pat has left the place.”
plural of “report” — a written document describing the findings of some individual or group
From this reading “After all his false reports, he will, or perhaps has, felt that he will be discharged, and will go before notice is given.””
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later than; following
From this reading After all his false reports, he will, or perhaps has, felt that he will be discharged, and will go before notice is given.”
(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 After all his false reports, he will, or perhaps has, felt that he will be discharged, and will go before notice is given.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading After all his false reports, he will, or perhaps has, felt that he will be discharged, and will go before notice is given.”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading After all his false reports, he will, or perhaps has, felt that he will be discharged, and will go before notice is given.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading After all his false reports, he will, or perhaps has, felt that he will be discharged, and will go before notice is given.”
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading “Here he comes.
third-person singular of “deepen” — make more intense, stronger, or more marked
From this reading THE MYSTERY DEEPENS.
having lost your job
From this reading After all his false reports, he will, or perhaps has, felt that he will be discharged, and will go before notice is given.”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Well, Pat, what do you mean?
not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality
From this reading After all his false reports, he will, or perhaps has, felt that he will be discharged, and will go before notice is given.”
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading After all his false reports, he will, or perhaps has, felt that he will be discharged, and will go before notice is given.”
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading After all his false reports, he will, or perhaps has, felt that he will be discharged, and will go before notice is given.”
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading After all his false reports, he will, or perhaps has, felt that he will be discharged, and will go before notice is given.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I think Pat has left the place.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading After all his false reports, he will, or perhaps has, felt that he will be discharged, and will go before notice is given.”
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “Here he comes.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading After all his false reports, he will, or perhaps has, felt that he will be discharged, and will go before notice is given.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I think Pat has left the place.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading After all his false reports, he will, or perhaps has, felt that he will be discharged, and will go before notice is given.”
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading “I think Pat has left the place.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading Well, Pat, what do you mean?
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading THE MYSTERY DEEPENS.
an announcement containing information about an event
From this reading After all his false reports, he will, or perhaps has, felt that he will be discharged, and will go before notice is given.”
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading After all his false reports, he will, or perhaps has, felt that he will be discharged, and will go before notice is given.”
pat or squeeze fondly or playfully, especially under the chin
From this reading “I think Pat has left the place.
by chance
From this reading After all his false reports, he will, or perhaps has, felt that he will be discharged, and will go before notice is given.”
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading “I think Pat has left the place.
plural of “report” — a written document describing the findings of some individual or group
From this reading After all his false reports, he will, or perhaps has, felt that he will be discharged, and will go before notice is given.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading After all his false reports, he will, or perhaps has, felt that he will be discharged, and will go before notice is given.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MYSTERY DEEPENS.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading “I think Pat has left the place.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Well, Pat, what do you mean?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Well, Pat, what do you mean?
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading After all his false reports, he will, or perhaps has, felt that he will be discharged, and will go before notice is given.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Well, Pat, what do you mean?
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