Chapter 14 of Spirits Do Return is here in full — 145 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XIV
Chapter 14 of Spirits Do Return is here in full — 145 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE CONVICT’S PRAYER. As the superintendent entered the office on his return he said to Pearson: “I am back. I have been looking up some of your history in the past.” “I do not understand you, officer.” “You will, however.”
Chapter 14 of Spirits Do Return is here in full — 145 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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possessive form of “convict” — a person serving a sentence in a jail or prison
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading “As the superintendent entered the office on his return he said to Pearson: “I am back.”
the aggregate of past events
From this reading “I have been looking up some of your history in the past.””
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading “As the superintendent entered the office on his return he said to Pearson: “I am back.”
any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
From this reading ““I do not understand you, officer.””
the time that has elapsed
From this reading “I have been looking up some of your history in the past.””
the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving)
From this reading “THE CONVICT’S PRAYER.”
a person who directs and manages an organization
From this reading “As the superintendent entered the office on his return he said to Pearson: “I am back.”
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.
In this reading “As the superintendent entered the office on his return he said to Pearson: “I am back.”
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the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading As the superintendent entered the office on his return he said to Pearson: “I am back.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As the superintendent entered the office on his return he said to Pearson: “I am back.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading As the superintendent entered the office on his return he said to Pearson: “I am back.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I have been looking up some of your history in the past.”
possessive form of “convict” — a person serving a sentence in a jail or prison
From this reading THE CONVICT’S PRAYER.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “I do not understand you, officer.”
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading As the superintendent entered the office on his return he said to Pearson: “I am back.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have been looking up some of your history in the past.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As the superintendent entered the office on his return he said to Pearson: “I am back.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As the superintendent entered the office on his return he said to Pearson: “I am back.
the aggregate of past events
From this reading I have been looking up some of your history in the past.”
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading “You will, however.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading As the superintendent entered the office on his return he said to Pearson: “I am back.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I have been looking up some of your history in the past.”
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading I have been looking up some of your history in the past.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “I do not understand you, officer.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I have been looking up some of your history in the past.”
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading As the superintendent entered the office on his return he said to Pearson: “I am back.
any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
From this reading “I do not understand you, officer.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading As the superintendent entered the office on his return he said to Pearson: “I am back.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading I have been looking up some of your history in the past.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As the superintendent entered the office on his return he said to Pearson: “I am back.
the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving)
From this reading THE CONVICT’S PRAYER.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading As the superintendent entered the office on his return he said to Pearson: “I am back.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading As the superintendent entered the office on his return he said to Pearson: “I am back.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading I have been looking up some of your history in the past.”
a person who directs and manages an organization
From this reading As the superintendent entered the office on his return he said to Pearson: “I am back.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CONVICT’S PRAYER.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As the superintendent entered the office on his return he said to Pearson: “I am back.
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading “I do not understand you, officer.”
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I have been looking up some of your history in the past.”
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “You will, however.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I do not understand you, officer.”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I have been looking up some of your history in the past.”
Chapter 14 of Spirits Do Return by Ida Belle White holds 145 sentences, grouped into 29 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
Chapter 14 holds 145 sentences of Spirits Do Return, unabridged, divided into 29 reading sections.
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