Chapter 3 of Stolen Souls is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Stolen Souls is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Forget her," I argued. "She is worthless and vain; why make yourself miserable?" "Ah, you are right!" he said, as if suddenly impressed by the force of my arguments, while his face assumed a hard, determined expression. "She is Circe indeed, and she had her foot upon my neck. But it is all over," he added bitterly.
Chapter 3 of Stolen Souls is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “argue” — present reasons and arguments
From this reading “"Forget her," I argued.”
plural of “argument” — a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true
From this reading “"Ah, you are right!" he said, as if suddenly impressed by the force of my arguments, while his face assumed a hard, determined expression.”
adopted in order to deceive
From this reading “"Ah, you are right!" he said, as if suddenly impressed by the force of my arguments, while his face assumed a hard, determined expression.”
with bitterness; in a resentful manner
From this reading “But it is all over," he added bitterly.”
deeply or markedly affected or influenced
From this reading “"Ah, you are right!" he said, as if suddenly impressed by the force of my arguments, while his face assumed a hard, determined expression.”
very unhappy; full of misery
From this reading “"She is worthless and vain; why make yourself miserable?"”
characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance
From this reading “"She is worthless and vain; why make yourself miserable?"”
lacking in usefulness or value
From this reading “"She is worthless and vain; why make yourself miserable?"”
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In this reading “But it is all over," he added bitterly.”
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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 "Ah, you are right!" he said, as if suddenly impressed by the force of my arguments, while his face assumed a hard, determined expression.
past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading But it is all over," he added bitterly.
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From this reading "Ah, you are right!" he said, as if suddenly impressed by the force of my arguments, while his face assumed a hard, determined expression.
(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 But it is all over," he added bitterly.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "She is worthless and vain; why make yourself miserable?"
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Ah, you are right!" he said, as if suddenly impressed by the force of my arguments, while his face assumed a hard, determined expression.
past form of “argue” — present reasons and arguments
From this reading "Forget her," I argued.
plural of “argument” — a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true
From this reading "Ah, you are right!" he said, as if suddenly impressed by the force of my arguments, while his face assumed a hard, determined expression.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Ah, you are right!" he said, as if suddenly impressed by the force of my arguments, while his face assumed a hard, determined expression.
adopted in order to deceive
From this reading "Ah, you are right!" he said, as if suddenly impressed by the force of my arguments, while his face assumed a hard, determined expression.
with bitterness; in a resentful manner
From this reading But it is all over," he added bitterly.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But it is all over," he added bitterly.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "Ah, you are right!" he said, as if suddenly impressed by the force of my arguments, while his face assumed a hard, determined expression.
(Greek mythology) a sorceress who detained Odysseus on her island and turned his men into swine
From this reading "She is Circe indeed, and she had her foot upon my neck.
characterized by great determination
From this reading "Ah, you are right!" he said, as if suddenly impressed by the force of my arguments, while his face assumed a hard, determined expression.
the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading "Ah, you are right!" he said, as if suddenly impressed by the force of my arguments, while his face assumed a hard, determined expression.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading "Ah, you are right!" he said, as if suddenly impressed by the force of my arguments, while his face assumed a hard, determined expression.
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading "She is Circe indeed, and she had her foot upon my neck.
a powerful effect or influence
From this reading "Ah, you are right!" he said, as if suddenly impressed by the force of my arguments, while his face assumed a hard, determined expression.
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading "Forget her," I argued.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "She is Circe indeed, and she had her foot upon my neck.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading "Ah, you are right!" he said, as if suddenly impressed by the force of my arguments, while his face assumed a hard, determined expression.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Ah, you are right!" he said, as if suddenly impressed by the force of my arguments, while his face assumed a hard, determined expression.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Forget her," I argued.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Ah, you are right!" he said, as if suddenly impressed by the force of my arguments, while his face assumed a hard, determined expression.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Forget her," I argued.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Ah, you are right!" he said, as if suddenly impressed by the force of my arguments, while his face assumed a hard, determined expression.
deeply or markedly affected or influenced
From this reading "Ah, you are right!" he said, as if suddenly impressed by the force of my arguments, while his face assumed a hard, determined expression.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading "She is Circe indeed, and she had her foot upon my neck.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "She is worthless and vain; why make yourself miserable?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But it is all over," he added bitterly.
engage in
From this reading "She is worthless and vain; why make yourself miserable?"
very unhappy; full of misery
From this reading "She is worthless and vain; why make yourself miserable?"
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Ah, you are right!" he said, as if suddenly impressed by the force of my arguments, while his face assumed a hard, determined expression.
the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
From this reading "She is Circe indeed, and she had her foot upon my neck.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Ah, you are right!" he said, as if suddenly impressed by the force of my arguments, while his face assumed a hard, determined expression.
above and across; more than
From this reading But it is all over," he added bitterly.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "Ah, you are right!" he said, as if suddenly impressed by the force of my arguments, while his face assumed a hard, determined expression.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Ah, you are right!" he said, as if suddenly impressed by the force of my arguments, while his face assumed a hard, determined expression.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "She is worthless and vain; why make yourself miserable?"
happening unexpectedly
From this reading "Ah, you are right!" he said, as if suddenly impressed by the force of my arguments, while his face assumed a hard, determined expression.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Ah, you are right!" he said, as if suddenly impressed by the force of my arguments, while his face assumed a hard, determined expression.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading "She is Circe indeed, and she had her foot upon my neck.
characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance
From this reading "She is worthless and vain; why make yourself miserable?"
during the time that
From this reading "Ah, you are right!" he said, as if suddenly impressed by the force of my arguments, while his face assumed a hard, determined expression.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "She is worthless and vain; why make yourself miserable?"
lacking in usefulness or value
From this reading "She is worthless and vain; why make yourself miserable?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Ah, you are right!" he said, as if suddenly impressed by the force of my arguments, while his face assumed a hard, determined expression.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading "She is worthless and vain; why make yourself miserable?"
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