Chapter 10 of Tales of a Traveller is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Tales of a Traveller is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
I hastened to seize my prey. There was a forlorn kind of triumph at having at length become her exclusive possessor. I bore her off into the thickness of the forest. She remained in the same state of insensibility and stupor. I was thankful that she did not recollect me; for had she once murmured my name, I should have been overcome.
Chapter 10 of Tales of a Traveller is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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not divided or shared with others
From this reading “There was a forlorn kind of triumph at having at length become her exclusive possessor.”
marked by or showing hopelessness
From this reading “There was a forlorn kind of triumph at having at length become her exclusive possessor.”
a person who owns something
From this reading “There was a forlorn kind of triumph at having at length become her exclusive possessor.”
recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading “I was thankful that she did not recollect me; for had she once murmured my name, I should have been overcome.”
take hold of; grab
From this reading “I hastened to seize my prey.”
the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally
From this reading “She remained in the same state of insensibility and stupor.”
feeling or showing gratitude
From this reading “I was thankful that she did not recollect me; for had she once murmured my name, I should have been overcome.”
the dimension through an object as opposed to its length or width
From this reading “I bore her off into the thickness of the forest.”
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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 There was a forlorn kind of triumph at having at length become her exclusive possessor.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She remained in the same state of insensibility and stupor.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There was a forlorn kind of triumph at having at length become her exclusive possessor.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading There was a forlorn kind of triumph at having at length become her exclusive possessor.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I was thankful that she did not recollect me; for had she once murmured my name, I should have been overcome.
cause to be bored
From this reading I bore her off into the thickness of the forest.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I was thankful that she did not recollect me; for had she once murmured my name, I should have been overcome.
not divided or shared with others
From this reading There was a forlorn kind of triumph at having at length become her exclusive possessor.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I was thankful that she did not recollect me; for had she once murmured my name, I should have been overcome.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading I bore her off into the thickness of the forest.
marked by or showing hopelessness
From this reading There was a forlorn kind of triumph at having at length become her exclusive possessor.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I was thankful that she did not recollect me; for had she once murmured my name, I should have been overcome.
past form of “hasten” — act or move at high speed
From this reading I hastened to seize my prey.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I was thankful that she did not recollect me; for had she once murmured my name, I should have been overcome.
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading There was a forlorn kind of triumph at having at length become her exclusive possessor.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading There was a forlorn kind of triumph at having at length become her exclusive possessor.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I hastened to seize my prey.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She remained in the same state of insensibility and stupor.
a lack of sensibility
From this reading She remained in the same state of insensibility and stupor.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I bore her off into the thickness of the forest.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading There was a forlorn kind of triumph at having at length become her exclusive possessor.
the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
From this reading There was a forlorn kind of triumph at having at length become her exclusive possessor.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I was thankful that she did not recollect me; for had she once murmured my name, I should have been overcome.
past form of “murmur” — speak softly or indistinctly
From this reading I was thankful that she did not recollect me; for had she once murmured my name, I should have been overcome.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I hastened to seize my prey.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading I was thankful that she did not recollect me; for had she once murmured my name, I should have been overcome.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I was thankful that she did not recollect me; for had she once murmured my name, I should have been overcome.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was a forlorn kind of triumph at having at length become her exclusive possessor.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading I bore her off into the thickness of the forest.
on one occasion
From this reading I was thankful that she did not recollect me; for had she once murmured my name, I should have been overcome.
win a victory over
From this reading I was thankful that she did not recollect me; for had she once murmured my name, I should have been overcome.
a person who owns something
From this reading There was a forlorn kind of triumph at having at length become her exclusive possessor.
a person who is the aim of an attack (especially a victim of ridicule or exploitation) by some hostile person or influence
From this reading I hastened to seize my prey.
recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading I was thankful that she did not recollect me; for had she once murmured my name, I should have been overcome.
past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading She remained in the same state of insensibility and stupor.
Identical; not different.
From this reading She remained in the same state of insensibility and stupor.
take hold of; grab
From this reading I hastened to seize my prey.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She remained in the same state of insensibility and stupor.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I was thankful that she did not recollect me; for had she once murmured my name, I should have been overcome.
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading She remained in the same state of insensibility and stupor.
the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally
From this reading She remained in the same state of insensibility and stupor.
feeling or showing gratitude
From this reading I was thankful that she did not recollect me; for had she once murmured my name, I should have been overcome.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I was thankful that she did not recollect me; for had she once murmured my name, I should have been overcome.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I bore her off into the thickness of the forest.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was a forlorn kind of triumph at having at length become her exclusive possessor.
the dimension through an object as opposed to its length or width
From this reading I bore her off into the thickness of the forest.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I hastened to seize my prey.
a successful ending of a struggle or contest
From this reading There was a forlorn kind of triumph at having at length become her exclusive possessor.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a forlorn kind of triumph at having at length become her exclusive possessor.
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