Chapter 21 of Tante is here in full — 207 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXI
Chapter 21 of Tante is here in full — 207 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Will you shut the door, Gregory?" Karen said. "I want to speak to you." The feeling with which he looked at her was that with which he had faced her sleeping, as he thought, after their former dispute. The sense of failure and disillusion was upon him.
Chapter 21 of Tante is here in full — 207 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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freeing from false belief or illusions
From this reading “The sense of failure and disillusion was upon him.”
take exception to
From this reading “The feeling with which he looked at her was that with which he had faced her sleeping, as he thought, after their former dispute.”
having a face or facing especially of a specified kind or number; often used in combination
From this reading “The feeling with which he looked at her was that with which he had faced her sleeping, as he thought, after their former dispute.”
an act that fails
From this reading “The sense of failure and disillusion was upon him.”
referring to the first of two things or persons mentioned (or the earlier one or ones of several)
From this reading “The feeling with which he looked at her was that with which he had faced her sleeping, as he thought, after their former dispute.”
(Roman Catholic Church) a church father known for his constant fight against perceived heresies; a saint and Doctor of the Church (329-391)
From this reading “"Will you shut the door, Gregory?"”
the Tibeto-Burman language spoken in the Thailand and Burmese borderlands
From this reading “Karen said.”
the state of being asleep
From this reading “The feeling with which he looked at her was that with which he had faced her sleeping, as he thought, after their former dispute.”
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 “"Will you shut the door, Gregory?"”
take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
In this reading “The feeling with which he looked at her was that with which he had faced her sleeping, as he thought, after their former dispute.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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later than; following
From this reading The feeling with which he looked at her was that with which he had faced her sleeping, as he thought, after their former dispute.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The sense of failure and disillusion was upon him.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The feeling with which he looked at her was that with which he had faced her sleeping, as he thought, after their former dispute.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The feeling with which he looked at her was that with which he had faced her sleeping, as he thought, after their former dispute.
freeing from false belief or illusions
From this reading The sense of failure and disillusion was upon him.
take exception to
From this reading The feeling with which he looked at her was that with which he had faced her sleeping, as he thought, after their former dispute.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading "Will you shut the door, Gregory?"
having a face or facing especially of a specified kind or number; often used in combination
From this reading The feeling with which he looked at her was that with which he had faced her sleeping, as he thought, after their former dispute.
an act that fails
From this reading The sense of failure and disillusion was upon him.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading The feeling with which he looked at her was that with which he had faced her sleeping, as he thought, after their former dispute.
referring to the first of two things or persons mentioned (or the earlier one or ones of several)
From this reading The feeling with which he looked at her was that with which he had faced her sleeping, as he thought, after their former dispute.
(Roman Catholic Church) a church father known for his constant fight against perceived heresies; a saint and Doctor of the Church (329-391)
From this reading "Will you shut the door, Gregory?"
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The feeling with which he looked at her was that with which he had faced her sleeping, as he thought, after their former dispute.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The feeling with which he looked at her was that with which he had faced her sleeping, as he thought, after their former dispute.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The feeling with which he looked at her was that with which he had faced her sleeping, as he thought, after their former dispute.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The sense of failure and disillusion was upon him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I want to speak to you."
the Tibeto-Burman language spoken in the Thailand and Burmese borderlands
From this reading Karen said.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading The feeling with which he looked at her was that with which he had faced her sleeping, as he thought, after their former dispute.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The sense of failure and disillusion was upon him.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Karen said.
a general conscious awareness
From this reading The sense of failure and disillusion was upon him.
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
From this reading "Will you shut the door, Gregory?"
the state of being asleep
From this reading The feeling with which he looked at her was that with which he had faced her sleeping, as he thought, after their former dispute.
express in speech
From this reading "I want to speak to you."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The feeling with which he looked at her was that with which he had faced her sleeping, as he thought, after their former dispute.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Will you shut the door, Gregory?"
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The feeling with which he looked at her was that with which he had faced her sleeping, as he thought, after their former dispute.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading The feeling with which he looked at her was that with which he had faced her sleeping, as he thought, after their former dispute.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I want to speak to you."
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The sense of failure and disillusion was upon him.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "I want to speak to you."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The feeling with which he looked at her was that with which he had faced her sleeping, as he thought, after their former dispute.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The feeling with which he looked at her was that with which he had faced her sleeping, as he thought, after their former dispute.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Will you shut the door, Gregory?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading The feeling with which he looked at her was that with which he had faced her sleeping, as he thought, after their former dispute.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Will you shut the door, Gregory?"
Chapter 21 of Tante by Anne Douglas Sedgwick holds 207 sentences, grouped into 42 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 21 holds 207 sentences of Tante, unabridged, divided into 42 reading sections.
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