Chapter 8 of Tempest-Driven: A Romance (Vol. 3 of 3) is here in full — 139 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VIII
Chapter 8 of Tempest-Driven: A Romance (Vol. 3 of 3) is here in full — 139 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A COMPACT. Mrs. Davenport rested slightly against the back of her chair, and resumed: "'Mrs. Davenport,' said Fahey, 'what I have done for you was nothing. It was really not done for you at all. It was done for Mr. Davenport, not you.
Chapter 8 of Tempest-Driven: A Romance (Vol. 3 of 3) is here in full — 139 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading “Mrs. Davenport rested slightly against the back of her chair, and resumed:”
a small cosmetics case with a mirror; to be carried in a woman's purse
From this reading “A COMPACT.”
a city in eastern Iowa on the Mississippi River across from Moline and Rock Island
From this reading “Mrs. Davenport rested slightly against the back of her chair, and resumed:”
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading “"'Mrs. Davenport,' said Fahey, 'what I have done for you was nothing.”
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading “It was really not done for you at all.”
not tired; refreshed as by sleeping or relaxing
From this reading “Mrs. Davenport rested slightly against the back of her chair, and resumed:”
past form of “resume” — take up or begin anew
From this reading “Mrs. Davenport rested slightly against the back of her chair, and resumed:”
to a small degree or extent
From this reading “Mrs. Davenport rested slightly against the back of her chair, and resumed:”
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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 A COMPACT.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Mrs. Davenport rested slightly against the back of her chair, and resumed:
(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 It was really not done for you at all.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mrs. Davenport rested slightly against the back of her chair, and resumed:
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was really not done for you at all.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Mrs. Davenport rested slightly against the back of her chair, and resumed:
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading Mrs. Davenport rested slightly against the back of her chair, and resumed:
a small cosmetics case with a mirror; to be carried in a woman's purse
From this reading A COMPACT.
a city in eastern Iowa on the Mississippi River across from Moline and Rock Island
From this reading Mrs. Davenport rested slightly against the back of her chair, and resumed:
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading "'Mrs. Davenport,' said Fahey, 'what I have done for you was nothing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "'Mrs. Davenport,' said Fahey, 'what I have done for you was nothing.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "'Mrs. Davenport,' said Fahey, 'what I have done for you was nothing.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "'Mrs. Davenport,' said Fahey, 'what I have done for you was nothing.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Davenport rested slightly against the back of her chair, and resumed:
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "'Mrs. Davenport,' said Fahey, 'what I have done for you was nothing.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was really not done for you at all.
a form of address for a man
From this reading It was done for Mr. Davenport, not you.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Mrs. Davenport rested slightly against the back of her chair, and resumed:
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was really not done for you at all.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "'Mrs. Davenport,' said Fahey, 'what I have done for you was nothing.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mrs. Davenport rested slightly against the back of her chair, and resumed:
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading It was really not done for you at all.
not tired; refreshed as by sleeping or relaxing
From this reading Mrs. Davenport rested slightly against the back of her chair, and resumed:
past form of “resume” — take up or begin anew
From this reading Mrs. Davenport rested slightly against the back of her chair, and resumed:
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "'Mrs. Davenport,' said Fahey, 'what I have done for you was nothing.
to a small degree or extent
From this reading Mrs. Davenport rested slightly against the back of her chair, and resumed:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mrs. Davenport rested slightly against the back of her chair, and resumed:
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "'Mrs. Davenport,' said Fahey, 'what I have done for you was nothing.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "'Mrs. Davenport,' said Fahey, 'what I have done for you was nothing.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "'Mrs. Davenport,' said Fahey, 'what I have done for you was nothing.
Chapter 8 of Tempest-Driven: A Romance (Vol. 3 of 3) by Richard Dowling holds 139 sentences, grouped into 28 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 8 holds 139 sentences of Tempest-Driven: A Romance (Vol. 3 of 3), unabridged, divided into 28 reading sections.
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