Chapter 32 of Tetherstones is here in full — 166 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXXII
Chapter 32 of Tetherstones is here in full — 166 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE PARTING “I’ll never forget what you’ve done for us,” said Maggie. “And I’m very sorry you’re going.” She spoke with great earnestness but the lilt had come back to her voice and the light to her eyes. She held Frances’ hand very tightly between her own. “You’ll come back some day?” she said.
Chapter 32 of Tetherstones is here in full — 166 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/33 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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an earnest and sincere feeling
From this reading “She spoke with great earnestness but the lilt had come back to her voice and the light to her eyes.”
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading “THE PARTING “I’ll never forget what you’ve done for us,” said Maggie.”
plural of “france” — a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
From this reading “She held Frances’ hand very tightly between her own.”
a jaunty rhythm in music
From this reading “She spoke with great earnestness but the lilt had come back to her voice and the light to her eyes.”
the act of departing politely
From this reading “THE PARTING “I’ll never forget what you’ve done for us,” said Maggie.”
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading ““And I’m very sorry you’re going.””
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading “She spoke with great earnestness but the lilt had come back to her voice and the light to her eyes.”
in a tight or constricted manner
From this reading “She held Frances’ hand very tightly between her own.”
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 “She spoke with great earnestness but the lilt had come back to her voice and the light to her eyes.”
be restored
In this reading “She spoke with great earnestness but the lilt had come back to her voice and the light to her eyes.”
In this reading ““You’ll come back some day?” she said.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And I’m very sorry you’re going.”
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading She spoke with great earnestness but the lilt had come back to her voice and the light to her eyes.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading She held Frances’ hand very tightly between her own.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She spoke with great earnestness but the lilt had come back to her voice and the light to her eyes.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading She spoke with great earnestness but the lilt had come back to her voice and the light to her eyes.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading “You’ll come back some day?” she said.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading THE PARTING “I’ll never forget what you’ve done for us,” said Maggie.
an earnest and sincere feeling
From this reading She spoke with great earnestness but the lilt had come back to her voice and the light to her eyes.
opinion or judgment
From this reading She spoke with great earnestness but the lilt had come back to her voice and the light to her eyes.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE PARTING “I’ll never forget what you’ve done for us,” said Maggie.
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading THE PARTING “I’ll never forget what you’ve done for us,” said Maggie.
plural of “france” — a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
From this reading She held Frances’ hand very tightly between her own.
the act of departing
From this reading “And I’m very sorry you’re going.”
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading She spoke with great earnestness but the lilt had come back to her voice and the light to her eyes.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She spoke with great earnestness but the lilt had come back to her voice and the light to her eyes.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading She held Frances’ hand very tightly between her own.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading She held Frances’ hand very tightly between her own.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She spoke with great earnestness but the lilt had come back to her voice and the light to her eyes.
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From this reading THE PARTING “I’ll never forget what you’ve done for us,” said Maggie.
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From this reading “And I’m very sorry you’re going.”
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading She spoke with great earnestness but the lilt had come back to her voice and the light to her eyes.
a jaunty rhythm in music
From this reading She spoke with great earnestness but the lilt had come back to her voice and the light to her eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE PARTING “I’ll never forget what you’ve done for us,” said Maggie.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading THE PARTING “I’ll never forget what you’ve done for us,” said Maggie.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading She held Frances’ hand very tightly between her own.
the act of departing politely
From this reading THE PARTING “I’ll never forget what you’ve done for us,” said Maggie.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading THE PARTING “I’ll never forget what you’ve done for us,” said Maggie.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She spoke with great earnestness but the lilt had come back to her voice and the light to her eyes.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading “You’ll come back some day?” she said.
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading “And I’m very sorry you’re going.”
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading She spoke with great earnestness but the lilt had come back to her voice and the light to her eyes.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PARTING “I’ll never forget what you’ve done for us,” said Maggie.
in a tight or constricted manner
From this reading She held Frances’ hand very tightly between her own.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She spoke with great earnestness but the lilt had come back to her voice and the light to her eyes.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE PARTING “I’ll never forget what you’ve done for us,” said Maggie.
precisely as stated
From this reading “And I’m very sorry you’re going.”
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading She spoke with great earnestness but the lilt had come back to her voice and the light to her eyes.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading THE PARTING “I’ll never forget what you’ve done for us,” said Maggie.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She spoke with great earnestness but the lilt had come back to her voice and the light to her eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You’ll come back some day?” she said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And I’m very sorry you’re going.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE PARTING “I’ll never forget what you’ve done for us,” said Maggie.
Chapter 32 of Tetherstones by Ethel M. (Ethel May) Dell holds 166 sentences, grouped into 34 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 32 holds 166 sentences of Tetherstones, unabridged, divided into 34 reading sections.
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