Chapter 13 of The Admiral's Daughter is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of The Admiral's Daughter is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
’Remember what, Simone dear?’ said Marion in a trembling voice, forcing the girl gently into her chair. Simone’s low voice broke on a hysterical note. ’But,’ she cried, ’I am not Simone. Did I not say I have just remembered? I have been trying all my life to remember.
Chapter 13 of The Admiral's Daughter is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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lacking funds
From this reading “Simone’s low voice broke on a hysterical note.”
-ing form of “force” — to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means
From this reading “’Remember what, Simone dear?’ said Marion in a trembling voice, forcing the girl gently into her chair.”
in a gradual manner
From this reading “’Remember what, Simone dear?’ said Marion in a trembling voice, forcing the girl gently into her chair.”
characterized by or arising from psychoneurotic hysteria
From this reading “Simone’s low voice broke on a hysterical note.”
a brief written record
From this reading “Simone’s low voice broke on a hysterical note.”
past form of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading “Did I not say I have just remembered?”
a shaky motion
From this reading “’Remember what, Simone dear?’ said Marion in a trembling voice, forcing the girl gently into her chair.”
hard to endure
From this reading “I have been trying all my life to remember.”
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In this reading “Simone’s low voice broke on a hysterical note.”
In this reading “’Remember what, Simone dear?’ said Marion in a trembling voice, forcing the girl gently into her chair.”
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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 ’Remember what, Simone dear?’ said Marion in a trembling voice, forcing the girl gently into her chair.
(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 I have been trying all my life to remember.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading ’But,’ she cried, ’I am not Simone.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I have been trying all my life to remember.
lacking funds
From this reading Simone’s low voice broke on a hysterical note.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading ’But,’ she cried, ’I am not Simone.
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading ’Remember what, Simone dear?’ said Marion in a trembling voice, forcing the girl gently into her chair.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading ’But,’ she cried, ’I am not Simone.
dearly loved
From this reading ’Remember what, Simone dear?’ said Marion in a trembling voice, forcing the girl gently into her chair.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Did I not say I have just remembered?
-ing form of “force” — to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means
From this reading ’Remember what, Simone dear?’ said Marion in a trembling voice, forcing the girl gently into her chair.
in a gradual manner
From this reading ’Remember what, Simone dear?’ said Marion in a trembling voice, forcing the girl gently into her chair.
a young female
From this reading ’Remember what, Simone dear?’ said Marion in a trembling voice, forcing the girl gently into her chair.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Did I not say I have just remembered?
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading ’Remember what, Simone dear?’ said Marion in a trembling voice, forcing the girl gently into her chair.
characterized by or arising from psychoneurotic hysteria
From this reading Simone’s low voice broke on a hysterical note.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ’But,’ she cried, ’I am not Simone.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ’Remember what, Simone dear?’ said Marion in a trembling voice, forcing the girl gently into her chair.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading ’Remember what, Simone dear?’ said Marion in a trembling voice, forcing the girl gently into her chair.
and nothing more
From this reading Did I not say I have just remembered?
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading I have been trying all my life to remember.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading Simone’s low voice broke on a hysterical note.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ’Remember what, Simone dear?’ said Marion in a trembling voice, forcing the girl gently into her chair.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I have been trying all my life to remember.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading ’But,’ she cried, ’I am not Simone.
a brief written record
From this reading Simone’s low voice broke on a hysterical note.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Simone’s low voice broke on a hysterical note.
To recall to mind.
From this reading ’Remember what, Simone dear?’ said Marion in a trembling voice, forcing the girl gently into her chair.
past form of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading Did I not say I have just remembered?
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading ’Remember what, Simone dear?’ said Marion in a trembling voice, forcing the girl gently into her chair.
express in words
From this reading Did I not say I have just remembered?
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ’But,’ she cried, ’I am not Simone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ’Remember what, Simone dear?’ said Marion in a trembling voice, forcing the girl gently into her chair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Simone’s low voice broke on a hysterical note.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ’Remember what, Simone dear?’ said Marion in a trembling voice, forcing the girl gently into her chair.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I have been trying all my life to remember.
a shaky motion
From this reading ’Remember what, Simone dear?’ said Marion in a trembling voice, forcing the girl gently into her chair.
hard to endure
From this reading I have been trying all my life to remember.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading ’Remember what, Simone dear?’ said Marion in a trembling voice, forcing the girl gently into her chair.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading ’Remember what, Simone dear?’ said Marion in a trembling voice, forcing the girl gently into her chair.
Chapter 13 of The Admiral's Daughter by Margaret Stuart Lane holds 404 sentences, grouped into 81 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.
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