Chapter 4 of The Amethyst Box is here in full — 439 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The Amethyst Box is here in full — 439 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Gilbertine," I prayed, for I saw her fingers closing upon the knob she had held lightly till now, "do not go till I have said this. A young girl does not always know the demands of her own nature. The heart you have ignored is one in a thousand. Do not let it slip from you. God never gives a woman such a love twice."
Chapter 4 of The Amethyst Box is here in full — 439 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the act of closing something
From this reading “"Gilbertine," I prayed, for I saw her fingers closing upon the knob she had held lightly till now, "do not go till I have said this.”
plural of “demand” — an urgent or peremptory request
From this reading “A young girl does not always know the demands of her own nature.”
plural of “give” — the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length
From this reading “God never gives a woman such a love twice."”
disregarded
From this reading “The heart you have ignored is one in a thousand.”
a circular rounded projection or protuberance
From this reading “"Gilbertine," I prayed, for I saw her fingers closing upon the knob she had held lightly till now, "do not go till I have said this.”
without good reason
From this reading “"Gilbertine," I prayed, for I saw her fingers closing upon the knob she had held lightly till now, "do not go till I have said this.”
past form of “pray” — address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
From this reading “"Gilbertine," I prayed, for I saw her fingers closing upon the knob she had held lightly till now, "do not go till I have said this.”
move stealthily
From this reading “Do not let it slip from you.”
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a girl or young woman who is unmarried
In this reading “A young girl does not always know the demands of her own nature.”
In this reading “Do not let it slip from you.”
In this reading “"Gilbertine," I prayed, for I saw her fingers closing upon the knob she had held lightly till now, "do not go till I have said this.”
In this reading “A young girl does not always know the demands of her own nature.”
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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 young girl does not always know the demands of her own nature.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading A young girl does not always know the demands of her own nature.
the act of closing something
From this reading "Gilbertine," I prayed, for I saw her fingers closing upon the knob she had held lightly till now, "do not go till I have said this.
plural of “demand” — an urgent or peremptory request
From this reading A young girl does not always know the demands of her own nature.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Gilbertine," I prayed, for I saw her fingers closing upon the knob she had held lightly till now, "do not go till I have said this.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A young girl does not always know the demands of her own nature.
plural of “finger” — any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)
From this reading "Gilbertine," I prayed, for I saw her fingers closing upon the knob she had held lightly till now, "do not go till I have said this.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Gilbertine," I prayed, for I saw her fingers closing upon the knob she had held lightly till now, "do not go till I have said this.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Do not let it slip from you.
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From this reading "Gilbertine," I prayed, for I saw her fingers closing upon the knob she had held lightly till now, "do not go till I have said this.
a young female
From this reading A young girl does not always know the demands of her own nature.
plural of “give” — the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length
From this reading God never gives a woman such a love twice."
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Gilbertine," I prayed, for I saw her fingers closing upon the knob she had held lightly till now, "do not go till I have said this.
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading God never gives a woman such a love twice."
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Gilbertine," I prayed, for I saw her fingers closing upon the knob she had held lightly till now, "do not go till I have said this.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Gilbertine," I prayed, for I saw her fingers closing upon the knob she had held lightly till now, "do not go till I have said this.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading The heart you have ignored is one in a thousand.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading "Gilbertine," I prayed, for I saw her fingers closing upon the knob she had held lightly till now, "do not go till I have said this.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Gilbertine," I prayed, for I saw her fingers closing upon the knob she had held lightly till now, "do not go till I have said this.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Gilbertine," I prayed, for I saw her fingers closing upon the knob she had held lightly till now, "do not go till I have said this.
disregarded
From this reading The heart you have ignored is one in a thousand.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The heart you have ignored is one in a thousand.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The heart you have ignored is one in a thousand.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Do not let it slip from you.
a circular rounded projection or protuberance
From this reading "Gilbertine," I prayed, for I saw her fingers closing upon the knob she had held lightly till now, "do not go till I have said this.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading A young girl does not always know the demands of her own nature.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Do not let it slip from you.
without good reason
From this reading "Gilbertine," I prayed, for I saw her fingers closing upon the knob she had held lightly till now, "do not go till I have said this.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading God never gives a woman such a love twice."
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading A young girl does not always know the demands of her own nature.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading God never gives a woman such a love twice."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Gilbertine," I prayed, for I saw her fingers closing upon the knob she had held lightly till now, "do not go till I have said this.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Gilbertine," I prayed, for I saw her fingers closing upon the knob she had held lightly till now, "do not go till I have said this.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A young girl does not always know the demands of her own nature.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The heart you have ignored is one in a thousand.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading A young girl does not always know the demands of her own nature.
past form of “pray” — address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
From this reading "Gilbertine," I prayed, for I saw her fingers closing upon the knob she had held lightly till now, "do not go till I have said this.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Gilbertine," I prayed, for I saw her fingers closing upon the knob she had held lightly till now, "do not go till I have said this.
cut with a saw
From this reading "Gilbertine," I prayed, for I saw her fingers closing upon the knob she had held lightly till now, "do not go till I have said this.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Gilbertine," I prayed, for I saw her fingers closing upon the knob she had held lightly till now, "do not go till I have said this.
move stealthily
From this reading Do not let it slip from you.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading God never gives a woman such a love twice."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Gilbertine," I prayed, for I saw her fingers closing upon the knob she had held lightly till now, "do not go till I have said this.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Gilbertine," I prayed, for I saw her fingers closing upon the knob she had held lightly till now, "do not go till I have said this.
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading The heart you have ignored is one in a thousand.
up to a particular time
From this reading "Gilbertine," I prayed, for I saw her fingers closing upon the knob she had held lightly till now, "do not go till I have said this.
two times
From this reading God never gives a woman such a love twice."
a formal word for “on”
From this reading "Gilbertine," I prayed, for I saw her fingers closing upon the knob she had held lightly till now, "do not go till I have said this.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading God never gives a woman such a love twice."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The heart you have ignored is one in a thousand.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading A young girl does not always know the demands of her own nature.
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