Chapter 23 of The Angel and the Demon: A Tale is here in full — 342 sentences across 69 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 23 of The Angel and the Demon: A Tale is here in full — 342 sentences across 69 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE ANGEL STRONGER THAN THE DEMON. “I have wronged you, Miss Harper,” whispered Mrs. Dainty. It cost the weak, proud woman an effort to make this acknowledgment. But Madeline’s arms were around both of their necks, and the child was clinging to both with a half-trembling eagerness. This confession made all the rest easy.
Chapter 23 of The Angel and the Demon: A Tale is here in full — 342 sentences across 69 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the state or quality of being recognized or acknowledged
From this reading “It cost the weak, proud woman an effort to make this acknowledgment.”
-ing form of “cling” — come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation
From this reading “But Madeline’s arms were around both of their necks, and the child was clinging to both with a half-trembling eagerness.”
delicately beautiful
From this reading ““I have wronged you, Miss Harper,” whispered Mrs. Dainty.”
an evil supernatural being
From this reading “THE ANGEL STRONGER THAN THE DEMON.”
a positive feeling of wanting to push ahead with something
From this reading “But Madeline’s arms were around both of their necks, and the child was clinging to both with a half-trembling eagerness.”
someone who plays the harp
From this reading ““I have wronged you, Miss Harper,” whispered Mrs. Dainty.”
plural of “neck” — the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
From this reading “But Madeline’s arms were around both of their necks, and the child was clinging to both with a half-trembling eagerness.”
past form of “wrong” — treat unjustly; do wrong to
From this reading ““I have wronged you, Miss Harper,” whispered Mrs. Dainty.”
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.
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 But Madeline’s arms were around both of their necks, and the child was clinging to both with a half-trembling eagerness.
the state or quality of being recognized or acknowledged
From this reading It cost the weak, proud woman an effort to make this acknowledgment.
(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 This confession made all the rest easy.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It cost the weak, proud woman an effort to make this acknowledgment.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But Madeline’s arms were around both of their necks, and the child was clinging to both with a half-trembling eagerness.
spiritual being attendant upon God
From this reading THE ANGEL STRONGER THAN THE DEMON.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading But Madeline’s arms were around both of their necks, and the child was clinging to both with a half-trembling eagerness.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading But Madeline’s arms were around both of their necks, and the child was clinging to both with a half-trembling eagerness.
the two together, not just one
From this reading But Madeline’s arms were around both of their necks, and the child was clinging to both with a half-trembling eagerness.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Madeline’s arms were around both of their necks, and the child was clinging to both with a half-trembling eagerness.
a young person of either sex
From this reading But Madeline’s arms were around both of their necks, and the child was clinging to both with a half-trembling eagerness.
-ing form of “cling” — come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation
From this reading But Madeline’s arms were around both of their necks, and the child was clinging to both with a half-trembling eagerness.
an admission of misdeeds or faults
From this reading This confession made all the rest easy.
the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor
From this reading It cost the weak, proud woman an effort to make this acknowledgment.
delicately beautiful
From this reading “I have wronged you, Miss Harper,” whispered Mrs. Dainty.
an evil supernatural being
From this reading THE ANGEL STRONGER THAN THE DEMON.
a positive feeling of wanting to push ahead with something
From this reading But Madeline’s arms were around both of their necks, and the child was clinging to both with a half-trembling eagerness.
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading This confession made all the rest easy.
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading It cost the weak, proud woman an effort to make this acknowledgment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But Madeline’s arms were around both of their necks, and the child was clinging to both with a half-trembling eagerness.
someone who plays the harp
From this reading “I have wronged you, Miss Harper,” whispered Mrs. Dainty.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I have wronged you, Miss Harper,” whispered Mrs. Dainty.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I have wronged you, Miss Harper,” whispered Mrs. Dainty.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It cost the weak, proud woman an effort to make this acknowledgment.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading This confession made all the rest easy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But Madeline’s arms were around both of their necks, and the child was clinging to both with a half-trembling eagerness.
engage in
From this reading It cost the weak, proud woman an effort to make this acknowledgment.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading “I have wronged you, Miss Harper,” whispered Mrs. Dainty.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading “I have wronged you, Miss Harper,” whispered Mrs. Dainty.
plural of “neck” — the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
From this reading But Madeline’s arms were around both of their necks, and the child was clinging to both with a half-trembling eagerness.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But Madeline’s arms were around both of their necks, and the child was clinging to both with a half-trembling eagerness.
feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride
From this reading It cost the weak, proud woman an effort to make this acknowledgment.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading This confession made all the rest easy.
comparative of “strong” — having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading THE ANGEL STRONGER THAN THE DEMON.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading THE ANGEL STRONGER THAN THE DEMON.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ANGEL STRONGER THAN THE DEMON.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading But Madeline’s arms were around both of their necks, and the child was clinging to both with a half-trembling eagerness.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It cost the weak, proud woman an effort to make this acknowledgment.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It cost the weak, proud woman an effort to make this acknowledgment.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But Madeline’s arms were around both of their necks, and the child was clinging to both with a half-trembling eagerness.
wanting in physical strength
From this reading It cost the weak, proud woman an effort to make this acknowledgment.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But Madeline’s arms were around both of their necks, and the child was clinging to both with a half-trembling eagerness.
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading “I have wronged you, Miss Harper,” whispered Mrs. Dainty.
in the company of; together with
From this reading But Madeline’s arms were around both of their necks, and the child was clinging to both with a half-trembling eagerness.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading It cost the weak, proud woman an effort to make this acknowledgment.
past form of “wrong” — treat unjustly; do wrong to
From this reading “I have wronged you, Miss Harper,” whispered Mrs. Dainty.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I have wronged you, Miss Harper,” whispered Mrs. Dainty.
Chapter 23 of The Angel and the Demon: A Tale by T. S. (Timothy Shay) Arthur holds 342 sentences, grouped into 69 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 23 holds 342 sentences of The Angel and the Demon: A Tale, unabridged, divided into 69 reading sections.
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