Chapter 5 of The Black Abbot is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Black Abbot is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Dick Alford did not reply for a while. His anxiety for the girl was such that all other interests had passed from his mind. “I am all right now,” she said, and, with his assistance, stood shakily on her feet. “I told you I was a fool. This is my crazy day!
Chapter 5 of The Black Abbot is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(psychiatry) a relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders, usually accompanied by compulsive behavior or attacks of panic
From this reading “His anxiety for the girl was such that all other interests had passed from his mind.”
the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
From this reading ““I am all right now,” she said, and, with his assistance, stood shakily on her feet.”
affected with madness or insanity
From this reading “This is my crazy day!”
someone who is a detective
From this reading “Dick Alford did not reply for a while.”
a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading ““I told you I was a fool.”
plural of “interest” — a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading “His anxiety for the girl was such that all other interests had passed from his mind.”
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading “His anxiety for the girl was such that all other interests had passed from his mind.”
a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading “Dick Alford did not reply for a while.”
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In this reading “His anxiety for the girl was such that all other interests had passed from his mind.”
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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 Dick Alford did not reply for a while.
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From this reading Dick Alford did not reply for a while.
(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 His anxiety for the girl was such that all other interests had passed from his mind.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “I am all right now,” she said, and, with his assistance, stood shakily on her feet.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “I am all right now,” she said, and, with his assistance, stood shakily on her feet.
(psychiatry) a relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders, usually accompanied by compulsive behavior or attacks of panic
From this reading His anxiety for the girl was such that all other interests had passed from his mind.
the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
From this reading “I am all right now,” she said, and, with his assistance, stood shakily on her feet.
affected with madness or insanity
From this reading This is my crazy day!
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading This is my crazy day!
someone who is a detective
From this reading Dick Alford did not reply for a while.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Dick Alford did not reply for a while.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading “I am all right now,” she said, and, with his assistance, stood shakily on her feet.
a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading “I told you I was a fool.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Dick Alford did not reply for a while.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading His anxiety for the girl was such that all other interests had passed from his mind.
a young female
From this reading His anxiety for the girl was such that all other interests had passed from his mind.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading His anxiety for the girl was such that all other interests had passed from his mind.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “I am all right now,” she said, and, with his assistance, stood shakily on her feet.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His anxiety for the girl was such that all other interests had passed from his mind.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I am all right now,” she said, and, with his assistance, stood shakily on her feet.
plural of “interest” — a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading His anxiety for the girl was such that all other interests had passed from his mind.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This is my crazy day!
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading His anxiety for the girl was such that all other interests had passed from his mind.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading This is my crazy day!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Dick Alford did not reply for a while.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “I am all right now,” she said, and, with his assistance, stood shakily on her feet.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “I am all right now,” she said, and, with his assistance, stood shakily on her feet.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading His anxiety for the girl was such that all other interests had passed from his mind.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading His anxiety for the girl was such that all other interests had passed from his mind.
a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading Dick Alford did not reply for a while.
precisely, exactly
From this reading “I am all right now,” she said, and, with his assistance, stood shakily on her feet.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I am all right now,” she said, and, with his assistance, stood shakily on her feet.
in an insecurely shaky manner
From this reading “I am all right now,” she said, and, with his assistance, stood shakily on her feet.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I am all right now,” she said, and, with his assistance, stood shakily on her feet.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading “I am all right now,” she said, and, with his assistance, stood shakily on her feet.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading His anxiety for the girl was such that all other interests had passed from his mind.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading His anxiety for the girl was such that all other interests had passed from his mind.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading His anxiety for the girl was such that all other interests had passed from his mind.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This is my crazy day!
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading “I told you I was a fool.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His anxiety for the girl was such that all other interests had passed from his mind.
during the time that
From this reading Dick Alford did not reply for a while.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “I am all right now,” she said, and, with his assistance, stood shakily on her feet.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I told you I was a fool.
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