Chapter 23 of The Breaking Point is here in full — 234 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXIII
Chapter 23 of The Breaking Point is here in full — 234 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“I'm going back,” he said. “Why?” “They're after me, aren't they?” “You're forgetting again. Why should they be after you now, after ten years?”
Chapter 23 of The Breaking Point is here in full — 234 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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later than; following
From this reading ““They're after me, aren't they?””
anew
From this reading ““You're forgetting again.”
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading ““I'm going back,” he said.”
inflected form of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading ““You're forgetting again.”
the act of departing
From this reading ““I'm going back,” he said.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading ““I'm going back,” he said.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading “Why should they be after you now, after ten years?””
a late time of life
From this reading “Why should they be after you now, after ten years?””
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later than; following
From this reading “They're after me, aren't they?”
anew
From this reading “You're forgetting again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “They're after me, aren't they?”
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading “I'm going back,” he said.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Why should they be after you now, after ten years?”
inflected form of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading “You're forgetting again.
the act of departing
From this reading “I'm going back,” he said.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I'm going back,” he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I'm going back,” he said.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “They're after me, aren't they?”
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Why should they be after you now, after ten years?”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I'm going back,” he said.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Why should they be after you now, after ten years?”
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading Why should they be after you now, after ten years?”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “They're after me, aren't they?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “They're after me, aren't they?”
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “Why?”
a late time of life
From this reading Why should they be after you now, after ten years?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Why should they be after you now, after ten years?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You're forgetting again.
Chapter 23 of The Breaking Point by Mary Roberts Rinehart holds 234 sentences, grouped into 47 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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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