Chapter 13 of The Brightener is here in full — 173 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of The Brightener is here in full — 173 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE TANGLED WEB "Read the name again, please," Terry said, controlling his voice. "Avalesco--the Princess Avalesco." I felt suddenly frightened. I'd been playing with the public as if people were my puppets. Now I had a vague conviction at the back of my brain that Fate had made a puppet of me.
Chapter 13 of The Brightener is here in full — 173 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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able to control or determine policy
From this reading “THE TANGLED WEB "Read the name again, please," Terry said, controlling his voice.”
an unshakable belief in something without need for proof or evidence
From this reading “Now I had a vague conviction at the back of my brain that Fate had made a puppet of me.”
a small figure of a person operated from above with strings by a puppeteer
From this reading “Now I had a vague conviction at the back of my brain that Fate had made a puppet of me.”
plural of “puppet” — a small figure of a person operated from above with strings by a puppeteer
From this reading “I'd been playing with the public as if people were my puppets.”
in a confused mass
From this reading “THE TANGLED WEB "Read the name again, please," Terry said, controlling his voice.”
English actress (1847-1928)
From this reading “THE TANGLED WEB "Read the name again, please," Terry said, controlling his voice.”
not clearly expressed or understood
From this reading “Now I had a vague conviction at the back of my brain that Fate had made a puppet of me.”
an intricate network suggesting something that was formed by weaving or interweaving
From this reading “THE TANGLED WEB "Read the name again, please," Terry said, controlling his voice.”
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.
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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 Now I had a vague conviction at the back of my brain that Fate had made a puppet of me.
anew
From this reading THE TANGLED WEB "Read the name again, please," Terry said, controlling his voice.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I'd been playing with the public as if people were my puppets.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Now I had a vague conviction at the back of my brain that Fate had made a puppet of me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Avalesco--the Princess Avalesco."
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Now I had a vague conviction at the back of my brain that Fate had made a puppet of me.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I'd been playing with the public as if people were my puppets.
that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading Now I had a vague conviction at the back of my brain that Fate had made a puppet of me.
able to control or determine policy
From this reading THE TANGLED WEB "Read the name again, please," Terry said, controlling his voice.
an unshakable belief in something without need for proof or evidence
From this reading Now I had a vague conviction at the back of my brain that Fate had made a puppet of me.
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading Now I had a vague conviction at the back of my brain that Fate had made a puppet of me.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading I felt suddenly frightened.
made afraid
From this reading I felt suddenly frightened.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Now I had a vague conviction at the back of my brain that Fate had made a puppet of me.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE TANGLED WEB "Read the name again, please," Terry said, controlling his voice.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I felt suddenly frightened.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'd been playing with the public as if people were my puppets.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I'd been playing with the public as if people were my puppets.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Now I had a vague conviction at the back of my brain that Fate had made a puppet of me.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Now I had a vague conviction at the back of my brain that Fate had made a puppet of me.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I'd been playing with the public as if people were my puppets.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading THE TANGLED WEB "Read the name again, please," Terry said, controlling his voice.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now I had a vague conviction at the back of my brain that Fate had made a puppet of me.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Now I had a vague conviction at the back of my brain that Fate had made a puppet of me.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading I'd been playing with the public as if people were my puppets.
the act of playing a musical instrument
From this reading I'd been playing with the public as if people were my puppets.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading THE TANGLED WEB "Read the name again, please," Terry said, controlling his voice.
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading "Avalesco--the Princess Avalesco."
people in general considered as a whole
From this reading I'd been playing with the public as if people were my puppets.
a small figure of a person operated from above with strings by a puppeteer
From this reading Now I had a vague conviction at the back of my brain that Fate had made a puppet of me.
plural of “puppet” — a small figure of a person operated from above with strings by a puppeteer
From this reading I'd been playing with the public as if people were my puppets.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading THE TANGLED WEB "Read the name again, please," Terry said, controlling his voice.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading THE TANGLED WEB "Read the name again, please," Terry said, controlling his voice.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading I felt suddenly frightened.
in a confused mass
From this reading THE TANGLED WEB "Read the name again, please," Terry said, controlling his voice.
English actress (1847-1928)
From this reading THE TANGLED WEB "Read the name again, please," Terry said, controlling his voice.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Now I had a vague conviction at the back of my brain that Fate had made a puppet of me.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TANGLED WEB "Read the name again, please," Terry said, controlling his voice.
not clearly expressed or understood
From this reading Now I had a vague conviction at the back of my brain that Fate had made a puppet of me.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading THE TANGLED WEB "Read the name again, please," Terry said, controlling his voice.
an intricate network suggesting something that was formed by weaving or interweaving
From this reading THE TANGLED WEB "Read the name again, please," Terry said, controlling his voice.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I'd been playing with the public as if people were my puppets.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I'd been playing with the public as if people were my puppets.
Chapter 13 of The Brightener by A. M. (Alice Muriel) Williamson holds 173 sentences, grouped into 35 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 13 holds 173 sentences of The Brightener, unabridged, divided into 35 reading sections.
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