Chapter 25 of The Call of the Blood is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 25 of The Call of the Blood is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
She had never yet known or imagined such a fear. That she felt. But she had another feeling, contradictory, surely. It began to seem to her as if this fear, which was now coming upon her, had been near her for a long time, ever since the night when she knew that she was going to Africa. Had she not even expressed it to Maurice?
Chapter 25 of The Call of the Blood is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the second largest continent; located to the south of Europe and bordered to the west by the South Atlantic and to the east by the Indian Ocean
From this reading “It began to seem to her as if this fear, which was now coming upon her, had been near her for a long time, ever since the night when she knew that she was going to Africa.”
of words or propositions so related that both cannot be true and both cannot be false
From this reading “But she had another feeling, contradictory, surely.”
communicated in words
From this reading “Had she not even expressed it to Maurice?”
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading “She had never yet known or imagined such a fear.”
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading “But she had another feeling, contradictory, surely.”
past form of “imagine” — form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
From this reading “She had never yet known or imagined such a fear.”
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading “It began to seem to her as if this fear, which was now coming upon her, had been near her for a long time, ever since the night when she knew that she was going to Africa.”
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading “But she had another feeling, contradictory, surely.”
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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 She had never yet known or imagined such a fear.
the second largest continent; located to the south of Europe and bordered to the west by the South Atlantic and to the east by the Indian Ocean
From this reading It began to seem to her as if this fear, which was now coming upon her, had been near her for a long time, ever since the night when she knew that she was going to Africa.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading But she had another feeling, contradictory, surely.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It began to seem to her as if this fear, which was now coming upon her, had been near her for a long time, ever since the night when she knew that she was going to Africa.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It began to seem to her as if this fear, which was now coming upon her, had been near her for a long time, ever since the night when she knew that she was going to Africa.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading It began to seem to her as if this fear, which was now coming upon her, had been near her for a long time, ever since the night when she knew that she was going to Africa.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But she had another feeling, contradictory, surely.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading It began to seem to her as if this fear, which was now coming upon her, had been near her for a long time, ever since the night when she knew that she was going to Africa.
of words or propositions so related that both cannot be true and both cannot be false
From this reading But she had another feeling, contradictory, surely.
divisible by two
From this reading Had she not even expressed it to Maurice?
at any time
From this reading It began to seem to her as if this fear, which was now coming upon her, had been near her for a long time, ever since the night when she knew that she was going to Africa.
communicated in words
From this reading Had she not even expressed it to Maurice?
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading She had never yet known or imagined such a fear.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading But she had another feeling, contradictory, surely.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading That she felt.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It began to seem to her as if this fear, which was now coming upon her, had been near her for a long time, ever since the night when she knew that she was going to Africa.
the act of departing
From this reading It began to seem to her as if this fear, which was now coming upon her, had been near her for a long time, ever since the night when she knew that she was going to Africa.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had never yet known or imagined such a fear.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It began to seem to her as if this fear, which was now coming upon her, had been near her for a long time, ever since the night when she knew that she was going to Africa.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It began to seem to her as if this fear, which was now coming upon her, had been near her for a long time, ever since the night when she knew that she was going to Africa.
past form of “imagine” — form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
From this reading She had never yet known or imagined such a fear.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It began to seem to her as if this fear, which was now coming upon her, had been near her for a long time, ever since the night when she knew that she was going to Africa.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading It began to seem to her as if this fear, which was now coming upon her, had been near her for a long time, ever since the night when she knew that she was going to Africa.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading She had never yet known or imagined such a fear.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading It began to seem to her as if this fear, which was now coming upon her, had been near her for a long time, ever since the night when she knew that she was going to Africa.
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From this reading Had she not even expressed it to Maurice?
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading It began to seem to her as if this fear, which was now coming upon her, had been near her for a long time, ever since the night when she knew that she was going to Africa.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading She had never yet known or imagined such a fear.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading It began to seem to her as if this fear, which was now coming upon her, had been near her for a long time, ever since the night when she knew that she was going to Africa.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Had she not even expressed it to Maurice?
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading It began to seem to her as if this fear, which was now coming upon her, had been near her for a long time, ever since the night when she knew that she was going to Africa.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading She had never yet known or imagined such a fear.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading It began to seem to her as if this fear, which was now coming upon her, had been near her for a long time, ever since the night when she knew that she was going to Africa.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had never yet known or imagined such a fear.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading It began to seem to her as if this fear, which was now coming upon her, had been near her for a long time, ever since the night when she knew that she was going to Africa.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading She had never yet known or imagined such a fear.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading But she had another feeling, contradictory, surely.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That she felt.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It began to seem to her as if this fear, which was now coming upon her, had been near her for a long time, ever since the night when she knew that she was going to Africa.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It began to seem to her as if this fear, which was now coming upon her, had been near her for a long time, ever since the night when she knew that she was going to Africa.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading It began to seem to her as if this fear, which was now coming upon her, had been near her for a long time, ever since the night when she knew that she was going to Africa.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It began to seem to her as if this fear, which was now coming upon her, had been near her for a long time, ever since the night when she knew that she was going to Africa.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading It began to seem to her as if this fear, which was now coming upon her, had been near her for a long time, ever since the night when she knew that she was going to Africa.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It began to seem to her as if this fear, which was now coming upon her, had been near her for a long time, ever since the night when she knew that she was going to Africa.
at the time that
From this reading It began to seem to her as if this fear, which was now coming upon her, had been near her for a long time, ever since the night when she knew that she was going to Africa.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It began to seem to her as if this fear, which was now coming upon her, had been near her for a long time, ever since the night when she knew that she was going to Africa.
but in spite of that
From this reading She had never yet known or imagined such a fear.
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