Chapter 22 of The Circular Study is here in full — 18 sentences across 4 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXII
Chapter 22 of The Circular Study is here in full — 18 sentences across 4 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
DEAR FELIX: This morning I passed under the window you have described to me as Evelyn's. I did it with a purpose. I wanted to test my own emotions and to see how much feeling it would arouse in me. Enough. Eva accepted the brooch.
Chapter 22 of The Circular Study is here in full — 18 sentences across 4 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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generally approved or compelling recognition
From this reading “Eva accepted the brooch.”
call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
From this reading “I wanted to test my own emotions and to see how much feeling it would arouse in me.”
a decorative pin worn by women
From this reading “Eva accepted the brooch.”
represented in words especially with sharpness and detail
From this reading “DEAR FELIX: This morning I passed under the window you have described to me as Evelyn's.”
plural of “emotion” — any strong feeling
From this reading “I wanted to test my own emotions and to see how much feeling it would arouse in me.”
an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
From this reading “I did it with a purpose.”
trying something to find out about it
From this reading “I wanted to test my own emotions and to see how much feeling it would arouse in me.”
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading “I wanted to test my own emotions and to see how much feeling it would arouse in me.”
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 I did it with a purpose.
generally approved or compelling recognition
From this reading Eva accepted the brooch.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I wanted to test my own emotions and to see how much feeling it would arouse in me.
call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
From this reading I wanted to test my own emotions and to see how much feeling it would arouse in me.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading DEAR FELIX: This morning I passed under the window you have described to me as Evelyn's.
a decorative pin worn by women
From this reading Eva accepted the brooch.
dearly loved
From this reading DEAR FELIX: This morning I passed under the window you have described to me as Evelyn's.
represented in words especially with sharpness and detail
From this reading DEAR FELIX: This morning I passed under the window you have described to me as Evelyn's.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I did it with a purpose.
plural of “emotion” — any strong feeling
From this reading I wanted to test my own emotions and to see how much feeling it would arouse in me.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading Enough.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Eva accepted the brooch.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DEAR FELIX: This morning I passed under the window you have described to me as Evelyn's.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading I wanted to test my own emotions and to see how much feeling it would arouse in me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DEAR FELIX: This morning I passed under the window you have described to me as Evelyn's.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading DEAR FELIX: This morning I passed under the window you have described to me as Evelyn's.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I wanted to test my own emotions and to see how much feeling it would arouse in me.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading DEAR FELIX: This morning I passed under the window you have described to me as Evelyn's.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I wanted to test my own emotions and to see how much feeling it would arouse in me.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I did it with a purpose.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading DEAR FELIX: This morning I passed under the window you have described to me as Evelyn's.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading DEAR FELIX: This morning I passed under the window you have described to me as Evelyn's.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading I wanted to test my own emotions and to see how much feeling it would arouse in me.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I wanted to test my own emotions and to see how much feeling it would arouse in me.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading I wanted to test my own emotions and to see how much feeling it would arouse in me.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading DEAR FELIX: This morning I passed under the window you have described to me as Evelyn's.
an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
From this reading I did it with a purpose.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I wanted to test my own emotions and to see how much feeling it would arouse in me.
trying something to find out about it
From this reading I wanted to test my own emotions and to see how much feeling it would arouse in me.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DEAR FELIX: This morning I passed under the window you have described to me as Evelyn's.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading DEAR FELIX: This morning I passed under the window you have described to me as Evelyn's.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading DEAR FELIX: This morning I passed under the window you have described to me as Evelyn's.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading DEAR FELIX: This morning I passed under the window you have described to me as Evelyn's.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading I wanted to test my own emotions and to see how much feeling it would arouse in me.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading DEAR FELIX: This morning I passed under the window you have described to me as Evelyn's.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I did it with a purpose.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I wanted to test my own emotions and to see how much feeling it would arouse in me.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading DEAR FELIX: This morning I passed under the window you have described to me as Evelyn's.
Chapter 22 of The Circular Study by Anna Katharine Green holds 18 sentences, grouped into 4 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.
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