Chapter 22 of The Clean Heart is here in full — 208 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 22 of The Clean Heart is here in full — 208 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
QUESTIONS WITHOUT ANSWERS I These occupied Mr. Wriford's thoughts. First of that sacrifice made for him when, without hint of it, without so much as good-bye, Mr. Puddlebox had swung off his hands from the ledge and gone down into the sea. Why made for him? How? Doctor had asked it over at the Cottage Hospital:
Chapter 22 of The Clean Heart is here in full — 208 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “answer” — a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading “QUESTIONS WITHOUT ANSWERS I These occupied Mr. Wriford's thoughts.”
a small house with a single story
From this reading “Doctor had asked it over at the Cottage Hospital:”
a farewell remark
From this reading “First of that sacrifice made for him when, without hint of it, without so much as good-bye, Mr. Puddlebox had swung off his hands from the ledge and gone down into the sea.”
an indirect suggestion
From this reading “First of that sacrifice made for him when, without hint of it, without so much as good-bye, Mr. Puddlebox had swung off his hands from the ledge and gone down into the sea.”
a health facility where patients receive treatment
From this reading “Doctor had asked it over at the Cottage Hospital:”
a projecting ridge on a mountain or submerged under water
From this reading “First of that sacrifice made for him when, without hint of it, without so much as good-bye, Mr. Puddlebox had swung off his hands from the ledge and gone down into the sea.”
the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.
From this reading “First of that sacrifice made for him when, without hint of it, without so much as good-bye, Mr. Puddlebox had swung off his hands from the ledge and gone down into the sea.”
inflected form of “swing” — move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting
From this reading “First of that sacrifice made for him when, without hint of it, without so much as good-bye, Mr. Puddlebox had swung off his hands from the ledge and gone down into the sea.”
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In this reading “First of that sacrifice made for him when, without hint of it, without so much as good-bye, Mr. Puddlebox had swung off his hands from the ledge and gone down into the sea.”
In this reading “First of that sacrifice made for him when, without hint of it, without so much as good-bye, Mr. Puddlebox had swung off his hands from the ledge and gone down into the sea.”
In this reading “Doctor had asked it over at the Cottage Hospital:”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading First of that sacrifice made for him when, without hint of it, without so much as good-bye, Mr. Puddlebox had swung off his hands from the ledge and gone down into the sea.
plural of “answer” — a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading QUESTIONS WITHOUT ANSWERS I These occupied Mr. Wriford's thoughts.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading First of that sacrifice made for him when, without hint of it, without so much as good-bye, Mr. Puddlebox had swung off his hands from the ledge and gone down into the sea.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Doctor had asked it over at the Cottage Hospital:
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Doctor had asked it over at the Cottage Hospital:
a small house with a single story
From this reading Doctor had asked it over at the Cottage Hospital:
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading Doctor had asked it over at the Cottage Hospital:
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading First of that sacrifice made for him when, without hint of it, without so much as good-bye, Mr. Puddlebox had swung off his hands from the ledge and gone down into the sea.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading First of that sacrifice made for him when, without hint of it, without so much as good-bye, Mr. Puddlebox had swung off his hands from the ledge and gone down into the sea.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading First of that sacrifice made for him when, without hint of it, without so much as good-bye, Mr. Puddlebox had swung off his hands from the ledge and gone down into the sea.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading First of that sacrifice made for him when, without hint of it, without so much as good-bye, Mr. Puddlebox had swung off his hands from the ledge and gone down into the sea.
destroyed or killed
From this reading First of that sacrifice made for him when, without hint of it, without so much as good-bye, Mr. Puddlebox had swung off his hands from the ledge and gone down into the sea.
a farewell remark
From this reading First of that sacrifice made for him when, without hint of it, without so much as good-bye, Mr. Puddlebox had swung off his hands from the ledge and gone down into the sea.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading First of that sacrifice made for him when, without hint of it, without so much as good-bye, Mr. Puddlebox had swung off his hands from the ledge and gone down into the sea.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading First of that sacrifice made for him when, without hint of it, without so much as good-bye, Mr. Puddlebox had swung off his hands from the ledge and gone down into the sea.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading First of that sacrifice made for him when, without hint of it, without so much as good-bye, Mr. Puddlebox had swung off his hands from the ledge and gone down into the sea.
an indirect suggestion
From this reading First of that sacrifice made for him when, without hint of it, without so much as good-bye, Mr. Puddlebox had swung off his hands from the ledge and gone down into the sea.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading First of that sacrifice made for him when, without hint of it, without so much as good-bye, Mr. Puddlebox had swung off his hands from the ledge and gone down into the sea.
a health facility where patients receive treatment
From this reading Doctor had asked it over at the Cottage Hospital:
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From this reading How?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading QUESTIONS WITHOUT ANSWERS I These occupied Mr. Wriford's thoughts.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading First of that sacrifice made for him when, without hint of it, without so much as good-bye, Mr. Puddlebox had swung off his hands from the ledge and gone down into the sea.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading First of that sacrifice made for him when, without hint of it, without so much as good-bye, Mr. Puddlebox had swung off his hands from the ledge and gone down into the sea.
a projecting ridge on a mountain or submerged under water
From this reading First of that sacrifice made for him when, without hint of it, without so much as good-bye, Mr. Puddlebox had swung off his hands from the ledge and gone down into the sea.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading First of that sacrifice made for him when, without hint of it, without so much as good-bye, Mr. Puddlebox had swung off his hands from the ledge and gone down into the sea.
a form of address for a man
From this reading QUESTIONS WITHOUT ANSWERS I These occupied Mr. Wriford's thoughts.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading First of that sacrifice made for him when, without hint of it, without so much as good-bye, Mr. Puddlebox had swung off his hands from the ledge and gone down into the sea.
held or filled or in use
From this reading QUESTIONS WITHOUT ANSWERS I These occupied Mr. Wriford's thoughts.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading First of that sacrifice made for him when, without hint of it, without so much as good-bye, Mr. Puddlebox had swung off his hands from the ledge and gone down into the sea.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading First of that sacrifice made for him when, without hint of it, without so much as good-bye, Mr. Puddlebox had swung off his hands from the ledge and gone down into the sea.
above and across; more than
From this reading Doctor had asked it over at the Cottage Hospital:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading First of that sacrifice made for him when, without hint of it, without so much as good-bye, Mr. Puddlebox had swung off his hands from the ledge and gone down into the sea.
plural of “question” — an instance of questioning
From this reading QUESTIONS WITHOUT ANSWERS I These occupied Mr. Wriford's thoughts.
the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.
From this reading First of that sacrifice made for him when, without hint of it, without so much as good-bye, Mr. Puddlebox had swung off his hands from the ledge and gone down into the sea.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading First of that sacrifice made for him when, without hint of it, without so much as good-bye, Mr. Puddlebox had swung off his hands from the ledge and gone down into the sea.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading First of that sacrifice made for him when, without hint of it, without so much as good-bye, Mr. Puddlebox had swung off his hands from the ledge and gone down into the sea.
inflected form of “swing” — move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting
From this reading First of that sacrifice made for him when, without hint of it, without so much as good-bye, Mr. Puddlebox had swung off his hands from the ledge and gone down into the sea.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading First of that sacrifice made for him when, without hint of it, without so much as good-bye, Mr. Puddlebox had swung off his hands from the ledge and gone down into the sea.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading First of that sacrifice made for him when, without hint of it, without so much as good-bye, Mr. Puddlebox had swung off his hands from the ledge and gone down into the sea.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading QUESTIONS WITHOUT ANSWERS I These occupied Mr. Wriford's thoughts.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading QUESTIONS WITHOUT ANSWERS I These occupied Mr. Wriford's thoughts.
at the time that
From this reading First of that sacrifice made for him when, without hint of it, without so much as good-bye, Mr. Puddlebox had swung off his hands from the ledge and gone down into the sea.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why made for him?
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading QUESTIONS WITHOUT ANSWERS I These occupied Mr. Wriford's thoughts.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading QUESTIONS WITHOUT ANSWERS I These occupied Mr. Wriford's thoughts.
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