Chapter 36 of The Corner House is here in full — 205 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 36 of The Corner House is here in full — 205 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
NOW THEN! The time had come. Leona Lalage knew it as well as if she had seen the writing on the wall. This man had come for her; she would have no time to make her peace with the world. When he had his say he would drive his knife into her heart, and there would be an end of it.
Chapter 36 of The Corner House is here in full — 205 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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operate or control a vehicle
From this reading “When he had his say he would drive his knife into her heart, and there would be an end of it.”
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading “When he had his say he would drive his knife into her heart, and there would be an end of it.”
edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle
From this reading “When he had his say he would drive his knife into her heart, and there would be an end of it.”
the state prevailing during the absence of war
From this reading “This man had come for her; she would have no time to make her peace with the world.”
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “Leona Lalage knew it as well as if she had seen the writing on the wall.”
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading “Leona Lalage knew it as well as if she had seen the writing on the wall.”
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading “This man had come for her; she would have no time to make her peace with the world.”
the act of creating written works
From this reading “Leona Lalage knew it as well as if she had seen the writing on the wall.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “Leona Lalage knew it as well as if she had seen the writing on the wall.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading When he had his say he would drive his knife into her heart, and there would be an end of it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When he had his say he would drive his knife into her heart, and there would be an end of it.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Leona Lalage knew it as well as if she had seen the writing on the wall.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading When he had his say he would drive his knife into her heart, and there would be an end of it.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The time had come.
operate or control a vehicle
From this reading When he had his say he would drive his knife into her heart, and there would be an end of it.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading When he had his say he would drive his knife into her heart, and there would be an end of it.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading This man had come for her; she would have no time to make her peace with the world.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The time had come.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading This man had come for her; she would have no time to make her peace with the world.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When he had his say he would drive his knife into her heart, and there would be an end of it.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading When he had his say he would drive his knife into her heart, and there would be an end of it.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading This man had come for her; she would have no time to make her peace with the world.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When he had his say he would drive his knife into her heart, and there would be an end of it.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Leona Lalage knew it as well as if she had seen the writing on the wall.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading When he had his say he would drive his knife into her heart, and there would be an end of it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Leona Lalage knew it as well as if she had seen the writing on the wall.
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 Leona Lalage knew it as well as if she had seen the writing on the wall.
edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle
From this reading When he had his say he would drive his knife into her heart, and there would be an end of it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Leona Lalage knew it as well as if she had seen the writing on the wall.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Leona Lalage knew it as well as if she had seen the writing on the wall.
engage in
From this reading This man had come for her; she would have no time to make her peace with the world.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading This man had come for her; she would have no time to make her peace with the world.
not any; not one
From this reading This man had come for her; she would have no time to make her peace with the world.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading NOW THEN!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When he had his say he would drive his knife into her heart, and there would be an end of it.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Leona Lalage knew it as well as if she had seen the writing on the wall.
the state prevailing during the absence of war
From this reading This man had come for her; she would have no time to make her peace with the world.
express in words
From this reading When he had his say he would drive his knife into her heart, and there would be an end of it.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Leona Lalage knew it as well as if she had seen the writing on the wall.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Leona Lalage knew it as well as if she had seen the writing on the wall.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The time had come.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading NOW THEN!
in or at that place or location
From this reading When he had his say he would drive his knife into her heart, and there would be an end of it.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This man had come for her; she would have no time to make her peace with the world.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading The time had come.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This man had come for her; she would have no time to make her peace with the world.
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading Leona Lalage knew it as well as if she had seen the writing on the wall.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Leona Lalage knew it as well as if she had seen the writing on the wall.
at the time that
From this reading When he had his say he would drive his knife into her heart, and there would be an end of it.
in the company of; together with
From this reading This man had come for her; she would have no time to make her peace with the world.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading This man had come for her; she would have no time to make her peace with the world.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading This man had come for her; she would have no time to make her peace with the world.
the act of creating written works
From this reading Leona Lalage knew it as well as if she had seen the writing on the wall.
Chapter 36 of The Corner House by Fred M. (Fred Merrick) White holds 205 sentences, grouped into 41 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 36 holds 205 sentences of The Corner House, unabridged, divided into 41 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 36 of The Corner House by Fred M. (Fred Merrick) White exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 205 sentences, grouped into 41 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 41 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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