Chapter 21 of The Creators: A Comedy is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 21 of The Creators: A Comedy is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
She stared, agonized, as if her words were being wrenched from her with each turn of a rack. "I hid it. And he cried, Nina, he cried." Her sad eyes fastened on Nina's; they clung, straining at the hope they saw in Nina's pity. "I can't think how I did it.
Chapter 21 of The Creators: A Comedy is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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expressing pain or agony
From this reading “She stared, agonized, as if her words were being wrenched from her with each turn of a rack.”
inflected form of “cling” — come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation
From this reading “Her sad eyes fastened on Nina's; they clung, straining at the hope they saw in Nina's pity.”
firmly closed or secured
From this reading “Her sad eyes fastened on Nina's; they clung, straining at the hope they saw in Nina's pity.”
inflected form of “hide” — prevent from being seen or discovered
From this reading “"I hid it.”
the Babylonian goddess of the watery deep and daughter of Ea
From this reading “And he cried, Nina, he cried."”
go at a rack
From this reading “She stared, agonized, as if her words were being wrenched from her with each turn of a rack.”
an intense or violent exertion
From this reading “Her sad eyes fastened on Nina's; they clung, straining at the hope they saw in Nina's pity.”
past form of “wrench” — twist or pull violently or suddenly, especially so as to remove (something) from that to which it is attached or from where it originates
From this reading “She stared, agonized, as if her words were being wrenched from her with each turn of a rack.”
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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 stared, agonized, as if her words were being wrenched from her with each turn of a rack.
expressing pain or agony
From this reading She stared, agonized, as if her words were being wrenched from her with each turn of a rack.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And he cried, Nina, he cried."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She stared, agonized, as if her words were being wrenched from her with each turn of a rack.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Her sad eyes fastened on Nina's; they clung, straining at the hope they saw in Nina's pity.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading She stared, agonized, as if her words were being wrenched from her with each turn of a rack.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I can't think how I did it.
inflected form of “cling” — come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation
From this reading Her sad eyes fastened on Nina's; they clung, straining at the hope they saw in Nina's pity.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading And he cried, Nina, he cried."
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "I can't think how I did it.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading She stared, agonized, as if her words were being wrenched from her with each turn of a rack.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Her sad eyes fastened on Nina's; they clung, straining at the hope they saw in Nina's pity.
firmly closed or secured
From this reading Her sad eyes fastened on Nina's; they clung, straining at the hope they saw in Nina's pity.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She stared, agonized, as if her words were being wrenched from her with each turn of a rack.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And he cried, Nina, he cried."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She stared, agonized, as if her words were being wrenched from her with each turn of a rack.
inflected form of “hide” — prevent from being seen or discovered
From this reading "I hid it.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading Her sad eyes fastened on Nina's; they clung, straining at the hope they saw in Nina's pity.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I can't think how I did it.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I hid it.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading She stared, agonized, as if her words were being wrenched from her with each turn of a rack.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Her sad eyes fastened on Nina's; they clung, straining at the hope they saw in Nina's pity.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I hid it.
the Babylonian goddess of the watery deep and daughter of Ea
From this reading And he cried, Nina, he cried."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her sad eyes fastened on Nina's; they clung, straining at the hope they saw in Nina's pity.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She stared, agonized, as if her words were being wrenched from her with each turn of a rack.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Her sad eyes fastened on Nina's; they clung, straining at the hope they saw in Nina's pity.
a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others
From this reading Her sad eyes fastened on Nina's; they clung, straining at the hope they saw in Nina's pity.
go at a rack
From this reading She stared, agonized, as if her words were being wrenched from her with each turn of a rack.
experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
From this reading Her sad eyes fastened on Nina's; they clung, straining at the hope they saw in Nina's pity.
cut with a saw
From this reading Her sad eyes fastened on Nina's; they clung, straining at the hope they saw in Nina's pity.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She stared, agonized, as if her words were being wrenched from her with each turn of a rack.
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading She stared, agonized, as if her words were being wrenched from her with each turn of a rack.
an intense or violent exertion
From this reading Her sad eyes fastened on Nina's; they clung, straining at the hope they saw in Nina's pity.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Her sad eyes fastened on Nina's; they clung, straining at the hope they saw in Nina's pity.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Her sad eyes fastened on Nina's; they clung, straining at the hope they saw in Nina's pity.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "I can't think how I did it.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading She stared, agonized, as if her words were being wrenched from her with each turn of a rack.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She stared, agonized, as if her words were being wrenched from her with each turn of a rack.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She stared, agonized, as if her words were being wrenched from her with each turn of a rack.
the words that are spoken
From this reading She stared, agonized, as if her words were being wrenched from her with each turn of a rack.
past form of “wrench” — twist or pull violently or suddenly, especially so as to remove (something) from that to which it is attached or from where it originates
From this reading She stared, agonized, as if her words were being wrenched from her with each turn of a rack.
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