Chapter 23 of The dark mother is here in full — 394 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 23 of The dark mother is here in full — 394 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Tom said: “I know--I know--I know----” He was mentioning faults. He was proving they were no reasons. “But we are friends, Davie. Oh, do you not _feel_ there is no one I love like you? Not my sister, Davie!
Chapter 23 of The dark mother is here in full — 394 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
plural of “fault” — a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading “Tom said: “I know--I know--I know----” He was mentioning faults.”
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading ““But we are friends, Davie.”
-ing form of “mention” — make reference to
From this reading “Tom said: “I know--I know--I know----” He was mentioning faults.”
-ing form of “prove” — be shown or be found to be
From this reading “He was proving they were no reasons.”
plural of “reason” — a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading “He was proving they were no reasons.”
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading “Not my sister, Davie!”
male cat
From this reading “Tom said: “I know--I know--I know----” He was mentioning faults.”
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.
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “But we are friends, Davie.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But we are friends, Davie.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But we are friends, Davie.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Oh, do you not _feel_ there is no one I love like you?
plural of “fault” — a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading Tom said: “I know--I know--I know----” He was mentioning faults.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading Oh, do you not _feel_ there is no one I love like you?
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading “But we are friends, Davie.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Tom said: “I know--I know--I know----” He was mentioning faults.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Tom said: “I know--I know--I know----” He was mentioning faults.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Oh, do you not _feel_ there is no one I love like you?
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Tom said: “I know--I know--I know----” He was mentioning faults.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Oh, do you not _feel_ there is no one I love like you?
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading Oh, do you not _feel_ there is no one I love like you?
-ing form of “mention” — make reference to
From this reading Tom said: “I know--I know--I know----” He was mentioning faults.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Not my sister, Davie!
not any; not one
From this reading He was proving they were no reasons.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Oh, do you not _feel_ there is no one I love like you?
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, do you not _feel_ there is no one I love like you?
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Oh, do you not _feel_ there is no one I love like you?
-ing form of “prove” — be shown or be found to be
From this reading He was proving they were no reasons.
plural of “reason” — a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading He was proving they were no reasons.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Tom said: “I know--I know--I know----” He was mentioning faults.
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading Not my sister, Davie!
in or at that place or location
From this reading Oh, do you not _feel_ there is no one I love like you?
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was proving they were no reasons.
male cat
From this reading Tom said: “I know--I know--I know----” He was mentioning faults.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Tom said: “I know--I know--I know----” He was mentioning faults.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “But we are friends, Davie.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He was proving they were no reasons.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Oh, do you not _feel_ there is no one I love like you?
Chapter 23 of The dark mother by Waldo David Frank holds 394 sentences, grouped into 79 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 23 holds 394 sentences of The dark mother, unabridged, divided into 79 reading sections.
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