Chapter 32 of The Devil-Tree of El Dorado: A Novel is here in full — 171 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 32 of The Devil-Tree of El Dorado: A Novel is here in full — 171 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE TREE'S LAST MEAL. "And now," said Monella, "I have some other news to give you; for you have slept for nearly two days, and in that time much has been done. While you slept we have been busy." "Do you _never_ sleep--yourself?" Templemore asked.
Chapter 32 of The Devil-Tree of El Dorado: A Novel is here in full — 171 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading “While you slept we have been busy."”
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading “"And now," said Monella, "I have some other news to give you; for you have slept for nearly two days, and in that time much has been done.”
the food served and eaten at one time
From this reading “THE TREE'S LAST MEAL.”
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading “"And now," said Monella, "I have some other news to give you; for you have slept for nearly two days, and in that time much has been done.”
information about recent and important events
From this reading “"And now," said Monella, "I have some other news to give you; for you have slept for nearly two days, and in that time much has been done.”
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading “"Do you _never_ sleep--yourself?"”
inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep
From this reading “"And now," said Monella, "I have some other news to give you; for you have slept for nearly two days, and in that time much has been done.”
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “"Do you _never_ sleep--yourself?"”
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In this reading “"And now," said Monella, "I have some other news to give you; for you have slept for nearly two days, and in that time much has been done.”
In this reading “"And now," said Monella, "I have some other news to give you; for you have slept for nearly two days, and in that time much has been done.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And now," said Monella, "I have some other news to give you; for you have slept for nearly two days, and in that time much has been done.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Templemore asked.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "And now," said Monella, "I have some other news to give you; for you have slept for nearly two days, and in that time much has been done.
actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading While you slept we have been busy."
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading "And now," said Monella, "I have some other news to give you; for you have slept for nearly two days, and in that time much has been done.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Do you _never_ sleep--yourself?"
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading "And now," said Monella, "I have some other news to give you; for you have slept for nearly two days, and in that time much has been done.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "And now," said Monella, "I have some other news to give you; for you have slept for nearly two days, and in that time much has been done.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading "And now," said Monella, "I have some other news to give you; for you have slept for nearly two days, and in that time much has been done.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "And now," said Monella, "I have some other news to give you; for you have slept for nearly two days, and in that time much has been done.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "And now," said Monella, "I have some other news to give you; for you have slept for nearly two days, and in that time much has been done.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "And now," said Monella, "I have some other news to give you; for you have slept for nearly two days, and in that time much has been done.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "And now," said Monella, "I have some other news to give you; for you have slept for nearly two days, and in that time much has been done.
immediately past
From this reading THE TREE'S LAST MEAL.
the food served and eaten at one time
From this reading THE TREE'S LAST MEAL.
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From this reading "And now," said Monella, "I have some other news to give you; for you have slept for nearly two days, and in that time much has been done.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading "And now," said Monella, "I have some other news to give you; for you have slept for nearly two days, and in that time much has been done.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading "And now," said Monella, "I have some other news to give you; for you have slept for nearly two days, and in that time much has been done.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "Do you _never_ sleep--yourself?"
information about recent and important events
From this reading "And now," said Monella, "I have some other news to give you; for you have slept for nearly two days, and in that time much has been done.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "And now," said Monella, "I have some other news to give you; for you have slept for nearly two days, and in that time much has been done.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading "And now," said Monella, "I have some other news to give you; for you have slept for nearly two days, and in that time much has been done.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "And now," said Monella, "I have some other news to give you; for you have slept for nearly two days, and in that time much has been done.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading "Do you _never_ sleep--yourself?"
inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep
From this reading "And now," said Monella, "I have some other news to give you; for you have slept for nearly two days, and in that time much has been done.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "And now," said Monella, "I have some other news to give you; for you have slept for nearly two days, and in that time much has been done.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Templemore asked.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "And now," said Monella, "I have some other news to give you; for you have slept for nearly two days, and in that time much has been done.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TREE'S LAST MEAL.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "And now," said Monella, "I have some other news to give you; for you have slept for nearly two days, and in that time much has been done.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "And now," said Monella, "I have some other news to give you; for you have slept for nearly two days, and in that time much has been done.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE TREE'S LAST MEAL.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading "And now," said Monella, "I have some other news to give you; for you have slept for nearly two days, and in that time much has been done.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading While you slept we have been busy."
during the time that
From this reading While you slept we have been busy."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "And now," said Monella, "I have some other news to give you; for you have slept for nearly two days, and in that time much has been done.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading "Do you _never_ sleep--yourself?"
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