Chapter 19 of The Disowned — Volume 03 is here in full — 22 sentences across 5 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 19 of The Disowned — Volume 03 is here in full — 22 sentences across 5 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
FROM THE SAME TO THE SAME. Eleanor, I am undone! My mother--my mother has been so cruel; but she cannot, she cannot intend it, or she knows very little of my heart. With some ties may be as easily broken as formed; with others they are twined around life itself. Clarence dined with us yesterday, and was unusually animated and agreeable.
Chapter 19 of The Disowned — Volume 03 is here in full — 22 sentences across 5 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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having life or vigor or spirit
From this reading “Clarence dined with us yesterday, and was unusually animated and agreeable.”
a closed carriage with four wheels and seats for four passengers
From this reading “Clarence dined with us yesterday, and was unusually animated and agreeable.”
past form of “dine” — have supper; eat dinner
From this reading “Clarence dined with us yesterday, and was unusually animated and agreeable.”
have in mind as a purpose
From this reading “My mother--my mother has been so cruel; but she cannot, she cannot intend it, or she knows very little of my heart.”
plural of “tie” — neckwear consisting of a long narrow piece of material worn (mostly by men) under a collar and tied in knot at the front
From this reading “With some ties may be as easily broken as formed; with others they are twined around life itself.”
past form of “twine” — spin, wind, or twist together
From this reading “With some ties may be as easily broken as formed; with others they are twined around life itself.”
not done
From this reading “Eleanor, I am undone!”
to a remarkable degree or extent
From this reading “Clarence dined with us yesterday, and was unusually animated and agreeable.”
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conforming to your own liking or feelings or nature
From this reading Clarence dined with us yesterday, and was unusually animated and agreeable.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Eleanor, I am undone!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Clarence dined with us yesterday, and was unusually animated and agreeable.
having life or vigor or spirit
From this reading Clarence dined with us yesterday, and was unusually animated and agreeable.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading With some ties may be as easily broken as formed; with others they are twined around life itself.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading With some ties may be as easily broken as formed; with others they are twined around life itself.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading With some ties may be as easily broken as formed; with others they are twined around life itself.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading With some ties may be as easily broken as formed; with others they are twined around life itself.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading My mother--my mother has been so cruel; but she cannot, she cannot intend it, or she knows very little of my heart.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading With some ties may be as easily broken as formed; with others they are twined around life itself.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading My mother--my mother has been so cruel; but she cannot, she cannot intend it, or she knows very little of my heart.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My mother--my mother has been so cruel; but she cannot, she cannot intend it, or she knows very little of my heart.
a closed carriage with four wheels and seats for four passengers
From this reading Clarence dined with us yesterday, and was unusually animated and agreeable.
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
From this reading My mother--my mother has been so cruel; but she cannot, she cannot intend it, or she knows very little of my heart.
past form of “dine” — have supper; eat dinner
From this reading Clarence dined with us yesterday, and was unusually animated and agreeable.
with ease (“easy” is sometimes used informally for “easily”)
From this reading With some ties may be as easily broken as formed; with others they are twined around life itself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Eleanor, I am undone!
having or given a form or shape
From this reading With some ties may be as easily broken as formed; with others they are twined around life itself.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading FROM THE SAME TO THE SAME.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My mother--my mother has been so cruel; but she cannot, she cannot intend it, or she knows very little of my heart.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading My mother--my mother has been so cruel; but she cannot, she cannot intend it, or she knows very little of my heart.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Eleanor, I am undone!
have in mind as a purpose
From this reading My mother--my mother has been so cruel; but she cannot, she cannot intend it, or she knows very little of my heart.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading My mother--my mother has been so cruel; but she cannot, she cannot intend it, or she knows very little of my heart.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading With some ties may be as easily broken as formed; with others they are twined around life itself.
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading My mother--my mother has been so cruel; but she cannot, she cannot intend it, or she knows very little of my heart.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading With some ties may be as easily broken as formed; with others they are twined around life itself.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading My mother--my mother has been so cruel; but she cannot, she cannot intend it, or she knows very little of my heart.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading With some ties may be as easily broken as formed; with others they are twined around life itself.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading My mother--my mother has been so cruel; but she cannot, she cannot intend it, or she knows very little of my heart.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My mother--my mother has been so cruel; but she cannot, she cannot intend it, or she knows very little of my heart.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading My mother--my mother has been so cruel; but she cannot, she cannot intend it, or she knows very little of my heart.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading My mother--my mother has been so cruel; but she cannot, she cannot intend it, or she knows very little of my heart.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With some ties may be as easily broken as formed; with others they are twined around life itself.
Identical; not different.
From this reading FROM THE SAME TO THE SAME.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading My mother--my mother has been so cruel; but she cannot, she cannot intend it, or she knows very little of my heart.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading My mother--my mother has been so cruel; but she cannot, she cannot intend it, or she knows very little of my heart.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading With some ties may be as easily broken as formed; with others they are twined around life itself.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FROM THE SAME TO THE SAME.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading With some ties may be as easily broken as formed; with others they are twined around life itself.
plural of “tie” — neckwear consisting of a long narrow piece of material worn (mostly by men) under a collar and tied in knot at the front
From this reading With some ties may be as easily broken as formed; with others they are twined around life itself.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading FROM THE SAME TO THE SAME.
past form of “twine” — spin, wind, or twist together
From this reading With some ties may be as easily broken as formed; with others they are twined around life itself.
not done
From this reading Eleanor, I am undone!
to a remarkable degree or extent
From this reading Clarence dined with us yesterday, and was unusually animated and agreeable.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Clarence dined with us yesterday, and was unusually animated and agreeable.
precisely as stated
From this reading My mother--my mother has been so cruel; but she cannot, she cannot intend it, or she knows very little of my heart.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Clarence dined with us yesterday, and was unusually animated and agreeable.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With some ties may be as easily broken as formed; with others they are twined around life itself.
the day immediately before today
From this reading Clarence dined with us yesterday, and was unusually animated and agreeable.
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