Chapter 19 of The easiest way is here in full — 230 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 19 of The easiest way is here in full — 230 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
For several minutes after John's departure, Laura stood motionless. Every vestige of color had left her face; her large lustrous eyes stared blankly into vacancy. She looked as if she had been suddenly petrified into stone. Yet, inert as she seemed, her brain was working hard. Perhaps all was not yet lost!
Chapter 19 of The easiest way is here in full — 230 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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in a blank and uncomprehending manner
From this reading “Every vestige of color had left her face; her large lustrous eyes stared blankly into vacancy.”
unable to move or resist motion
From this reading “Yet, inert as she seemed, her brain was working hard.”
possessive form of “john” — a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading “For several minutes after John's departure, Laura stood motionless.”
made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow
From this reading “Every vestige of color had left her face; her large lustrous eyes stared blankly into vacancy.”
not in physical motion
From this reading “For several minutes after John's departure, Laura stood motionless.”
inflected form of “petrify” — cause to become stonelike or stiff or dazed and stunned from fright
From this reading “She looked as if she had been suddenly petrified into stone.”
being unoccupied
From this reading “Every vestige of color had left her face; her large lustrous eyes stared blankly into vacancy.”
an indication that something has been present
From this reading “Every vestige of color had left her face; her large lustrous eyes stared blankly into vacancy.”
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later than; following
From this reading For several minutes after John's departure, Laura stood motionless.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Perhaps all was not yet lost!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She looked as if she had been suddenly petrified into stone.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She looked as if she had been suddenly petrified into stone.
in a blank and uncomprehending manner
From this reading Every vestige of color had left her face; her large lustrous eyes stared blankly into vacancy.
that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading Yet, inert as she seemed, her brain was working hard.
a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect
From this reading Every vestige of color had left her face; her large lustrous eyes stared blankly into vacancy.
the act of departing
From this reading For several minutes after John's departure, Laura stood motionless.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every vestige of color had left her face; her large lustrous eyes stared blankly into vacancy.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Every vestige of color had left her face; her large lustrous eyes stared blankly into vacancy.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Every vestige of color had left her face; her large lustrous eyes stared blankly into vacancy.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For several minutes after John's departure, Laura stood motionless.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Every vestige of color had left her face; her large lustrous eyes stared blankly into vacancy.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading Yet, inert as she seemed, her brain was working hard.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Every vestige of color had left her face; her large lustrous eyes stared blankly into vacancy.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading She looked as if she had been suddenly petrified into stone.
unable to move or resist motion
From this reading Yet, inert as she seemed, her brain was working hard.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Every vestige of color had left her face; her large lustrous eyes stared blankly into vacancy.
possessive form of “john” — a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading For several minutes after John's departure, Laura stood motionless.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Every vestige of color had left her face; her large lustrous eyes stared blankly into vacancy.
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From this reading For several minutes after John's departure, Laura stood motionless.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Every vestige of color had left her face; her large lustrous eyes stared blankly into vacancy.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading She looked as if she had been suddenly petrified into stone.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading Perhaps all was not yet lost!
made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow
From this reading Every vestige of color had left her face; her large lustrous eyes stared blankly into vacancy.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading For several minutes after John's departure, Laura stood motionless.
not in physical motion
From this reading For several minutes after John's departure, Laura stood motionless.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Perhaps all was not yet lost!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Every vestige of color had left her face; her large lustrous eyes stared blankly into vacancy.
by chance
From this reading Perhaps all was not yet lost!
inflected form of “petrify” — cause to become stonelike or stiff or dazed and stunned from fright
From this reading She looked as if she had been suddenly petrified into stone.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Yet, inert as she seemed, her brain was working hard.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading For several minutes after John's departure, Laura stood motionless.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She looked as if she had been suddenly petrified into stone.
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading Every vestige of color had left her face; her large lustrous eyes stared blankly into vacancy.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading She looked as if she had been suddenly petrified into stone.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading For several minutes after John's departure, Laura stood motionless.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading She looked as if she had been suddenly petrified into stone.
being unoccupied
From this reading Every vestige of color had left her face; her large lustrous eyes stared blankly into vacancy.
an indication that something has been present
From this reading Every vestige of color had left her face; her large lustrous eyes stared blankly into vacancy.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Yet, inert as she seemed, her brain was working hard.
actively engaged in paid work
From this reading Yet, inert as she seemed, her brain was working hard.
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet, inert as she seemed, her brain was working hard.
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