Chapter 18 of The Education of Eric Lane is here in full — 390 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 18 of The Education of Eric Lane is here in full — 390 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Oh, a week." "And you never told me? You never wrote or telephoned----" Eric felt his face stiffening into unamiable lines as he remembered the agony of the first four days' silence. "You never wrote or telephoned to me," he interrupted. "The doctor told me I mustn't.
Chapter 18 of The Education of Eric Lane is here in full — 390 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Extreme physical or mental suffering; intense anguish.
From this reading “You never wrote or telephoned----" Eric felt his face stiffening into unamiable lines as he remembered the agony of the first four days' silence.”
discontinued temporarily
From this reading “"You never wrote or telephoned to me," he interrupted.”
plural of “line” — a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading “You never wrote or telephoned----" Eric felt his face stiffening into unamiable lines as he remembered the agony of the first four days' silence.”
past form of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading “You never wrote or telephoned----" Eric felt his face stiffening into unamiable lines as he remembered the agony of the first four days' silence.”
the act of becoming stiff
From this reading “You never wrote or telephoned----" Eric felt his face stiffening into unamiable lines as he remembered the agony of the first four days' silence.”
past form of “telephone” — get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone
From this reading “You never wrote or telephoned----" Eric felt his face stiffening into unamiable lines as he remembered the agony of the first four days' silence.”
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading “"Oh, a week."”
inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading “You never wrote or telephoned----" Eric felt his face stiffening into unamiable lines as he remembered the agony of the first four days' silence.”
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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 "Oh, a week."
Extreme physical or mental suffering; intense anguish.
From this reading You never wrote or telephoned----" Eric felt his face stiffening into unamiable lines as he remembered the agony of the first four days' silence.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And you never told me?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading You never wrote or telephoned----" Eric felt his face stiffening into unamiable lines as he remembered the agony of the first four days' silence.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading You never wrote or telephoned----" Eric felt his face stiffening into unamiable lines as he remembered the agony of the first four days' silence.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading "The doctor told me I mustn't.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You never wrote or telephoned----" Eric felt his face stiffening into unamiable lines as he remembered the agony of the first four days' silence.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading You never wrote or telephoned----" Eric felt his face stiffening into unamiable lines as he remembered the agony of the first four days' silence.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading You never wrote or telephoned----" Eric felt his face stiffening into unamiable lines as he remembered the agony of the first four days' silence.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading You never wrote or telephoned----" Eric felt his face stiffening into unamiable lines as he remembered the agony of the first four days' silence.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading You never wrote or telephoned----" Eric felt his face stiffening into unamiable lines as he remembered the agony of the first four days' silence.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading You never wrote or telephoned----" Eric felt his face stiffening into unamiable lines as he remembered the agony of the first four days' silence.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading You never wrote or telephoned----" Eric felt his face stiffening into unamiable lines as he remembered the agony of the first four days' silence.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "The doctor told me I mustn't.
discontinued temporarily
From this reading "You never wrote or telephoned to me," he interrupted.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading You never wrote or telephoned----" Eric felt his face stiffening into unamiable lines as he remembered the agony of the first four days' silence.
plural of “line” — a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading You never wrote or telephoned----" Eric felt his face stiffening into unamiable lines as he remembered the agony of the first four days' silence.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "And you never told me?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The doctor told me I mustn't.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "And you never told me?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading You never wrote or telephoned----" Eric felt his face stiffening into unamiable lines as he remembered the agony of the first four days' silence.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, a week."
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading You never wrote or telephoned----" Eric felt his face stiffening into unamiable lines as he remembered the agony of the first four days' silence.
past form of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading You never wrote or telephoned----" Eric felt his face stiffening into unamiable lines as he remembered the agony of the first four days' silence.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading You never wrote or telephoned----" Eric felt his face stiffening into unamiable lines as he remembered the agony of the first four days' silence.
the act of becoming stiff
From this reading You never wrote or telephoned----" Eric felt his face stiffening into unamiable lines as he remembered the agony of the first four days' silence.
past form of “telephone” — get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone
From this reading You never wrote or telephoned----" Eric felt his face stiffening into unamiable lines as he remembered the agony of the first four days' silence.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading You never wrote or telephoned----" Eric felt his face stiffening into unamiable lines as he remembered the agony of the first four days' silence.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "You never wrote or telephoned to me," he interrupted.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading "And you never told me?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You never wrote or telephoned----" Eric felt his face stiffening into unamiable lines as he remembered the agony of the first four days' silence.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading "Oh, a week."
inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading You never wrote or telephoned----" Eric felt his face stiffening into unamiable lines as he remembered the agony of the first four days' silence.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "And you never told me?
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