Chapter 29 of The Elect Lady is here in full — 163 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 29 of The Elect Lady is here in full — 163 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE SANGREAL. The next day he seemed better, and Alexa began to hope again. But in the afternoon his pulse began to sink, and when Crawford came he could welcome him only with a smile and a vain effort to put out his hand. George bent down to him. The others, at a sign from his eyes, left the room.
Chapter 29 of The Elect Lady is here in full — 163 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
From this reading “George bent down to him.”
United States neoclassical sculptor (1814-1857)
From this reading “But in the afternoon his pulse began to sink, and when Crawford came he could welcome him only with a smile and a vain effort to put out his hand.”
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading “But in the afternoon his pulse began to sink, and when Crawford came he could welcome him only with a smile and a vain effort to put out his hand.”
(electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients)
From this reading “But in the afternoon his pulse began to sink, and when Crawford came he could welcome him only with a smile and a vain effort to put out his hand.”
a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading “The others, at a sign from his eyes, left the room.”
fall or descend to a lower place or level
From this reading “But in the afternoon his pulse began to sink, and when Crawford came he could welcome him only with a smile and a vain effort to put out his hand.”
characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance
From this reading “But in the afternoon his pulse began to sink, and when Crawford came he could welcome him only with a smile and a vain effort to put out his hand.”
accept gladly
From this reading “But in the afternoon his pulse began to sink, and when Crawford came he could welcome him only with a smile and a vain effort to put out his hand.”
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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 But in the afternoon his pulse began to sink, and when Crawford came he could welcome him only with a smile and a vain effort to put out his hand.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading But in the afternoon his pulse began to sink, and when Crawford came he could welcome him only with a smile and a vain effort to put out his hand.
anew
From this reading The next day he seemed better, and Alexa began to hope again.
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From this reading The next day he seemed better, and Alexa began to hope again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The next day he seemed better, and Alexa began to hope again.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The others, at a sign from his eyes, left the room.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading The next day he seemed better, and Alexa began to hope again.
a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
From this reading George bent down to him.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading The next day he seemed better, and Alexa began to hope again.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But in the afternoon his pulse began to sink, and when Crawford came he could welcome him only with a smile and a vain effort to put out his hand.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading But in the afternoon his pulse began to sink, and when Crawford came he could welcome him only with a smile and a vain effort to put out his hand.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading But in the afternoon his pulse began to sink, and when Crawford came he could welcome him only with a smile and a vain effort to put out his hand.
United States neoclassical sculptor (1814-1857)
From this reading But in the afternoon his pulse began to sink, and when Crawford came he could welcome him only with a smile and a vain effort to put out his hand.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The next day he seemed better, and Alexa began to hope again.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading George bent down to him.
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading But in the afternoon his pulse began to sink, and when Crawford came he could welcome him only with a smile and a vain effort to put out his hand.
opinion or judgment
From this reading The others, at a sign from his eyes, left the room.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The others, at a sign from his eyes, left the room.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading George bent down to him.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading But in the afternoon his pulse began to sink, and when Crawford came he could welcome him only with a smile and a vain effort to put out his hand.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The next day he seemed better, and Alexa began to hope again.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But in the afternoon his pulse began to sink, and when Crawford came he could welcome him only with a smile and a vain effort to put out his hand.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But in the afternoon his pulse began to sink, and when Crawford came he could welcome him only with a smile and a vain effort to put out his hand.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading The next day he seemed better, and Alexa began to hope again.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But in the afternoon his pulse began to sink, and when Crawford came he could welcome him only with a smile and a vain effort to put out his hand.
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 The others, at a sign from his eyes, left the room.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading The next day he seemed better, and Alexa began to hope again.
and nothing more
From this reading But in the afternoon his pulse began to sink, and when Crawford came he could welcome him only with a smile and a vain effort to put out his hand.
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From this reading The others, at a sign from his eyes, left the room.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading But in the afternoon his pulse began to sink, and when Crawford came he could welcome him only with a smile and a vain effort to put out his hand.
(electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients)
From this reading But in the afternoon his pulse began to sink, and when Crawford came he could welcome him only with a smile and a vain effort to put out his hand.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading But in the afternoon his pulse began to sink, and when Crawford came he could welcome him only with a smile and a vain effort to put out his hand.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading The others, at a sign from his eyes, left the room.
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From this reading THE SANGREAL.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The next day he seemed better, and Alexa began to hope again.
a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading The others, at a sign from his eyes, left the room.
fall or descend to a lower place or level
From this reading But in the afternoon his pulse began to sink, and when Crawford came he could welcome him only with a smile and a vain effort to put out his hand.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading But in the afternoon his pulse began to sink, and when Crawford came he could welcome him only with a smile and a vain effort to put out his hand.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SANGREAL.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The next day he seemed better, and Alexa began to hope again.
characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance
From this reading But in the afternoon his pulse began to sink, and when Crawford came he could welcome him only with a smile and a vain effort to put out his hand.
accept gladly
From this reading But in the afternoon his pulse began to sink, and when Crawford came he could welcome him only with a smile and a vain effort to put out his hand.
at the time that
From this reading But in the afternoon his pulse began to sink, and when Crawford came he could welcome him only with a smile and a vain effort to put out his hand.
in the company of; together with
From this reading But in the afternoon his pulse began to sink, and when Crawford came he could welcome him only with a smile and a vain effort to put out his hand.
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