Chapter 24 of The End of a Coil is here in full — 352 sentences across 71 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 24 of The End of a Coil is here in full — 352 sentences across 71 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
PAST GREATNESS. They went to Rome. Dolly had little comfort from her conversation with her father. She turned over in her mind his offer to quit wine if St. Leger would do the same. St. Leger would not give any such pledge, Dolly was very clearly aware; except, indeed, she paid him for it with another pledge on her part.
Chapter 24 of The End of a Coil is here in full — 352 sentences across 71 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(sometimes followed by “of”) having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception
From this reading “St. Leger would not give any such pledge, Dolly was very clearly aware; except, indeed, she paid him for it with another pledge on her part.”
without doubt or question
From this reading “St. Leger would not give any such pledge, Dolly was very clearly aware; except, indeed, she paid him for it with another pledge on her part.”
conveyance consisting of a wheeled support on which a camera can be mounted
From this reading “Dolly had little comfort from her conversation with her father.”
the property possessed by something or someone of outstanding importance or eminence
From this reading “PAST GREATNESS.”
a record in which commercial accounts are recorded
From this reading “She turned over in her mind his offer to quit wine if St. Leger would do the same.”
promise solemnly and formally
From this reading “St. Leger would not give any such pledge, Dolly was very clearly aware; except, indeed, she paid him for it with another pledge on her part.”
put an end to a state or an activity
From this reading “She turned over in her mind his offer to quit wine if St. Leger would do the same.”
capital and largest city of Italy; on the Tiber; seat of the Roman Catholic Church; formerly the capital of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire
From this reading “They went to Rome.”
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one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading St. Leger would not give any such pledge, Dolly was very clearly aware; except, indeed, she paid him for it with another pledge on her part.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading St. Leger would not give any such pledge, Dolly was very clearly aware; except, indeed, she paid him for it with another pledge on her part.
(sometimes followed by “of”) having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception
From this reading St. Leger would not give any such pledge, Dolly was very clearly aware; except, indeed, she paid him for it with another pledge on her part.
without doubt or question
From this reading St. Leger would not give any such pledge, Dolly was very clearly aware; except, indeed, she paid him for it with another pledge on her part.
a state of being relaxed and feeling no pain
From this reading Dolly had little comfort from her conversation with her father.
the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.
From this reading Dolly had little comfort from her conversation with her father.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading She turned over in her mind his offer to quit wine if St. Leger would do the same.
conveyance consisting of a wheeled support on which a camera can be mounted
From this reading Dolly had little comfort from her conversation with her father.
apart from; not including
From this reading St. Leger would not give any such pledge, Dolly was very clearly aware; except, indeed, she paid him for it with another pledge on her part.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Dolly had little comfort from her conversation with her father.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading St. Leger would not give any such pledge, Dolly was very clearly aware; except, indeed, she paid him for it with another pledge on her part.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Dolly had little comfort from her conversation with her father.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading St. Leger would not give any such pledge, Dolly was very clearly aware; except, indeed, she paid him for it with another pledge on her part.
the property possessed by something or someone of outstanding importance or eminence
From this reading PAST GREATNESS.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Dolly had little comfort from her conversation with her father.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Dolly had little comfort from her conversation with her father.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading St. Leger would not give any such pledge, Dolly was very clearly aware; except, indeed, she paid him for it with another pledge on her part.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She turned over in her mind his offer to quit wine if St. Leger would do the same.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading She turned over in her mind his offer to quit wine if St. Leger would do the same.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She turned over in her mind his offer to quit wine if St. Leger would do the same.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading St. Leger would not give any such pledge, Dolly was very clearly aware; except, indeed, she paid him for it with another pledge on her part.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading St. Leger would not give any such pledge, Dolly was very clearly aware; except, indeed, she paid him for it with another pledge on her part.
a record in which commercial accounts are recorded
From this reading She turned over in her mind his offer to quit wine if St. Leger would do the same.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Dolly had little comfort from her conversation with her father.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading She turned over in her mind his offer to quit wine if St. Leger would do the same.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading St. Leger would not give any such pledge, Dolly was very clearly aware; except, indeed, she paid him for it with another pledge on her part.
make available or accessible, provide or furnish
From this reading She turned over in her mind his offer to quit wine if St. Leger would do the same.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading St. Leger would not give any such pledge, Dolly was very clearly aware; except, indeed, she paid him for it with another pledge on her part.
above and across; more than
From this reading She turned over in her mind his offer to quit wine if St. Leger would do the same.
marked by the reception of pay
From this reading St. Leger would not give any such pledge, Dolly was very clearly aware; except, indeed, she paid him for it with another pledge on her part.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading St. Leger would not give any such pledge, Dolly was very clearly aware; except, indeed, she paid him for it with another pledge on her part.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading PAST GREATNESS.
promise solemnly and formally
From this reading St. Leger would not give any such pledge, Dolly was very clearly aware; except, indeed, she paid him for it with another pledge on her part.
put an end to a state or an activity
From this reading She turned over in her mind his offer to quit wine if St. Leger would do the same.
capital and largest city of Italy; on the Tiber; seat of the Roman Catholic Church; formerly the capital of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire
From this reading They went to Rome.
Identical; not different.
From this reading She turned over in her mind his offer to quit wine if St. Leger would do the same.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She turned over in her mind his offer to quit wine if St. Leger would do the same.
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From this reading She turned over in her mind his offer to quit wine if St. Leger would do the same.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading St. Leger would not give any such pledge, Dolly was very clearly aware; except, indeed, she paid him for it with another pledge on her part.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She turned over in her mind his offer to quit wine if St. Leger would do the same.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They went to Rome.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They went to Rome.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading She turned over in her mind his offer to quit wine if St. Leger would do the same.
precisely as stated
From this reading St. Leger would not give any such pledge, Dolly was very clearly aware; except, indeed, she paid him for it with another pledge on her part.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading St. Leger would not give any such pledge, Dolly was very clearly aware; except, indeed, she paid him for it with another pledge on her part.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading They went to Rome.
fermented juice (of grapes especially)
From this reading She turned over in her mind his offer to quit wine if St. Leger would do the same.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Dolly had little comfort from her conversation with her father.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She turned over in her mind his offer to quit wine if St. Leger would do the same.
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