Chapter 38 of The Everlasting Arms is here in full — 221 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 38 of The Everlasting Arms is here in full — 221 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE SHADOW OF A GREAT TERROR "Sit down, my friend. Sir Felix and Lady Fordham have not come; but what matter? There, take this chair. Ah, you look like yourself again. Has it ever struck you that you are a handsome man?
Chapter 38 of The Everlasting Arms is here in full — 221 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading “There, take this chair.”
pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion
From this reading “Has it ever struck you that you are a handsome man?”
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading “Sir Felix and Lady Fordham have not come; but what matter?”
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading “THE SHADOW OF A GREAT TERROR "Sit down, my friend.”
be seated
From this reading “THE SHADOW OF A GREAT TERROR "Sit down, my friend.”
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
From this reading “Has it ever struck you that you are a handsome man?”
an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
From this reading “THE SHADOW OF A GREAT TERROR "Sit down, my friend.”
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “Ah, you look like yourself again.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
take a seat
In this reading “THE SHADOW OF A GREAT TERROR "Sit down, my friend.”
In this reading “Has it ever struck you that you are a handsome man?”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE SHADOW OF A GREAT TERROR "Sit down, my friend.
anew
From this reading Ah, you look like yourself again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ah, you look like yourself again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Sir Felix and Lady Fordham have not come; but what matter?
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Has it ever struck you that you are a handsome man?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Sir Felix and Lady Fordham have not come; but what matter?
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading There, take this chair.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Sir Felix and Lady Fordham have not come; but what matter?
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading THE SHADOW OF A GREAT TERROR "Sit down, my friend.
at any time
From this reading Has it ever struck you that you are a handsome man?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sir Felix and Lady Fordham have not come; but what matter?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sir Felix and Lady Fordham have not come; but what matter?
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading THE SHADOW OF A GREAT TERROR "Sit down, my friend.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading THE SHADOW OF A GREAT TERROR "Sit down, my friend.
pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion
From this reading Has it ever struck you that you are a handsome man?
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Has it ever struck you that you are a handsome man?
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Sir Felix and Lady Fordham have not come; but what matter?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Has it ever struck you that you are a handsome man?
a polite name for any woman
From this reading Sir Felix and Lady Fordham have not come; but what matter?
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Ah, you look like yourself again.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Ah, you look like yourself again.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Has it ever struck you that you are a handsome man?
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading Sir Felix and Lady Fordham have not come; but what matter?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading THE SHADOW OF A GREAT TERROR "Sit down, my friend.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Sir Felix and Lady Fordham have not come; but what matter?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE SHADOW OF A GREAT TERROR "Sit down, my friend.
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading THE SHADOW OF A GREAT TERROR "Sit down, my friend.
term of address for a man
From this reading Sir Felix and Lady Fordham have not come; but what matter?
be seated
From this reading THE SHADOW OF A GREAT TERROR "Sit down, my friend.
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
From this reading Has it ever struck you that you are a handsome man?
carry out
From this reading There, take this chair.
an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
From this reading THE SHADOW OF A GREAT TERROR "Sit down, my friend.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Has it ever struck you that you are a handsome man?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SHADOW OF A GREAT TERROR "Sit down, my friend.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There, take this chair.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading There, take this chair.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Sir Felix and Lady Fordham have not come; but what matter?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Ah, you look like yourself again.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading Ah, you look like yourself again.
Chapter 38 of The Everlasting Arms by Joseph Hocking holds 221 sentences, grouped into 45 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
Chapter 38 holds 221 sentences of The Everlasting Arms, unabridged, divided into 45 reading sections.
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