Chapter 16 of The Everlasting Whisper is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XVI
Chapter 16 of The Everlasting Whisper is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Not yet, Brodie, you big fool!" yelled Benny. "This is only a sackful, and not full at that. It's the rest of it we're after--the whole lousy mess. He's got to show us where this come from." "I am not trying to get away," said Gratton, though his tone did not convince.
Chapter 16 of The Everlasting Whisper is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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East Indian annual erect herb; source of sesame seed or benniseed and sesame oil
From this reading “"Not yet, Brodie, you big fool!" yelled Benny.”
make (someone) agree, understand, or realize the truth or validity of something
From this reading “"I am not trying to get away," said Gratton, though his tone did not convince.”
a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading “"Not yet, Brodie, you big fool!" yelled Benny.”
very bad
From this reading “It's the rest of it we're after--the whole lousy mess.”
a state of confusion and disorderliness
From this reading “It's the rest of it we're after--the whole lousy mess.”
the quality of a person's voice
From this reading “"I am not trying to get away," said Gratton, though his tone did not convince.”
hard to endure
From this reading “"I am not trying to get away," said Gratton, though his tone did not convince.”
in a vehement outcry
From this reading “"Not yet, Brodie, you big fool!" yelled Benny.”
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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 "This is only a sackful, and not full at that.
later than; following
From this reading It's the rest of it we're after--the whole lousy mess.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I am not trying to get away," said Gratton, though his tone did not convince.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "This is only a sackful, and not full at that.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "This is only a sackful, and not full at that.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "I am not trying to get away," said Gratton, though his tone did not convince.
East Indian annual erect herb; source of sesame seed or benniseed and sesame oil
From this reading "Not yet, Brodie, you big fool!" yelled Benny.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "Not yet, Brodie, you big fool!" yelled Benny.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Not yet, Brodie, you big fool!" yelled Benny.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading He's got to show us where this come from."
make (someone) agree, understand, or realize the truth or validity of something
From this reading "I am not trying to get away," said Gratton, though his tone did not convince.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "I am not trying to get away," said Gratton, though his tone did not convince.
a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading "Not yet, Brodie, you big fool!" yelled Benny.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He's got to show us where this come from."
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading "This is only a sackful, and not full at that.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "I am not trying to get away," said Gratton, though his tone did not convince.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading He's got to show us where this come from."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I am not trying to get away," said Gratton, though his tone did not convince.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He's got to show us where this come from."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "I am not trying to get away," said Gratton, though his tone did not convince.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I am not trying to get away," said Gratton, though his tone did not convince.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "This is only a sackful, and not full at that.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It's the rest of it we're after--the whole lousy mess.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's the rest of it we're after--the whole lousy mess.
very bad
From this reading It's the rest of it we're after--the whole lousy mess.
a state of confusion and disorderliness
From this reading It's the rest of it we're after--the whole lousy mess.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Not yet, Brodie, you big fool!" yelled Benny.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It's the rest of it we're after--the whole lousy mess.
and nothing more
From this reading "This is only a sackful, and not full at that.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading It's the rest of it we're after--the whole lousy mess.
the quantity contained in a sack
From this reading "This is only a sackful, and not full at that.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I am not trying to get away," said Gratton, though his tone did not convince.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading He's got to show us where this come from."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "This is only a sackful, and not full at that.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It's the rest of it we're after--the whole lousy mess.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "This is only a sackful, and not full at that.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading "I am not trying to get away," said Gratton, though his tone did not convince.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He's got to show us where this come from."
the quality of a person's voice
From this reading "I am not trying to get away," said Gratton, though his tone did not convince.
hard to endure
From this reading "I am not trying to get away," said Gratton, though his tone did not convince.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He's got to show us where this come from."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's the rest of it we're after--the whole lousy mess.
in or at the place that
From this reading He's got to show us where this come from."
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading It's the rest of it we're after--the whole lousy mess.
in a vehement outcry
From this reading "Not yet, Brodie, you big fool!" yelled Benny.
but in spite of that
From this reading "Not yet, Brodie, you big fool!" yelled Benny.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Not yet, Brodie, you big fool!" yelled Benny.
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