Chapter 17 of The Everlasting Whisper is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 17 of The Everlasting Whisper is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"So?" admitted Brodie good-humouredly. "Well, that cuts no ice; it's open and shut you'd gone back to Gratton. Now, come over here. Closer." "I won't," she shuddered.
Chapter 17 of The Everlasting Whisper is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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inflected form of “admit” — declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
From this reading “"So?" admitted Brodie good-humouredly.”
(comparative of “near” or “close”) within a shorter distance
From this reading “Closer."”
plural of “cut” — a share of the profits
From this reading “"Well, that cuts no ice; it's open and shut you'd gone back to Gratton.”
destroyed or killed
From this reading “"Well, that cuts no ice; it's open and shut you'd gone back to Gratton.”
water frozen in the solid state
From this reading “"Well, that cuts no ice; it's open and shut you'd gone back to Gratton.”
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “"Well, that cuts no ice; it's open and shut you'd gone back to Gratton.”
past form of “shudder” — shake, as from cold
From this reading “"I won't," she shuddered.”
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
From this reading “"Well, that cuts no ice; it's open and shut you'd gone back to Gratton.”
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inflected form of “admit” — declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
From this reading "So?" admitted Brodie good-humouredly.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Well, that cuts no ice; it's open and shut you'd gone back to Gratton.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "Well, that cuts no ice; it's open and shut you'd gone back to Gratton.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "So?" admitted Brodie good-humouredly.
(comparative of “near” or “close”) within a shorter distance
From this reading Closer."
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Now, come over here.
plural of “cut” — a share of the profits
From this reading "Well, that cuts no ice; it's open and shut you'd gone back to Gratton.
destroyed or killed
From this reading "Well, that cuts no ice; it's open and shut you'd gone back to Gratton.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "So?" admitted Brodie good-humouredly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, that cuts no ice; it's open and shut you'd gone back to Gratton.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Now, come over here.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I won't," she shuddered.
water frozen in the solid state
From this reading "Well, that cuts no ice; it's open and shut you'd gone back to Gratton.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, that cuts no ice; it's open and shut you'd gone back to Gratton.
not any; not one
From this reading "Well, that cuts no ice; it's open and shut you'd gone back to Gratton.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now, come over here.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading "Well, that cuts no ice; it's open and shut you'd gone back to Gratton.
above and across; more than
From this reading Now, come over here.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I won't," she shuddered.
past form of “shudder” — shake, as from cold
From this reading "I won't," she shuddered.
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
From this reading "Well, that cuts no ice; it's open and shut you'd gone back to Gratton.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "So?" admitted Brodie good-humouredly.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Well, that cuts no ice; it's open and shut you'd gone back to Gratton.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Well, that cuts no ice; it's open and shut you'd gone back to Gratton.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well, that cuts no ice; it's open and shut you'd gone back to Gratton.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I won't," she shuddered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, that cuts no ice; it's open and shut you'd gone back to Gratton.
Chapter 17 of The Everlasting Whisper by Jackson Gregory holds 426 sentences, grouped into 86 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 17 holds 426 sentences of The Everlasting Whisper, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
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