Chapter 13 of The extraordinary confessions of Diana Please is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of The extraordinary confessions of Diana Please is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
My companion seized my wrist in a grip of steel, forcing me to reseat myself. “The very nearest, I can assure you, madam.” “You are taking me to prison?” “My faith! a prison that some would like,” he said, showing his teeth. I struggled with him.
Chapter 13 of The extraordinary confessions of Diana Please is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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make certain of
From this reading ““The very nearest, I can assure you, madam.””
-ing form of “force” — to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means
From this reading “My companion seized my wrist in a grip of steel, forcing me to reseat myself.”
the act of grasping
From this reading “My companion seized my wrist in a grip of steel, forcing me to reseat myself.”
(superlative of “near” or “close”) within the shortest distance
From this reading ““The very nearest, I can assure you, madam.””
a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment
From this reading ““You are taking me to prison?””
an alloy of iron with small amounts of carbon; widely used in construction; mechanical properties can be varied over a wide range
From this reading “My companion seized my wrist in a grip of steel, forcing me to reseat myself.”
past form of “struggle” — make a strenuous or labored effort
From this reading “I struggled with him.”
a joint between the distal end of the radius and the proximal row of carpal bones
From this reading “My companion seized my wrist in a grip of steel, forcing me to reseat myself.”
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.
In this reading “I struggled with him.”
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 My companion seized my wrist in a grip of steel, forcing me to reseat myself.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “You are taking me to prison?”
make certain of
From this reading “The very nearest, I can assure you, madam.”
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “The very nearest, I can assure you, madam.”
a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading My companion seized my wrist in a grip of steel, forcing me to reseat myself.
a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
From this reading “My faith! a prison that some would like,” he said, showing his teeth.
-ing form of “force” — to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means
From this reading My companion seized my wrist in a grip of steel, forcing me to reseat myself.
the act of grasping
From this reading My companion seized my wrist in a grip of steel, forcing me to reseat myself.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “My faith! a prison that some would like,” he said, showing his teeth.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I struggled with him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “My faith! a prison that some would like,” he said, showing his teeth.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “The very nearest, I can assure you, madam.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading My companion seized my wrist in a grip of steel, forcing me to reseat myself.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “My faith! a prison that some would like,” he said, showing his teeth.
a woman of refinement
From this reading “The very nearest, I can assure you, madam.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading My companion seized my wrist in a grip of steel, forcing me to reseat myself.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My companion seized my wrist in a grip of steel, forcing me to reseat myself.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading My companion seized my wrist in a grip of steel, forcing me to reseat myself.
(superlative of “near” or “close”) within the shortest distance
From this reading “The very nearest, I can assure you, madam.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading My companion seized my wrist in a grip of steel, forcing me to reseat myself.
a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment
From this reading “You are taking me to prison?”
provide with a new seat
From this reading My companion seized my wrist in a grip of steel, forcing me to reseat myself.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “My faith! a prison that some would like,” he said, showing his teeth.
past form of “seize” — take hold of; grab
From this reading My companion seized my wrist in a grip of steel, forcing me to reseat myself.
the display of a motion picture
From this reading “My faith! a prison that some would like,” he said, showing his teeth.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading “My faith! a prison that some would like,” he said, showing his teeth.
an alloy of iron with small amounts of carbon; widely used in construction; mechanical properties can be varied over a wide range
From this reading My companion seized my wrist in a grip of steel, forcing me to reseat myself.
past form of “struggle” — make a strenuous or labored effort
From this reading I struggled with him.
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading “You are taking me to prison?”
the kind and number and arrangement of teeth (collectively) in a person or animal
From this reading “My faith! a prison that some would like,” he said, showing his teeth.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “My faith! a prison that some would like,” he said, showing his teeth.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “The very nearest, I can assure you, madam.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading My companion seized my wrist in a grip of steel, forcing me to reseat myself.
precisely as stated
From this reading “The very nearest, I can assure you, madam.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading I struggled with him.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “My faith! a prison that some would like,” he said, showing his teeth.
a joint between the distal end of the radius and the proximal row of carpal bones
From this reading My companion seized my wrist in a grip of steel, forcing me to reseat myself.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “The very nearest, I can assure you, madam.”
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