Chapter 23 of The Forsaken Inn: A Novel is here in full — 118 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 23 of The Forsaken Inn: A Novel is here in full — 118 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
IN THE SECRET CHAMBER. Have only twenty-four hours elapsed? Is it but yesternight that all the terrible events took place, the memory of which are now making my frame tremble? So the clock says, and yet how hard it is to believe it. Madame Letellier-- But I will preserve my old method.
Chapter 23 of The Forsaken Inn: A Novel is here in full — 118 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a timepiece that shows the time of day
From this reading “So the clock says, and yet how hard it is to believe it.”
(of time) having passed or slipped by
From this reading “Have only twenty-four hours elapsed?”
plural of “event” — something that happens at a given place and time
From this reading “Is it but yesternight that all the terrible events took place, the memory of which are now making my frame tremble?”
enclose in or as if in a frame
From this reading “Is it but yesternight that all the terrible events took place, the memory of which are now making my frame tremble?”
a way of doing something, especially a systematic way; implies an orderly logical arrangement (usually in steps)
From this reading “Madame Letellier-- But I will preserve my old method.”
keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last
From this reading “Madame Letellier-- But I will preserve my old method.”
move or jerk quickly and involuntarily up and down or sideways
From this reading “Is it but yesternight that all the terrible events took place, the memory of which are now making my frame tremble?”
being four more than twenty
From this reading “Have only twenty-four hours elapsed?”
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(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Is it but yesternight that all the terrible events took place, the memory of which are now making my frame tremble?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading So the clock says, and yet how hard it is to believe it.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Is it but yesternight that all the terrible events took place, the memory of which are now making my frame tremble?
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading So the clock says, and yet how hard it is to believe it.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Is it but yesternight that all the terrible events took place, the memory of which are now making my frame tremble?
a natural or artificial enclosed space
From this reading IN THE SECRET CHAMBER.
a timepiece that shows the time of day
From this reading So the clock says, and yet how hard it is to believe it.
(of time) having passed or slipped by
From this reading Have only twenty-four hours elapsed?
plural of “event” — something that happens at a given place and time
From this reading Is it but yesternight that all the terrible events took place, the memory of which are now making my frame tremble?
enclose in or as if in a frame
From this reading Is it but yesternight that all the terrible events took place, the memory of which are now making my frame tremble?
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading So the clock says, and yet how hard it is to believe it.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Have only twenty-four hours elapsed?
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading Have only twenty-four hours elapsed?
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From this reading So the clock says, and yet how hard it is to believe it.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Madame Letellier-- But I will preserve my old method.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN THE SECRET CHAMBER.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Is it but yesternight that all the terrible events took place, the memory of which are now making my frame tremble?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Is it but yesternight that all the terrible events took place, the memory of which are now making my frame tremble?
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From this reading Madame Letellier-- But I will preserve my old method.
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading Madame Letellier-- But I will preserve my old method.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading Is it but yesternight that all the terrible events took place, the memory of which are now making my frame tremble?
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading Is it but yesternight that all the terrible events took place, the memory of which are now making my frame tremble?
a way of doing something, especially a systematic way; implies an orderly logical arrangement (usually in steps)
From this reading Madame Letellier-- But I will preserve my old method.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Is it but yesternight that all the terrible events took place, the memory of which are now making my frame tremble?
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Is it but yesternight that all the terrible events took place, the memory of which are now making my frame tremble?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Is it but yesternight that all the terrible events took place, the memory of which are now making my frame tremble?
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Madame Letellier-- But I will preserve my old method.
and nothing more
From this reading Have only twenty-four hours elapsed?
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Is it but yesternight that all the terrible events took place, the memory of which are now making my frame tremble?
keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last
From this reading Madame Letellier-- But I will preserve my old method.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading So the clock says, and yet how hard it is to believe it.
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading IN THE SECRET CHAMBER.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So the clock says, and yet how hard it is to believe it.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading Is it but yesternight that all the terrible events took place, the memory of which are now making my frame tremble?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Is it but yesternight that all the terrible events took place, the memory of which are now making my frame tremble?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN THE SECRET CHAMBER.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading So the clock says, and yet how hard it is to believe it.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Is it but yesternight that all the terrible events took place, the memory of which are now making my frame tremble?
move or jerk quickly and involuntarily up and down or sideways
From this reading Is it but yesternight that all the terrible events took place, the memory of which are now making my frame tremble?
being four more than twenty
From this reading Have only twenty-four hours elapsed?
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Is it but yesternight that all the terrible events took place, the memory of which are now making my frame tremble?
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Madame Letellier-- But I will preserve my old method.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Is it but yesternight that all the terrible events took place, the memory of which are now making my frame tremble?
but in spite of that
From this reading So the clock says, and yet how hard it is to believe it.
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