Chapter 34 of The Garden Without Walls is here in full — 293 sentences across 59 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 34 of The Garden Without Walls is here in full — 293 sentences across 59 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
We lay back against the cushions. We acted like conspirators--it was difficult to tell why. The surprise of meeting her thus suddenly had deprived me of words. It must have been the same with her; we clasped hands in silence. “I had to see you--had to speak to you.”
Chapter 34 of The Garden Without Walls is here in full — 293 sentences across 59 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.
past form of “act” — perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading “We acted like conspirators--it was difficult to tell why.”
past form of “clasp” — hold firmly and tightly
From this reading “It must have been the same with her; we clasped hands in silence.”
plural of “conspirator” — a member of a conspiracy
From this reading “We acted like conspirators--it was difficult to tell why.”
plural of “cushion” — a mechanical damper; absorbs energy of sudden impulses
From this reading “We lay back against the cushions.”
marked by deprivation especially of the necessities of life or healthful environmental influences
From this reading “The surprise of meeting her thus suddenly had deprived me of words.”
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading “We acted like conspirators--it was difficult to tell why.”
a formally arranged gathering
From this reading “The surprise of meeting her thus suddenly had deprived me of words.”
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading “The surprise of meeting her thus suddenly had deprived me of words.”
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 “It must have been the same with her; we clasped hands in silence.”
In this reading “We lay back against the cushions.”
In this reading “It must have been the same with her; we clasped hands in silence.”
In this reading “We lay back against the cushions.”
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.
past form of “act” — perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading We acted like conspirators--it was difficult to tell why.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading We lay back against the cushions.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading We lay back against the cushions.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It must have been the same with her; we clasped hands in silence.
past form of “clasp” — hold firmly and tightly
From this reading It must have been the same with her; we clasped hands in silence.
plural of “conspirator” — a member of a conspiracy
From this reading We acted like conspirators--it was difficult to tell why.
plural of “cushion” — a mechanical damper; absorbs energy of sudden impulses
From this reading We lay back against the cushions.
marked by deprivation especially of the necessities of life or healthful environmental influences
From this reading The surprise of meeting her thus suddenly had deprived me of words.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading We acted like conspirators--it was difficult to tell why.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The surprise of meeting her thus suddenly had deprived me of words.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading It must have been the same with her; we clasped hands in silence.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It must have been the same with her; we clasped hands in silence.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The surprise of meeting her thus suddenly had deprived me of words.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I had to see you--had to speak to you.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It must have been the same with her; we clasped hands in silence.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading We acted like conspirators--it was difficult to tell why.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading We lay back against the cushions.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading We acted like conspirators--it was difficult to tell why.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The surprise of meeting her thus suddenly had deprived me of words.
a formally arranged gathering
From this reading The surprise of meeting her thus suddenly had deprived me of words.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading It must have been the same with her; we clasped hands in silence.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The surprise of meeting her thus suddenly had deprived me of words.
Identical; not different.
From this reading It must have been the same with her; we clasped hands in silence.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “I had to see you--had to speak to you.”
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading It must have been the same with her; we clasped hands in silence.
express in speech
From this reading “I had to see you--had to speak to you.”
happening unexpectedly
From this reading The surprise of meeting her thus suddenly had deprived me of words.
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading The surprise of meeting her thus suddenly had deprived me of words.
express in words
From this reading We acted like conspirators--it was difficult to tell why.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We lay back against the cushions.
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading The surprise of meeting her thus suddenly had deprived me of words.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We acted like conspirators--it was difficult to tell why.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We acted like conspirators--it was difficult to tell why.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We lay back against the cushions.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading We acted like conspirators--it was difficult to tell why.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It must have been the same with her; we clasped hands in silence.
the words that are spoken
From this reading The surprise of meeting her thus suddenly had deprived me of words.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I had to see you--had to speak to you.”
Chapter 34 of The Garden Without Walls by Coningsby Dawson holds 293 sentences, grouped into 59 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 34 holds 293 sentences of The Garden Without Walls, unabridged, divided into 59 reading sections.
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