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Chapter 4 of The God of His Fathers: Tales of the Klondyke is here in full — 206 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"It is here! now!" he cried, striking his breast passionately with clenched hand. "It has always been." "And your love was a great love; there was none greater," she continued; "or so you said in the rose garden. Yet it is not fine enough, large enough, to forgive me here, crying now at your feet?" The man hesitated.
Chapter 4 of The God of His Fathers: Tales of the Klondyke is here in full — 206 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen
From this reading “"It is here! now!" he cried, striking his breast passionately with clenched hand.”
closed or squeezed together tightly
From this reading “"It is here! now!" he cried, striking his breast passionately with clenched hand.”
demanding attention
From this reading “Yet it is not fine enough, large enough, to forgive me here, crying now at your feet?"”
stop blaming or grant forgiveness
From this reading “Yet it is not fine enough, large enough, to forgive me here, crying now at your feet?"”
greater in size or importance or degree
From this reading “"And your love was a great love; there was none greater," she continued; "or so you said in the rose garden.”
past form of “hesitate” — pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
From this reading “The man hesitated.”
with passion
From this reading “"It is here! now!" he cried, striking his breast passionately with clenched hand.”
sensational in appearance or thrilling in effect
From this reading “"It is here! now!" he cried, striking his breast passionately with clenched hand.”
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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 "And your love was a great love; there was none greater," she continued; "or so you said in the rose garden.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading "It has always been."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And your love was a great love; there was none greater," she continued; "or so you said in the rose garden.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Yet it is not fine enough, large enough, to forgive me here, crying now at your feet?"
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "It has always been."
the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen
From this reading "It is here! now!" he cried, striking his breast passionately with clenched hand.
closed or squeezed together tightly
From this reading "It is here! now!" he cried, striking his breast passionately with clenched hand.
without stop or interruption
From this reading "And your love was a great love; there was none greater," she continued; "or so you said in the rose garden.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "It is here! now!" he cried, striking his breast passionately with clenched hand.
demanding attention
From this reading Yet it is not fine enough, large enough, to forgive me here, crying now at your feet?"
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading Yet it is not fine enough, large enough, to forgive me here, crying now at your feet?"
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Yet it is not fine enough, large enough, to forgive me here, crying now at your feet?"
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading Yet it is not fine enough, large enough, to forgive me here, crying now at your feet?"
stop blaming or grant forgiveness
From this reading Yet it is not fine enough, large enough, to forgive me here, crying now at your feet?"
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading "And your love was a great love; there was none greater," she continued; "or so you said in the rose garden.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading "And your love was a great love; there was none greater," she continued; "or so you said in the rose garden.
greater in size or importance or degree
From this reading "And your love was a great love; there was none greater," she continued; "or so you said in the rose garden.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading "It is here! now!" he cried, striking his breast passionately with clenched hand.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It has always been."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "It is here! now!" he cried, striking his breast passionately with clenched hand.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "It is here! now!" he cried, striking his breast passionately with clenched hand.
past form of “hesitate” — pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
From this reading The man hesitated.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "It is here! now!" he cried, striking his breast passionately with clenched hand.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "And your love was a great love; there was none greater," she continued; "or so you said in the rose garden.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It is here! now!" he cried, striking his breast passionately with clenched hand.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It is here! now!" he cried, striking his breast passionately with clenched hand.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Yet it is not fine enough, large enough, to forgive me here, crying now at your feet?"
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading "And your love was a great love; there was none greater," she continued; "or so you said in the rose garden.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The man hesitated.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Yet it is not fine enough, large enough, to forgive me here, crying now at your feet?"
not one, and not any
From this reading "And your love was a great love; there was none greater," she continued; "or so you said in the rose garden.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Yet it is not fine enough, large enough, to forgive me here, crying now at your feet?"
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "It is here! now!" he cried, striking his breast passionately with clenched hand.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "And your love was a great love; there was none greater," she continued; "or so you said in the rose garden.
with passion
From this reading "It is here! now!" he cried, striking his breast passionately with clenched hand.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading "And your love was a great love; there was none greater," she continued; "or so you said in the rose garden.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "And your love was a great love; there was none greater," she continued; "or so you said in the rose garden.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "And your love was a great love; there was none greater," she continued; "or so you said in the rose garden.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "And your love was a great love; there was none greater," she continued; "or so you said in the rose garden.
sensational in appearance or thrilling in effect
From this reading "It is here! now!" he cried, striking his breast passionately with clenched hand.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "And your love was a great love; there was none greater," she continued; "or so you said in the rose garden.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "And your love was a great love; there was none greater," she continued; "or so you said in the rose garden.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Yet it is not fine enough, large enough, to forgive me here, crying now at your feet?"
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "And your love was a great love; there was none greater," she continued; "or so you said in the rose garden.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "It is here! now!" he cried, striking his breast passionately with clenched hand.
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet it is not fine enough, large enough, to forgive me here, crying now at your feet?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "And your love was a great love; there was none greater," she continued; "or so you said in the rose garden.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "And your love was a great love; there was none greater," she continued; "or so you said in the rose garden.
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