Chapter 20 of The Golden Bowl — Complete is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 20 of The Golden Bowl — Complete is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Fanny Assingham weighed it. “Under her direct appeal for the truth?” “Under her direct appeal for the truth.” “Her appeal to his honour?” “Her appeal to his honour.
Chapter 20 of The Golden Bowl — Complete is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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take a court case to a higher court for review
From this reading ““Under her direct appeal for the truth?””
command with authority
From this reading ““Under her direct appeal for the truth?””
the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
From this reading “Fanny Assingham weighed it.”
the state of being honored
From this reading ““Her appeal to his honour?””
a fact that has been verified
From this reading ““Under her direct appeal for the truth?””
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading ““Under her direct appeal for the truth?””
past form of “weigh” — have a certain weight
From this reading “Fanny Assingham weighed it.”
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take a court case to a higher court for review
From this reading “Under her direct appeal for the truth?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Fanny Assingham weighed it.
command with authority
From this reading “Under her direct appeal for the truth?”
the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
From this reading Fanny Assingham weighed it.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Under her direct appeal for the truth?”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Under her direct appeal for the truth?”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Her appeal to his honour?”
the state of being honored
From this reading “Her appeal to his honour?”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Fanny Assingham weighed it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Under her direct appeal for the truth?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Her appeal to his honour?”
a fact that has been verified
From this reading “Under her direct appeal for the truth?”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “Under her direct appeal for the truth?”
past form of “weigh” — have a certain weight
From this reading Fanny Assingham weighed it.
Chapter 20 of The Golden Bowl — Complete by Henry James holds 411 sentences, grouped into 83 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 20 holds 411 sentences of The Golden Bowl — Complete, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 20 of The Golden Bowl — Complete by Henry James exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 411 sentences, grouped into 83 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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