Chapter 37 of The Gray Angels is here in full — 143 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 37 of The Gray Angels is here in full — 143 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“She went to sleep-like,” Ali Baba told her, after the simple funeral. “She wasn’t what you would call in pain—just sighing and calling for people dead these forty years. She says to Hopeful, ‘The Watcher of the Dead has seen me’—and we knew then it was the end.” “What about the watcher of the dead?” Thurley said softly.
Chapter 37 of The Gray Angels is here in full — 143 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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United States prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship three times (born in 1942)
From this reading ““She went to sleep-like,” Ali Baba told her, after the simple funeral.”
a small cake leavened with yeast
From this reading ““She went to sleep-like,” Ali Baba told her, after the simple funeral.”
the particular occupation for which you are trained
From this reading ““She wasn’t what you would call in pain—just sighing and calling for people dead these forty years.”
being ten more than thirty
From this reading ““She wasn’t what you would call in pain—just sighing and calling for people dead these forty years.”
a ceremony at which a dead person is buried or cremated
From this reading ““She went to sleep-like,” Ali Baba told her, after the simple funeral.”
having or manifesting hope
From this reading “She says to Hopeful, ‘The Watcher of the Dead has seen me’—and we knew then it was the end.””
-ing form of “sigh” — heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading ““She wasn’t what you would call in pain—just sighing and calling for people dead these forty years.”
a close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind)
From this reading “She says to Hopeful, ‘The Watcher of the Dead has seen me’—and we knew then it was the end.””
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 ““She wasn’t what you would call in pain—just sighing and calling for people dead these forty years.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “What about the watcher of the dead?”
later than; following
From this reading “She went to sleep-like,” Ali Baba told her, after the simple funeral.
United States prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship three times (born in 1942)
From this reading “She went to sleep-like,” Ali Baba told her, after the simple funeral.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “She wasn’t what you would call in pain—just sighing and calling for people dead these forty years.
a small cake leavened with yeast
From this reading “She went to sleep-like,” Ali Baba told her, after the simple funeral.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “She wasn’t what you would call in pain—just sighing and calling for people dead these forty years.
the particular occupation for which you are trained
From this reading “She wasn’t what you would call in pain—just sighing and calling for people dead these forty years.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading “She wasn’t what you would call in pain—just sighing and calling for people dead these forty years.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading She says to Hopeful, ‘The Watcher of the Dead has seen me’—and we knew then it was the end.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “She wasn’t what you would call in pain—just sighing and calling for people dead these forty years.
being ten more than thirty
From this reading “She wasn’t what you would call in pain—just sighing and calling for people dead these forty years.
a ceremony at which a dead person is buried or cremated
From this reading “She went to sleep-like,” Ali Baba told her, after the simple funeral.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She says to Hopeful, ‘The Watcher of the Dead has seen me’—and we knew then it was the end.”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “She went to sleep-like,” Ali Baba told her, after the simple funeral.
having or manifesting hope
From this reading She says to Hopeful, ‘The Watcher of the Dead has seen me’—and we knew then it was the end.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “She wasn’t what you would call in pain—just sighing and calling for people dead these forty years.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She says to Hopeful, ‘The Watcher of the Dead has seen me’—and we knew then it was the end.”
and nothing more
From this reading “She wasn’t what you would call in pain—just sighing and calling for people dead these forty years.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading She says to Hopeful, ‘The Watcher of the Dead has seen me’—and we knew then it was the end.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She says to Hopeful, ‘The Watcher of the Dead has seen me’—and we knew then it was the end.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She says to Hopeful, ‘The Watcher of the Dead has seen me’—and we knew then it was the end.”
a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
From this reading “She wasn’t what you would call in pain—just sighing and calling for people dead these forty years.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading “She wasn’t what you would call in pain—just sighing and calling for people dead these forty years.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Thurley said softly.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading She says to Hopeful, ‘The Watcher of the Dead has seen me’—and we knew then it was the end.”
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading She says to Hopeful, ‘The Watcher of the Dead has seen me’—and we knew then it was the end.”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “She went to sleep-like,” Ali Baba told her, after the simple funeral.
-ing form of “sigh” — heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading “She wasn’t what you would call in pain—just sighing and calling for people dead these forty years.
having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved
From this reading “She went to sleep-like,” Ali Baba told her, after the simple funeral.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “She went to sleep-like,” Ali Baba told her, after the simple funeral.
with low volume
From this reading Thurley said softly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “She went to sleep-like,” Ali Baba told her, after the simple funeral.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading She says to Hopeful, ‘The Watcher of the Dead has seen me’—and we knew then it was the end.”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “She wasn’t what you would call in pain—just sighing and calling for people dead these forty years.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thurley said softly.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “She went to sleep-like,” Ali Baba told her, after the simple funeral.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading “She went to sleep-like,” Ali Baba told her, after the simple funeral.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She says to Hopeful, ‘The Watcher of the Dead has seen me’—and we knew then it was the end.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “She wasn’t what you would call in pain—just sighing and calling for people dead these forty years.
a close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind)
From this reading She says to Hopeful, ‘The Watcher of the Dead has seen me’—and we knew then it was the end.”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading She says to Hopeful, ‘The Watcher of the Dead has seen me’—and we knew then it was the end.”
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “She went to sleep-like,” Ali Baba told her, after the simple funeral.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “She wasn’t what you would call in pain—just sighing and calling for people dead these forty years.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “She wasn’t what you would call in pain—just sighing and calling for people dead these forty years.
a late time of life
From this reading “She wasn’t what you would call in pain—just sighing and calling for people dead these forty years.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “She wasn’t what you would call in pain—just sighing and calling for people dead these forty years.
Chapter 37 of The Gray Angels by Nalbro Bartley holds 143 sentences, grouped into 29 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 37 holds 143 sentences of The Gray Angels, unabridged, divided into 29 reading sections.
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