Chapter 7 of The great amulet is here in full — 119 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of The great amulet is here in full — 119 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I will but say what mere friends say-- Or only a thought stronger. I will hold your hand as long as all may-- Or--no very little longer." --Browning. "No, I don't like her, and I don't believe I ever shall. One cannot deny that she is beautiful, charming, complete; too complete for my taste.
Chapter 7 of The great amulet is here in full — 119 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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United States inventor of firearms (especially automatic pistols and repeating rifles and a machine gun called the Peacemaker) (1855-1926)
From this reading “--Browning.”
pleasing or delighting
From this reading “One cannot deny that she is beautiful, charming, complete; too complete for my taste.”
come or bring to a finish or an end
From this reading “One cannot deny that she is beautiful, charming, complete; too complete for my taste.”
declare untrue; contradict
From this reading “One cannot deny that she is beautiful, charming, complete; too complete for my taste.”
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading “I will hold your hand as long as all may-- Or--no very little longer."”
being nothing more than specified
From this reading “"I will but say what mere friends say-- Or only a thought stronger.”
comparative of “strong” — having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading “"I will but say what mere friends say-- Or only a thought stronger.”
To perceive flavor through the mouth.
From this reading “One cannot deny that she is beautiful, charming, complete; too complete for my taste.”
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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 "I will but say what mere friends say-- Or only a thought stronger.
(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 I will hold your hand as long as all may-- Or--no very little longer."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "No, I don't like her, and I don't believe I ever shall.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I will hold your hand as long as all may-- Or--no very little longer."
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading One cannot deny that she is beautiful, charming, complete; too complete for my taste.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading "No, I don't like her, and I don't believe I ever shall.
United States inventor of firearms (especially automatic pistols and repeating rifles and a machine gun called the Peacemaker) (1855-1926)
From this reading --Browning.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "I will but say what mere friends say-- Or only a thought stronger.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One cannot deny that she is beautiful, charming, complete; too complete for my taste.
pleasing or delighting
From this reading One cannot deny that she is beautiful, charming, complete; too complete for my taste.
come or bring to a finish or an end
From this reading One cannot deny that she is beautiful, charming, complete; too complete for my taste.
declare untrue; contradict
From this reading One cannot deny that she is beautiful, charming, complete; too complete for my taste.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No, I don't like her, and I don't believe I ever shall.
at any time
From this reading "No, I don't like her, and I don't believe I ever shall.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading One cannot deny that she is beautiful, charming, complete; too complete for my taste.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading "I will but say what mere friends say-- Or only a thought stronger.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading I will hold your hand as long as all may-- Or--no very little longer."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "No, I don't like her, and I don't believe I ever shall.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading I will hold your hand as long as all may-- Or--no very little longer."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I will but say what mere friends say-- Or only a thought stronger.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One cannot deny that she is beautiful, charming, complete; too complete for my taste.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "No, I don't like her, and I don't believe I ever shall.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading I will hold your hand as long as all may-- Or--no very little longer."
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading I will hold your hand as long as all may-- Or--no very little longer."
for more time
From this reading I will hold your hand as long as all may-- Or--no very little longer."
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading I will hold your hand as long as all may-- Or--no very little longer."
being nothing more than specified
From this reading "I will but say what mere friends say-- Or only a thought stronger.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading One cannot deny that she is beautiful, charming, complete; too complete for my taste.
not any; not one
From this reading I will hold your hand as long as all may-- Or--no very little longer."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One cannot deny that she is beautiful, charming, complete; too complete for my taste.
and nothing more
From this reading "I will but say what mere friends say-- Or only a thought stronger.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "I will but say what mere friends say-- Or only a thought stronger.
express in words
From this reading "I will but say what mere friends say-- Or only a thought stronger.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "No, I don't like her, and I don't believe I ever shall.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading One cannot deny that she is beautiful, charming, complete; too complete for my taste.
comparative of “strong” — having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading "I will but say what mere friends say-- Or only a thought stronger.
To perceive flavor through the mouth.
From this reading One cannot deny that she is beautiful, charming, complete; too complete for my taste.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading One cannot deny that she is beautiful, charming, complete; too complete for my taste.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "I will but say what mere friends say-- Or only a thought stronger.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading One cannot deny that she is beautiful, charming, complete; too complete for my taste.
precisely as stated
From this reading I will hold your hand as long as all may-- Or--no very little longer."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "I will but say what mere friends say-- Or only a thought stronger.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "I will but say what mere friends say-- Or only a thought stronger.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I will hold your hand as long as all may-- Or--no very little longer."
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