Chapter 31 of The great amulet is here in full — 226 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 31 of The great amulet is here in full — 226 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Hearts are like horses; they come and go without whip or spur." --_Native Proverb_. "Only ten minutes more; a bare ten minutes. Then you shall 'ease off' and stretch your legs a little. I'm sure by this time you must be wishing all artists at the bottom of the sea!"
Chapter 31 of The great amulet is here in full — 226 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “artist” — a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination
From this reading “I'm sure by this time you must be wishing all artists at the bottom of the sea!"”
move gently or carefully
From this reading “Then you shall 'ease off' and stretch your legs a little.”
characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin
a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people
a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something
From this reading “"Hearts are like horses; they come and go without whip or spur."”
occupy a large, elongated area
From this reading “Then you shall 'ease off' and stretch your legs a little.”
beat severely with a whip or rod
From this reading “"Hearts are like horses; they come and go without whip or spur."”
a specific feeling of desire
From this reading “I'm sure by this time you must be wishing all artists at the bottom of the sea!"”
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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 "Only ten minutes more; a bare ten minutes.
(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'm sure by this time you must be wishing all artists at the bottom of the sea!"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Hearts are like horses; they come and go without whip or spur."
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Hearts are like horses; they come and go without whip or spur."
plural of “artist” — a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination
From this reading I'm sure by this time you must be wishing all artists at the bottom of the sea!"
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I'm sure by this time you must be wishing all artists at the bottom of the sea!"
completely unclothed
From this reading "Only ten minutes more; a bare ten minutes.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I'm sure by this time you must be wishing all artists at the bottom of the sea!"
the lower side of anything
From this reading I'm sure by this time you must be wishing all artists at the bottom of the sea!"
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I'm sure by this time you must be wishing all artists at the bottom of the sea!"
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Hearts are like horses; they come and go without whip or spur."
move gently or carefully
From this reading Then you shall 'ease off' and stretch your legs a little.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Hearts are like horses; they come and go without whip or spur."
a form of whist in which players avoid winning tricks containing hearts or the queen of spades
From this reading "Hearts are like horses; they come and go without whip or spur."
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading "Hearts are like horses; they come and go without whip or spur."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'm sure by this time you must be wishing all artists at the bottom of the sea!"
staying power
From this reading Then you shall 'ease off' and stretch your legs a little.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "Hearts are like horses; they come and go without whip or spur."
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Then you shall 'ease off' and stretch your legs a little.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading "Only ten minutes more; a bare ten minutes.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "Only ten minutes more; a bare ten minutes.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I'm sure by this time you must be wishing all artists at the bottom of the sea!"
characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin
From this reading --_Native Proverb_.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I'm sure by this time you must be wishing all artists at the bottom of the sea!"
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Then you shall 'ease off' and stretch your legs a little.
and nothing more
From this reading "Only ten minutes more; a bare ten minutes.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "Hearts are like horses; they come and go without whip or spur."
a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people
From this reading --_Native Proverb_.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading I'm sure by this time you must be wishing all artists at the bottom of the sea!"
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Then you shall 'ease off' and stretch your legs a little.
a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something
From this reading "Hearts are like horses; they come and go without whip or spur."
occupy a large, elongated area
From this reading Then you shall 'ease off' and stretch your legs a little.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading I'm sure by this time you must be wishing all artists at the bottom of the sea!"
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading "Only ten minutes more; a bare ten minutes.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I'm sure by this time you must be wishing all artists at the bottom of the sea!"
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then you shall 'ease off' and stretch your legs a little.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Hearts are like horses; they come and go without whip or spur."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I'm sure by this time you must be wishing all artists at the bottom of the sea!"
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading I'm sure by this time you must be wishing all artists at the bottom of the sea!"
beat severely with a whip or rod
From this reading "Hearts are like horses; they come and go without whip or spur."
a specific feeling of desire
From this reading I'm sure by this time you must be wishing all artists at the bottom of the sea!"
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading "Hearts are like horses; they come and go without whip or spur."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Then you shall 'ease off' and stretch your legs a little.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Then you shall 'ease off' and stretch your legs a little.
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