Chapter 15 of The Hermit Doctor of Gaya is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of The Hermit Doctor of Gaya is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Her voice had dropped gradually, as though she had forgotten him. He stood still, frowning at her with a hopeless misery in his exhausted eyes. "Sigrid—if I’d asked you a month ago would you have been my wife?" She started a little, seeming to shrink from what was to come. "No, Tristram—not then."
Chapter 15 of The Hermit Doctor of Gaya is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted
From this reading “He stood still, frowning at her with a hopeless misery in his exhausted eyes.”
showing displeasure or anger
From this reading “He stood still, frowning at her with a hopeless misery in his exhausted eyes.”
in a gradual manner
From this reading “Her voice had dropped gradually, as though she had forgotten him.”
without hope because there seems to be no possibility of comfort or success
From this reading “He stood still, frowning at her with a hopeless misery in his exhausted eyes.”
a state of ill-being due to affliction or misfortune
From this reading “He stood still, frowning at her with a hopeless misery in his exhausted eyes.”
appearing as such but not necessarily so
From this reading “She started a little, seeming to shrink from what was to come.”
wither, as with a loss of moisture
From this reading “She started a little, seeming to shrink from what was to come.”
(Middle Ages) the nephew of the king of Cornwall who (according to legend) fell in love with his uncle's bride (Iseult) after they mistakenly drank a love potion that left them eternally in love with each other
From this reading “"No, Tristram—not then."”
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In this reading “He stood still, frowning at her with a hopeless misery in his exhausted eyes.”
avoid (one's assigned duties)
In this reading “She started a little, seeming to shrink from what was to come.”
In this reading “He stood still, frowning at her with a hopeless misery in his exhausted eyes.”
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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 He stood still, frowning at her with a hopeless misery in his exhausted eyes.
in the past
From this reading "Sigrid—if I’d asked you a month ago would you have been my wife?"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Her voice had dropped gradually, as though she had forgotten him.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Sigrid—if I’d asked you a month ago would you have been my wife?"
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He stood still, frowning at her with a hopeless misery in his exhausted eyes.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "Sigrid—if I’d asked you a month ago would you have been my wife?"
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading She started a little, seeming to shrink from what was to come.
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading Her voice had dropped gradually, as though she had forgotten him.
drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted
From this reading He stood still, frowning at her with a hopeless misery in his exhausted eyes.
opinion or judgment
From this reading He stood still, frowning at her with a hopeless misery in his exhausted eyes.
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading Her voice had dropped gradually, as though she had forgotten him.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She started a little, seeming to shrink from what was to come.
showing displeasure or anger
From this reading He stood still, frowning at her with a hopeless misery in his exhausted eyes.
in a gradual manner
From this reading Her voice had dropped gradually, as though she had forgotten him.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Her voice had dropped gradually, as though she had forgotten him.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Sigrid—if I’d asked you a month ago would you have been my wife?"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He stood still, frowning at her with a hopeless misery in his exhausted eyes.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her voice had dropped gradually, as though she had forgotten him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Her voice had dropped gradually, as though she had forgotten him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He stood still, frowning at her with a hopeless misery in his exhausted eyes.
without hope because there seems to be no possibility of comfort or success
From this reading He stood still, frowning at her with a hopeless misery in his exhausted eyes.
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From this reading "Sigrid—if I’d asked you a month ago would you have been my wife?"
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Sigrid—if I’d asked you a month ago would you have been my wife?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He stood still, frowning at her with a hopeless misery in his exhausted eyes.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading She started a little, seeming to shrink from what was to come.
a state of ill-being due to affliction or misfortune
From this reading He stood still, frowning at her with a hopeless misery in his exhausted eyes.
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading "Sigrid—if I’d asked you a month ago would you have been my wife?"
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Sigrid—if I’d asked you a month ago would you have been my wife?"
not any; not one
From this reading "No, Tristram—not then."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "No, Tristram—not then."
appearing as such but not necessarily so
From this reading She started a little, seeming to shrink from what was to come.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Her voice had dropped gradually, as though she had forgotten him.
wither, as with a loss of moisture
From this reading She started a little, seeming to shrink from what was to come.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Sigrid—if I’d asked you a month ago would you have been my wife?"
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading She started a little, seeming to shrink from what was to come.
not in physical motion
From this reading He stood still, frowning at her with a hopeless misery in his exhausted eyes.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading He stood still, frowning at her with a hopeless misery in his exhausted eyes.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "No, Tristram—not then."
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Her voice had dropped gradually, as though she had forgotten him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She started a little, seeming to shrink from what was to come.
(Middle Ages) the nephew of the king of Cornwall who (according to legend) fell in love with his uncle's bride (Iseult) after they mistakenly drank a love potion that left them eternally in love with each other
From this reading "No, Tristram—not then."
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Her voice had dropped gradually, as though she had forgotten him.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She started a little, seeming to shrink from what was to come.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading She started a little, seeming to shrink from what was to come.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading "Sigrid—if I’d asked you a month ago would you have been my wife?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading He stood still, frowning at her with a hopeless misery in his exhausted eyes.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "Sigrid—if I’d asked you a month ago would you have been my wife?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Sigrid—if I’d asked you a month ago would you have been my wife?"
Chapter 15 of The Hermit Doctor of Gaya by I. A. R. (Ida Alexa Ross) Wylie holds 412 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 15 holds 412 sentences of The Hermit Doctor of Gaya, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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