Chapter 21 of The Hermit Doctor of Gaya is here in full — 392 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 21 of The Hermit Doctor of Gaya is here in full — 392 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
His arm tightened about her. "He’d be glad to hear that, Anne——" "I could forgive." She drew herself up a little. "But I wouldn’t help him to escape his punishment, Tristram." "You couldn’t, dear.
Chapter 21 of The Hermit Doctor of Gaya is here in full — 392 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Queen of England and Scotland and Ireland; daughter if James II and the last of the Stuart monarchs; in 1707 she was the last English ruler to exercise the royal veto over parliament (1665-1714)
From this reading “"He’d be glad to hear that, Anne——" "I could forgive."”
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading “His arm tightened about her.”
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading “She drew herself up a little.”
the act of escaping physically
From this reading “"But I wouldn’t help him to escape his punishment, Tristram."”
stop blaming or grant forgiveness
From this reading “"He’d be glad to hear that, Anne——" "I could forgive."”
the act of punishing
From this reading “"But I wouldn’t help him to escape his punishment, Tristram."”
past form of “tighten” — make tight or tighter
From this reading “His arm tightened about her.”
(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 “"But I wouldn’t help him to escape his punishment, Tristram."”
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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 “His arm tightened about her.”
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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 She drew herself up a little.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading His arm tightened about her.
Queen of England and Scotland and Ireland; daughter if James II and the last of the Stuart monarchs; in 1707 she was the last English ruler to exercise the royal veto over parliament (1665-1714)
From this reading "He’d be glad to hear that, Anne——" "I could forgive."
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading His arm tightened about her.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "He’d be glad to hear that, Anne——" "I could forgive."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But I wouldn’t help him to escape his punishment, Tristram."
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "He’d be glad to hear that, Anne——" "I could forgive."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You couldn’t, dear.
dearly loved
From this reading "You couldn’t, dear.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading She drew herself up a little.
the act of escaping physically
From this reading "But I wouldn’t help him to escape his punishment, Tristram."
stop blaming or grant forgiveness
From this reading "He’d be glad to hear that, Anne——" "I could forgive."
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading "He’d be glad to hear that, Anne——" "I could forgive."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He’d be glad to hear that, Anne——" "I could forgive."
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading "He’d be glad to hear that, Anne——" "I could forgive."
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading "But I wouldn’t help him to escape his punishment, Tristram."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading His arm tightened about her.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She drew herself up a little.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "But I wouldn’t help him to escape his punishment, Tristram."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His arm tightened about her.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "He’d be glad to hear that, Anne——" "I could forgive."
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading She drew herself up a little.
the act of punishing
From this reading "But I wouldn’t help him to escape his punishment, Tristram."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She drew herself up a little.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "He’d be glad to hear that, Anne——" "I could forgive."
past form of “tighten” — make tight or tighter
From this reading His arm tightened about her.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "He’d be glad to hear that, Anne——" "I could forgive."
(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 "But I wouldn’t help him to escape his punishment, Tristram."
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading She drew herself up a little.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But I wouldn’t help him to escape his punishment, Tristram."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You couldn’t, dear.
Chapter 21 of The Hermit Doctor of Gaya by I. A. R. (Ida Alexa Ross) Wylie holds 392 sentences, grouped into 79 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 21 holds 392 sentences of The Hermit Doctor of Gaya, unabridged, divided into 79 reading sections.
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