Chapter 10 of The House of Martha is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The House of Martha is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
XLIII. WAS HIS HEART TRUE TO POLL? Never before had any one spoken to me as Mother Anastasia had just spoken. Never before had I felt as I felt in leaving the house where she had spoken to me. I did not admit all that she had said; and yet not even to myself could I gainsay her statements.
Chapter 10 of The House of Martha is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
From this reading “I did not admit all that she had said; and yet not even to myself could I gainsay her statements.”
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading “Never before had I felt as I felt in leaving the house where she had spoken to me.”
take exception to
From this reading “I did not admit all that she had said; and yet not even to myself could I gainsay her statements.”
the act of departing
From this reading “Never before had I felt as I felt in leaving the house where she had spoken to me.”
an inquiry into public opinion conducted by interviewing a random sample of people
From this reading “WAS HIS HEART TRUE TO POLL?”
uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination
From this reading “Never before had any one spoken to me as Mother Anastasia had just spoken.”
plural of “statement” — a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc
From this reading “I did not admit all that she had said; and yet not even to myself could I gainsay her statements.”
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading “WAS HIS HEART TRUE TO POLL?”
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declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
From this reading I did not admit all that she had said; and yet not even to myself could I gainsay her statements.
(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 did not admit all that she had said; and yet not even to myself could I gainsay her statements.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Never before had any one spoken to me as Mother Anastasia had just spoken.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I did not admit all that she had said; and yet not even to myself could I gainsay her statements.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Never before had any one spoken to me as Mother Anastasia had just spoken.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Never before had any one spoken to me as Mother Anastasia had just spoken.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Never before had any one spoken to me as Mother Anastasia had just spoken.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I did not admit all that she had said; and yet not even to myself could I gainsay her statements.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I did not admit all that she had said; and yet not even to myself could I gainsay her statements.
divisible by two
From this reading I did not admit all that she had said; and yet not even to myself could I gainsay her statements.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Never before had I felt as I felt in leaving the house where she had spoken to me.
take exception to
From this reading I did not admit all that she had said; and yet not even to myself could I gainsay her statements.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Never before had any one spoken to me as Mother Anastasia had just spoken.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading WAS HIS HEART TRUE TO POLL?
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I did not admit all that she had said; and yet not even to myself could I gainsay her statements.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading WAS HIS HEART TRUE TO POLL?
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Never before had I felt as I felt in leaving the house where she had spoken to me.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Never before had I felt as I felt in leaving the house where she had spoken to me.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Never before had I felt as I felt in leaving the house where she had spoken to me.
and nothing more
From this reading Never before had any one spoken to me as Mother Anastasia had just spoken.
the act of departing
From this reading Never before had I felt as I felt in leaving the house where she had spoken to me.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Never before had any one spoken to me as Mother Anastasia had just spoken.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Never before had any one spoken to me as Mother Anastasia had just spoken.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I did not admit all that she had said; and yet not even to myself could I gainsay her statements.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Never before had any one spoken to me as Mother Anastasia had just spoken.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I did not admit all that she had said; and yet not even to myself could I gainsay her statements.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Never before had any one spoken to me as Mother Anastasia had just spoken.
an inquiry into public opinion conducted by interviewing a random sample of people
From this reading WAS HIS HEART TRUE TO POLL?
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading I did not admit all that she had said; and yet not even to myself could I gainsay her statements.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Never before had I felt as I felt in leaving the house where she had spoken to me.
uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination
From this reading Never before had any one spoken to me as Mother Anastasia had just spoken.
plural of “statement” — a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc
From this reading I did not admit all that she had said; and yet not even to myself could I gainsay her statements.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I did not admit all that she had said; and yet not even to myself could I gainsay her statements.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Never before had I felt as I felt in leaving the house where she had spoken to me.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading WAS HIS HEART TRUE TO POLL?
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading WAS HIS HEART TRUE TO POLL?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading WAS HIS HEART TRUE TO POLL?
in or at the place that
From this reading Never before had I felt as I felt in leaving the house where she had spoken to me.
being three more than forty
From this reading XLIII.
but in spite of that
From this reading I did not admit all that she had said; and yet not even to myself could I gainsay her statements.
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