Chapter 4 of The House of the Wolf: A Romance is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 4 of The House of the Wolf: A Romance is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ENTRAPPED! There was a long silence. We stood glaring at him, and he smiled upon us--as a cat smiles. Croisette told me afterwards that he could have died of mortification--of shame and anger that we had been so outwitted. For myself I did not at once grasp the position.
Chapter 4 of The House of the Wolf: A Romance is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
From this reading “Croisette told me afterwards that he could have died of mortification--of shame and anger that we had been so outwitted.”
feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
From this reading “We stood glaring at him, and he smiled upon us--as a cat smiles.”
inflected form of “entrap” — take or catch as if in a snare or trap
From this reading “ENTRAPPED!”
shining intensely
From this reading “We stood glaring at him, and he smiled upon us--as a cat smiles.”
hold firmly
From this reading “For myself I did not at once grasp the position.”
strong feelings of embarrassment
From this reading “Croisette told me afterwards that he could have died of mortification--of shame and anger that we had been so outwitted.”
inflected form of “outwit” — beat through cleverness and wit
From this reading “Croisette told me afterwards that he could have died of mortification--of shame and anger that we had been so outwitted.”
plural of “smile” — a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading “We stood glaring at him, and he smiled upon us--as a cat smiles.”
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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 There was a long silence.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading Croisette told me afterwards that he could have died of mortification--of shame and anger that we had been so outwitted.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We stood glaring at him, and he smiled upon us--as a cat smiles.
a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
From this reading Croisette told me afterwards that he could have died of mortification--of shame and anger that we had been so outwitted.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading We stood glaring at him, and he smiled upon us--as a cat smiles.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading We stood glaring at him, and he smiled upon us--as a cat smiles.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Croisette told me afterwards that he could have died of mortification--of shame and anger that we had been so outwitted.
feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
From this reading We stood glaring at him, and he smiled upon us--as a cat smiles.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Croisette told me afterwards that he could have died of mortification--of shame and anger that we had been so outwitted.
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From this reading Croisette told me afterwards that he could have died of mortification--of shame and anger that we had been so outwitted.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading For myself I did not at once grasp the position.
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading Croisette told me afterwards that he could have died of mortification--of shame and anger that we had been so outwitted.
inflected form of “entrap” — take or catch as if in a snare or trap
From this reading ENTRAPPED!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For myself I did not at once grasp the position.
shining intensely
From this reading We stood glaring at him, and he smiled upon us--as a cat smiles.
hold firmly
From this reading For myself I did not at once grasp the position.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Croisette told me afterwards that he could have died of mortification--of shame and anger that we had been so outwitted.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Croisette told me afterwards that he could have died of mortification--of shame and anger that we had been so outwitted.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading We stood glaring at him, and he smiled upon us--as a cat smiles.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We stood glaring at him, and he smiled upon us--as a cat smiles.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading For myself I did not at once grasp the position.
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 There was a long silence.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Croisette told me afterwards that he could have died of mortification--of shame and anger that we had been so outwitted.
strong feelings of embarrassment
From this reading Croisette told me afterwards that he could have died of mortification--of shame and anger that we had been so outwitted.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading For myself I did not at once grasp the position.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading For myself I did not at once grasp the position.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Croisette told me afterwards that he could have died of mortification--of shame and anger that we had been so outwitted.
on one occasion
From this reading For myself I did not at once grasp the position.
inflected form of “outwit” — beat through cleverness and wit
From this reading Croisette told me afterwards that he could have died of mortification--of shame and anger that we had been so outwitted.
the particular portion of space occupied by something
From this reading For myself I did not at once grasp the position.
a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt
From this reading Croisette told me afterwards that he could have died of mortification--of shame and anger that we had been so outwitted.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading There was a long silence.
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading We stood glaring at him, and he smiled upon us--as a cat smiles.
plural of “smile” — a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading We stood glaring at him, and he smiled upon us--as a cat smiles.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Croisette told me afterwards that he could have died of mortification--of shame and anger that we had been so outwitted.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading We stood glaring at him, and he smiled upon us--as a cat smiles.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Croisette told me afterwards that he could have died of mortification--of shame and anger that we had been so outwitted.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For myself I did not at once grasp the position.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was a long silence.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading Croisette told me afterwards that he could have died of mortification--of shame and anger that we had been so outwitted.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading We stood glaring at him, and he smiled upon us--as a cat smiles.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We stood glaring at him, and he smiled upon us--as a cat smiles.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a long silence.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We stood glaring at him, and he smiled upon us--as a cat smiles.
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