Chapter 18 of The Immortal Moment is here in full — 316 sentences across 64 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XVIII
Chapter 18 of The Immortal Moment is here in full — 316 sentences across 64 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
It was morning. She dragged herself up and tried to dress. But her hands shook and her head ached violently. She stretched herself half-dressed upon her bed and lay there helpless, surrendered to the bodily pain that delivered her mercifully from the anguish of her mind. She saw no one, not even Jane Lucy.
Chapter 18 of The Immortal Moment is here in full — 316 sentences across 64 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “ache” — feel physical pain
From this reading “But her hands shook and her head ached violently.”
extreme mental distress
From this reading “She stretched herself half-dressed upon her bed and lay there helpless, surrendered to the bodily pain that delivered her mercifully from the anguish of her mind.”
in bodily form
From this reading “She stretched herself half-dressed upon her bed and lay there helpless, surrendered to the bodily pain that delivered her mercifully from the anguish of her mind.”
past form of “deliver” — deliver (a speech, oration, or idea)
From this reading “She stretched herself half-dressed upon her bed and lay there helpless, surrendered to the bodily pain that delivered her mercifully from the anguish of her mind.”
lacking in or deprived of strength or power
From this reading “She stretched herself half-dressed upon her bed and lay there helpless, surrendered to the bodily pain that delivered her mercifully from the anguish of her mind.”
in a compassionate manner
From this reading “She stretched herself half-dressed upon her bed and lay there helpless, surrendered to the bodily pain that delivered her mercifully from the anguish of her mind.”
past form of “surrender” — give up or agree to forgo to the power or possession of another
From this reading “She stretched herself half-dressed upon her bed and lay there helpless, surrendered to the bodily pain that delivered her mercifully from the anguish of her mind.”
in a violent manner
From this reading “But her hands shook and her head ached violently.”
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In this reading “She stretched herself half-dressed upon her bed and lay there helpless, surrendered to the bodily pain that delivered her mercifully from the anguish of her mind.”
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past form of “ache” — feel physical pain
From this reading But her hands shook and her head ached violently.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She dragged herself up and tried to dress.
extreme mental distress
From this reading She stretched herself half-dressed upon her bed and lay there helpless, surrendered to the bodily pain that delivered her mercifully from the anguish of her mind.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading She stretched herself half-dressed upon her bed and lay there helpless, surrendered to the bodily pain that delivered her mercifully from the anguish of her mind.
in bodily form
From this reading She stretched herself half-dressed upon her bed and lay there helpless, surrendered to the bodily pain that delivered her mercifully from the anguish of her mind.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But her hands shook and her head ached violently.
past form of “deliver” — deliver (a speech, oration, or idea)
From this reading She stretched herself half-dressed upon her bed and lay there helpless, surrendered to the bodily pain that delivered her mercifully from the anguish of her mind.
inflected form of “drag” — pull, as against a resistance
From this reading She dragged herself up and tried to dress.
put on clothes
From this reading She dragged herself up and tried to dress.
divisible by two
From this reading She saw no one, not even Jane Lucy.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She stretched herself half-dressed upon her bed and lay there helpless, surrendered to the bodily pain that delivered her mercifully from the anguish of her mind.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She stretched herself half-dressed upon her bed and lay there helpless, surrendered to the bodily pain that delivered her mercifully from the anguish of her mind.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading But her hands shook and her head ached violently.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading But her hands shook and her head ached violently.
lacking in or deprived of strength or power
From this reading She stretched herself half-dressed upon her bed and lay there helpless, surrendered to the bodily pain that delivered her mercifully from the anguish of her mind.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But her hands shook and her head ached violently.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She dragged herself up and tried to dress.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was morning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She saw no one, not even Jane Lucy.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading She stretched herself half-dressed upon her bed and lay there helpless, surrendered to the bodily pain that delivered her mercifully from the anguish of her mind.
incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974
From this reading She saw no one, not even Jane Lucy.
in a compassionate manner
From this reading She stretched herself half-dressed upon her bed and lay there helpless, surrendered to the bodily pain that delivered her mercifully from the anguish of her mind.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading She stretched herself half-dressed upon her bed and lay there helpless, surrendered to the bodily pain that delivered her mercifully from the anguish of her mind.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading It was morning.
not any; not one
From this reading She saw no one, not even Jane Lucy.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She saw no one, not even Jane Lucy.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She stretched herself half-dressed upon her bed and lay there helpless, surrendered to the bodily pain that delivered her mercifully from the anguish of her mind.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She saw no one, not even Jane Lucy.
a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
From this reading She stretched herself half-dressed upon her bed and lay there helpless, surrendered to the bodily pain that delivered her mercifully from the anguish of her mind.
cut with a saw
From this reading She saw no one, not even Jane Lucy.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She dragged herself up and tried to dress.
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading But her hands shook and her head ached violently.
(of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching
From this reading She stretched herself half-dressed upon her bed and lay there helpless, surrendered to the bodily pain that delivered her mercifully from the anguish of her mind.
past form of “surrender” — give up or agree to forgo to the power or possession of another
From this reading She stretched herself half-dressed upon her bed and lay there helpless, surrendered to the bodily pain that delivered her mercifully from the anguish of her mind.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She stretched herself half-dressed upon her bed and lay there helpless, surrendered to the bodily pain that delivered her mercifully from the anguish of her mind.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She stretched herself half-dressed upon her bed and lay there helpless, surrendered to the bodily pain that delivered her mercifully from the anguish of her mind.
in or at that place or location
From this reading She stretched herself half-dressed upon her bed and lay there helpless, surrendered to the bodily pain that delivered her mercifully from the anguish of her mind.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She dragged herself up and tried to dress.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading She dragged herself up and tried to dress.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading She dragged herself up and tried to dress.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading She stretched herself half-dressed upon her bed and lay there helpless, surrendered to the bodily pain that delivered her mercifully from the anguish of her mind.
in a violent manner
From this reading But her hands shook and her head ached violently.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was morning.
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