Chapter 4 of The Ink-Stain (Tache d'encre) — Complete is here in full — 322 sentences across 65 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter IV
Chapter 4 of The Ink-Stain (Tache d'encre) — Complete is here in full — 322 sentences across 65 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
8 P.M. I am back in my study. It is very cold; Madame Menin, my housekeeper, has let the fire out. Hallo! she has left her duster, too, lying on the manuscript of my essay. Is it an omen, a presage of that dust which awaits my still unfinished work?
Chapter 4 of The Ink-Stain (Tache d'encre) — Complete is here in full — 322 sentences across 65 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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third-person singular of “await” — look forward to the probable occurrence of
From this reading “Is it an omen, a presage of that dust which awaits my still unfinished work?”
a windstorm that lifts up clouds of dust or sand
From this reading “Hallo! she has left her duster, too, lying on the manuscript of my essay.”
an analytic or interpretive literary composition
From this reading “Hallo! she has left her duster, too, lying on the manuscript of my essay.”
a servant who is employed to perform domestic task in a household
From this reading “It is very cold; Madame Menin, my housekeeper, has let the fire out.”
A book, document, or piece of music written by hand rather than typed or printed.
From this reading “Hallo! she has left her duster, too, lying on the manuscript of my essay.”
a sign of something about to happen
From this reading “Is it an omen, a presage of that dust which awaits my still unfinished work?”
indicate, as with a sign or an omen
From this reading “Is it an omen, a presage of that dust which awaits my still unfinished work?”
not brought to the desired final state
From this reading “Is it an omen, a presage of that dust which awaits my still unfinished work?”
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From this reading 8 P.M.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Is it an omen, a presage of that dust which awaits my still unfinished work?
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am back in my study.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Is it an omen, a presage of that dust which awaits my still unfinished work?
third-person singular of “await” — look forward to the probable occurrence of
From this reading Is it an omen, a presage of that dust which awaits my still unfinished work?
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading I am back in my study.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading It is very cold; Madame Menin, my housekeeper, has let the fire out.
remove the dust from
From this reading Is it an omen, a presage of that dust which awaits my still unfinished work?
a windstorm that lifts up clouds of dust or sand
From this reading Hallo! she has left her duster, too, lying on the manuscript of my essay.
an analytic or interpretive literary composition
From this reading Hallo! she has left her duster, too, lying on the manuscript of my essay.
start firing a weapon
From this reading It is very cold; Madame Menin, my housekeeper, has let the fire out.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hallo! she has left her duster, too, lying on the manuscript of my essay.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is very cold; Madame Menin, my housekeeper, has let the fire out.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Hallo! she has left her duster, too, lying on the manuscript of my essay.
a servant who is employed to perform domestic task in a household
From this reading It is very cold; Madame Menin, my housekeeper, has let the fire out.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I am back in my study.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I am back in my study.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is very cold; Madame Menin, my housekeeper, has let the fire out.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is very cold; Madame Menin, my housekeeper, has let the fire out.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Hallo! she has left her duster, too, lying on the manuscript of my essay.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading It is very cold; Madame Menin, my housekeeper, has let the fire out.
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading Hallo! she has left her duster, too, lying on the manuscript of my essay.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading 8 P.M.
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading It is very cold; Madame Menin, my housekeeper, has let the fire out.
A book, document, or piece of music written by hand rather than typed or printed.
From this reading Hallo! she has left her duster, too, lying on the manuscript of my essay.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is very cold; Madame Menin, my housekeeper, has let the fire out.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I am back in my study.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Hallo! she has left her duster, too, lying on the manuscript of my essay.
a sign of something about to happen
From this reading Is it an omen, a presage of that dust which awaits my still unfinished work?
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Hallo! she has left her duster, too, lying on the manuscript of my essay.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading It is very cold; Madame Menin, my housekeeper, has let the fire out.
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading 8 P.M.
indicate, as with a sign or an omen
From this reading Is it an omen, a presage of that dust which awaits my still unfinished work?
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Hallo! she has left her duster, too, lying on the manuscript of my essay.
not in physical motion
From this reading Is it an omen, a presage of that dust which awaits my still unfinished work?
a detailed critical inspection
From this reading I am back in my study.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Is it an omen, a presage of that dust which awaits my still unfinished work?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It is very cold; Madame Menin, my housekeeper, has let the fire out.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Hallo! she has left her duster, too, lying on the manuscript of my essay.
not brought to the desired final state
From this reading Is it an omen, a presage of that dust which awaits my still unfinished work?
precisely as stated
From this reading It is very cold; Madame Menin, my housekeeper, has let the fire out.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Is it an omen, a presage of that dust which awaits my still unfinished work?
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Is it an omen, a presage of that dust which awaits my still unfinished work?
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