Chapter 37 of The Iron Woman is here in full — 336 sentences across 68 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 37 of The Iron Woman is here in full — 336 sentences across 68 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
No one spoke. The murmuring crash along the sands was suddenly loud in their ears, but the room was still. It was the stillness of finality; David had lost Elizabeth. He knew it; but he could not have said why he knew it. Perhaps none of the great decisions of passion can at the moment say "why."
Chapter 37 of The Iron Woman is here in full — 336 sentences across 68 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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fall or come down violently
From this reading “The murmuring crash along the sands was suddenly loud in their ears, but the room was still.”
patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)
From this reading “It was the stillness of finality; David had lost Elizabeth.”
plural of “decision” — the act of making up your mind about something
From this reading “Perhaps none of the great decisions of passion can at the moment say "why."”
daughter of George VI who became the Queen of England and Northern Ireland in 1952 on the death of her father (1926-)
From this reading “It was the stillness of finality; David had lost Elizabeth.”
the quality of being final or definitely settled
From this reading “It was the stillness of finality; David had lost Elizabeth.”
a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech
From this reading “The murmuring crash along the sands was suddenly loud in their ears, but the room was still.”
the region of the shore of a lake or sea or ocean
From this reading “The murmuring crash along the sands was suddenly loud in their ears, but the room was still.”
(poetic) tranquil silence
From this reading “It was the stillness of finality; David had lost Elizabeth.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading The murmuring crash along the sands was suddenly loud in their ears, but the room was still.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Perhaps none of the great decisions of passion can at the moment say "why."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The murmuring crash along the sands was suddenly loud in their ears, but the room was still.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Perhaps none of the great decisions of passion can at the moment say "why."
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He knew it; but he could not have said why he knew it.
fall or come down violently
From this reading The murmuring crash along the sands was suddenly loud in their ears, but the room was still.
patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)
From this reading It was the stillness of finality; David had lost Elizabeth.
plural of “decision” — the act of making up your mind about something
From this reading Perhaps none of the great decisions of passion can at the moment say "why."
plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading The murmuring crash along the sands was suddenly loud in their ears, but the room was still.
daughter of George VI who became the Queen of England and Northern Ireland in 1952 on the death of her father (1926-)
From this reading It was the stillness of finality; David had lost Elizabeth.
the quality of being final or definitely settled
From this reading It was the stillness of finality; David had lost Elizabeth.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Perhaps none of the great decisions of passion can at the moment say "why."
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was the stillness of finality; David had lost Elizabeth.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He knew it; but he could not have said why he knew it.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He knew it; but he could not have said why he knew it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The murmuring crash along the sands was suddenly loud in their ears, but the room was still.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the stillness of finality; David had lost Elizabeth.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading He knew it; but he could not have said why he knew it.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading It was the stillness of finality; David had lost Elizabeth.
characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity
From this reading The murmuring crash along the sands was suddenly loud in their ears, but the room was still.
a particular point in time
From this reading Perhaps none of the great decisions of passion can at the moment say "why."
a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech
From this reading The murmuring crash along the sands was suddenly loud in their ears, but the room was still.
not any; not one
From this reading No one spoke.
not one, and not any
From this reading Perhaps none of the great decisions of passion can at the moment say "why."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He knew it; but he could not have said why he knew it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was the stillness of finality; David had lost Elizabeth.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading No one spoke.
a strong feeling or emotion
From this reading Perhaps none of the great decisions of passion can at the moment say "why."
by chance
From this reading Perhaps none of the great decisions of passion can at the moment say "why."
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading The murmuring crash along the sands was suddenly loud in their ears, but the room was still.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading He knew it; but he could not have said why he knew it.
the region of the shore of a lake or sea or ocean
From this reading The murmuring crash along the sands was suddenly loud in their ears, but the room was still.
express in words
From this reading Perhaps none of the great decisions of passion can at the moment say "why."
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading No one spoke.
not in physical motion
From this reading The murmuring crash along the sands was suddenly loud in their ears, but the room was still.
(poetic) tranquil silence
From this reading It was the stillness of finality; David had lost Elizabeth.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading The murmuring crash along the sands was suddenly loud in their ears, but the room was still.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The murmuring crash along the sands was suddenly loud in their ears, but the room was still.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The murmuring crash along the sands was suddenly loud in their ears, but the room was still.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The murmuring crash along the sands was suddenly loud in their ears, but the room was still.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading He knew it; but he could not have said why he knew it.
Chapter 37 of The Iron Woman by Margaret Wade Campbell Deland holds 336 sentences, grouped into 68 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.
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