Chapter 14 of The just steward is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of The just steward is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Katharine was trembling. "You frighten me!" she said to him. "The police and their helpers have searched and found nothing.... You come--and these hidden things are uncovered at your feet.... What does it mean?
Chapter 14 of The just steward is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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cause fear in
From this reading “"You frighten me!" she said to him.”
plural of “helper” — a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
From this reading “"The police and their helpers have searched and found nothing....”
not accessible to view
From this reading “You come--and these hidden things are uncovered at your feet....”
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “What does it mean?”
the force of policemen and officers
From this reading “"The police and their helpers have searched and found nothing....”
past form of “search” — try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading “"The police and their helpers have searched and found nothing....”
a shaky motion
From this reading “Katharine was trembling.”
not covered with clothing
From this reading “You come--and these hidden things are uncovered at your feet....”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "The police and their helpers have searched and found nothing....
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading You come--and these hidden things are uncovered at your feet....
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading You come--and these hidden things are uncovered at your feet....
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading You come--and these hidden things are uncovered at your feet....
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What does it mean?
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading You come--and these hidden things are uncovered at your feet....
set up or found
From this reading "The police and their helpers have searched and found nothing....
cause fear in
From this reading "You frighten me!" she said to him.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "The police and their helpers have searched and found nothing....
plural of “helper” — a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
From this reading "The police and their helpers have searched and found nothing....
not accessible to view
From this reading You come--and these hidden things are uncovered at your feet....
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You frighten me!" she said to him.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading What does it mean?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Katharine was trembling.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You frighten me!" she said to him.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading What does it mean?
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "The police and their helpers have searched and found nothing....
the force of policemen and officers
From this reading "The police and their helpers have searched and found nothing....
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "You frighten me!" she said to him.
past form of “search” — try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading "The police and their helpers have searched and found nothing....
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "You frighten me!" she said to him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The police and their helpers have searched and found nothing....
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading "The police and their helpers have searched and found nothing....
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading You come--and these hidden things are uncovered at your feet....
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading You come--and these hidden things are uncovered at your feet....
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "You frighten me!" she said to him.
a shaky motion
From this reading Katharine was trembling.
not covered with clothing
From this reading You come--and these hidden things are uncovered at your feet....
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Katharine was trembling.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What does it mean?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You frighten me!" she said to him.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You come--and these hidden things are uncovered at your feet....
Chapter 14 of The just steward by Richard Dehan holds 403 sentences, grouped into 81 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.
Chapter 14 holds 403 sentences of The just steward, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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