Chapter 4 of The Lady of the Ice: A Novel is here in full — 126 sentences across 26 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 Lady of the Ice: A Novel is here in full — 126 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"IT'S--THE--THE WIDOW! IT'S MRS.--FINNIMORE!!!" Had a bombshell burst--but I forbear. That comparison is, I believe, somewhat hackneyed. The reader will therefore be good enough to appropriate the point of it, and understand that the shock of this intelligence was so overpowering, that I was again rendered speechless.
Chapter 4 of The Lady of the Ice: A Novel is here in full — 126 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause
From this reading “The reader will therefore be good enough to appropriate the point of it, and understand that the shock of this intelligence was so overpowering, that I was again rendered speechless.”
an entertainer who has a sensational effect
From this reading “Had a bombshell burst--but I forbear.”
the act of examining resemblances
From this reading “That comparison is, I believe, somewhat hackneyed.”
repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
From this reading “That comparison is, I believe, somewhat hackneyed.”
so strong as to be irresistible
From this reading “The reader will therefore be good enough to appropriate the point of it, and understand that the shock of this intelligence was so overpowering, that I was again rendered speechless.”
past form of “render” — cause to become
From this reading “The reader will therefore be good enough to appropriate the point of it, and understand that the shock of this intelligence was so overpowering, that I was again rendered speechless.”
the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally
From this reading “The reader will therefore be good enough to appropriate the point of it, and understand that the shock of this intelligence was so overpowering, that I was again rendered speechless.”
temporarily incapable of speaking
From this reading “The reader will therefore be good enough to appropriate the point of it, and understand that the shock of this intelligence was so overpowering, that I was again rendered speechless.”
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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 Had a bombshell burst--but I forbear.
anew
From this reading The reader will therefore be good enough to appropriate the point of it, and understand that the shock of this intelligence was so overpowering, that I was again rendered speechless.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The reader will therefore be good enough to appropriate the point of it, and understand that the shock of this intelligence was so overpowering, that I was again rendered speechless.
give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause
From this reading The reader will therefore be good enough to appropriate the point of it, and understand that the shock of this intelligence was so overpowering, that I was again rendered speechless.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The reader will therefore be good enough to appropriate the point of it, and understand that the shock of this intelligence was so overpowering, that I was again rendered speechless.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading That comparison is, I believe, somewhat hackneyed.
an entertainer who has a sensational effect
From this reading Had a bombshell burst--but I forbear.
come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
From this reading Had a bombshell burst--but I forbear.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Had a bombshell burst--but I forbear.
the act of examining resemblances
From this reading That comparison is, I believe, somewhat hackneyed.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading The reader will therefore be good enough to appropriate the point of it, and understand that the shock of this intelligence was so overpowering, that I was again rendered speechless.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading IT'S MRS.--FINNIMORE!!!"
refrain from doing
From this reading Had a bombshell burst--but I forbear.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading The reader will therefore be good enough to appropriate the point of it, and understand that the shock of this intelligence was so overpowering, that I was again rendered speechless.
repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
From this reading That comparison is, I believe, somewhat hackneyed.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Had a bombshell burst--but I forbear.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Had a bombshell burst--but I forbear.
the ability to comprehend; to understand and profit from experience
From this reading The reader will therefore be good enough to appropriate the point of it, and understand that the shock of this intelligence was so overpowering, that I was again rendered speechless.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That comparison is, I believe, somewhat hackneyed.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The reader will therefore be good enough to appropriate the point of it, and understand that the shock of this intelligence was so overpowering, that I was again rendered speechless.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "IT'S--THE--THE WIDOW!
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading IT'S MRS.--FINNIMORE!!!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The reader will therefore be good enough to appropriate the point of it, and understand that the shock of this intelligence was so overpowering, that I was again rendered speechless.
so strong as to be irresistible
From this reading The reader will therefore be good enough to appropriate the point of it, and understand that the shock of this intelligence was so overpowering, that I was again rendered speechless.
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading The reader will therefore be good enough to appropriate the point of it, and understand that the shock of this intelligence was so overpowering, that I was again rendered speechless.
a person who enjoys reading
From this reading The reader will therefore be good enough to appropriate the point of it, and understand that the shock of this intelligence was so overpowering, that I was again rendered speechless.
past form of “render” — cause to become
From this reading The reader will therefore be good enough to appropriate the point of it, and understand that the shock of this intelligence was so overpowering, that I was again rendered speechless.
the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally
From this reading The reader will therefore be good enough to appropriate the point of it, and understand that the shock of this intelligence was so overpowering, that I was again rendered speechless.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The reader will therefore be good enough to appropriate the point of it, and understand that the shock of this intelligence was so overpowering, that I was again rendered speechless.
to a small degree or extent
From this reading That comparison is, I believe, somewhat hackneyed.
temporarily incapable of speaking
From this reading The reader will therefore be good enough to appropriate the point of it, and understand that the shock of this intelligence was so overpowering, that I was again rendered speechless.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That comparison is, I believe, somewhat hackneyed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "IT'S--THE--THE WIDOW!
for that reason; as a result
From this reading The reader will therefore be good enough to appropriate the point of it, and understand that the shock of this intelligence was so overpowering, that I was again rendered speechless.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The reader will therefore be good enough to appropriate the point of it, and understand that the shock of this intelligence was so overpowering, that I was again rendered speechless.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The reader will therefore be good enough to appropriate the point of it, and understand that the shock of this intelligence was so overpowering, that I was again rendered speechless.
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading The reader will therefore be good enough to appropriate the point of it, and understand that the shock of this intelligence was so overpowering, that I was again rendered speechless.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The reader will therefore be good enough to appropriate the point of it, and understand that the shock of this intelligence was so overpowering, that I was again rendered speechless.
a woman whose husband is dead especially one who has not remarried
From this reading "IT'S--THE--THE WIDOW!
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading The reader will therefore be good enough to appropriate the point of it, and understand that the shock of this intelligence was so overpowering, that I was again rendered speechless.
Chapter 4 of The Lady of the Ice: A Novel by James De Mille holds 126 sentences, grouped into 26 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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