Chapter 13 of The Lonely Stronghold is here in full — 197 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of The Lonely Stronghold is here in full — 197 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
NINIAN’S DEFENCE Olwen’s heart gave a throb, and for a moment she was afraid. Then she remembered how quickly Ninian had been disarmed by the sight of her distress. She lifted a beseeching face to him. "Please, Mr. Guyse! Please believe what I say.
Chapter 13 of The Lonely Stronghold is here in full — 197 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/39 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
begging
From this reading “She lifted a beseeching face to him.”
(psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires
From this reading “NINIAN’S DEFENCE Olwen’s heart gave a throb, and for a moment she was afraid.”
past form of “disarm” — remove offensive capability from
From this reading “Then she remembered how quickly Ninian had been disarmed by the sight of her distress.”
psychological suffering
From this reading “Then she remembered how quickly Ninian had been disarmed by the sight of her distress.”
held up in the air
From this reading “She lifted a beseeching face to him.”
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading “"Please, Mr. Guyse!”
past form of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading “Then she remembered how quickly Ninian had been disarmed by the sight of her distress.”
pulsate or pound with abnormal force
From this reading “NINIAN’S DEFENCE Olwen’s heart gave a throb, and for a moment she was afraid.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
temporarily
In this reading “NINIAN’S DEFENCE Olwen’s heart gave a throb, and for a moment she was afraid.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading NINIAN’S DEFENCE Olwen’s heart gave a throb, and for a moment she was afraid.
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading NINIAN’S DEFENCE Olwen’s heart gave a throb, and for a moment she was afraid.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading NINIAN’S DEFENCE Olwen’s heart gave a throb, and for a moment she was afraid.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Then she remembered how quickly Ninian had been disarmed by the sight of her distress.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading Please believe what I say.
begging
From this reading She lifted a beseeching face to him.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Then she remembered how quickly Ninian had been disarmed by the sight of her distress.
(psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires
From this reading NINIAN’S DEFENCE Olwen’s heart gave a throb, and for a moment she was afraid.
past form of “disarm” — remove offensive capability from
From this reading Then she remembered how quickly Ninian had been disarmed by the sight of her distress.
psychological suffering
From this reading Then she remembered how quickly Ninian had been disarmed by the sight of her distress.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading She lifted a beseeching face to him.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading NINIAN’S DEFENCE Olwen’s heart gave a throb, and for a moment she was afraid.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading NINIAN’S DEFENCE Olwen’s heart gave a throb, and for a moment she was afraid.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Please, Mr. Guyse!
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Then she remembered how quickly Ninian had been disarmed by the sight of her distress.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading NINIAN’S DEFENCE Olwen’s heart gave a throb, and for a moment she was afraid.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Then she remembered how quickly Ninian had been disarmed by the sight of her distress.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She lifted a beseeching face to him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then she remembered how quickly Ninian had been disarmed by the sight of her distress.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Please believe what I say.
held up in the air
From this reading She lifted a beseeching face to him.
a particular point in time
From this reading NINIAN’S DEFENCE Olwen’s heart gave a throb, and for a moment she was afraid.
a form of address for a man
From this reading "Please, Mr. Guyse!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then she remembered how quickly Ninian had been disarmed by the sight of her distress.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading NINIAN’S DEFENCE Olwen’s heart gave a throb, and for a moment she was afraid.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then she remembered how quickly Ninian had been disarmed by the sight of her distress.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading NINIAN’S DEFENCE Olwen’s heart gave a throb, and for a moment she was afraid.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading "Please, Mr. Guyse!
with speed
From this reading Then she remembered how quickly Ninian had been disarmed by the sight of her distress.
past form of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading Then she remembered how quickly Ninian had been disarmed by the sight of her distress.
express in words
From this reading Please believe what I say.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading NINIAN’S DEFENCE Olwen’s heart gave a throb, and for a moment she was afraid.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading Then she remembered how quickly Ninian had been disarmed by the sight of her distress.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Then she remembered how quickly Ninian had been disarmed by the sight of her distress.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then she remembered how quickly Ninian had been disarmed by the sight of her distress.
pulsate or pound with abnormal force
From this reading NINIAN’S DEFENCE Olwen’s heart gave a throb, and for a moment she was afraid.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She lifted a beseeching face to him.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading NINIAN’S DEFENCE Olwen’s heart gave a throb, and for a moment she was afraid.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Please believe what I say.
Chapter 13 of The Lonely Stronghold by Baillie, Mrs. Reynolds holds 197 sentences, grouped into 40 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 13 holds 197 sentences of The Lonely Stronghold, unabridged, divided into 40 reading sections.
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