Chapter 21 of The Making of a Soul is here in full — 160 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 21 of The Making of a Soul is here in full — 160 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Owen and his wife were sitting at dinner one evening when a note was brought to Owen whose contents brought an angry exclamation to his lips as he, read. "By gad, Toni, this is a bit thick! What the devil does the woman mean?" Toni, suddenly pale, bit her lips, while her eyes filled with apprehension. "I ... who is it from, Owen?
Chapter 21 of The Making of a Soul is here in full — 160 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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feeling or showing anger
From this reading “Owen and his wife were sitting at dinner one evening when a note was brought to Owen whose contents brought an angry exclamation to his lips as he, read.”
fearful expectation or anticipation
From this reading “Toni, suddenly pale, bit her lips, while her eyes filled with apprehension.”
(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something
From this reading “Owen and his wife were sitting at dinner one evening when a note was brought to Owen whose contents brought an angry exclamation to his lips as he, read.”
(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
From this reading “What the devil does the woman mean?"”
an abrupt excited utterance
From this reading “Owen and his wife were sitting at dinner one evening when a note was brought to Owen whose contents brought an angry exclamation to his lips as he, read.”
an anxiety disorder characterized by chronic free-floating anxiety and such symptoms as tension or sweating or trembling or lightheadedness or irritability etc that has lasted for more than six months
From this reading “"By gad, Toni, this is a bit thick!”
Welsh industrialist and social reformer who founded cooperative communities (1771-1858)
From this reading “Owen and his wife were sitting at dinner one evening when a note was brought to Owen whose contents brought an angry exclamation to his lips as he, read.”
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading “"By gad, Toni, this is a bit thick!”
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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 Owen and his wife were sitting at dinner one evening when a note was brought to Owen whose contents brought an angry exclamation to his lips as he, read.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Owen and his wife were sitting at dinner one evening when a note was brought to Owen whose contents brought an angry exclamation to his lips as he, read.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Owen and his wife were sitting at dinner one evening when a note was brought to Owen whose contents brought an angry exclamation to his lips as he, read.
feeling or showing anger
From this reading Owen and his wife were sitting at dinner one evening when a note was brought to Owen whose contents brought an angry exclamation to his lips as he, read.
fearful expectation or anticipation
From this reading Toni, suddenly pale, bit her lips, while her eyes filled with apprehension.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Owen and his wife were sitting at dinner one evening when a note was brought to Owen whose contents brought an angry exclamation to his lips as he, read.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Owen and his wife were sitting at dinner one evening when a note was brought to Owen whose contents brought an angry exclamation to his lips as he, read.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading "By gad, Toni, this is a bit thick!
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Owen and his wife were sitting at dinner one evening when a note was brought to Owen whose contents brought an angry exclamation to his lips as he, read.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "By gad, Toni, this is a bit thick!
(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something
From this reading Owen and his wife were sitting at dinner one evening when a note was brought to Owen whose contents brought an angry exclamation to his lips as he, read.
(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
From this reading What the devil does the woman mean?"
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading Owen and his wife were sitting at dinner one evening when a note was brought to Owen whose contents brought an angry exclamation to his lips as he, read.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What the devil does the woman mean?"
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading Owen and his wife were sitting at dinner one evening when a note was brought to Owen whose contents brought an angry exclamation to his lips as he, read.
an abrupt excited utterance
From this reading Owen and his wife were sitting at dinner one evening when a note was brought to Owen whose contents brought an angry exclamation to his lips as he, read.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Toni, suddenly pale, bit her lips, while her eyes filled with apprehension.
(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with
From this reading Toni, suddenly pale, bit her lips, while her eyes filled with apprehension.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "I ... who is it from, Owen?
an anxiety disorder characterized by chronic free-floating anxiety and such symptoms as tension or sweating or trembling or lightheadedness or irritability etc that has lasted for more than six months
From this reading "By gad, Toni, this is a bit thick!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Owen and his wife were sitting at dinner one evening when a note was brought to Owen whose contents brought an angry exclamation to his lips as he, read.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Toni, suddenly pale, bit her lips, while her eyes filled with apprehension.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Owen and his wife were sitting at dinner one evening when a note was brought to Owen whose contents brought an angry exclamation to his lips as he, read.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I ... who is it from, Owen?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "By gad, Toni, this is a bit thick!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I ... who is it from, Owen?
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading Owen and his wife were sitting at dinner one evening when a note was brought to Owen whose contents brought an angry exclamation to his lips as he, read.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading What the devil does the woman mean?"
a brief written record
From this reading Owen and his wife were sitting at dinner one evening when a note was brought to Owen whose contents brought an angry exclamation to his lips as he, read.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Owen and his wife were sitting at dinner one evening when a note was brought to Owen whose contents brought an angry exclamation to his lips as he, read.
Welsh industrialist and social reformer who founded cooperative communities (1771-1858)
From this reading Owen and his wife were sitting at dinner one evening when a note was brought to Owen whose contents brought an angry exclamation to his lips as he, read.
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading Toni, suddenly pale, bit her lips, while her eyes filled with apprehension.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading Owen and his wife were sitting at dinner one evening when a note was brought to Owen whose contents brought an angry exclamation to his lips as he, read.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading Owen and his wife were sitting at dinner one evening when a note was brought to Owen whose contents brought an angry exclamation to his lips as he, read.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading Toni, suddenly pale, bit her lips, while her eyes filled with apprehension.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading What the devil does the woman mean?"
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading "By gad, Toni, this is a bit thick!
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "By gad, Toni, this is a bit thick!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Owen and his wife were sitting at dinner one evening when a note was brought to Owen whose contents brought an angry exclamation to his lips as he, read.
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From this reading "By gad, Toni, this is a bit thick!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Owen and his wife were sitting at dinner one evening when a note was brought to Owen whose contents brought an angry exclamation to his lips as he, read.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Owen and his wife were sitting at dinner one evening when a note was brought to Owen whose contents brought an angry exclamation to his lips as he, read.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What the devil does the woman mean?"
at the time that
From this reading Owen and his wife were sitting at dinner one evening when a note was brought to Owen whose contents brought an angry exclamation to his lips as he, read.
during the time that
From this reading Toni, suddenly pale, bit her lips, while her eyes filled with apprehension.
which person or people
From this reading "I ... who is it from, Owen?
belonging to which person
From this reading Owen and his wife were sitting at dinner one evening when a note was brought to Owen whose contents brought an angry exclamation to his lips as he, read.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading Owen and his wife were sitting at dinner one evening when a note was brought to Owen whose contents brought an angry exclamation to his lips as he, read.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Toni, suddenly pale, bit her lips, while her eyes filled with apprehension.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading What the devil does the woman mean?"
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