Chapter 23 of The Man Inside is here in full — 257 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXIII
Chapter 23 of The Man Inside is here in full — 257 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE END OF THE QUEST "And so that was his end!" Eleanor drew a long, shuddering breath. "Poor Uncle Dana! Douglas, do you really think he was guilty?" "I'm afraid so," sorrowfully.
Chapter 23 of The Man Inside is here in full — 257 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading “Eleanor drew a long, shuddering breath.”
Celtic goddess who was the mother of the Tuatha De Danann; identified with the Welsh Don
From this reading “"Poor Uncle Dana!”
United States politician who proposed that individual territories be allowed to decide whether they would have slavery; he engaged in a famous series of debates with Abraham Lincoln (1813-1861)
From this reading “Douglas, do you really think he was guilty?"”
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading “Eleanor drew a long, shuddering breath.”
responsible for or chargeable with a reprehensible act
From this reading “Douglas, do you really think he was guilty?"”
a search for an alternative that meets cognitive criteria
From this reading “THE END OF THE QUEST "And so that was his end!"”
shaking convulsively or violently
From this reading “Eleanor drew a long, shuddering breath.”
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading “"Poor Uncle Dana!”
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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 Eleanor drew a long, shuddering breath.
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading "I'm afraid so," sorrowfully.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE END OF THE QUEST "And so that was his end!"
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading Eleanor drew a long, shuddering breath.
Celtic goddess who was the mother of the Tuatha De Danann; identified with the Welsh Don
From this reading "Poor Uncle Dana!
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Douglas, do you really think he was guilty?"
United States politician who proposed that individual territories be allowed to decide whether they would have slavery; he engaged in a famous series of debates with Abraham Lincoln (1813-1861)
From this reading Douglas, do you really think he was guilty?"
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading Eleanor drew a long, shuddering breath.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Eleanor drew a long, shuddering breath.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading THE END OF THE QUEST "And so that was his end!"
responsible for or chargeable with a reprehensible act
From this reading Douglas, do you really think he was guilty?"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Douglas, do you really think he was guilty?"
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE END OF THE QUEST "And so that was his end!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'm afraid so," sorrowfully.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Eleanor drew a long, shuddering breath.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE END OF THE QUEST "And so that was his end!"
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading "Poor Uncle Dana!
a search for an alternative that meets cognitive criteria
From this reading THE END OF THE QUEST "And so that was his end!"
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading Douglas, do you really think he was guilty?"
shaking convulsively or violently
From this reading Eleanor drew a long, shuddering breath.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading THE END OF THE QUEST "And so that was his end!"
in a sorrowful manner
From this reading "I'm afraid so," sorrowfully.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE END OF THE QUEST "And so that was his end!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE END OF THE QUEST "And so that was his end!"
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Douglas, do you really think he was guilty?"
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading "Poor Uncle Dana!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE END OF THE QUEST "And so that was his end!"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Douglas, do you really think he was guilty?"
Chapter 23 of The Man Inside by Natalie Sumner Lincoln holds 257 sentences, grouped into 52 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 23 holds 257 sentences of The Man Inside, unabridged, divided into 52 reading sections.
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