Chapter 15 of The Man Who Was Good is here in full — 189 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of The Man Who Was Good is here in full — 189 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
It was the work of a moment. Almost as he started forward to restrain her, she had raised herself, and, burying her face in a handkerchief, leant, shaking, against the wall. Kincaid gazed at her, white and stern, and a tense silence followed, broken by her. "You can have me dismissed," she said--"he will see his child!" He answered nothing.
Chapter 15 of The Man Who Was Good is here in full — 189 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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concealing something under the ground
From this reading “Almost as he started forward to restrain her, she had raised herself, and, burying her face in a handkerchief, leant, shaking, against the wall.”
having lost your job
From this reading “"You can have me dismissed," she said--"he will see his child!"”
a square piece of cloth used for wiping the eyes or nose or as a costume accessory
From this reading “Almost as he started forward to restrain her, she had raised herself, and, burying her face in a handkerchief, leant, shaking, against the wall.”
inflected form of “lean” — to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading “Almost as he started forward to restrain her, she had raised herself, and, burying her face in a handkerchief, leant, shaking, against the wall.”
to close within bounds, or otherwise limit or deprive of free movement
From this reading “Almost as he started forward to restrain her, she had raised herself, and, burying her face in a handkerchief, leant, shaking, against the wall.”
the act of causing something to move up and down (or back and forth) with quick movements
From this reading “Almost as he started forward to restrain her, she had raised herself, and, burying her face in a handkerchief, leant, shaking, against the wall.”
of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect
From this reading “Kincaid gazed at her, white and stern, and a tense silence followed, broken by her.”
a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time
From this reading “Kincaid gazed at her, white and stern, and a tense silence followed, broken by her.”
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In this reading “Kincaid gazed at her, white and stern, and a tense silence followed, broken by her.”
In this reading “Almost as he started forward to restrain her, she had raised herself, and, burying her face in a handkerchief, leant, shaking, against the wall.”
In this reading “Almost as he started forward to restrain her, she had raised herself, and, burying her face in a handkerchief, leant, shaking, against the wall.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 It was the work of a moment.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Almost as he started forward to restrain her, she had raised herself, and, burying her face in a handkerchief, leant, shaking, against the wall.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Almost as he started forward to restrain her, she had raised herself, and, burying her face in a handkerchief, leant, shaking, against the wall.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Almost as he started forward to restrain her, she had raised herself, and, burying her face in a handkerchief, leant, shaking, against the wall.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading He answered nothing.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Almost as he started forward to restrain her, she had raised herself, and, burying her face in a handkerchief, leant, shaking, against the wall.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Kincaid gazed at her, white and stern, and a tense silence followed, broken by her.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading Kincaid gazed at her, white and stern, and a tense silence followed, broken by her.
concealing something under the ground
From this reading Almost as he started forward to restrain her, she had raised herself, and, burying her face in a handkerchief, leant, shaking, against the wall.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Kincaid gazed at her, white and stern, and a tense silence followed, broken by her.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "You can have me dismissed," she said--"he will see his child!"
a young person of either sex
From this reading "You can have me dismissed," she said--"he will see his child!"
having lost your job
From this reading "You can have me dismissed," she said--"he will see his child!"
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Almost as he started forward to restrain her, she had raised herself, and, burying her face in a handkerchief, leant, shaking, against the wall.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading Kincaid gazed at her, white and stern, and a tense silence followed, broken by her.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading Almost as he started forward to restrain her, she had raised herself, and, burying her face in a handkerchief, leant, shaking, against the wall.
past form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading Kincaid gazed at her, white and stern, and a tense silence followed, broken by her.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Almost as he started forward to restrain her, she had raised herself, and, burying her face in a handkerchief, leant, shaking, against the wall.
a square piece of cloth used for wiping the eyes or nose or as a costume accessory
From this reading Almost as he started forward to restrain her, she had raised herself, and, burying her face in a handkerchief, leant, shaking, against the wall.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "You can have me dismissed," she said--"he will see his child!"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Almost as he started forward to restrain her, she had raised herself, and, burying her face in a handkerchief, leant, shaking, against the wall.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Almost as he started forward to restrain her, she had raised herself, and, burying her face in a handkerchief, leant, shaking, against the wall.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Almost as he started forward to restrain her, she had raised herself, and, burying her face in a handkerchief, leant, shaking, against the wall.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "You can have me dismissed," she said--"he will see his child!"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Almost as he started forward to restrain her, she had raised herself, and, burying her face in a handkerchief, leant, shaking, against the wall.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the work of a moment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Kincaid gazed at her, white and stern, and a tense silence followed, broken by her.
inflected form of “lean” — to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading Almost as he started forward to restrain her, she had raised herself, and, burying her face in a handkerchief, leant, shaking, against the wall.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You can have me dismissed," she said--"he will see his child!"
a particular point in time
From this reading It was the work of a moment.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading He answered nothing.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was the work of a moment.
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading Almost as he started forward to restrain her, she had raised herself, and, burying her face in a handkerchief, leant, shaking, against the wall.
to close within bounds, or otherwise limit or deprive of free movement
From this reading Almost as he started forward to restrain her, she had raised herself, and, burying her face in a handkerchief, leant, shaking, against the wall.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "You can have me dismissed," she said--"he will see his child!"
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "You can have me dismissed," she said--"he will see his child!"
the act of causing something to move up and down (or back and forth) with quick movements
From this reading Almost as he started forward to restrain her, she had raised herself, and, burying her face in a handkerchief, leant, shaking, against the wall.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Almost as he started forward to restrain her, she had raised herself, and, burying her face in a handkerchief, leant, shaking, against the wall.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading Kincaid gazed at her, white and stern, and a tense silence followed, broken by her.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Almost as he started forward to restrain her, she had raised herself, and, burying her face in a handkerchief, leant, shaking, against the wall.
of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect
From this reading Kincaid gazed at her, white and stern, and a tense silence followed, broken by her.
a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time
From this reading Kincaid gazed at her, white and stern, and a tense silence followed, broken by her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was the work of a moment.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Almost as he started forward to restrain her, she had raised herself, and, burying her face in a handkerchief, leant, shaking, against the wall.
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading Almost as he started forward to restrain her, she had raised herself, and, burying her face in a handkerchief, leant, shaking, against the wall.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was the work of a moment.
a Caucasian
From this reading Kincaid gazed at her, white and stern, and a tense silence followed, broken by her.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "You can have me dismissed," she said--"he will see his child!"
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading It was the work of a moment.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You can have me dismissed," she said--"he will see his child!"
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