Chapter 27 of The Men Who Wrought is here in full — 291 sentences across 59 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 27 of The Men Who Wrought is here in full — 291 sentences across 59 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE WEEK-END BEGINS Vita stood up. The swift rise and fall of her bosom bespoke an emotion which found added reflection in the light of her beautiful grey eyes. Her attitude was tense. It was full of that suggestion of urgency which straining ears ever convey. She was listening.
Chapter 27 of The Men Who Wrought is here in full — 291 sentences across 59 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “begin” — Israeli statesman (born in Russia) who (as prime minister of Israel) negotiated a peace treaty with Anwar Sadat (then the president of Egypt) (1913-1992)
From this reading “THE WEEK-END BEGINS Vita stood up.”
(of clothing) custom-made
From this reading “The swift rise and fall of her bosom bespoke an emotion which found added reflection in the light of her beautiful grey eyes.”
(of information) make known; pass on
From this reading “It was full of that suggestion of urgency which straining ears ever convey.”
a calm, lengthy, intent consideration
From this reading “The swift rise and fall of her bosom bespoke an emotion which found added reflection in the light of her beautiful grey eyes.”
an intense or violent exertion
From this reading “It was full of that suggestion of urgency which straining ears ever convey.”
an idea that is suggested
From this reading “It was full of that suggestion of urgency which straining ears ever convey.”
a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time
From this reading “Her attitude was tense.”
the state of being urgent; an earnest and insistent necessity
From this reading “It was full of that suggestion of urgency which straining ears ever convey.”
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.
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In this reading “It was full of that suggestion of urgency which straining ears ever convey.”
In this reading “The swift rise and fall of her bosom bespoke an emotion which found added reflection in the light of her beautiful grey eyes.”
In this reading “THE WEEK-END BEGINS Vita stood up.”
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past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading The swift rise and fall of her bosom bespoke an emotion which found added reflection in the light of her beautiful grey eyes.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The swift rise and fall of her bosom bespoke an emotion which found added reflection in the light of her beautiful grey eyes.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The swift rise and fall of her bosom bespoke an emotion which found added reflection in the light of her beautiful grey eyes.
a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways
From this reading Her attitude was tense.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading The swift rise and fall of her bosom bespoke an emotion which found added reflection in the light of her beautiful grey eyes.
plural of “begin” — Israeli statesman (born in Russia) who (as prime minister of Israel) negotiated a peace treaty with Anwar Sadat (then the president of Egypt) (1913-1992)
From this reading THE WEEK-END BEGINS Vita stood up.
(of clothing) custom-made
From this reading The swift rise and fall of her bosom bespoke an emotion which found added reflection in the light of her beautiful grey eyes.
the chest considered as the place where secret thoughts are kept
From this reading The swift rise and fall of her bosom bespoke an emotion which found added reflection in the light of her beautiful grey eyes.
(of information) make known; pass on
From this reading It was full of that suggestion of urgency which straining ears ever convey.
plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading It was full of that suggestion of urgency which straining ears ever convey.
any strong feeling
From this reading The swift rise and fall of her bosom bespoke an emotion which found added reflection in the light of her beautiful grey eyes.
at any time
From this reading It was full of that suggestion of urgency which straining ears ever convey.
opinion or judgment
From this reading The swift rise and fall of her bosom bespoke an emotion which found added reflection in the light of her beautiful grey eyes.
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading The swift rise and fall of her bosom bespoke an emotion which found added reflection in the light of her beautiful grey eyes.
set up or found
From this reading The swift rise and fall of her bosom bespoke an emotion which found added reflection in the light of her beautiful grey eyes.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading It was full of that suggestion of urgency which straining ears ever convey.
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading The swift rise and fall of her bosom bespoke an emotion which found added reflection in the light of her beautiful grey eyes.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The swift rise and fall of her bosom bespoke an emotion which found added reflection in the light of her beautiful grey eyes.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The swift rise and fall of her bosom bespoke an emotion which found added reflection in the light of her beautiful grey eyes.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was full of that suggestion of urgency which straining ears ever convey.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading The swift rise and fall of her bosom bespoke an emotion which found added reflection in the light of her beautiful grey eyes.
the act of hearing attentively
From this reading She was listening.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The swift rise and fall of her bosom bespoke an emotion which found added reflection in the light of her beautiful grey eyes.
a calm, lengthy, intent consideration
From this reading The swift rise and fall of her bosom bespoke an emotion which found added reflection in the light of her beautiful grey eyes.
move upward
From this reading The swift rise and fall of her bosom bespoke an emotion which found added reflection in the light of her beautiful grey eyes.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was listening.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading THE WEEK-END BEGINS Vita stood up.
an intense or violent exertion
From this reading It was full of that suggestion of urgency which straining ears ever convey.
an idea that is suggested
From this reading It was full of that suggestion of urgency which straining ears ever convey.
moving very fast
From this reading The swift rise and fall of her bosom bespoke an emotion which found added reflection in the light of her beautiful grey eyes.
a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time
From this reading Her attitude was tense.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was full of that suggestion of urgency which straining ears ever convey.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WEEK-END BEGINS Vita stood up.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading THE WEEK-END BEGINS Vita stood up.
the state of being urgent; an earnest and insistent necessity
From this reading It was full of that suggestion of urgency which straining ears ever convey.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE WEEK-END BEGINS Vita stood up.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Her attitude was tense.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE WEEK-END BEGINS Vita stood up.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The swift rise and fall of her bosom bespoke an emotion which found added reflection in the light of her beautiful grey eyes.
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