Chapter 17 of The Morals of Marcus Ordeyne : a Novel is here in full — 133 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 17 of The Morals of Marcus Ordeyne : a Novel is here in full — 133 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
November 1st. Five days ago the blow fell, and I am only now recovering; only now awakening to the horrible pain of it. I have gone about like a man in a dream. Blurred visages of men with far-away voices have saluted me at the club. Innumerable lines of print which my eyes have scanned have been destitute of meaning.
Chapter 17 of The Morals of Marcus Ordeyne : a Novel is here in full — 133 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the act of waking
From this reading “Five days ago the blow fell, and I am only now recovering; only now awakening to the horrible pain of it.”
indistinct or hazy in outline
From this reading “Blurred visages of men with far-away voices have saluted me at the club.”
poor enough to need help from others
From this reading “Innumerable lines of print which my eyes have scanned have been destitute of meaning.”
too numerous to be counted
From this reading “Innumerable lines of print which my eyes have scanned have been destitute of meaning.”
the text appearing in a book, newspaper, or other printed publication
From this reading “Innumerable lines of print which my eyes have scanned have been destitute of meaning.”
returning to health after illness or debility
From this reading “Five days ago the blow fell, and I am only now recovering; only now awakening to the horrible pain of it.”
past form of “salute” — propose a toast to
From this reading “Blurred visages of men with far-away voices have saluted me at the club.”
inflected form of “scan” — examine minutely or intensely
From this reading “Innumerable lines of print which my eyes have scanned have been destitute of meaning.”
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From this reading November 1st.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I have gone about like a man in a dream.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I have gone about like a man in a dream.
in the past
From this reading Five days ago the blow fell, and I am only now recovering; only now awakening to the horrible pain of it.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Five days ago the blow fell, and I am only now recovering; only now awakening to the horrible pain of it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Five days ago the blow fell, and I am only now recovering; only now awakening to the horrible pain of it.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Blurred visages of men with far-away voices have saluted me at the club.
the act of waking
From this reading Five days ago the blow fell, and I am only now recovering; only now awakening to the horrible pain of it.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Innumerable lines of print which my eyes have scanned have been destitute of meaning.
exhale hard
From this reading Five days ago the blow fell, and I am only now recovering; only now awakening to the horrible pain of it.
indistinct or hazy in outline
From this reading Blurred visages of men with far-away voices have saluted me at the club.
a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
From this reading Blurred visages of men with far-away voices have saluted me at the club.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Five days ago the blow fell, and I am only now recovering; only now awakening to the horrible pain of it.
poor enough to need help from others
From this reading Innumerable lines of print which my eyes have scanned have been destitute of meaning.
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading I have gone about like a man in a dream.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Innumerable lines of print which my eyes have scanned have been destitute of meaning.
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From this reading Blurred visages of men with far-away voices have saluted me at the club.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading Five days ago the blow fell, and I am only now recovering; only now awakening to the horrible pain of it.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading Five days ago the blow fell, and I am only now recovering; only now awakening to the horrible pain of it.
destroyed or killed
From this reading I have gone about like a man in a dream.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have gone about like a man in a dream.
provoking horror
From this reading Five days ago the blow fell, and I am only now recovering; only now awakening to the horrible pain of it.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Five days ago the blow fell, and I am only now recovering; only now awakening to the horrible pain of it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I have gone about like a man in a dream.
too numerous to be counted
From this reading Innumerable lines of print which my eyes have scanned have been destitute of meaning.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Five days ago the blow fell, and I am only now recovering; only now awakening to the horrible pain of it.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading I have gone about like a man in a dream.
plural of “line” — a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading Innumerable lines of print which my eyes have scanned have been destitute of meaning.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading I have gone about like a man in a dream.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Blurred visages of men with far-away voices have saluted me at the club.
the message that is intended or expressed or signified
From this reading Innumerable lines of print which my eyes have scanned have been destitute of meaning.
the force of workers available
From this reading Blurred visages of men with far-away voices have saluted me at the club.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Innumerable lines of print which my eyes have scanned have been destitute of meaning.
the month following October and preceding December
From this reading November 1st.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Five days ago the blow fell, and I am only now recovering; only now awakening to the horrible pain of it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Five days ago the blow fell, and I am only now recovering; only now awakening to the horrible pain of it.
and nothing more
From this reading Five days ago the blow fell, and I am only now recovering; only now awakening to the horrible pain of it.
a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
From this reading Five days ago the blow fell, and I am only now recovering; only now awakening to the horrible pain of it.
the text appearing in a book, newspaper, or other printed publication
From this reading Innumerable lines of print which my eyes have scanned have been destitute of meaning.
returning to health after illness or debility
From this reading Five days ago the blow fell, and I am only now recovering; only now awakening to the horrible pain of it.
past form of “salute” — propose a toast to
From this reading Blurred visages of men with far-away voices have saluted me at the club.
inflected form of “scan” — examine minutely or intensely
From this reading Innumerable lines of print which my eyes have scanned have been destitute of meaning.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Five days ago the blow fell, and I am only now recovering; only now awakening to the horrible pain of it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Five days ago the blow fell, and I am only now recovering; only now awakening to the horrible pain of it.
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From this reading Blurred visages of men with far-away voices have saluted me at the club.
plural of “voice” — the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Blurred visages of men with far-away voices have saluted me at the club.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Innumerable lines of print which my eyes have scanned have been destitute of meaning.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Blurred visages of men with far-away voices have saluted me at the club.
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