Chapter 17 of The Mutable Many: A Novel is here in full — 286 sentences across 58 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 Mutable Many: A Novel is here in full — 286 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Edna, where are you?” “Here, mother.” “You heard me calling you; why did you not answer?” “I have answered by coming to you. How is Mr. Hope?”
Chapter 17 of The Mutable Many: A Novel is here in full — 286 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
react verbally
From this reading ““You heard me calling you; why did you not answer?””
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading ““I have answered by coming to you.”
the particular occupation for which you are trained
From this reading ““You heard me calling you; why did you not answer?””
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading ““I have answered by coming to you.”
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading ““You heard me calling you; why did you not answer?””
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading ““Here, mother.””
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading “How is Mr. Hope?””
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading ““Here, mother.””
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react verbally
From this reading “You heard me calling you; why did you not answer?”
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading “I have answered by coming to you.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Edna, where are you?”
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “I have answered by coming to you.
the particular occupation for which you are trained
From this reading “You heard me calling you; why did you not answer?”
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading “I have answered by coming to you.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “You heard me calling you; why did you not answer?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Edna, where are you?”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I have answered by coming to you.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading “You heard me calling you; why did you not answer?”
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “Here, mother.”
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading How is Mr. Hope?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How is Mr. Hope?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I have answered by coming to you.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading How is Mr. Hope?”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “You heard me calling you; why did you not answer?”
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading “Here, mother.”
a form of address for a man
From this reading How is Mr. Hope?”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “You heard me calling you; why did you not answer?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I have answered by coming to you.
in or at the place that
From this reading “Edna, where are you?”
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “You heard me calling you; why did you not answer?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Edna, where are you?”
Chapter 17 of The Mutable Many: A Novel by Robert Barr holds 286 sentences, grouped into 58 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 17 holds 286 sentences of The Mutable Many: A Novel, unabridged, divided into 58 reading sections.
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