Chapter 13 of The Nether Millstone is here in full — 265 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of The Nether Millstone is here in full — 265 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A FLAMING SWORD Mary dragged herself as far as the library. Sir George was pacing up and down the room, trying to soothe his nerves with a cigar. "What a time you have been!" he said impatiently. "Why did you not return before, knowing how anxious I should be? Mayfield came for a telegram form, so I presume he has made matters right with you?
Chapter 13 of The Nether Millstone is here in full — 265 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a roll of tobacco for smoking
From this reading “Sir George was pacing up and down the room, trying to soothe his nerves with a cigar.”
informal intensifiers
From this reading “A FLAMING SWORD Mary dragged herself as far as the library.”
with impatience; in an impatient manner
From this reading “"What a time you have been!" he said impatiently.”
an uneasy psychological state
From this reading “Sir George was pacing up and down the room, trying to soothe his nerves with a cigar.”
(music) the speed at which a composition is to be played
From this reading “Sir George was pacing up and down the room, trying to soothe his nerves with a cigar.”
take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof
From this reading “Mayfield came for a telegram form, so I presume he has made matters right with you?”
give moral or emotional strength to
From this reading “Sir George was pacing up and down the room, trying to soothe his nerves with a cigar.”
a message transmitted by telegraph
From this reading “Mayfield came for a telegram form, so I presume he has made matters right with you?”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “A FLAMING SWORD Mary dragged herself as far as the library.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A FLAMING SWORD Mary dragged herself as far as the library.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Sir George was pacing up and down the room, trying to soothe his nerves with a cigar.
eagerly desirous
From this reading "Why did you not return before, knowing how anxious I should be?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A FLAMING SWORD Mary dragged herself as far as the library.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Why did you not return before, knowing how anxious I should be?
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "What a time you have been!" he said impatiently.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "Why did you not return before, knowing how anxious I should be?
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Mayfield came for a telegram form, so I presume he has made matters right with you?
a roll of tobacco for smoking
From this reading Sir George was pacing up and down the room, trying to soothe his nerves with a cigar.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Why did you not return before, knowing how anxious I should be?
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Sir George was pacing up and down the room, trying to soothe his nerves with a cigar.
inflected form of “drag” — pull, as against a resistance
From this reading A FLAMING SWORD Mary dragged herself as far as the library.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading A FLAMING SWORD Mary dragged herself as far as the library.
informal intensifiers
From this reading A FLAMING SWORD Mary dragged herself as far as the library.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Mayfield came for a telegram form, so I presume he has made matters right with you?
the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
From this reading Mayfield came for a telegram form, so I presume he has made matters right with you?
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading Sir George was pacing up and down the room, trying to soothe his nerves with a cigar.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mayfield came for a telegram form, so I presume he has made matters right with you?
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "What a time you have been!" he said impatiently.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "What a time you have been!" he said impatiently.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading A FLAMING SWORD Mary dragged herself as far as the library.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Sir George was pacing up and down the room, trying to soothe his nerves with a cigar.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Why did you not return before, knowing how anxious I should be?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Why did you not return before, knowing how anxious I should be?
with impatience; in an impatient manner
From this reading "What a time you have been!" he said impatiently.
evidencing the possession of inside information
From this reading "Why did you not return before, knowing how anxious I should be?
a room where books are kept
From this reading A FLAMING SWORD Mary dragged herself as far as the library.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Mayfield came for a telegram form, so I presume he has made matters right with you?
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading A FLAMING SWORD Mary dragged herself as far as the library.
plural of “matter” — a vaguely specified concern
From this reading Mayfield came for a telegram form, so I presume he has made matters right with you?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mayfield came for a telegram form, so I presume he has made matters right with you?
an uneasy psychological state
From this reading Sir George was pacing up and down the room, trying to soothe his nerves with a cigar.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Why did you not return before, knowing how anxious I should be?
(music) the speed at which a composition is to be played
From this reading Sir George was pacing up and down the room, trying to soothe his nerves with a cigar.
take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof
From this reading Mayfield came for a telegram form, so I presume he has made matters right with you?
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading "Why did you not return before, knowing how anxious I should be?
precisely, exactly
From this reading Mayfield came for a telegram form, so I presume he has made matters right with you?
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Sir George was pacing up and down the room, trying to soothe his nerves with a cigar.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "What a time you have been!" he said impatiently.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "Why did you not return before, knowing how anxious I should be?
term of address for a man
From this reading Sir George was pacing up and down the room, trying to soothe his nerves with a cigar.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Mayfield came for a telegram form, so I presume he has made matters right with you?
give moral or emotional strength to
From this reading Sir George was pacing up and down the room, trying to soothe his nerves with a cigar.
a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard
From this reading A FLAMING SWORD Mary dragged herself as far as the library.
a message transmitted by telegraph
From this reading Mayfield came for a telegram form, so I presume he has made matters right with you?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A FLAMING SWORD Mary dragged herself as far as the library.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "What a time you have been!" he said impatiently.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Sir George was pacing up and down the room, trying to soothe his nerves with a cigar.
hard to endure
From this reading Sir George was pacing up and down the room, trying to soothe his nerves with a cigar.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Sir George was pacing up and down the room, trying to soothe his nerves with a cigar.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Sir George was pacing up and down the room, trying to soothe his nerves with a cigar.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What a time you have been!" he said impatiently.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why did you not return before, knowing how anxious I should be?
in the company of; together with
From this reading Sir George was pacing up and down the room, trying to soothe his nerves with a cigar.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What a time you have been!" he said impatiently.
Chapter 13 of The Nether Millstone by Fred M. (Fred Merrick) White holds 265 sentences, grouped into 53 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.
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