Chapter 10 of The noise of the world is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The noise of the world is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
And then, almost without a break or change of tone, Merle said: "I've been thinking a lot about you, Anne. I came near 'phoning you twice. I've left Tom." "Left Tom!"
Chapter 10 of The noise of the world is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Queen of England and Scotland and Ireland; daughter if James II and the last of the Stuart monarchs; in 1707 she was the last English ruler to exercise the royal veto over parliament (1665-1714)
From this reading “"I've been thinking a lot about you, Anne.”
terminate
From this reading “And then, almost without a break or change of tone, Merle said:”
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading “And then, almost without a break or change of tone, Merle said:”
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading “"I've been thinking a lot about you, Anne.”
common black European thrush
From this reading “And then, almost without a break or change of tone, Merle said:”
-ing form of “phone” — get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone
From this reading “I came near 'phoning you twice.”
the quality of a person's voice
From this reading “And then, almost without a break or change of tone, Merle said:”
two times
From this reading “I came near 'phoning you twice.”
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almost do or experience something
In this reading “I came near 'phoning you twice.”
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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 And then, almost without a break or change of tone, Merle said:
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "I've been thinking a lot about you, Anne.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading And then, almost without a break or change of tone, Merle said:
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And then, almost without a break or change of tone, Merle said:
Queen of England and Scotland and Ireland; daughter if James II and the last of the Stuart monarchs; in 1707 she was the last English ruler to exercise the royal veto over parliament (1665-1714)
From this reading "I've been thinking a lot about you, Anne.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "I've been thinking a lot about you, Anne.
terminate
From this reading And then, almost without a break or change of tone, Merle said:
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading I came near 'phoning you twice.
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading And then, almost without a break or change of tone, Merle said:
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I came near 'phoning you twice.
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From this reading "I've been thinking a lot about you, Anne.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading I've left Tom."
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading "I've been thinking a lot about you, Anne.
common black European thrush
From this reading And then, almost without a break or change of tone, Merle said:
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading I came near 'phoning you twice.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And then, almost without a break or change of tone, Merle said:
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading And then, almost without a break or change of tone, Merle said:
-ing form of “phone” — get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone
From this reading I came near 'phoning you twice.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading And then, almost without a break or change of tone, Merle said:
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading And then, almost without a break or change of tone, Merle said:
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading "I've been thinking a lot about you, Anne.
male cat
From this reading I've left Tom."
the quality of a person's voice
From this reading And then, almost without a break or change of tone, Merle said:
two times
From this reading I came near 'phoning you twice.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading And then, almost without a break or change of tone, Merle said:
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I've been thinking a lot about you, Anne.
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