Chapter 21 of The Quest of Glory is here in full — 141 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 21 of The Quest of Glory is here in full — 141 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A PICTURE Carola moved her long hands so that they covered her face. “What are you?” asked Luc dreamily. “What are you?” She dropped her hands and looked at him. “I do not know.
Chapter 21 of The Quest of Glory is here in full — 141 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading ““What are you?” asked Luc dreamily.”
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading “A PICTURE Carola moved her long hands so that they covered her face.”
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading “She dropped her hands and looked at him.”
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading “A PICTURE Carola moved her long hands so that they covered her face.”
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading “A PICTURE Carola moved her long hands so that they covered her face.”
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading “She dropped her hands and looked at him.”
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading “A PICTURE Carola moved her long hands so that they covered her face.”
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading “A PICTURE Carola moved her long hands so that they covered her face.”
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.
take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
In this reading “She dropped her hands and looked at him.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 A PICTURE Carola moved her long hands so that they covered her face.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She dropped her hands and looked at him.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “What are you?” asked Luc dreamily.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “What are you?” asked Luc dreamily.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She dropped her hands and looked at him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A PICTURE Carola moved her long hands so that they covered her face.
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading A PICTURE Carola moved her long hands so that they covered her face.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “I do not know.
in a dreamy manner
From this reading “What are you?” asked Luc dreamily.
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading She dropped her hands and looked at him.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading A PICTURE Carola moved her long hands so that they covered her face.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading A PICTURE Carola moved her long hands so that they covered her face.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A PICTURE Carola moved her long hands so that they covered her face.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She dropped her hands and looked at him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I do not know.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “I do not know.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading A PICTURE Carola moved her long hands so that they covered her face.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading She dropped her hands and looked at him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What are you?” asked Luc dreamily.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading A PICTURE Carola moved her long hands so that they covered her face.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “I do not know.
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading A PICTURE Carola moved her long hands so that they covered her face.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She dropped her hands and looked at him.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading A PICTURE Carola moved her long hands so that they covered her face.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A PICTURE Carola moved her long hands so that they covered her face.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A PICTURE Carola moved her long hands so that they covered her face.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What are you?” asked Luc dreamily.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “What are you?” asked Luc dreamily.
Chapter 21 of The Quest of Glory by Marjorie Bowen holds 141 sentences, grouped into 29 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 21 holds 141 sentences of The Quest of Glory, unabridged, divided into 29 reading sections.
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