Chapter 14 of The Quiver, 2/1900 is here in full — 1029 sentences across 206 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of The Quiver, 2/1900 is here in full — 1029 sentences across 206 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE WOOD OF STRANGE MEETINGS. "Pamela!" He had come back, and his eyes and his voice were full of fire. "Pamela! What have you done to yourself, my sweetheart?
Chapter 14 of The Quiver, 2/1900 is here in full — 1029 sentences across 206 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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start firing a weapon
From this reading “He had come back, and his eyes and his voice were full of fire.”
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading “He had come back, and his eyes and his voice were full of fire.”
plural of “meeting” — a formally arranged gathering
From this reading “THE WOOD OF STRANGE MEETINGS.”
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading “THE WOOD OF STRANGE MEETINGS.”
a person loved by another person
From this reading “What have you done to yourself, my sweetheart?”
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading “He had come back, and his eyes and his voice were full of fire.”
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading “THE WOOD OF STRANGE MEETINGS.”
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “What have you done to yourself, my sweetheart?”
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.
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be restored
In this reading “He had come back, and his eyes and his voice were full of fire.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had come back, and his eyes and his voice were full of fire.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading He had come back, and his eyes and his voice were full of fire.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading He had come back, and his eyes and his voice were full of fire.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading What have you done to yourself, my sweetheart?
opinion or judgment
From this reading He had come back, and his eyes and his voice were full of fire.
start firing a weapon
From this reading He had come back, and his eyes and his voice were full of fire.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading He had come back, and his eyes and his voice were full of fire.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had come back, and his eyes and his voice were full of fire.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading What have you done to yourself, my sweetheart?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had come back, and his eyes and his voice were full of fire.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had come back, and his eyes and his voice were full of fire.
plural of “meeting” — a formally arranged gathering
From this reading THE WOOD OF STRANGE MEETINGS.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading What have you done to yourself, my sweetheart?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE WOOD OF STRANGE MEETINGS.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Pamela!"
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading THE WOOD OF STRANGE MEETINGS.
a person loved by another person
From this reading What have you done to yourself, my sweetheart?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WOOD OF STRANGE MEETINGS.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading What have you done to yourself, my sweetheart?
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading He had come back, and his eyes and his voice were full of fire.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He had come back, and his eyes and his voice were full of fire.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What have you done to yourself, my sweetheart?
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading THE WOOD OF STRANGE MEETINGS.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading What have you done to yourself, my sweetheart?
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading What have you done to yourself, my sweetheart?
Chapter 14 of The Quiver, 2/1900 by Various holds 1029 sentences, grouped into 206 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 14 holds 1029 sentences of The Quiver, 2/1900, unabridged, divided into 206 reading sections.
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