Chapter 13 of The Return of the Prodigal is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of The Return of the Prodigal is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"And what if I do go and do all these things?" "Well, I don't want you to go--and do them." She moved on, and he walked beside her, his hand on the mare's mane. "I can't think why you've stopped so long. Every morning since you came I've been expecting you to go.
Chapter 13 of The Return of the Prodigal is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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next to; at the side of
From this reading “She moved on, and he walked beside her, his hand on the mare's mane.”
-ing form of “expect” — regard something as probable or likely
From this reading “Every morning since you came I've been expecting you to go.”
long coarse hair growing from the crest of the animal's neck
From this reading “She moved on, and he walked beside her, his hand on the mare's mane.”
possessive form of “mare” — female equine animal
From this reading “She moved on, and he walked beside her, his hand on the mare's mane.”
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading “She moved on, and he walked beside her, his hand on the mare's mane.”
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “Every morning since you came I've been expecting you to go.”
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading “"I can't think why you've stopped so long.”
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading “She moved on, and he walked beside her, his hand on the mare's mane.”
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(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "And what if I do go and do all these things?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And what if I do go and do all these things?"
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Every morning since you came I've been expecting you to go.
next to; at the side of
From this reading She moved on, and he walked beside her, his hand on the mare's mane.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Every morning since you came I've been expecting you to go.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I can't think why you've stopped so long.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "And what if I do go and do all these things?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, I don't want you to go--and do them."
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every morning since you came I've been expecting you to go.
-ing form of “expect” — regard something as probable or likely
From this reading Every morning since you came I've been expecting you to go.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "And what if I do go and do all these things?"
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading She moved on, and he walked beside her, his hand on the mare's mane.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She moved on, and he walked beside her, his hand on the mare's mane.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She moved on, and he walked beside her, his hand on the mare's mane.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She moved on, and he walked beside her, his hand on the mare's mane.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "And what if I do go and do all these things?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Every morning since you came I've been expecting you to go.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "And what if I do go and do all these things?"
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 "I can't think why you've stopped so long.
long coarse hair growing from the crest of the animal's neck
From this reading She moved on, and he walked beside her, his hand on the mare's mane.
possessive form of “mare” — female equine animal
From this reading She moved on, and he walked beside her, his hand on the mare's mane.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Every morning since you came I've been expecting you to go.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading She moved on, and he walked beside her, his hand on the mare's mane.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She moved on, and he walked beside her, his hand on the mare's mane.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She moved on, and he walked beside her, his hand on the mare's mane.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Every morning since you came I've been expecting you to go.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "I can't think why you've stopped so long.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading "I can't think why you've stopped so long.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She moved on, and he walked beside her, his hand on the mare's mane.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "Well, I don't want you to go--and do them."
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading "And what if I do go and do all these things?"
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading "And what if I do go and do all these things?"
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "I can't think why you've stopped so long.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Well, I don't want you to go--and do them."
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading She moved on, and he walked beside her, his hand on the mare's mane.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "Well, I don't want you to go--and do them."
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well, I don't want you to go--and do them."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "And what if I do go and do all these things?"
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "I can't think why you've stopped so long.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Well, I don't want you to go--and do them."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I can't think why you've stopped so long.
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