Chapter IV
Chapter 4
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"A month! Thirty-one days! Oh, God! Only thirty-one days. It seems a lifetime.
The Sheik: A Novel
Chapter IV · Chapter 4
Chapter 4 of The Sheik: A Novel is here in full — 459 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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"A
month!
Thirty-one
days!
Oh,
God!
Only
thirty-one
days.
It
seems
a
lifetime.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
The Sheik: A Novel
Chapter IV · Chapter 4
Chapter 4 of The Sheik: A Novel is here in full — 459 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/91 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
Line 1
"A
month!
/ə mʌnθ/
Line 2
Thirty-one
days!
Line 3
Oh,
God!
/oʊ ɡɑːd/
Line 4
Only
thirty-one
days.
Line 5
It
seems
a
lifetime.
/ɪt siːmz ə ˈlaɪftaɪm/
Learner Dictionary
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading “Thirty-one days!”
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading “Oh, God!”
lifetime
noun
US /ˈlaɪftaɪm/
the period during which something is functional (as between birth and death)
From this reading “It seems a lifetime.”
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading “"A month!”
and nothing more
From this reading “Only thirty-one days.”
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading “It seems a lifetime.”
All words in this reading · 10
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 month!
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Thirty-one days!
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading Oh, God!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It seems a lifetime.
lifetimenounUS /ˈlaɪftaɪm/
the period during which something is functional (as between birth and death)
From this reading It seems a lifetime.
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading "A month!
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, God!
and nothing more
From this reading Only thirty-one days.
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading It seems a lifetime.
Thirty-oneadjective
being one more than thirty
From this reading Thirty-one days!
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