Chapter 8 of The Swing of the Pendulum is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of The Swing of the Pendulum is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"And you?" "Not so well as Gudvangen. But it _is_ very nice, and"-- regretfully--"it is so near the end!" "How?" Millie sighed.
Chapter 8 of The Swing of the Pendulum is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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either extremity of something that has length
From this reading “But it _is_ very nice, and"-- regretfully--"it is so near the end!"”
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading “But it _is_ very nice, and"-- regretfully--"it is so near the end!"”
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading “But it _is_ very nice, and"-- regretfully--"it is so near the end!"”
with regret (used in polite formulas)
From this reading “But it _is_ very nice, and"-- regretfully--"it is so near the end!"”
past form of “sigh” — heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading “Millie sighed.”
(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 “"Not so well as Gudvangen.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And you?"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Not so well as Gudvangen.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But it _is_ very nice, and"-- regretfully--"it is so near the end!"
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading But it _is_ very nice, and"-- regretfully--"it is so near the end!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Not so well as Gudvangen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How?"
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But it _is_ very nice, and"-- regretfully--"it is so near the end!"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But it _is_ very nice, and"-- regretfully--"it is so near the end!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Millie sighed.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading But it _is_ very nice, and"-- regretfully--"it is so near the end!"
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading But it _is_ very nice, and"-- regretfully--"it is so near the end!"
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Not so well as Gudvangen.
with regret (used in polite formulas)
From this reading But it _is_ very nice, and"-- regretfully--"it is so near the end!"
past form of “sigh” — heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading Millie sighed.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Not so well as Gudvangen.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But it _is_ very nice, and"-- regretfully--"it is so near the end!"
precisely as stated
From this reading But it _is_ very nice, and"-- regretfully--"it is so near the end!"
(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 "Not so well as Gudvangen.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "And you?"
Chapter 8 of The Swing of the Pendulum by Frances Mary Peard holds 411 sentences, grouped into 83 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 8 holds 411 sentences of The Swing of the Pendulum, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 8 of The Swing of the Pendulum by Frances Mary Peard exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 411 sentences, grouped into 83 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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