Chapter 13 of The Swing of the Pendulum is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of The Swing of the Pendulum is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Give up? No. He knows how to hold on." There might have been a double meaning in his words, but at such a time Wareham could not so much as glance at it. He said only-- "The time must have been difficult for you all." "Hardly.
Chapter 13 of The Swing of the Pendulum is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/83 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading “He said only-- "The time must have been difficult for you all."”
increase twofold
From this reading “There might have been a double meaning in his words, but at such a time Wareham could not so much as glance at it.”
throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading “There might have been a double meaning in his words, but at such a time Wareham could not so much as glance at it.”
only a very short time before
From this reading “"Hardly.”
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading “No. He knows how to hold on."”
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading “No. He knows how to hold on."”
the message that is intended or expressed or signified
From this reading “There might have been a double meaning in his words, but at such a time Wareham could not so much as glance at it.”
the words that are spoken
From this reading “There might have been a double meaning in his words, but at such a time Wareham could not so much as glance at it.”
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.
In this reading “There might have been a double meaning in his words, but at such a time Wareham could not so much as glance at it.”
In this reading “There might have been a double meaning in his words, but at such a time Wareham could not so much as glance at it.”
lose (s.th.) or lose the right to (s.th.) by some error, offense, or crime
In this reading “"Give up?”
hold firmly
In this reading “No. He knows how to hold on."”
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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 There might have been a double meaning in his words, but at such a time Wareham could not so much as glance at it.
(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 He said only-- "The time must have been difficult for you all."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There might have been a double meaning in his words, but at such a time Wareham could not so much as glance at it.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There might have been a double meaning in his words, but at such a time Wareham could not so much as glance at it.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading There might have been a double meaning in his words, but at such a time Wareham could not so much as glance at it.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There might have been a double meaning in his words, but at such a time Wareham could not so much as glance at it.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading There might have been a double meaning in his words, but at such a time Wareham could not so much as glance at it.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading He said only-- "The time must have been difficult for you all."
increase twofold
From this reading There might have been a double meaning in his words, but at such a time Wareham could not so much as glance at it.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He said only-- "The time must have been difficult for you all."
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading "Give up?
throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading There might have been a double meaning in his words, but at such a time Wareham could not so much as glance at it.
only a very short time before
From this reading "Hardly.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading There might have been a double meaning in his words, but at such a time Wareham could not so much as glance at it.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading No. He knows how to hold on."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading There might have been a double meaning in his words, but at such a time Wareham could not so much as glance at it.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading No. He knows how to hold on."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading No. He knows how to hold on."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There might have been a double meaning in his words, but at such a time Wareham could not so much as glance at it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There might have been a double meaning in his words, but at such a time Wareham could not so much as glance at it.
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading No. He knows how to hold on."
the message that is intended or expressed or signified
From this reading There might have been a double meaning in his words, but at such a time Wareham could not so much as glance at it.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading There might have been a double meaning in his words, but at such a time Wareham could not so much as glance at it.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading There might have been a double meaning in his words, but at such a time Wareham could not so much as glance at it.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading He said only-- "The time must have been difficult for you all."
not any; not one
From this reading No. He knows how to hold on."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There might have been a double meaning in his words, but at such a time Wareham could not so much as glance at it.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading No. He knows how to hold on."
and nothing more
From this reading He said only-- "The time must have been difficult for you all."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading He said only-- "The time must have been difficult for you all."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading There might have been a double meaning in his words, but at such a time Wareham could not so much as glance at it.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading There might have been a double meaning in his words, but at such a time Wareham could not so much as glance at it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He said only-- "The time must have been difficult for you all."
in or at that place or location
From this reading There might have been a double meaning in his words, but at such a time Wareham could not so much as glance at it.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading There might have been a double meaning in his words, but at such a time Wareham could not so much as glance at it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading No. He knows how to hold on."
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Give up?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There might have been a double meaning in his words, but at such a time Wareham could not so much as glance at it.
the words that are spoken
From this reading There might have been a double meaning in his words, but at such a time Wareham could not so much as glance at it.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading He said only-- "The time must have been difficult for you all."
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