Chapter 21 of The Tempting of Tavernake is here in full — 145 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 21 of The Tempting of Tavernake is here in full — 145 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The seconds passed; the woman beside him showed no sign of life. Tavernake felt a fear run cold in his blood, such as in all his days he had never known. This, indeed, was something belonging to a world of which he knew nothing. What was it? Illness?
Chapter 21 of The Tempting of Tavernake is here in full — 145 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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happiness felt in a secure relationship
From this reading “This, indeed, was something belonging to a world of which he knew nothing.”
next to; at the side of
From this reading “The seconds passed; the woman beside him showed no sign of life.”
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading “Tavernake felt a fear run cold in his blood, such as in all his days he had never known.”
impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism
From this reading “Illness?”
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading “Tavernake felt a fear run cold in his blood, such as in all his days he had never known.”
plural of “second” — 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading “The seconds passed; the woman beside him showed no sign of life.”
past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading “The seconds passed; the woman beside him showed no sign of life.”
a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading “The seconds passed; the woman beside him showed no sign of life.”
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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 Tavernake felt a fear run cold in his blood, such as in all his days he had never known.
(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 Tavernake felt a fear run cold in his blood, such as in all his days he had never known.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Tavernake felt a fear run cold in his blood, such as in all his days he had never known.
happiness felt in a secure relationship
From this reading This, indeed, was something belonging to a world of which he knew nothing.
next to; at the side of
From this reading The seconds passed; the woman beside him showed no sign of life.
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading Tavernake felt a fear run cold in his blood, such as in all his days he had never known.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading Tavernake felt a fear run cold in his blood, such as in all his days he had never known.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Tavernake felt a fear run cold in his blood, such as in all his days he had never known.
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading Tavernake felt a fear run cold in his blood, such as in all his days he had never known.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Tavernake felt a fear run cold in his blood, such as in all his days he had never known.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Tavernake felt a fear run cold in his blood, such as in all his days he had never known.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Tavernake felt a fear run cold in his blood, such as in all his days he had never known.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The seconds passed; the woman beside him showed no sign of life.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Tavernake felt a fear run cold in his blood, such as in all his days he had never known.
impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism
From this reading Illness?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Tavernake felt a fear run cold in his blood, such as in all his days he had never known.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading This, indeed, was something belonging to a world of which he knew nothing.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading What was it?
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading This, indeed, was something belonging to a world of which he knew nothing.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading Tavernake felt a fear run cold in his blood, such as in all his days he had never known.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading The seconds passed; the woman beside him showed no sign of life.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Tavernake felt a fear run cold in his blood, such as in all his days he had never known.
not any; not one
From this reading The seconds passed; the woman beside him showed no sign of life.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading This, indeed, was something belonging to a world of which he knew nothing.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The seconds passed; the woman beside him showed no sign of life.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading The seconds passed; the woman beside him showed no sign of life.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading Tavernake felt a fear run cold in his blood, such as in all his days he had never known.
plural of “second” — 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading The seconds passed; the woman beside him showed no sign of life.
past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading The seconds passed; the woman beside him showed no sign of life.
a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading The seconds passed; the woman beside him showed no sign of life.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading This, indeed, was something belonging to a world of which he knew nothing.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Tavernake felt a fear run cold in his blood, such as in all his days he had never known.
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From this reading Tavernake felt a fear run cold in his blood, such as in all his days he had never known.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The seconds passed; the woman beside him showed no sign of life.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This, indeed, was something belonging to a world of which he knew nothing.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This, indeed, was something belonging to a world of which he knew nothing.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This, indeed, was something belonging to a world of which he knew nothing.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What was it?
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading This, indeed, was something belonging to a world of which he knew nothing.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading The seconds passed; the woman beside him showed no sign of life.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading This, indeed, was something belonging to a world of which he knew nothing.
Chapter 21 of The Tempting of Tavernake by E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim holds 145 sentences, grouped into 29 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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.
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