Chapter 16 of The Turmoil: A Novel is here in full — 114 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of The Turmoil: A Novel is here in full — 114 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
But when she asked him what it meant, on their homeward way, he was silent. They had come a few paces from the church without speaking, walking slowly. “I'll tell you what it meant to me,” she said, as he did not immediately reply. “Almost any music of Handel's always means one thing above all others to me: courage! That's it.
Chapter 16 of The Turmoil: A Novel is here in full — 114 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear
From this reading ““Almost any music of Handel's always means one thing above all others to me: courage!”
possessive form of “handel” — a prolific British baroque composer (born in Germany) remembered best for his oratorio Messiah (1685-1759)
From this reading ““Almost any music of Handel's always means one thing above all others to me: courage!”
toward home
From this reading “But when she asked him what it meant, on their homeward way, he was silent.”
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading ““I'll tell you what it meant to me,” she said, as he did not immediately reply.”
an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
From this reading ““Almost any music of Handel's always means one thing above all others to me: courage!”
plural of “pace” — the rate of moving (especially walking or running)
From this reading “They had come a few paces from the church without speaking, walking slowly.”
a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading ““I'll tell you what it meant to me,” she said, as he did not immediately reply.”
close enough to be walked to
From this reading “They had come a few paces from the church without speaking, walking slowly.”
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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 They had come a few paces from the church without speaking, walking slowly.
higher than, or over, something
From this reading “Almost any music of Handel's always means one thing above all others to me: courage!
(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 “Almost any music of Handel's always means one thing above all others to me: courage!
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading “Almost any music of Handel's always means one thing above all others to me: courage!
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading “Almost any music of Handel's always means one thing above all others to me: courage!
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading “Almost any music of Handel's always means one thing above all others to me: courage!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “I'll tell you what it meant to me,” she said, as he did not immediately reply.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading But when she asked him what it meant, on their homeward way, he was silent.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But when she asked him what it meant, on their homeward way, he was silent.
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading They had come a few paces from the church without speaking, walking slowly.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading They had come a few paces from the church without speaking, walking slowly.
a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear
From this reading “Almost any music of Handel's always means one thing above all others to me: courage!
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “I'll tell you what it meant to me,” she said, as he did not immediately reply.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading They had come a few paces from the church without speaking, walking slowly.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading They had come a few paces from the church without speaking, walking slowly.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had come a few paces from the church without speaking, walking slowly.
possessive form of “handel” — a prolific British baroque composer (born in Germany) remembered best for his oratorio Messiah (1685-1759)
From this reading “Almost any music of Handel's always means one thing above all others to me: courage!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But when she asked him what it meant, on their homeward way, he was silent.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But when she asked him what it meant, on their homeward way, he was silent.
toward home
From this reading But when she asked him what it meant, on their homeward way, he was silent.
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From this reading “I'll tell you what it meant to me,” she said, as he did not immediately reply.
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading “I'll tell you what it meant to me,” she said, as he did not immediately reply.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But when she asked him what it meant, on their homeward way, he was silent.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I'll tell you what it meant to me,” she said, as he did not immediately reply.
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading “Almost any music of Handel's always means one thing above all others to me: courage!
inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading But when she asked him what it meant, on their homeward way, he was silent.
an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
From this reading “Almost any music of Handel's always means one thing above all others to me: courage!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “I'll tell you what it meant to me,” she said, as he did not immediately reply.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Almost any music of Handel's always means one thing above all others to me: courage!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But when she asked him what it meant, on their homeward way, he was silent.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Almost any music of Handel's always means one thing above all others to me: courage!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Almost any music of Handel's always means one thing above all others to me: courage!
plural of “pace” — the rate of moving (especially walking or running)
From this reading They had come a few paces from the church without speaking, walking slowly.
a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading “I'll tell you what it meant to me,” she said, as he did not immediately reply.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I'll tell you what it meant to me,” she said, as he did not immediately reply.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But when she asked him what it meant, on their homeward way, he was silent.
marked by absence of sound
From this reading But when she asked him what it meant, on their homeward way, he was silent.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading They had come a few paces from the church without speaking, walking slowly.
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading They had come a few paces from the church without speaking, walking slowly.
express in words
From this reading “I'll tell you what it meant to me,” she said, as he did not immediately reply.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That's it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They had come a few paces from the church without speaking, walking slowly.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading But when she asked him what it meant, on their homeward way, he was silent.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had come a few paces from the church without speaking, walking slowly.
a special situation
From this reading “Almost any music of Handel's always means one thing above all others to me: courage!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I'll tell you what it meant to me,” she said, as he did not immediately reply.
close enough to be walked to
From this reading They had come a few paces from the church without speaking, walking slowly.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But when she asked him what it meant, on their homeward way, he was silent.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading But when she asked him what it meant, on their homeward way, he was silent.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading But when she asked him what it meant, on their homeward way, he was silent.
at the time that
From this reading But when she asked him what it meant, on their homeward way, he was silent.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading They had come a few paces from the church without speaking, walking slowly.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I'll tell you what it meant to me,” she said, as he did not immediately reply.
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