Chapter 8 of The Twickenham Peerage is here in full — 321 sentences across 65 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of The Twickenham Peerage is here in full — 321 sentences across 65 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
DYING While these thoughts flashed through my brain I remained perfectly still, with my face averted. It was desirable that I should have my countenance under perfect control, before I let him see it. I spoke to him from where I stood. 'Ah, Foster, is that you?' 'If you look this way, you'll see.'
Chapter 8 of The Twickenham Peerage is here in full — 321 sentences across 65 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “avert” — prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening
From this reading “DYING While these thoughts flashed through my brain I remained perfectly still, with my face averted.”
that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading “DYING While these thoughts flashed through my brain I remained perfectly still, with my face averted.”
power to direct or determine
From this reading “It was desirable that I should have my countenance under perfect control, before I let him see it.”
the appearance conveyed by a person's face
From this reading “It was desirable that I should have my countenance under perfect control, before I let him see it.”
worth having or seeking or achieving
From this reading “It was desirable that I should have my countenance under perfect control, before I let him see it.”
in or associated with the process of passing from life or ceasing to be
From this reading “DYING While these thoughts flashed through my brain I remained perfectly still, with my face averted.”
past form of “flash” — gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading “DYING While these thoughts flashed through my brain I remained perfectly still, with my face averted.”
promote the growth of
From this reading “'Ah, Foster, is that you?'”
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In this reading “It was desirable that I should have my countenance under perfect control, before I let him see it.”
In this reading “DYING While these thoughts flashed through my brain I remained perfectly still, with my face averted.”
In this reading “DYING While these thoughts flashed through my brain I remained perfectly still, with my face averted.”
In this reading “DYING While these thoughts flashed through my brain I remained perfectly still, with my face averted.”
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Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Ah, Foster, is that you?'
past form of “avert” — prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening
From this reading DYING While these thoughts flashed through my brain I remained perfectly still, with my face averted.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It was desirable that I should have my countenance under perfect control, before I let him see it.
that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading DYING While these thoughts flashed through my brain I remained perfectly still, with my face averted.
power to direct or determine
From this reading It was desirable that I should have my countenance under perfect control, before I let him see it.
the appearance conveyed by a person's face
From this reading It was desirable that I should have my countenance under perfect control, before I let him see it.
worth having or seeking or achieving
From this reading It was desirable that I should have my countenance under perfect control, before I let him see it.
in or associated with the process of passing from life or ceasing to be
From this reading DYING While these thoughts flashed through my brain I remained perfectly still, with my face averted.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading DYING While these thoughts flashed through my brain I remained perfectly still, with my face averted.
past form of “flash” — gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading DYING While these thoughts flashed through my brain I remained perfectly still, with my face averted.
promote the growth of
From this reading 'Ah, Foster, is that you?'
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I spoke to him from where I stood.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It was desirable that I should have my countenance under perfect control, before I let him see it.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was desirable that I should have my countenance under perfect control, before I let him see it.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading DYING While these thoughts flashed through my brain I remained perfectly still, with my face averted.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading 'If you look this way, you'll see.'
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'Ah, Foster, is that you?'
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was desirable that I should have my countenance under perfect control, before I let him see it.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading It was desirable that I should have my countenance under perfect control, before I let him see it.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading 'If you look this way, you'll see.'
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading DYING While these thoughts flashed through my brain I remained perfectly still, with my face averted.
being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish
From this reading It was desirable that I should have my countenance under perfect control, before I let him see it.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading DYING While these thoughts flashed through my brain I remained perfectly still, with my face averted.
past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading DYING While these thoughts flashed through my brain I remained perfectly still, with my face averted.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading It was desirable that I should have my countenance under perfect control, before I let him see it.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading It was desirable that I should have my countenance under perfect control, before I let him see it.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading I spoke to him from where I stood.
not in physical motion
From this reading DYING While these thoughts flashed through my brain I remained perfectly still, with my face averted.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading I spoke to him from where I stood.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was desirable that I should have my countenance under perfect control, before I let him see it.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading DYING While these thoughts flashed through my brain I remained perfectly still, with my face averted.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading 'If you look this way, you'll see.'
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading DYING While these thoughts flashed through my brain I remained perfectly still, with my face averted.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading DYING While these thoughts flashed through my brain I remained perfectly still, with my face averted.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I spoke to him from where I stood.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading It was desirable that I should have my countenance under perfect control, before I let him see it.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was desirable that I should have my countenance under perfect control, before I let him see it.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading 'If you look this way, you'll see.'
in or at the place that
From this reading I spoke to him from where I stood.
during the time that
From this reading DYING While these thoughts flashed through my brain I remained perfectly still, with my face averted.
in the company of; together with
From this reading DYING While these thoughts flashed through my brain I remained perfectly still, with my face averted.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'Ah, Foster, is that you?'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'If you look this way, you'll see.'
Chapter 8 of The Twickenham Peerage by Richard Marsh holds 321 sentences, grouped into 65 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 321 sentences of The Twickenham Peerage, unabridged, divided into 65 reading sections.
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