Chapter 6 of The Visioning: A Novel is here in full — 210 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The Visioning: A Novel is here in full — 210 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Wayne had gone over to Colonel Leonard's for bridge. Kate was to have gone too, but had pleaded fatigue. The plea was not wholly hollow. The last thirty hours had not been restful ones. And now she was to go upstairs and do something which she did not know how to do, or why she was doing.
Chapter 6 of The Visioning: A Novel is here in full — 210 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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temporary loss of strength and energy resulting from hard physical or mental work
From this reading “Kate was to have gone too, but had pleaded fatigue.”
not solid; having a space or gap or cavity
From this reading “The plea was not wholly hollow.”
possessive form of “leonard” — United States writer of thrillers (born in 1925)
From this reading “Wayne had gone over to Colonel Leonard's for bridge.”
a humble request for help from someone in authority
From this reading “The plea was not wholly hollow.”
past form of “plead” — appeal or request earnestly
From this reading “Kate was to have gone too, but had pleaded fatigue.”
affording physical or mental rest
From this reading “The last thirty hours had not been restful ones.”
on a floor above
From this reading “And now she was to go upstairs and do something which she did not know how to do, or why she was doing.”
United States film actor who played tough heroes (1907-1979)
From this reading “Wayne had gone over to Colonel Leonard's for bridge.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And now she was to go upstairs and do something which she did not know how to do, or why she was doing.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The last thirty hours had not been restful ones.
a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.
From this reading Wayne had gone over to Colonel Leonard's for bridge.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Kate was to have gone too, but had pleaded fatigue.
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading Wayne had gone over to Colonel Leonard's for bridge.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading And now she was to go upstairs and do something which she did not know how to do, or why she was doing.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading And now she was to go upstairs and do something which she did not know how to do, or why she was doing.
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading And now she was to go upstairs and do something which she did not know how to do, or why she was doing.
temporary loss of strength and energy resulting from hard physical or mental work
From this reading Kate was to have gone too, but had pleaded fatigue.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Wayne had gone over to Colonel Leonard's for bridge.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading And now she was to go upstairs and do something which she did not know how to do, or why she was doing.
destroyed or killed
From this reading Wayne had gone over to Colonel Leonard's for bridge.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Wayne had gone over to Colonel Leonard's for bridge.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Kate was to have gone too, but had pleaded fatigue.
not solid; having a space or gap or cavity
From this reading The plea was not wholly hollow.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading The last thirty hours had not been restful ones.
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From this reading And now she was to go upstairs and do something which she did not know how to do, or why she was doing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Kate was to have gone too, but had pleaded fatigue.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading And now she was to go upstairs and do something which she did not know how to do, or why she was doing.
immediately past
From this reading The last thirty hours had not been restful ones.
possessive form of “leonard” — United States writer of thrillers (born in 1925)
From this reading Wayne had gone over to Colonel Leonard's for bridge.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The plea was not wholly hollow.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading And now she was to go upstairs and do something which she did not know how to do, or why she was doing.
plural of “one” — the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The last thirty hours had not been restful ones.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading And now she was to go upstairs and do something which she did not know how to do, or why she was doing.
above and across; more than
From this reading Wayne had gone over to Colonel Leonard's for bridge.
a humble request for help from someone in authority
From this reading The plea was not wholly hollow.
past form of “plead” — appeal or request earnestly
From this reading Kate was to have gone too, but had pleaded fatigue.
affording physical or mental rest
From this reading The last thirty hours had not been restful ones.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And now she was to go upstairs and do something which she did not know how to do, or why she was doing.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading And now she was to go upstairs and do something which she did not know how to do, or why she was doing.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The plea was not wholly hollow.
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and three
From this reading The last thirty hours had not been restful ones.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Wayne had gone over to Colonel Leonard's for bridge.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Kate was to have gone too, but had pleaded fatigue.
on a floor above
From this reading And now she was to go upstairs and do something which she did not know how to do, or why she was doing.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Kate was to have gone too, but had pleaded fatigue.
United States film actor who played tough heroes (1907-1979)
From this reading Wayne had gone over to Colonel Leonard's for bridge.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading And now she was to go upstairs and do something which she did not know how to do, or why she was doing.
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading The plea was not wholly hollow.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading And now she was to go upstairs and do something which she did not know how to do, or why she was doing.
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