Chapter 17 of The Visioning: A Novel is here in full — 373 sentences across 75 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 17 of The Visioning: A Novel is here in full — 373 sentences across 75 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Her first emotion was fury at herself. She must be losing her mind not to have suspected! Then the fury overflowed on Worth and his companion. It reached high-water mark with the stranger's smile. And there dissolved; or rather, flowed into a savage interest, for the smile enticed her to mark what manner of man he was.
Chapter 17 of The Visioning: A Novel is here in full — 373 sentences across 75 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(of solid matter) reduced to a liquid form
From this reading “And there dissolved; or rather, flowed into a savage interest, for the smile enticed her to mark what manner of man he was.”
past form of “entice” — provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion
From this reading “And there dissolved; or rather, flowed into a savage interest, for the smile enticed her to mark what manner of man he was.”
past form of “flow” — move or progress freely as if in a stream
From this reading “And there dissolved; or rather, flowed into a savage interest, for the smile enticed her to mark what manner of man he was.”
a feeling of intense anger
From this reading “Her first emotion was fury at herself.”
-ing form of “lose” — fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading “She must be losing her mind not to have suspected!”
past form of “overflow” — flow or run over (a limit or brim)
From this reading “Then the fury overflowed on Worth and his companion.”
possessive form of “stranger” — anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
From this reading “It reached high-water mark with the stranger's smile.”
believed likely
From this reading “She must be losing her mind not to have suspected!”
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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 And there dissolved; or rather, flowed into a savage interest, for the smile enticed her to mark what manner of man he was.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then the fury overflowed on Worth and his companion.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Her first emotion was fury at herself.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She must be losing her mind not to have suspected!
a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading Then the fury overflowed on Worth and his companion.
(of solid matter) reduced to a liquid form
From this reading And there dissolved; or rather, flowed into a savage interest, for the smile enticed her to mark what manner of man he was.
any strong feeling
From this reading Her first emotion was fury at herself.
past form of “entice” — provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion
From this reading And there dissolved; or rather, flowed into a savage interest, for the smile enticed her to mark what manner of man he was.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Her first emotion was fury at herself.
past form of “flow” — move or progress freely as if in a stream
From this reading And there dissolved; or rather, flowed into a savage interest, for the smile enticed her to mark what manner of man he was.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And there dissolved; or rather, flowed into a savage interest, for the smile enticed her to mark what manner of man he was.
a feeling of intense anger
From this reading Her first emotion was fury at herself.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She must be losing her mind not to have suspected!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And there dissolved; or rather, flowed into a savage interest, for the smile enticed her to mark what manner of man he was.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her first emotion was fury at herself.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Her first emotion was fury at herself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It reached high-water mark with the stranger's smile.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Then the fury overflowed on Worth and his companion.
a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading And there dissolved; or rather, flowed into a savage interest, for the smile enticed her to mark what manner of man he was.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading And there dissolved; or rather, flowed into a savage interest, for the smile enticed her to mark what manner of man he was.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It reached high-water mark with the stranger's smile.
-ing form of “lose” — fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading She must be losing her mind not to have suspected!
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading And there dissolved; or rather, flowed into a savage interest, for the smile enticed her to mark what manner of man he was.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading And there dissolved; or rather, flowed into a savage interest, for the smile enticed her to mark what manner of man he was.
attach a tag or label to
From this reading It reached high-water mark with the stranger's smile.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading She must be losing her mind not to have suspected!
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading She must be losing her mind not to have suspected!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She must be losing her mind not to have suspected!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And there dissolved; or rather, flowed into a savage interest, for the smile enticed her to mark what manner of man he was.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Then the fury overflowed on Worth and his companion.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading And there dissolved; or rather, flowed into a savage interest, for the smile enticed her to mark what manner of man he was.
past form of “overflow” — flow or run over (a limit or brim)
From this reading Then the fury overflowed on Worth and his companion.
on the contrary
From this reading And there dissolved; or rather, flowed into a savage interest, for the smile enticed her to mark what manner of man he was.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading It reached high-water mark with the stranger's smile.
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
From this reading And there dissolved; or rather, flowed into a savage interest, for the smile enticed her to mark what manner of man he was.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She must be losing her mind not to have suspected!
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading It reached high-water mark with the stranger's smile.
possessive form of “stranger” — anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
From this reading It reached high-water mark with the stranger's smile.
believed likely
From this reading She must be losing her mind not to have suspected!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Then the fury overflowed on Worth and his companion.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then the fury overflowed on Worth and his companion.
in or at that place or location
From this reading And there dissolved; or rather, flowed into a savage interest, for the smile enticed her to mark what manner of man he was.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She must be losing her mind not to have suspected!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Her first emotion was fury at herself.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading And there dissolved; or rather, flowed into a savage interest, for the smile enticed her to mark what manner of man he was.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It reached high-water mark with the stranger's smile.
an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value
From this reading Then the fury overflowed on Worth and his companion.
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