Chapter 28 of The Visioning: A Novel is here in full — 194 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 28 of The Visioning: A Novel is here in full — 194 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The next morning Katie did something which it had been in her mind to do for some time. She went to Centralia. It was not that she expected Centralia to furnish any information about Ann. It was hard to say just why she was so certain Ann had not gone back to Centralia. The conviction had something to do with her belief in Ann.
Chapter 28 of The Visioning: A Novel is here in full — 194 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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any cognitive content held as true
From this reading “The conviction had something to do with her belief in Ann.”
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading “It was hard to say just why she was so certain Ann had not gone back to Centralia.”
an unshakable belief in something without need for proof or evidence
From this reading “The conviction had something to do with her belief in Ann.”
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading “It was not that she expected Centralia to furnish any information about Ann.”
give something useful or necessary to
From this reading “It was not that she expected Centralia to furnish any information about Ann.”
destroyed or killed
From this reading “It was hard to say just why she was so certain Ann had not gone back to Centralia.”
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading “It was hard to say just why she was so certain Ann had not gone back to Centralia.”
a message received and understood
From this reading “It was not that she expected Centralia to furnish any information about Ann.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It was not that she expected Centralia to furnish any information about Ann.
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From this reading It was not that she expected Centralia to furnish any information about Ann.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading It was not that she expected Centralia to furnish any information about Ann.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading It was hard to say just why she was so certain Ann had not gone back to Centralia.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The next morning Katie did something which it had been in her mind to do for some time.
any cognitive content held as true
From this reading The conviction had something to do with her belief in Ann.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She went to Centralia.
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading It was hard to say just why she was so certain Ann had not gone back to Centralia.
an unshakable belief in something without need for proof or evidence
From this reading The conviction had something to do with her belief in Ann.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The next morning Katie did something which it had been in her mind to do for some time.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading The next morning Katie did something which it had been in her mind to do for some time.
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading It was not that she expected Centralia to furnish any information about Ann.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The next morning Katie did something which it had been in her mind to do for some time.
give something useful or necessary to
From this reading It was not that she expected Centralia to furnish any information about Ann.
destroyed or killed
From this reading It was hard to say just why she was so certain Ann had not gone back to Centralia.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The next morning Katie did something which it had been in her mind to do for some time.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading It was hard to say just why she was so certain Ann had not gone back to Centralia.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The next morning Katie did something which it had been in her mind to do for some time.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The next morning Katie did something which it had been in her mind to do for some time.
a message received and understood
From this reading It was not that she expected Centralia to furnish any information about Ann.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The next morning Katie did something which it had been in her mind to do for some time.
and nothing more
From this reading It was hard to say just why she was so certain Ann had not gone back to Centralia.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The next morning Katie did something which it had been in her mind to do for some time.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading The next morning Katie did something which it had been in her mind to do for some time.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading The next morning Katie did something which it had been in her mind to do for some time.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading The next morning Katie did something which it had been in her mind to do for some time.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was not that she expected Centralia to furnish any information about Ann.
express in words
From this reading It was hard to say just why she was so certain Ann had not gone back to Centralia.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She went to Centralia.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It was hard to say just why she was so certain Ann had not gone back to Centralia.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading The next morning Katie did something which it had been in her mind to do for some time.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading The next morning Katie did something which it had been in her mind to do for some time.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was not that she expected Centralia to furnish any information about Ann.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The next morning Katie did something which it had been in her mind to do for some time.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading The next morning Katie did something which it had been in her mind to do for some time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The next morning Katie did something which it had been in her mind to do for some time.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was not that she expected Centralia to furnish any information about Ann.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading She went to Centralia.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The next morning Katie did something which it had been in her mind to do for some time.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading It was hard to say just why she was so certain Ann had not gone back to Centralia.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The conviction had something to do with her belief in Ann.
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