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“Can nothing be done?” Gaunt asked in a voice that was hoarse from the supreme effort made to control it. “We have done everything possible. The issue is out of our hands,” Sir Felix Hellier answered, with the ever ready sympathy which had helped him to attain so eminent a position in his profession. “Will she die?”
Chapter 3 of The vow is here in full — 91 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/18 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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to gain with effort
From this reading “The issue is out of our hands,” Sir Felix Hellier answered, with the ever ready sympathy which had helped him to attain so eminent a position in his profession.”
power to direct or determine
From this reading “Gaunt asked in a voice that was hoarse from the supreme effort made to control it.”
standing above others in quality or position
From this reading “The issue is out of our hands,” Sir Felix Hellier answered, with the ever ready sympathy which had helped him to attain so eminent a position in his profession.”
very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold
From this reading “Gaunt asked in a voice that was hoarse from the supreme effort made to control it.”
deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness or emotion
From this reading “Gaunt asked in a voice that was hoarse from the supreme effort made to control it.”
prepare and issue for public distribution or sale
From this reading “The issue is out of our hands,” Sir Felix Hellier answered, with the ever ready sympathy which had helped him to attain so eminent a position in his profession.”
the body of people in a learned occupation
From this reading “The issue is out of our hands,” Sir Felix Hellier answered, with the ever ready sympathy which had helped him to attain so eminent a position in his profession.”
final or last in your life or progress
From this reading “Gaunt asked in a voice that was hoarse from the supreme effort made to control it.”
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In this reading “Gaunt asked in a voice that was hoarse from the supreme effort made to control it.”
In this reading “The issue is out of our hands,” Sir Felix Hellier answered, with the ever ready sympathy which had helped him to attain so eminent a position in his profession.”
In this reading “The issue is out of our hands,” Sir Felix Hellier answered, with the ever ready sympathy which had helped him to attain so eminent a position in his profession.”
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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 Gaunt asked in a voice that was hoarse from the supreme effort made to control it.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading The issue is out of our hands,” Sir Felix Hellier answered, with the ever ready sympathy which had helped him to attain so eminent a position in his profession.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Gaunt asked in a voice that was hoarse from the supreme effort made to control it.
to gain with effort
From this reading The issue is out of our hands,” Sir Felix Hellier answered, with the ever ready sympathy which had helped him to attain so eminent a position in his profession.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Can nothing be done?”
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “Can nothing be done?”
power to direct or determine
From this reading Gaunt asked in a voice that was hoarse from the supreme effort made to control it.
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading “Will she die?”
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading “Can nothing be done?”
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading Gaunt asked in a voice that was hoarse from the supreme effort made to control it.
standing above others in quality or position
From this reading The issue is out of our hands,” Sir Felix Hellier answered, with the ever ready sympathy which had helped him to attain so eminent a position in his profession.
at any time
From this reading The issue is out of our hands,” Sir Felix Hellier answered, with the ever ready sympathy which had helped him to attain so eminent a position in his profession.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading “We have done everything possible.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The issue is out of our hands,” Sir Felix Hellier answered, with the ever ready sympathy which had helped him to attain so eminent a position in his profession.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Gaunt asked in a voice that was hoarse from the supreme effort made to control it.
very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold
From this reading Gaunt asked in a voice that was hoarse from the supreme effort made to control it.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The issue is out of our hands,” Sir Felix Hellier answered, with the ever ready sympathy which had helped him to attain so eminent a position in his profession.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading The issue is out of our hands,” Sir Felix Hellier answered, with the ever ready sympathy which had helped him to attain so eminent a position in his profession.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “We have done everything possible.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The issue is out of our hands,” Sir Felix Hellier answered, with the ever ready sympathy which had helped him to attain so eminent a position in his profession.
past form of “help” — give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading The issue is out of our hands,” Sir Felix Hellier answered, with the ever ready sympathy which had helped him to attain so eminent a position in his profession.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The issue is out of our hands,” Sir Felix Hellier answered, with the ever ready sympathy which had helped him to attain so eminent a position in his profession.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The issue is out of our hands,” Sir Felix Hellier answered, with the ever ready sympathy which had helped him to attain so eminent a position in his profession.
deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness or emotion
From this reading Gaunt asked in a voice that was hoarse from the supreme effort made to control it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Gaunt asked in a voice that was hoarse from the supreme effort made to control it.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The issue is out of our hands,” Sir Felix Hellier answered, with the ever ready sympathy which had helped him to attain so eminent a position in his profession.
prepare and issue for public distribution or sale
From this reading The issue is out of our hands,” Sir Felix Hellier answered, with the ever ready sympathy which had helped him to attain so eminent a position in his profession.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Gaunt asked in a voice that was hoarse from the supreme effort made to control it.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Gaunt asked in a voice that was hoarse from the supreme effort made to control it.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “Can nothing be done?”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The issue is out of our hands,” Sir Felix Hellier answered, with the ever ready sympathy which had helped him to attain so eminent a position in his profession.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The issue is out of our hands,” Sir Felix Hellier answered, with the ever ready sympathy which had helped him to attain so eminent a position in his profession.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The issue is out of our hands,” Sir Felix Hellier answered, with the ever ready sympathy which had helped him to attain so eminent a position in his profession.
the particular portion of space occupied by something
From this reading The issue is out of our hands,” Sir Felix Hellier answered, with the ever ready sympathy which had helped him to attain so eminent a position in his profession.
capable of happening or existing
From this reading “We have done everything possible.
the body of people in a learned occupation
From this reading The issue is out of our hands,” Sir Felix Hellier answered, with the ever ready sympathy which had helped him to attain so eminent a position in his profession.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading The issue is out of our hands,” Sir Felix Hellier answered, with the ever ready sympathy which had helped him to attain so eminent a position in his profession.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Will she die?”
term of address for a man
From this reading The issue is out of our hands,” Sir Felix Hellier answered, with the ever ready sympathy which had helped him to attain so eminent a position in his profession.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The issue is out of our hands,” Sir Felix Hellier answered, with the ever ready sympathy which had helped him to attain so eminent a position in his profession.
final or last in your life or progress
From this reading Gaunt asked in a voice that was hoarse from the supreme effort made to control it.
an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion
From this reading The issue is out of our hands,” Sir Felix Hellier answered, with the ever ready sympathy which had helped him to attain so eminent a position in his profession.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Gaunt asked in a voice that was hoarse from the supreme effort made to control it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Gaunt asked in a voice that was hoarse from the supreme effort made to control it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Gaunt asked in a voice that was hoarse from the supreme effort made to control it.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Gaunt asked in a voice that was hoarse from the supreme effort made to control it.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Gaunt asked in a voice that was hoarse from the supreme effort made to control it.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “We have done everything possible.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The issue is out of our hands,” Sir Felix Hellier answered, with the ever ready sympathy which had helped him to attain so eminent a position in his profession.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Will she die?”
in the company of; together with
From this reading The issue is out of our hands,” Sir Felix Hellier answered, with the ever ready sympathy which had helped him to attain so eminent a position in his profession.
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