Chapter 14 of The Well-Beloved: A Sketch of a Temperament is here in full — 181 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 14 of The Well-Beloved: A Sketch of a Temperament is here in full — 181 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
It was Avice the Third. Jocelyn and the second Avice continued to gaze ardently at her. 'Ah! she is not coming in now; she hasn't time,' murmured the mother, with some disappointment. 'Perhaps she means to run across in the evening.' The tall girl, in fact, went past and on till she was out of sight.
Chapter 14 of The Well-Beloved: A Sketch of a Temperament is here in full — 181 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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in an ardent manner
From this reading “Jocelyn and the second Avice continued to gaze ardently at her.”
a feeling of dissatisfaction that results when your expectations are not realized
From this reading “'Ah! she is not coming in now; she hasn't time,' murmured the mother, with some disappointment.”
a long fixed look
From this reading “Jocelyn and the second Avice continued to gaze ardently at her.”
past form of “murmur” — speak softly or indistinctly
From this reading “'Ah! she is not coming in now; she hasn't time,' murmured the mother, with some disappointment.”
the time that has elapsed
From this reading “The tall girl, in fact, went past and on till she was out of sight.”
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading “'Perhaps she means to run across in the evening.'”
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading “The tall girl, in fact, went past and on till she was out of sight.”
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading “It was Avice the Third.”
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from one side of something to the other
From this reading 'Perhaps she means to run across in the evening.'
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From this reading 'Ah! she is not coming in now; she hasn't time,' murmured the mother, with some disappointment.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Jocelyn and the second Avice continued to gaze ardently at her.
in an ardent manner
From this reading Jocelyn and the second Avice continued to gaze ardently at her.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Jocelyn and the second Avice continued to gaze ardently at her.
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From this reading It was Avice the Third.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading 'Ah! she is not coming in now; she hasn't time,' murmured the mother, with some disappointment.
without stop or interruption
From this reading Jocelyn and the second Avice continued to gaze ardently at her.
a feeling of dissatisfaction that results when your expectations are not realized
From this reading 'Ah! she is not coming in now; she hasn't time,' murmured the mother, with some disappointment.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading 'Perhaps she means to run across in the evening.'
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading The tall girl, in fact, went past and on till she was out of sight.
a long fixed look
From this reading Jocelyn and the second Avice continued to gaze ardently at her.
a young female
From this reading The tall girl, in fact, went past and on till she was out of sight.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Ah! she is not coming in now; she hasn't time,' murmured the mother, with some disappointment.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Jocelyn and the second Avice continued to gaze ardently at her.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading 'Ah! she is not coming in now; she hasn't time,' murmured the mother, with some disappointment.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'Ah! she is not coming in now; she hasn't time,' murmured the mother, with some disappointment.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was Avice the Third.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jocelyn and the second Avice continued to gaze ardently at her.
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading 'Perhaps she means to run across in the evening.'
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading 'Ah! she is not coming in now; she hasn't time,' murmured the mother, with some disappointment.
past form of “murmur” — speak softly or indistinctly
From this reading 'Ah! she is not coming in now; she hasn't time,' murmured the mother, with some disappointment.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading 'Ah! she is not coming in now; she hasn't time,' murmured the mother, with some disappointment.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading 'Ah! she is not coming in now; she hasn't time,' murmured the mother, with some disappointment.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The tall girl, in fact, went past and on till she was out of sight.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The tall girl, in fact, went past and on till she was out of sight.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The tall girl, in fact, went past and on till she was out of sight.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading The tall girl, in fact, went past and on till she was out of sight.
by chance
From this reading 'Perhaps she means to run across in the evening.'
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading 'Perhaps she means to run across in the evening.'
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading Jocelyn and the second Avice continued to gaze ardently at her.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'Ah! she is not coming in now; she hasn't time,' murmured the mother, with some disappointment.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading The tall girl, in fact, went past and on till she was out of sight.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading 'Ah! she is not coming in now; she hasn't time,' murmured the mother, with some disappointment.
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading The tall girl, in fact, went past and on till she was out of sight.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was Avice the Third.
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading It was Avice the Third.
up to a particular time
From this reading The tall girl, in fact, went past and on till she was out of sight.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading 'Ah! she is not coming in now; she hasn't time,' murmured the mother, with some disappointment.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Jocelyn and the second Avice continued to gaze ardently at her.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was Avice the Third.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The tall girl, in fact, went past and on till she was out of sight.
in the company of; together with
From this reading 'Ah! she is not coming in now; she hasn't time,' murmured the mother, with some disappointment.
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