Chapter 8 of The Wild Olive: A Novel is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 8 of The Wild Olive: A Novel is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"But I didn't, you see. That puts another color on the case." "It doesn't for me. And it doesn't, as it affects Evie. Whether you're innocent or guilty--and I don't say I think you to be guilty--I've never thought much about it--but whether you're guilty or not, your life is the kind of tragedy Evie couldn't share.
Chapter 8 of The Wild Olive: A Novel is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “affect” — the conscious subjective aspect of feeling or emotion
From this reading “And it doesn't, as it affects Evie.”
an occurrence of something
From this reading “That puts another color on the case."”
a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect
From this reading “That puts another color on the case."”
responsible for or chargeable with a reprehensible act
From this reading “Whether you're innocent or guilty--and I don't say I think you to be guilty--I've never thought much about it--but whether you're guilty or not, your life is the kind of tragedy Evie couldn't share.”
free from evil or guilt
From this reading “Whether you're innocent or guilty--and I don't say I think you to be guilty--I've never thought much about it--but whether you're guilty or not, your life is the kind of tragedy Evie couldn't share.”
plural of “put” — the option to sell a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date
From this reading “That puts another color on the case."”
have in common
From this reading “Whether you're innocent or guilty--and I don't say I think you to be guilty--I've never thought much about it--but whether you're guilty or not, your life is the kind of tragedy Evie couldn't share.”
an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
From this reading “Whether you're innocent or guilty--and I don't say I think you to be guilty--I've never thought much about it--but whether you're guilty or not, your life is the kind of tragedy Evie couldn't share.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Whether you're innocent or guilty--and I don't say I think you to be guilty--I've never thought much about it--but whether you're guilty or not, your life is the kind of tragedy Evie couldn't share.
plural of “affect” — the conscious subjective aspect of feeling or emotion
From this reading And it doesn't, as it affects Evie.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And it doesn't, as it affects Evie.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading That puts another color on the case."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And it doesn't, as it affects Evie.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Whether you're innocent or guilty--and I don't say I think you to be guilty--I've never thought much about it--but whether you're guilty or not, your life is the kind of tragedy Evie couldn't share.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But I didn't, you see.
an occurrence of something
From this reading That puts another color on the case."
a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect
From this reading That puts another color on the case."
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From this reading Whether you're innocent or guilty--and I don't say I think you to be guilty--I've never thought much about it--but whether you're guilty or not, your life is the kind of tragedy Evie couldn't share.
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From this reading "But I didn't, you see.
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From this reading "It doesn't for me.
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From this reading Whether you're innocent or guilty--and I don't say I think you to be guilty--I've never thought much about it--but whether you're guilty or not, your life is the kind of tragedy Evie couldn't share.
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From this reading And it doesn't, as it affects Evie.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "It doesn't for me.
responsible for or chargeable with a reprehensible act
From this reading Whether you're innocent or guilty--and I don't say I think you to be guilty--I've never thought much about it--but whether you're guilty or not, your life is the kind of tragedy Evie couldn't share.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "But I didn't, you see.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Whether you're innocent or guilty--and I don't say I think you to be guilty--I've never thought much about it--but whether you're guilty or not, your life is the kind of tragedy Evie couldn't share.
free from evil or guilt
From this reading Whether you're innocent or guilty--and I don't say I think you to be guilty--I've never thought much about it--but whether you're guilty or not, your life is the kind of tragedy Evie couldn't share.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Whether you're innocent or guilty--and I don't say I think you to be guilty--I've never thought much about it--but whether you're guilty or not, your life is the kind of tragedy Evie couldn't share.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It doesn't for me.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading Whether you're innocent or guilty--and I don't say I think you to be guilty--I've never thought much about it--but whether you're guilty or not, your life is the kind of tragedy Evie couldn't share.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Whether you're innocent or guilty--and I don't say I think you to be guilty--I've never thought much about it--but whether you're guilty or not, your life is the kind of tragedy Evie couldn't share.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "It doesn't for me.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Whether you're innocent or guilty--and I don't say I think you to be guilty--I've never thought much about it--but whether you're guilty or not, your life is the kind of tragedy Evie couldn't share.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Whether you're innocent or guilty--and I don't say I think you to be guilty--I've never thought much about it--but whether you're guilty or not, your life is the kind of tragedy Evie couldn't share.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Whether you're innocent or guilty--and I don't say I think you to be guilty--I've never thought much about it--but whether you're guilty or not, your life is the kind of tragedy Evie couldn't share.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Whether you're innocent or guilty--and I don't say I think you to be guilty--I've never thought much about it--but whether you're guilty or not, your life is the kind of tragedy Evie couldn't share.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading That puts another color on the case."
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Whether you're innocent or guilty--and I don't say I think you to be guilty--I've never thought much about it--but whether you're guilty or not, your life is the kind of tragedy Evie couldn't share.
plural of “put” — the option to sell a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date
From this reading That puts another color on the case."
express in words
From this reading Whether you're innocent or guilty--and I don't say I think you to be guilty--I've never thought much about it--but whether you're guilty or not, your life is the kind of tragedy Evie couldn't share.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "But I didn't, you see.
have in common
From this reading Whether you're innocent or guilty--and I don't say I think you to be guilty--I've never thought much about it--but whether you're guilty or not, your life is the kind of tragedy Evie couldn't share.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That puts another color on the case."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That puts another color on the case."
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Whether you're innocent or guilty--and I don't say I think you to be guilty--I've never thought much about it--but whether you're guilty or not, your life is the kind of tragedy Evie couldn't share.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Whether you're innocent or guilty--and I don't say I think you to be guilty--I've never thought much about it--but whether you're guilty or not, your life is the kind of tragedy Evie couldn't share.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Whether you're innocent or guilty--and I don't say I think you to be guilty--I've never thought much about it--but whether you're guilty or not, your life is the kind of tragedy Evie couldn't share.
an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
From this reading Whether you're innocent or guilty--and I don't say I think you to be guilty--I've never thought much about it--but whether you're guilty or not, your life is the kind of tragedy Evie couldn't share.
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading Whether you're innocent or guilty--and I don't say I think you to be guilty--I've never thought much about it--but whether you're guilty or not, your life is the kind of tragedy Evie couldn't share.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "But I didn't, you see.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Whether you're innocent or guilty--and I don't say I think you to be guilty--I've never thought much about it--but whether you're guilty or not, your life is the kind of tragedy Evie couldn't share.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Whether you're innocent or guilty--and I don't say I think you to be guilty--I've never thought much about it--but whether you're guilty or not, your life is the kind of tragedy Evie couldn't share.
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