Chapter 18 of The Woman Thou Gavest Me is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 18 of The Woman Thou Gavest Me is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
I felt his hands tighten at that, and after another moment of silence, he said: "I may be a long time away, Mary." "I can wait." "Down there a man has to meet many dangers." "You will come back.
Chapter 18 of The Woman Thou Gavest Me is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “danger” — the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury
From this reading “"Down there a man has to meet many dangers."”
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading “I felt his hands tighten at that, and after another moment of silence, he said:”
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading “I felt his hands tighten at that, and after another moment of silence, he said:”
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading “"I may be a long time away, Mary."”
come together
From this reading “"Down there a man has to meet many dangers."”
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading “I felt his hands tighten at that, and after another moment of silence, he said:”
make tight or tighter
From this reading “I felt his hands tighten at that, and after another moment of silence, he said:”
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading “"I can wait."”
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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 "I may be a long time away, Mary."
later than; following
From this reading I felt his hands tighten at that, and after another moment of silence, he said:
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I felt his hands tighten at that, and after another moment of silence, he said:
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading I felt his hands tighten at that, and after another moment of silence, he said:
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I felt his hands tighten at that, and after another moment of silence, he said:
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "I may be a long time away, Mary."
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "You will come back.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "I may be a long time away, Mary."
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "I can wait."
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "You will come back.
plural of “danger” — the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury
From this reading "Down there a man has to meet many dangers."
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "Down there a man has to meet many dangers."
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading I felt his hands tighten at that, and after another moment of silence, he said:
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading I felt his hands tighten at that, and after another moment of silence, he said:
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Down there a man has to meet many dangers."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I felt his hands tighten at that, and after another moment of silence, he said:
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I felt his hands tighten at that, and after another moment of silence, he said:
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I felt his hands tighten at that, and after another moment of silence, he said:
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading "I may be a long time away, Mary."
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "Down there a man has to meet many dangers."
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading "Down there a man has to meet many dangers."
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading "I may be a long time away, Mary."
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "I may be a long time away, Mary."
come together
From this reading "Down there a man has to meet many dangers."
a particular point in time
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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I felt his hands tighten at that, and after another moment of silence, he said:
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading I felt his hands tighten at that, and after another moment of silence, he said:
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading I felt his hands tighten at that, and after another moment of silence, he said:
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I felt his hands tighten at that, and after another moment of silence, he said:
in or at that place or location
From this reading "Down there a man has to meet many dangers."
make tight or tighter
From this reading I felt his hands tighten at that, and after another moment of silence, he said:
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "I may be a long time away, Mary."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Down there a man has to meet many dangers."
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading "I can wait."
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "You will come back.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You will come back.
Chapter 18 of The Woman Thou Gavest Me by Hall, Sir Caine holds 413 sentences, grouped into 83 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
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