Chapter 19 of Through One Administration is here in full — 830 sentences across 166 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XIX
Chapter 19 of Through One Administration is here in full — 830 sentences across 166 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
When he took her hand to assist her to rise he felt it tremble in his own. "It was not a pleasant story," he said. "I ought not to have told it to you." They scarcely spoke at all as they descended. He did not understand his own unreasoning happiness.
Chapter 19 of Through One Administration is here in full — 830 sentences across 166 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading “When he took her hand to assist her to rise he felt it tremble in his own.”
past form of “descend” — move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
From this reading “They scarcely spoke at all as they descended.”
state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy
From this reading “He did not understand his own unreasoning happiness.”
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading “"It was not a pleasant story," he said.”
move upward
From this reading “When he took her hand to assist her to rise he felt it tremble in his own.”
only a very short time before
From this reading “They scarcely spoke at all as they descended.”
move or jerk quickly and involuntarily up and down or sideways
From this reading “When he took her hand to assist her to rise he felt it tremble in his own.”
not based on reason or evidence
From this reading “He did not understand his own unreasoning happiness.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “When he took her hand to assist her to rise he felt it tremble in his own.”
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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 "It was not a pleasant story," he said.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading They scarcely spoke at all as they descended.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They scarcely spoke at all as they descended.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading When he took her hand to assist her to rise he felt it tremble in his own.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They scarcely spoke at all as they descended.
past form of “descend” — move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
From this reading They scarcely spoke at all as they descended.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He did not understand his own unreasoning happiness.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading When he took her hand to assist her to rise he felt it tremble in his own.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading When he took her hand to assist her to rise he felt it tremble in his own.
state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy
From this reading He did not understand his own unreasoning happiness.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I ought not to have told it to you."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When he took her hand to assist her to rise he felt it tremble in his own.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When he took her hand to assist her to rise he felt it tremble in his own.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When he took her hand to assist her to rise he felt it tremble in his own.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I ought not to have told it to you."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When he took her hand to assist her to rise he felt it tremble in his own.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When he took her hand to assist her to rise he felt it tremble in his own.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "It was not a pleasant story," he said.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading "I ought not to have told it to you."
have ownership or possession of
From this reading When he took her hand to assist her to rise he felt it tremble in his own.
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading "It was not a pleasant story," he said.
move upward
From this reading When he took her hand to assist her to rise he felt it tremble in his own.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "It was not a pleasant story," he said.
only a very short time before
From this reading They scarcely spoke at all as they descended.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading They scarcely spoke at all as they descended.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading "It was not a pleasant story," he said.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They scarcely spoke at all as they descended.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When he took her hand to assist her to rise he felt it tremble in his own.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading "I ought not to have told it to you."
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading When he took her hand to assist her to rise he felt it tremble in his own.
move or jerk quickly and involuntarily up and down or sideways
From this reading When he took her hand to assist her to rise he felt it tremble in his own.
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading He did not understand his own unreasoning happiness.
not based on reason or evidence
From this reading He did not understand his own unreasoning happiness.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It was not a pleasant story," he said.
at the time that
From this reading When he took her hand to assist her to rise he felt it tremble in his own.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I ought not to have told it to you."
Chapter 19 of Through One Administration by Frances Hodgson Burnett holds 830 sentences, grouped into 166 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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