Chapter 36 of Two bad blue eyes is here in full — 43 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 36 of Two bad blue eyes is here in full — 43 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Very feebly and faintly the pulse of life is flickering in Keith Athelstone's frame. Very despairingly does Lady Etwynde watch beside him. It is twelve hours since that last message went. Twelve hours, and in every one of these has that same question been on the dying lips--"Will she come?" They cannot tell.
Chapter 36 of Two bad blue eyes is here in full — 43 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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in or associated with the process of passing from life or ceasing to be
From this reading “Twelve hours, and in every one of these has that same question been on the dying lips--"Will she come?"”
to a faint degree or weakly perceived
From this reading “Very feebly and faintly the pulse of life is flickering in Keith Athelstone's frame.”
in a faint and feeble manner
From this reading “Very feebly and faintly the pulse of life is flickering in Keith Athelstone's frame.”
shining unsteadily
From this reading “Very feebly and faintly the pulse of life is flickering in Keith Athelstone's frame.”
enclose in or as if in a frame
From this reading “Very feebly and faintly the pulse of life is flickering in Keith Athelstone's frame.”
a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled
From this reading “It is twelve hours since that last message went.”
(electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients)
From this reading “Very feebly and faintly the pulse of life is flickering in Keith Athelstone's frame.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading “It is twelve hours since that last message went.”
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In this reading “It is twelve hours since that last message went.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Very feebly and faintly the pulse of life is flickering in Keith Athelstone's frame.
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From this reading Very feebly and faintly the pulse of life is flickering in Keith Athelstone's frame.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Twelve hours, and in every one of these has that same question been on the dying lips--"Will she come?"
next to; at the side of
From this reading Very despairingly does Lady Etwynde watch beside him.
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From this reading They cannot tell.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Twelve hours, and in every one of these has that same question been on the dying lips--"Will she come?"
with desperation
From this reading Very despairingly does Lady Etwynde watch beside him.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Very despairingly does Lady Etwynde watch beside him.
in or associated with the process of passing from life or ceasing to be
From this reading Twelve hours, and in every one of these has that same question been on the dying lips--"Will she come?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Very despairingly does Lady Etwynde watch beside him.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Twelve hours, and in every one of these has that same question been on the dying lips--"Will she come?"
to a faint degree or weakly perceived
From this reading Very feebly and faintly the pulse of life is flickering in Keith Athelstone's frame.
in a faint and feeble manner
From this reading Very feebly and faintly the pulse of life is flickering in Keith Athelstone's frame.
shining unsteadily
From this reading Very feebly and faintly the pulse of life is flickering in Keith Athelstone's frame.
enclose in or as if in a frame
From this reading Very feebly and faintly the pulse of life is flickering in Keith Athelstone's frame.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Twelve hours, and in every one of these has that same question been on the dying lips--"Will she come?"
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Very despairingly does Lady Etwynde watch beside him.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading It is twelve hours since that last message went.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Very feebly and faintly the pulse of life is flickering in Keith Athelstone's frame.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Very feebly and faintly the pulse of life is flickering in Keith Athelstone's frame.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is twelve hours since that last message went.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Very feebly and faintly the pulse of life is flickering in Keith Athelstone's frame.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading Very despairingly does Lady Etwynde watch beside him.
immediately past
From this reading It is twelve hours since that last message went.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Very feebly and faintly the pulse of life is flickering in Keith Athelstone's frame.
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading Twelve hours, and in every one of these has that same question been on the dying lips--"Will she come?"
a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled
From this reading It is twelve hours since that last message went.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Very feebly and faintly the pulse of life is flickering in Keith Athelstone's frame.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Twelve hours, and in every one of these has that same question been on the dying lips--"Will she come?"
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Twelve hours, and in every one of these has that same question been on the dying lips--"Will she come?"
(electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients)
From this reading Very feebly and faintly the pulse of life is flickering in Keith Athelstone's frame.
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading Twelve hours, and in every one of these has that same question been on the dying lips--"Will she come?"
Identical; not different.
From this reading Twelve hours, and in every one of these has that same question been on the dying lips--"Will she come?"
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Twelve hours, and in every one of these has that same question been on the dying lips--"Will she come?"
from a time in the past until now
From this reading It is twelve hours since that last message went.
express in words
From this reading They cannot tell.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It is twelve hours since that last message went.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Very feebly and faintly the pulse of life is flickering in Keith Athelstone's frame.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Twelve hours, and in every one of these has that same question been on the dying lips--"Will she come?"
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They cannot tell.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading It is twelve hours since that last message went.
precisely as stated
From this reading Very feebly and faintly the pulse of life is flickering in Keith Athelstone's frame.
look attentively
From this reading Very despairingly does Lady Etwynde watch beside him.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading It is twelve hours since that last message went.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Twelve hours, and in every one of these has that same question been on the dying lips--"Will she come?"
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