Chapter 24 of Warlock o' Glenwarlock: A Homely Romance is here in full — 149 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXIV
Chapter 24 of Warlock o' Glenwarlock: A Homely Romance is here in full — 149 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE DAWN. Strange to say, there was no return of his fever. He seemed, through the utter carelessness of mental agony, so to have abandoned his body, that he no longer affected it. A man must have some hope, to be aware of his body at all. As the darkness began to yield he fell asleep.
Chapter 24 of Warlock o' Glenwarlock: A Homely Romance is here in full — 149 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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forsaken by owner or inhabitants
From this reading “He seemed, through the utter carelessness of mental agony, so to have abandoned his body, that he no longer affected it.”
acted upon; influenced
From this reading “He seemed, through the utter carelessness of mental agony, so to have abandoned his body, that he no longer affected it.”
Extreme physical or mental suffering; intense anguish.
From this reading “He seemed, through the utter carelessness of mental agony, so to have abandoned his body, that he no longer affected it.”
the quality of not being careful or taking pains
From this reading “He seemed, through the utter carelessness of mental agony, so to have abandoned his body, that he no longer affected it.”
a rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection
From this reading “Strange to say, there was no return of his fever.”
involving the mind or an intellectual process
From this reading “He seemed, through the utter carelessness of mental agony, so to have abandoned his body, that he no longer affected it.”
articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise
From this reading “He seemed, through the utter carelessness of mental agony, so to have abandoned his body, that he no longer affected it.”
be the cause or source of
From this reading “As the darkness began to yield he fell asleep.”
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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 A man must have some hope, to be aware of his body at all.
forsaken by owner or inhabitants
From this reading He seemed, through the utter carelessness of mental agony, so to have abandoned his body, that he no longer affected it.
acted upon; influenced
From this reading He seemed, through the utter carelessness of mental agony, so to have abandoned his body, that he no longer affected it.
Extreme physical or mental suffering; intense anguish.
From this reading He seemed, through the utter carelessness of mental agony, so to have abandoned his body, that he no longer affected it.
(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 A man must have some hope, to be aware of his body at all.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As the darkness began to yield he fell asleep.
in a state of sleep
From this reading As the darkness began to yield he fell asleep.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A man must have some hope, to be aware of his body at all.
(sometimes followed by “of”) having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception
From this reading A man must have some hope, to be aware of his body at all.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading A man must have some hope, to be aware of his body at all.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading As the darkness began to yield he fell asleep.
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading He seemed, through the utter carelessness of mental agony, so to have abandoned his body, that he no longer affected it.
the quality of not being careful or taking pains
From this reading He seemed, through the utter carelessness of mental agony, so to have abandoned his body, that he no longer affected it.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading As the darkness began to yield he fell asleep.
the first light of day
From this reading THE DAWN.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading As the darkness began to yield he fell asleep.
a rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection
From this reading Strange to say, there was no return of his fever.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He seemed, through the utter carelessness of mental agony, so to have abandoned his body, that he no longer affected it.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He seemed, through the utter carelessness of mental agony, so to have abandoned his body, that he no longer affected it.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Strange to say, there was no return of his fever.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading A man must have some hope, to be aware of his body at all.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He seemed, through the utter carelessness of mental agony, so to have abandoned his body, that he no longer affected it.
for more time
From this reading He seemed, through the utter carelessness of mental agony, so to have abandoned his body, that he no longer affected it.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading A man must have some hope, to be aware of his body at all.
involving the mind or an intellectual process
From this reading He seemed, through the utter carelessness of mental agony, so to have abandoned his body, that he no longer affected it.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading A man must have some hope, to be aware of his body at all.
not any; not one
From this reading Strange to say, there was no return of his fever.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Strange to say, there was no return of his fever.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Strange to say, there was no return of his fever.
express in words
From this reading Strange to say, there was no return of his fever.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading He seemed, through the utter carelessness of mental agony, so to have abandoned his body, that he no longer affected it.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He seemed, through the utter carelessness of mental agony, so to have abandoned his body, that he no longer affected it.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading A man must have some hope, to be aware of his body at all.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading Strange to say, there was no return of his fever.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He seemed, through the utter carelessness of mental agony, so to have abandoned his body, that he no longer affected it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DAWN.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Strange to say, there was no return of his fever.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading He seemed, through the utter carelessness of mental agony, so to have abandoned his body, that he no longer affected it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Strange to say, there was no return of his fever.
articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise
From this reading He seemed, through the utter carelessness of mental agony, so to have abandoned his body, that he no longer affected it.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Strange to say, there was no return of his fever.
be the cause or source of
From this reading As the darkness began to yield he fell asleep.
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