Chapter 13 of When Ghost Meets Ghost is here in full — 213 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of When Ghost Meets Ghost is here in full — 213 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
GWEN'S PESSIMISM. IT WAS ALL OUR FAULT! HOW SHE KNEW THAT ADRIAN TORRENS WAS FIANCE, AND HOW HER MOTHER TOOK KINDLY TO THE IDEA. PEOPLE ONLY KNOW WHAT THE WILL OF GOD IS, NOT WHAT IT ISN'T. BUT ADRIAN TORRENS DID _NOT_ COME TO TABLE. LONELINESS, AND NIGHT--ALL BUT SLEEPLESS.
Chapter 13 of When Ghost Meets Ghost is here in full — 213 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Roman Emperor who was the adoptive son of Trajan; travelled throughout his empire to strengthen its frontiers and encourage learning and architecture; on a visit to Britain in 122 he ordered the construction of Hadrian's Wall (76-138)
From this reading “HOW SHE KNEW THAT ADRIAN TORRENS WAS FIANCE, AND HOW HER MOTHER TOOK KINDLY TO THE IDEA.”
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading “IT WAS ALL OUR FAULT!”
a man who is engaged to be married
From this reading “HOW SHE KNEW THAT ADRIAN TORRENS WAS FIANCE, AND HOW HER MOTHER TOOK KINDLY TO THE IDEA.”
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “HOW SHE KNEW THAT ADRIAN TORRENS WAS FIANCE, AND HOW HER MOTHER TOOK KINDLY TO THE IDEA.”
showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity
From this reading “HOW SHE KNEW THAT ADRIAN TORRENS WAS FIANCE, AND HOW HER MOTHER TOOK KINDLY TO THE IDEA.”
the state of being alone in solitary isolation
From this reading “LONELINESS, AND NIGHT--ALL BUT SLEEPLESS.”
the feeling that things will turn out badly
From this reading “GWEN'S PESSIMISM.”
experiencing or accompanied by sleeplessness
From this reading “LONELINESS, AND NIGHT--ALL BUT SLEEPLESS.”
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Roman Emperor who was the adoptive son of Trajan; travelled throughout his empire to strengthen its frontiers and encourage learning and architecture; on a visit to Britain in 122 he ordered the construction of Hadrian's Wall (76-138)
From this reading HOW SHE KNEW THAT ADRIAN TORRENS WAS FIANCE, AND HOW HER MOTHER TOOK KINDLY TO THE IDEA.
(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 IT WAS ALL OUR FAULT!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HOW SHE KNEW THAT ADRIAN TORRENS WAS FIANCE, AND HOW HER MOTHER TOOK KINDLY TO THE IDEA.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading PEOPLE ONLY KNOW WHAT THE WILL OF GOD IS, NOT WHAT IT ISN'T. BUT ADRIAN TORRENS DID _NOT_ COME TO TABLE.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading PEOPLE ONLY KNOW WHAT THE WILL OF GOD IS, NOT WHAT IT ISN'T. BUT ADRIAN TORRENS DID _NOT_ COME TO TABLE.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading PEOPLE ONLY KNOW WHAT THE WILL OF GOD IS, NOT WHAT IT ISN'T. BUT ADRIAN TORRENS DID _NOT_ COME TO TABLE.
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading IT WAS ALL OUR FAULT!
a man who is engaged to be married
From this reading HOW SHE KNEW THAT ADRIAN TORRENS WAS FIANCE, AND HOW HER MOTHER TOOK KINDLY TO THE IDEA.
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading PEOPLE ONLY KNOW WHAT THE WILL OF GOD IS, NOT WHAT IT ISN'T. BUT ADRIAN TORRENS DID _NOT_ COME TO TABLE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading GWEN'S PESSIMISM.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading HOW SHE KNEW THAT ADRIAN TORRENS WAS FIANCE, AND HOW HER MOTHER TOOK KINDLY TO THE IDEA.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HOW SHE KNEW THAT ADRIAN TORRENS WAS FIANCE, AND HOW HER MOTHER TOOK KINDLY TO THE IDEA.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading HOW SHE KNEW THAT ADRIAN TORRENS WAS FIANCE, AND HOW HER MOTHER TOOK KINDLY TO THE IDEA.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading PEOPLE ONLY KNOW WHAT THE WILL OF GOD IS, NOT WHAT IT ISN'T. BUT ADRIAN TORRENS DID _NOT_ COME TO TABLE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PEOPLE ONLY KNOW WHAT THE WILL OF GOD IS, NOT WHAT IT ISN'T. BUT ADRIAN TORRENS DID _NOT_ COME TO TABLE.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading IT WAS ALL OUR FAULT!
showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity
From this reading HOW SHE KNEW THAT ADRIAN TORRENS WAS FIANCE, AND HOW HER MOTHER TOOK KINDLY TO THE IDEA.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading HOW SHE KNEW THAT ADRIAN TORRENS WAS FIANCE, AND HOW HER MOTHER TOOK KINDLY TO THE IDEA.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading PEOPLE ONLY KNOW WHAT THE WILL OF GOD IS, NOT WHAT IT ISN'T. BUT ADRIAN TORRENS DID _NOT_ COME TO TABLE.
the state of being alone in solitary isolation
From this reading LONELINESS, AND NIGHT--ALL BUT SLEEPLESS.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading HOW SHE KNEW THAT ADRIAN TORRENS WAS FIANCE, AND HOW HER MOTHER TOOK KINDLY TO THE IDEA.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading LONELINESS, AND NIGHT--ALL BUT SLEEPLESS.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading PEOPLE ONLY KNOW WHAT THE WILL OF GOD IS, NOT WHAT IT ISN'T. BUT ADRIAN TORRENS DID _NOT_ COME TO TABLE.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading PEOPLE ONLY KNOW WHAT THE WILL OF GOD IS, NOT WHAT IT ISN'T. BUT ADRIAN TORRENS DID _NOT_ COME TO TABLE.
and nothing more
From this reading PEOPLE ONLY KNOW WHAT THE WILL OF GOD IS, NOT WHAT IT ISN'T. BUT ADRIAN TORRENS DID _NOT_ COME TO TABLE.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading IT WAS ALL OUR FAULT!
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading PEOPLE ONLY KNOW WHAT THE WILL OF GOD IS, NOT WHAT IT ISN'T. BUT ADRIAN TORRENS DID _NOT_ COME TO TABLE.
the feeling that things will turn out badly
From this reading GWEN'S PESSIMISM.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading HOW SHE KNEW THAT ADRIAN TORRENS WAS FIANCE, AND HOW HER MOTHER TOOK KINDLY TO THE IDEA.
experiencing or accompanied by sleeplessness
From this reading LONELINESS, AND NIGHT--ALL BUT SLEEPLESS.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading PEOPLE ONLY KNOW WHAT THE WILL OF GOD IS, NOT WHAT IT ISN'T. BUT ADRIAN TORRENS DID _NOT_ COME TO TABLE.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading HOW SHE KNEW THAT ADRIAN TORRENS WAS FIANCE, AND HOW HER MOTHER TOOK KINDLY TO THE IDEA.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HOW SHE KNEW THAT ADRIAN TORRENS WAS FIANCE, AND HOW HER MOTHER TOOK KINDLY TO THE IDEA.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading HOW SHE KNEW THAT ADRIAN TORRENS WAS FIANCE, AND HOW HER MOTHER TOOK KINDLY TO THE IDEA.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading HOW SHE KNEW THAT ADRIAN TORRENS WAS FIANCE, AND HOW HER MOTHER TOOK KINDLY TO THE IDEA.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HOW SHE KNEW THAT ADRIAN TORRENS WAS FIANCE, AND HOW HER MOTHER TOOK KINDLY TO THE IDEA.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IT WAS ALL OUR FAULT!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading PEOPLE ONLY KNOW WHAT THE WILL OF GOD IS, NOT WHAT IT ISN'T. BUT ADRIAN TORRENS DID _NOT_ COME TO TABLE.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading PEOPLE ONLY KNOW WHAT THE WILL OF GOD IS, NOT WHAT IT ISN'T. BUT ADRIAN TORRENS DID _NOT_ COME TO TABLE.
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