Chapter 28 of Within an Inch of His Life is here in full — 275 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXVIII
Chapter 28 of Within an Inch of His Life is here in full — 275 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Be patient. They are feeble traces, I admit, and such as could not be produced in court; but from day to day they may become decisive. And already they have had one good effect: they have brought us back M. Magloire." "O God! Could I really be saved?"
Chapter 28 of Within an Inch of His Life is here in full — 275 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
From this reading “They are feeble traces, I admit, and such as could not be produced in court; but from day to day they may become decisive.”
determining or having the power to determine an outcome
From this reading “They are feeble traces, I admit, and such as could not be produced in court; but from day to day they may become decisive.”
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading “And already they have had one good effect: they have brought us back M. Magloire."”
pathetically lacking in force or effectiveness
From this reading “They are feeble traces, I admit, and such as could not be produced in court; but from day to day they may become decisive.”
a person who requires medical care
From this reading “"Be patient.”
past form of “produce” — bring forth or yield
From this reading “They are feeble traces, I admit, and such as could not be produced in court; but from day to day they may become decisive.”
rescued; especially from the power and consequences of sin
From this reading “Could I really be saved?"”
plural of “trace” — a just detectable amount
From this reading “They are feeble traces, I admit, and such as could not be produced in court; but from day to day they may become decisive.”
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declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
From this reading They are feeble traces, I admit, and such as could not be produced in court; but from day to day they may become decisive.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading And already they have had one good effect: they have brought us back M. Magloire."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They are feeble traces, I admit, and such as could not be produced in court; but from day to day they may become decisive.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They are feeble traces, I admit, and such as could not be produced in court; but from day to day they may become decisive.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They are feeble traces, I admit, and such as could not be produced in court; but from day to day they may become decisive.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading And already they have had one good effect: they have brought us back M. Magloire."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Be patient.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading They are feeble traces, I admit, and such as could not be produced in court; but from day to day they may become decisive.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading And already they have had one good effect: they have brought us back M. Magloire."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They are feeble traces, I admit, and such as could not be produced in court; but from day to day they may become decisive.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading They are feeble traces, I admit, and such as could not be produced in court; but from day to day they may become decisive.
an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
From this reading They are feeble traces, I admit, and such as could not be produced in court; but from day to day they may become decisive.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading They are feeble traces, I admit, and such as could not be produced in court; but from day to day they may become decisive.
determining or having the power to determine an outcome
From this reading They are feeble traces, I admit, and such as could not be produced in court; but from day to day they may become decisive.
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading And already they have had one good effect: they have brought us back M. Magloire."
pathetically lacking in force or effectiveness
From this reading They are feeble traces, I admit, and such as could not be produced in court; but from day to day they may become decisive.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading They are feeble traces, I admit, and such as could not be produced in court; but from day to day they may become decisive.
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 "O God!
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading And already they have had one good effect: they have brought us back M. Magloire."
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And already they have had one good effect: they have brought us back M. Magloire."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading And already they have had one good effect: they have brought us back M. Magloire."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading They are feeble traces, I admit, and such as could not be produced in court; but from day to day they may become decisive.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They are feeble traces, I admit, and such as could not be produced in court; but from day to day they may become decisive.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading And already they have had one good effect: they have brought us back M. Magloire."
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From this reading And already they have had one good effect: they have brought us back M. Magloire."
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading They are feeble traces, I admit, and such as could not be produced in court; but from day to day they may become decisive.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They are feeble traces, I admit, and such as could not be produced in court; but from day to day they may become decisive.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading "O God!
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading And already they have had one good effect: they have brought us back M. Magloire."
a person who requires medical care
From this reading "Be patient.
past form of “produce” — bring forth or yield
From this reading They are feeble traces, I admit, and such as could not be produced in court; but from day to day they may become decisive.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading Could I really be saved?"
rescued; especially from the power and consequences of sin
From this reading Could I really be saved?"
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading They are feeble traces, I admit, and such as could not be produced in court; but from day to day they may become decisive.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They are feeble traces, I admit, and such as could not be produced in court; but from day to day they may become decisive.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They are feeble traces, I admit, and such as could not be produced in court; but from day to day they may become decisive.
plural of “trace” — a just detectable amount
From this reading They are feeble traces, I admit, and such as could not be produced in court; but from day to day they may become decisive.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And already they have had one good effect: they have brought us back M. Magloire."
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