Chapter 15 of Witness to the Deed is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 15 of Witness to the Deed is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
There was a few moments' silence, and then Myra spoke again faintly, but with more composure. "Yes, we trust you, Mr Guest. Don't think any more about what I said. Come to me again soon with news. I shall be dying for your tidings.
Chapter 15 of Witness to the Deed is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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steadiness of mind under stress
From this reading “There was a few moments' silence, and then Myra spoke again faintly, but with more composure.”
in or associated with the process of passing from life or ceasing to be
From this reading “I shall be dying for your tidings.”
to a faint degree or weakly perceived
From this reading “There was a few moments' silence, and then Myra spoke again faintly, but with more composure.”
a visitor to whom hospitality is extended
From this reading “"Yes, we trust you, Mr Guest.”
plural of “moment” — a particular point in time
From this reading “There was a few moments' silence, and then Myra spoke again faintly, but with more composure.”
information about recent and important events
From this reading “Come to me again soon with news.”
information about recent and important events
From this reading “I shall be dying for your tidings.”
something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary)
From this reading “"Yes, we trust you, Mr Guest.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its 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 There was a few moments' silence, and then Myra spoke again faintly, but with more composure.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Don't think any more about what I said.
anew
From this reading There was a few moments' silence, and then Myra spoke again faintly, but with more composure.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was a few moments' silence, and then Myra spoke again faintly, but with more composure.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Don't think any more about what I said.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I shall be dying for your tidings.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There was a few moments' silence, and then Myra spoke again faintly, but with more composure.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Come to me again soon with news.
steadiness of mind under stress
From this reading There was a few moments' silence, and then Myra spoke again faintly, but with more composure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Don't think any more about what I said.
in or associated with the process of passing from life or ceasing to be
From this reading I shall be dying for your tidings.
to a faint degree or weakly perceived
From this reading There was a few moments' silence, and then Myra spoke again faintly, but with more composure.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading There was a few moments' silence, and then Myra spoke again faintly, but with more composure.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I shall be dying for your tidings.
a visitor to whom hospitality is extended
From this reading "Yes, we trust you, Mr Guest.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Don't think any more about what I said.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Come to me again soon with news.
plural of “moment” — a particular point in time
From this reading There was a few moments' silence, and then Myra spoke again faintly, but with more composure.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading There was a few moments' silence, and then Myra spoke again faintly, but with more composure.
a form of address for a man
From this reading "Yes, we trust you, Mr Guest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was a few moments' silence, and then Myra spoke again faintly, but with more composure.
information about recent and important events
From this reading Come to me again soon with news.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Don't think any more about what I said.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I shall be dying for your tidings.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading There was a few moments' silence, and then Myra spoke again faintly, but with more composure.
in the near future
From this reading Come to me again soon with news.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading There was a few moments' silence, and then Myra spoke again faintly, but with more composure.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading There was a few moments' silence, and then Myra spoke again faintly, but with more composure.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was a few moments' silence, and then Myra spoke again faintly, but with more composure.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Don't think any more about what I said.
information about recent and important events
From this reading I shall be dying for your tidings.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Come to me again soon with news.
something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary)
From this reading "Yes, we trust you, Mr Guest.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a few moments' silence, and then Myra spoke again faintly, but with more composure.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Yes, we trust you, Mr Guest.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Don't think any more about what I said.
in the company of; together with
From this reading There was a few moments' silence, and then Myra spoke again faintly, but with more composure.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, we trust you, Mr Guest.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Yes, we trust you, Mr Guest.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I shall be dying for your tidings.
Chapter 15 of Witness to the Deed by George Manville Fenn holds 414 sentences, grouped into 83 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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