Chapter 28 of A Beautiful Possibility is here in full — 101 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXVIII
Chapter 28 of A Beautiful Possibility is here in full — 101 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"John Randolph!" "Rege!" The two men stood facing each other with hands held in a vice-like grasp, all unconscious of what was going on around them in the street. "Where did you come from?" "Where have you been?"
Chapter 28 of A Beautiful Possibility is here in full — 101 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “The two men stood facing each other with hands held in a vice-like grasp, all unconscious of what was going on around them in the street.”
a lining applied to the edge of a garment for ornamentation or strengthening
From this reading “The two men stood facing each other with hands held in a vice-like grasp, all unconscious of what was going on around them in the street.”
hold firmly
From this reading “The two men stood facing each other with hands held in a vice-like grasp, all unconscious of what was going on around them in the street.”
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading “The two men stood facing each other with hands held in a vice-like grasp, all unconscious of what was going on around them in the street.”
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading “"John Randolph!"”
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading “The two men stood facing each other with hands held in a vice-like grasp, all unconscious of what was going on around them in the street.”
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading “The two men stood facing each other with hands held in a vice-like grasp, all unconscious of what was going on around them in the street.”
not conscious; lacking awareness and the capacity for sensory perception as if asleep or dead
From this reading “The two men stood facing each other with hands held in a vice-like grasp, all unconscious of what was going on around them in the street.”
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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 The two men stood facing each other with hands held in a vice-like grasp, all unconscious of what was going on around them in the street.
(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 The two men stood facing each other with hands held in a vice-like grasp, all unconscious of what was going on around them in the street.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading The two men stood facing each other with hands held in a vice-like grasp, all unconscious of what was going on around them in the street.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "Where have you been?"
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Where did you come from?"
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Where did you come from?"
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading The two men stood facing each other with hands held in a vice-like grasp, all unconscious of what was going on around them in the street.
a lining applied to the edge of a garment for ornamentation or strengthening
From this reading The two men stood facing each other with hands held in a vice-like grasp, all unconscious of what was going on around them in the street.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Where did you come from?"
the act of departing
From this reading The two men stood facing each other with hands held in a vice-like grasp, all unconscious of what was going on around them in the street.
hold firmly
From this reading The two men stood facing each other with hands held in a vice-like grasp, all unconscious of what was going on around them in the street.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading The two men stood facing each other with hands held in a vice-like grasp, all unconscious of what was going on around them in the street.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Where have you been?"
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading The two men stood facing each other with hands held in a vice-like grasp, all unconscious of what was going on around them in the street.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The two men stood facing each other with hands held in a vice-like grasp, all unconscious of what was going on around them in the street.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading "John Randolph!"
the force of workers available
From this reading The two men stood facing each other with hands held in a vice-like grasp, all unconscious of what was going on around them in the street.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The two men stood facing each other with hands held in a vice-like grasp, all unconscious of what was going on around them in the street.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The two men stood facing each other with hands held in a vice-like grasp, all unconscious of what was going on around them in the street.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading The two men stood facing each other with hands held in a vice-like grasp, all unconscious of what was going on around them in the street.
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From this reading "John Randolph!"
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From this reading "Rege!"
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading The two men stood facing each other with hands held in a vice-like grasp, all unconscious of what was going on around them in the street.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading The two men stood facing each other with hands held in a vice-like grasp, all unconscious of what was going on around them in the street.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The two men stood facing each other with hands held in a vice-like grasp, all unconscious of what was going on around them in the street.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The two men stood facing each other with hands held in a vice-like grasp, all unconscious of what was going on around them in the street.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The two men stood facing each other with hands held in a vice-like grasp, all unconscious of what was going on around them in the street.
not conscious; lacking awareness and the capacity for sensory perception as if asleep or dead
From this reading The two men stood facing each other with hands held in a vice-like grasp, all unconscious of what was going on around them in the street.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The two men stood facing each other with hands held in a vice-like grasp, all unconscious of what was going on around them in the street.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The two men stood facing each other with hands held in a vice-like grasp, all unconscious of what was going on around them in the street.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The two men stood facing each other with hands held in a vice-like grasp, all unconscious of what was going on around them in the street.
in or at the place that
From this reading "Where did you come from?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading The two men stood facing each other with hands held in a vice-like grasp, all unconscious of what was going on around them in the street.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Where did you come from?"
Chapter 28 of A Beautiful Possibility by Edith Ferguson Black holds 101 sentences, grouped into 21 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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