Chapter 27 of A Changed Heart: A Novel is here in full — 213 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXVII
Chapter 27 of A Changed Heart: A Novel is here in full — 213 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MR. WYNDHAM'S WOOING. A bleak and rainy morning in Speckport--a raw and windy morning, with a sky all lead-color, except where it was inky black. A wild, wet, rainy day, on which nobody wanted to stir out if they could help it. An utterly black and miserable day, that which followed the officers' ball.
Chapter 27 of A Changed Heart: A Novel is here in full — 213 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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offering little or no hope
From this reading “A bleak and rainy morning in Speckport--a raw and windy morning, with a sky all lead-color, except where it was inky black.”
of the color of black ink
From this reading “A bleak and rainy morning in Speckport--a raw and windy morning, with a sky all lead-color, except where it was inky black.”
(of weather) wet by periods of rain
From this reading “A bleak and rainy morning in Speckport--a raw and windy morning, with a sky all lead-color, except where it was inky black.”
(used especially of commodities) being unprocessed or manufactured using only simple or minimal processes
From this reading “A bleak and rainy morning in Speckport--a raw and windy morning, with a sky all lead-color, except where it was inky black.”
move an implement through
From this reading “A wild, wet, rainy day, on which nobody wanted to stir out if they could help it.”
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading “An utterly black and miserable day, that which followed the officers' ball.”
abounding in or exposed to the wind or breezes
From this reading “A bleak and rainy morning in Speckport--a raw and windy morning, with a sky all lead-color, except where it was inky black.”
a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman (usually with the hope of marriage)
From this reading “WYNDHAM'S WOOING.”
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a (future) time of financial need
In this reading “A wild, wet, rainy day, on which nobody wanted to stir out if they could help it.”
In this reading “A bleak and rainy morning in Speckport--a raw and windy morning, with a sky all lead-color, except where it was inky black.”
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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 bleak and rainy morning in Speckport--a raw and windy morning, with a sky all lead-color, except where it was inky black.
(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 bleak and rainy morning in Speckport--a raw and windy morning, with a sky all lead-color, except where it was inky black.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An utterly black and miserable day, that which followed the officers' ball.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A bleak and rainy morning in Speckport--a raw and windy morning, with a sky all lead-color, except where it was inky black.
round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games
From this reading An utterly black and miserable day, that which followed the officers' ball.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading A bleak and rainy morning in Speckport--a raw and windy morning, with a sky all lead-color, except where it was inky black.
offering little or no hope
From this reading A bleak and rainy morning in Speckport--a raw and windy morning, with a sky all lead-color, except where it was inky black.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading A wild, wet, rainy day, on which nobody wanted to stir out if they could help it.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading A wild, wet, rainy day, on which nobody wanted to stir out if they could help it.
apart from; not including
From this reading A bleak and rainy morning in Speckport--a raw and windy morning, with a sky all lead-color, except where it was inky black.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading An utterly black and miserable day, that which followed the officers' ball.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading A wild, wet, rainy day, on which nobody wanted to stir out if they could help it.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading A wild, wet, rainy day, on which nobody wanted to stir out if they could help it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A bleak and rainy morning in Speckport--a raw and windy morning, with a sky all lead-color, except where it was inky black.
of the color of black ink
From this reading A bleak and rainy morning in Speckport--a raw and windy morning, with a sky all lead-color, except where it was inky black.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A bleak and rainy morning in Speckport--a raw and windy morning, with a sky all lead-color, except where it was inky black.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A bleak and rainy morning in Speckport--a raw and windy morning, with a sky all lead-color, except where it was inky black.
very unhappy; full of misery
From this reading An utterly black and miserable day, that which followed the officers' ball.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading A bleak and rainy morning in Speckport--a raw and windy morning, with a sky all lead-color, except where it was inky black.
a form of address for a man
From this reading MR.
no person; not anyone
From this reading A wild, wet, rainy day, on which nobody wanted to stir out if they could help it.
plural of “officer” — any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
From this reading An utterly black and miserable day, that which followed the officers' ball.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A wild, wet, rainy day, on which nobody wanted to stir out if they could help it.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading A wild, wet, rainy day, on which nobody wanted to stir out if they could help it.
(of weather) wet by periods of rain
From this reading A bleak and rainy morning in Speckport--a raw and windy morning, with a sky all lead-color, except where it was inky black.
(used especially of commodities) being unprocessed or manufactured using only simple or minimal processes
From this reading A bleak and rainy morning in Speckport--a raw and windy morning, with a sky all lead-color, except where it was inky black.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading A bleak and rainy morning in Speckport--a raw and windy morning, with a sky all lead-color, except where it was inky black.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A bleak and rainy morning in Speckport--a raw and windy morning, with a sky all lead-color, except where it was inky black.
move an implement through
From this reading A wild, wet, rainy day, on which nobody wanted to stir out if they could help it.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading An utterly black and miserable day, that which followed the officers' ball.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading An utterly black and miserable day, that which followed the officers' ball.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A wild, wet, rainy day, on which nobody wanted to stir out if they could help it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A wild, wet, rainy day, on which nobody wanted to stir out if they could help it.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading An utterly black and miserable day, that which followed the officers' ball.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading A wild, wet, rainy day, on which nobody wanted to stir out if they could help it.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A bleak and rainy morning in Speckport--a raw and windy morning, with a sky all lead-color, except where it was inky black.
covered or soaked with a liquid such as water
From this reading A wild, wet, rainy day, on which nobody wanted to stir out if they could help it.
in or at the place that
From this reading A bleak and rainy morning in Speckport--a raw and windy morning, with a sky all lead-color, except where it was inky black.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A wild, wet, rainy day, on which nobody wanted to stir out if they could help it.
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading A wild, wet, rainy day, on which nobody wanted to stir out if they could help it.
abounding in or exposed to the wind or breezes
From this reading A bleak and rainy morning in Speckport--a raw and windy morning, with a sky all lead-color, except where it was inky black.
in the company of; together with
From this reading A bleak and rainy morning in Speckport--a raw and windy morning, with a sky all lead-color, except where it was inky black.
a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman (usually with the hope of marriage)
From this reading WYNDHAM'S WOOING.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WYNDHAM'S WOOING.
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