Chapter 27 of A Daughter of the Land is here in full — 270 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 27 of A Daughter of the Land is here in full — 270 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE ELEVENTH HOUR ROBERT said good-bye and started back toward his car. Kate looked after him as he reached the fence. A surge of pity for him swept up in her heart. He seemed far from happy, and he surely was very tired. Impulsive as always, she lifted her clear voice and called: "Robert!"
Chapter 27 of A Daughter of the Land is here in full — 270 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading “THE ELEVENTH HOUR ROBERT said good-bye and started back toward his car.”
coming next after the tenth and just before the twelfth in position
From this reading “THE ELEVENTH HOUR ROBERT said good-bye and started back toward his car.”
enclose with a fence
From this reading “Kate looked after him as he reached the fence.”
a farewell remark
From this reading “THE ELEVENTH HOUR ROBERT said good-bye and started back toward his car.”
proceeding from natural feeling or impulse without external stimulus
From this reading “Impulsive as always, she lifted her clear voice and called: "Robert!"”
United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)
From this reading “THE ELEVENTH HOUR ROBERT said good-bye and started back toward his car.”
rise and move, as in waves or billows
From this reading “A surge of pity for him swept up in her heart.”
possessing sweep
From this reading “A surge of pity for him swept up in her heart.”
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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 surge of pity for him swept up in her heart.
later than; following
From this reading Kate looked after him as he reached the fence.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading Impulsive as always, she lifted her clear voice and called: "Robert!"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE ELEVENTH HOUR ROBERT said good-bye and started back toward his car.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Kate looked after him as he reached the fence.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading THE ELEVENTH HOUR ROBERT said good-bye and started back toward his car.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Impulsive as always, she lifted her clear voice and called: "Robert!"
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading THE ELEVENTH HOUR ROBERT said good-bye and started back toward his car.
rid of obstructions
From this reading Impulsive as always, she lifted her clear voice and called: "Robert!"
coming next after the tenth and just before the twelfth in position
From this reading THE ELEVENTH HOUR ROBERT said good-bye and started back toward his car.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading He seemed far from happy, and he surely was very tired.
enclose with a fence
From this reading Kate looked after him as he reached the fence.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A surge of pity for him swept up in her heart.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He seemed far from happy, and he surely was very tired.
a farewell remark
From this reading THE ELEVENTH HOUR ROBERT said good-bye and started back toward his car.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading He seemed far from happy, and he surely was very tired.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Kate looked after him as he reached the fence.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading A surge of pity for him swept up in her heart.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A surge of pity for him swept up in her heart.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Kate looked after him as he reached the fence.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE ELEVENTH HOUR ROBERT said good-bye and started back toward his car.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading THE ELEVENTH HOUR ROBERT said good-bye and started back toward his car.
proceeding from natural feeling or impulse without external stimulus
From this reading Impulsive as always, she lifted her clear voice and called: "Robert!"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A surge of pity for him swept up in her heart.
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From this reading Kate looked after him as he reached the fence.
held up in the air
From this reading Impulsive as always, she lifted her clear voice and called: "Robert!"
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Kate looked after him as he reached the fence.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A surge of pity for him swept up in her heart.
a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others
From this reading A surge of pity for him swept up in her heart.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading Kate looked after him as he reached the fence.
United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)
From this reading THE ELEVENTH HOUR ROBERT said good-bye and started back toward his car.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading THE ELEVENTH HOUR ROBERT said good-bye and started back toward his car.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading He seemed far from happy, and he surely was very tired.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Impulsive as always, she lifted her clear voice and called: "Robert!"
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading THE ELEVENTH HOUR ROBERT said good-bye and started back toward his car.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading He seemed far from happy, and he surely was very tired.
rise and move, as in waves or billows
From this reading A surge of pity for him swept up in her heart.
possessing sweep
From this reading A surge of pity for him swept up in her heart.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ELEVENTH HOUR ROBERT said good-bye and started back toward his car.
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading He seemed far from happy, and he surely was very tired.
in the direction of
From this reading THE ELEVENTH HOUR ROBERT said good-bye and started back toward his car.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading A surge of pity for him swept up in her heart.
precisely as stated
From this reading He seemed far from happy, and he surely was very tired.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Impulsive as always, she lifted her clear voice and called: "Robert!"
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He seemed far from happy, and he surely was very tired.
Chapter 27 of A Daughter of the Land by Gene Stratton-Porter holds 270 sentences, grouped into 54 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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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