A Galahad of the Creeks

Chapter XXVII

Chapter 27 of A Galahad of the Creeks is here in full — 101 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By S. (Sidney) Levett Yeats • Curated US English Learning Edition

Chapter 27 of A Galahad of the Creeks by S. (Sidney) Levett Yeats 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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Chapter 27 holds 101 sentences of A Galahad of the Creeks, unabridged, divided into 21 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 27 of A Galahad of the Creeks by S. (Sidney) Levett Yeats exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 101 sentences, grouped into 21 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.

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THE DEVIL AT WORK.

A dull, miserable evening, gray clouds, drizzling rain, and a damp heat.

The loud blast of the conch horn from the Jain temple echoed in the heavy air.

The sound made the window panes in the study of the manse rattle, and roused Halsa from her book.

John had gone that day some miles away to attend a meeting of pastors, and was not to be home until late.

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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Chapter XXVII Reading 1/21

A Galahad of the Creeks

Chapter XXVII

Chapter 27 of A Galahad of the Creeks is here in full — 101 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/21 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1

THE DEVIL AT WORK.

Line 2

A dull, miserable evening, gray clouds, drizzling rain, and a damp heat.

Line 3

The loud blast of the conch horn from the Jain temple echoed in the heavy air.

Line 4

The sound made the window panes in the study of the manse rattle, and roused Halsa from her book.

Line 5

John had gone that day some miles away to attend a meeting of pastors, and was not to be home until late.

Learner Dictionary

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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Until preposition US /ənˈtɪl/

up to a particular time

From this reading “John had gone that day some miles away to attend a meeting of pastors, and was not to be home until late.”

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Every word is available to listen to. Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.

AdeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading A dull, miserable evening, gray clouds, drizzling rain, and a damp heat.

air

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From this reading The loud blast of the conch horn from the Jain temple echoed in the heavy air.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading A dull, miserable evening, gray clouds, drizzling rain, and a damp heat.

ATprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading THE DEVIL AT WORK.

attend

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From this reading John had gone that day some miles away to attend a meeting of pastors, and was not to be home until late.

away

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From this reading John had gone that day some miles away to attend a meeting of pastors, and was not to be home until late.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading John had gone that day some miles away to attend a meeting of pastors, and was not to be home until late.

blast

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From this reading The loud blast of the conch horn from the Jain temple echoed in the heavy air.

book

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From this reading The sound made the window panes in the study of the manse rattle, and roused Halsa from her book.

clouds

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From this reading A dull, miserable evening, gray clouds, drizzling rain, and a damp heat.

conch

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From this reading The loud blast of the conch horn from the Jain temple echoed in the heavy air.

damp

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From this reading A dull, miserable evening, gray clouds, drizzling rain, and a damp heat.

day

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From this reading John had gone that day some miles away to attend a meeting of pastors, and was not to be home until late.

DEVIL

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From this reading THE DEVIL AT WORK.

drizzling

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From this reading A dull, miserable evening, gray clouds, drizzling rain, and a damp heat.

dull

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From this reading A dull, miserable evening, gray clouds, drizzling rain, and a damp heat.

echoed

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From this reading The loud blast of the conch horn from the Jain temple echoed in the heavy air.

evening

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From this reading A dull, miserable evening, gray clouds, drizzling rain, and a damp heat.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading The loud blast of the conch horn from the Jain temple echoed in the heavy air.

gone

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From this reading John had gone that day some miles away to attend a meeting of pastors, and was not to be home until late.

gray

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From this reading A dull, miserable evening, gray clouds, drizzling rain, and a damp heat.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading John had gone that day some miles away to attend a meeting of pastors, and was not to be home until late.

Halsa

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From this reading The sound made the window panes in the study of the manse rattle, and roused Halsa from her book.

heat

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From this reading A dull, miserable evening, gray clouds, drizzling rain, and a damp heat.

heavy

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From this reading The loud blast of the conch horn from the Jain temple echoed in the heavy air.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading The sound made the window panes in the study of the manse rattle, and roused Halsa from her book.

home

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From this reading John had gone that day some miles away to attend a meeting of pastors, and was not to be home until late.

horn

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From this reading The loud blast of the conch horn from the Jain temple echoed in the heavy air.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading The loud blast of the conch horn from the Jain temple echoed in the heavy air.

Jain

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From this reading The loud blast of the conch horn from the Jain temple echoed in the heavy air.

John

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From this reading John had gone that day some miles away to attend a meeting of pastors, and was not to be home until late.

late

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From this reading John had gone that day some miles away to attend a meeting of pastors, and was not to be home until late.

loud

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From this reading The loud blast of the conch horn from the Jain temple echoed in the heavy air.

made

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From this reading The sound made the window panes in the study of the manse rattle, and roused Halsa from her book.

manse

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From this reading The sound made the window panes in the study of the manse rattle, and roused Halsa from her book.

meeting

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From this reading John had gone that day some miles away to attend a meeting of pastors, and was not to be home until late.

miles

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From this reading John had gone that day some miles away to attend a meeting of pastors, and was not to be home until late.

miserable

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From this reading A dull, miserable evening, gray clouds, drizzling rain, and a damp heat.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading John had gone that day some miles away to attend a meeting of pastors, and was not to be home until late.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The loud blast of the conch horn from the Jain temple echoed in the heavy air.

panes

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From this reading The sound made the window panes in the study of the manse rattle, and roused Halsa from her book.

pastors

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From this reading John had gone that day some miles away to attend a meeting of pastors, and was not to be home until late.

rain

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading A dull, miserable evening, gray clouds, drizzling rain, and a damp heat.

rattle

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The sound made the window panes in the study of the manse rattle, and roused Halsa from her book.

roused

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From this reading The sound made the window panes in the study of the manse rattle, and roused Halsa from her book.

some

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From this reading John had gone that day some miles away to attend a meeting of pastors, and was not to be home until late.

sound

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From this reading The sound made the window panes in the study of the manse rattle, and roused Halsa from her book.

study

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From this reading The sound made the window panes in the study of the manse rattle, and roused Halsa from her book.

temple

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From this reading The loud blast of the conch horn from the Jain temple echoed in the heavy air.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading John had gone that day some miles away to attend a meeting of pastors, and was not to be home until late.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading THE DEVIL AT WORK.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading John had gone that day some miles away to attend a meeting of pastors, and was not to be home until late.

untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/

up to a particular time

From this reading John had gone that day some miles away to attend a meeting of pastors, and was not to be home until late.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading John had gone that day some miles away to attend a meeting of pastors, and was not to be home until late.

window

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From this reading The sound made the window panes in the study of the manse rattle, and roused Halsa from her book.

WORK

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From this reading THE DEVIL AT WORK.

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