Chapter 5 of A Monk of Cruta is here in full — 181 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of A Monk of Cruta is here in full — 181 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"THE FAR-OFF MUTTERING OF THE STORM TO COME" "Paul!" Paul had walked unannounced into his mother's favourite little sitting-room at Vaux Court, tired and travel-stained. She rose to her feet and looked at him anxiously. "Don't be alarmed, mother," he said, stooping down and kissing her. "There's nothing at all the matter."
Chapter 5 of A Monk of Cruta is here in full — 181 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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experiencing a sudden sense of danger
From this reading “"Don't be alarmed, mother," he said, stooping down and kissing her.”
with anxiety or apprehension
From this reading “She rose to her feet and looked at him anxiously.”
a competitor thought likely to win
From this reading “Paul had walked unannounced into his mother's favourite little sitting-room at Vaux Court, tired and travel-stained.”
affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs)
From this reading “"Don't be alarmed, mother," he said, stooping down and kissing her.”
a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech
From this reading “"THE FAR-OFF MUTTERING OF THE STORM TO COME" "Paul!"”
having the back and shoulders rounded; not erect
From this reading “"Don't be alarmed, mother," he said, stooping down and kissing her.”
without warning or announcement
From this reading “Paul had walked unannounced into his mother's favourite little sitting-room at Vaux Court, tired and travel-stained.”
United States landscape architect (born in England) who designed Central Park (1824-1895)
From this reading “Paul had walked unannounced into his mother's favourite little sitting-room at Vaux Court, tired and travel-stained.”
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take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
In this reading “She rose to her feet and looked at him anxiously.”
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experiencing a sudden sense of danger
From this reading "Don't be alarmed, mother," he said, stooping down and kissing her.
(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 "There's nothing at all the matter."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Paul had walked unannounced into his mother's favourite little sitting-room at Vaux Court, tired and travel-stained.
with anxiety or apprehension
From this reading She rose to her feet and looked at him anxiously.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Paul had walked unannounced into his mother's favourite little sitting-room at Vaux Court, tired and travel-stained.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Don't be alarmed, mother," he said, stooping down and kissing her.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "THE FAR-OFF MUTTERING OF THE STORM TO COME" "Paul!"
an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
From this reading Paul had walked unannounced into his mother's favourite little sitting-room at Vaux Court, tired and travel-stained.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Don't be alarmed, mother," he said, stooping down and kissing her.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "Don't be alarmed, mother," he said, stooping down and kissing her.
very far away in space or time
From this reading "THE FAR-OFF MUTTERING OF THE STORM TO COME" "Paul!"
a competitor thought likely to win
From this reading Paul had walked unannounced into his mother's favourite little sitting-room at Vaux Court, tired and travel-stained.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading She rose to her feet and looked at him anxiously.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Paul had walked unannounced into his mother's favourite little sitting-room at Vaux Court, tired and travel-stained.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Don't be alarmed, mother," he said, stooping down and kissing her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She rose to her feet and looked at him anxiously.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She rose to her feet and looked at him anxiously.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Paul had walked unannounced into his mother's favourite little sitting-room at Vaux Court, tired and travel-stained.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Paul had walked unannounced into his mother's favourite little sitting-room at Vaux Court, tired and travel-stained.
affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs)
From this reading "Don't be alarmed, mother," he said, stooping down and kissing her.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Paul had walked unannounced into his mother's favourite little sitting-room at Vaux Court, tired and travel-stained.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading She rose to her feet and looked at him anxiously.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading "There's nothing at all the matter."
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading "Don't be alarmed, mother," he said, stooping down and kissing her.
possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Paul had walked unannounced into his mother's favourite little sitting-room at Vaux Court, tired and travel-stained.
a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech
From this reading "THE FAR-OFF MUTTERING OF THE STORM TO COME" "Paul!"
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "There's nothing at all the matter."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "THE FAR-OFF MUTTERING OF THE STORM TO COME" "Paul!"
United States feminist (1885-1977)
From this reading "THE FAR-OFF MUTTERING OF THE STORM TO COME" "Paul!"
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading She rose to her feet and looked at him anxiously.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Don't be alarmed, mother," he said, stooping down and kissing her.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She rose to her feet and looked at him anxiously.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Paul had walked unannounced into his mother's favourite little sitting-room at Vaux Court, tired and travel-stained.
having the back and shoulders rounded; not erect
From this reading "Don't be alarmed, mother," he said, stooping down and kissing her.
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading "THE FAR-OFF MUTTERING OF THE STORM TO COME" "Paul!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "THE FAR-OFF MUTTERING OF THE STORM TO COME" "Paul!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There's nothing at all the matter."
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading Paul had walked unannounced into his mother's favourite little sitting-room at Vaux Court, tired and travel-stained.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "THE FAR-OFF MUTTERING OF THE STORM TO COME" "Paul!"
soiled from travel
From this reading Paul had walked unannounced into his mother's favourite little sitting-room at Vaux Court, tired and travel-stained.
without warning or announcement
From this reading Paul had walked unannounced into his mother's favourite little sitting-room at Vaux Court, tired and travel-stained.
United States landscape architect (born in England) who designed Central Park (1824-1895)
From this reading Paul had walked unannounced into his mother's favourite little sitting-room at Vaux Court, tired and travel-stained.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading Paul had walked unannounced into his mother's favourite little sitting-room at Vaux Court, tired and travel-stained.
Chapter 5 of A Monk of Cruta by E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim holds 181 sentences, grouped into 37 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.
Chapter 5 holds 181 sentences of A Monk of Cruta, unabridged, divided into 37 reading sections.
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