Chapter 18 of A Monk of Cruta is here in full — 134 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of A Monk of Cruta is here in full — 134 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"SOFTLY GLIMMERING THROUGH THE LAURELS AT THE QUIET EVENFALL" "Do you know who has taken Major Harcourt's cottage, Mr. de Vaux?" Lady May asked. Paul was silent for a moment. He sat quite still in his saddle, and gazed across the moor, with his hand shading his eyes. "I beg your pardon, Lady May," he said.
Chapter 18 of A Monk of Cruta is here in full — 134 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading “"I beg your pardon, Lady May," he said.”
a small house with a single story
From this reading “"SOFTLY GLIMMERING THROUGH THE LAURELS AT THE QUIET EVENFALL" "Do you know who has taken Major Harcourt's cottage, Mr. de Vaux?"”
a slight suggestion or vague understanding
From this reading “"SOFTLY GLIMMERING THROUGH THE LAURELS AT THE QUIET EVENFALL" "Do you know who has taken Major Harcourt's cottage, Mr. de Vaux?"”
a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction
From this reading “"SOFTLY GLIMMERING THROUGH THE LAURELS AT THE QUIET EVENFALL" "Do you know who has taken Major Harcourt's cottage, Mr. de Vaux?"”
secure in or as if in a berth or dock
From this reading “He sat quite still in his saddle, and gazed across the moor, with his hand shading his eyes.”
put a saddle on
From this reading “He sat quite still in his saddle, and gazed across the moor, with his hand shading his eyes.”
graded markings that indicate light or shaded areas in a drawing or painting
From this reading “He sat quite still in his saddle, and gazed across the moor, with his hand shading his eyes.”
United States landscape architect (born in England) who designed Central Park (1824-1895)
From this reading “"SOFTLY GLIMMERING THROUGH THE LAURELS AT THE QUIET EVENFALL" "Do you know who has taken Major Harcourt's cottage, Mr. de Vaux?"”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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In this reading “He sat quite still in his saddle, and gazed across the moor, with his hand shading his eyes.”
temporarily
In this reading “Paul was silent for a moment.”
In this reading “He sat quite still in his saddle, and gazed across the moor, with his hand shading his eyes.”
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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 Paul was silent for a moment.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading He sat quite still in his saddle, and gazed across the moor, with his hand shading his eyes.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He sat quite still in his saddle, and gazed across the moor, with his hand shading his eyes.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Lady May asked.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "SOFTLY GLIMMERING THROUGH THE LAURELS AT THE QUIET EVENFALL" "Do you know who has taken Major Harcourt's cottage, Mr. de Vaux?"
call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading "I beg your pardon, Lady May," he said.
a small house with a single story
From this reading "SOFTLY GLIMMERING THROUGH THE LAURELS AT THE QUIET EVENFALL" "Do you know who has taken Major Harcourt's cottage, Mr. de Vaux?"
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading "SOFTLY GLIMMERING THROUGH THE LAURELS AT THE QUIET EVENFALL" "Do you know who has taken Major Harcourt's cottage, Mr. de Vaux?"
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "SOFTLY GLIMMERING THROUGH THE LAURELS AT THE QUIET EVENFALL" "Do you know who has taken Major Harcourt's cottage, Mr. de Vaux?"
the time of day immediately following sunset
From this reading "SOFTLY GLIMMERING THROUGH THE LAURELS AT THE QUIET EVENFALL" "Do you know who has taken Major Harcourt's cottage, Mr. de Vaux?"
opinion or judgment
From this reading He sat quite still in his saddle, and gazed across the moor, with his hand shading his eyes.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Paul was silent for a moment.
past form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading He sat quite still in his saddle, and gazed across the moor, with his hand shading his eyes.
a slight suggestion or vague understanding
From this reading "SOFTLY GLIMMERING THROUGH THE LAURELS AT THE QUIET EVENFALL" "Do you know who has taken Major Harcourt's cottage, Mr. de Vaux?"
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading He sat quite still in his saddle, and gazed across the moor, with his hand shading his eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "SOFTLY GLIMMERING THROUGH THE LAURELS AT THE QUIET EVENFALL" "Do you know who has taken Major Harcourt's cottage, Mr. de Vaux?"
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "SOFTLY GLIMMERING THROUGH THE LAURELS AT THE QUIET EVENFALL" "Do you know who has taken Major Harcourt's cottage, Mr. de Vaux?"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He sat quite still in his saddle, and gazed across the moor, with his hand shading his eyes.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He sat quite still in his saddle, and gazed across the moor, with his hand shading his eyes.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I beg your pardon, Lady May," he said.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He sat quite still in his saddle, and gazed across the moor, with his hand shading his eyes.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "SOFTLY GLIMMERING THROUGH THE LAURELS AT THE QUIET EVENFALL" "Do you know who has taken Major Harcourt's cottage, Mr. de Vaux?"
a polite name for any woman
From this reading Lady May asked.
a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction
From this reading "SOFTLY GLIMMERING THROUGH THE LAURELS AT THE QUIET EVENFALL" "Do you know who has taken Major Harcourt's cottage, Mr. de Vaux?"
of greater importance or stature or rank
From this reading "SOFTLY GLIMMERING THROUGH THE LAURELS AT THE QUIET EVENFALL" "Do you know who has taken Major Harcourt's cottage, Mr. de Vaux?"
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Lady May asked.
a particular point in time
From this reading Paul was silent for a moment.
secure in or as if in a berth or dock
From this reading He sat quite still in his saddle, and gazed across the moor, with his hand shading his eyes.
a form of address for a man
From this reading "SOFTLY GLIMMERING THROUGH THE LAURELS AT THE QUIET EVENFALL" "Do you know who has taken Major Harcourt's cottage, Mr. de Vaux?"
accept an excuse for
From this reading "I beg your pardon, Lady May," he said.
United States feminist (1885-1977)
From this reading Paul was silent for a moment.
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading "SOFTLY GLIMMERING THROUGH THE LAURELS AT THE QUIET EVENFALL" "Do you know who has taken Major Harcourt's cottage, Mr. de Vaux?"
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading He sat quite still in his saddle, and gazed across the moor, with his hand shading his eyes.
put a saddle on
From this reading He sat quite still in his saddle, and gazed across the moor, with his hand shading his eyes.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I beg your pardon, Lady May," he said.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading He sat quite still in his saddle, and gazed across the moor, with his hand shading his eyes.
graded markings that indicate light or shaded areas in a drawing or painting
From this reading He sat quite still in his saddle, and gazed across the moor, with his hand shading his eyes.
marked by absence of sound
From this reading Paul was silent for a moment.
with low volume
From this reading "SOFTLY GLIMMERING THROUGH THE LAURELS AT THE QUIET EVENFALL" "Do you know who has taken Major Harcourt's cottage, Mr. de Vaux?"
not in physical motion
From this reading He sat quite still in his saddle, and gazed across the moor, with his hand shading his eyes.
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading "SOFTLY GLIMMERING THROUGH THE LAURELS AT THE QUIET EVENFALL" "Do you know who has taken Major Harcourt's cottage, Mr. de Vaux?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "SOFTLY GLIMMERING THROUGH THE LAURELS AT THE QUIET EVENFALL" "Do you know who has taken Major Harcourt's cottage, Mr. de Vaux?"
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading "SOFTLY GLIMMERING THROUGH THE LAURELS AT THE QUIET EVENFALL" "Do you know who has taken Major Harcourt's cottage, Mr. de Vaux?"
United States landscape architect (born in England) who designed Central Park (1824-1895)
From this reading "SOFTLY GLIMMERING THROUGH THE LAURELS AT THE QUIET EVENFALL" "Do you know who has taken Major Harcourt's cottage, Mr. de Vaux?"
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Paul was silent for a moment.
which person or people
From this reading "SOFTLY GLIMMERING THROUGH THE LAURELS AT THE QUIET EVENFALL" "Do you know who has taken Major Harcourt's cottage, Mr. de Vaux?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading He sat quite still in his saddle, and gazed across the moor, with his hand shading his eyes.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "SOFTLY GLIMMERING THROUGH THE LAURELS AT THE QUIET EVENFALL" "Do you know who has taken Major Harcourt's cottage, Mr. de Vaux?"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I beg your pardon, Lady May," he said.
Chapter 18 of A Monk of Cruta by E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim holds 134 sentences, grouped into 27 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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