Chapter 36 of A Rough Shaking is here in full — 76 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 36 of A Rough Shaking is here in full — 76 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
LOVERS’ WALKS. He had not long to wait. That very afternoon, going a message for the head-clerk, he met Ann walking with a young lady--who must be Miss Shotover. Neither sister seemed happy with the other. Ann was very white, and so tired that she could but drag her little feet after her.
Chapter 36 of A Rough Shaking is here in full — 76 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading “That very afternoon, going a message for the head-clerk, he met Ann walking with a young lady--who must be Miss Shotover.”
pull, as against a resistance
From this reading “Ann was very white, and so tired that she could but drag her little feet after her.”
plural of “lover” — a person who loves someone or is loved by someone
From this reading “LOVERS’ WALKS.”
a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled
From this reading “That very afternoon, going a message for the head-clerk, he met Ann walking with a young lady--who must be Miss Shotover.”
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading “Ann was very white, and so tired that she could but drag her little feet after her.”
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading “He had not long to wait.”
close enough to be walked to
From this reading “That very afternoon, going a message for the head-clerk, he met Ann walking with a young lady--who must be Miss Shotover.”
plural of “walk” — the act of traveling by foot
From this reading “LOVERS’ WALKS.”
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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 That very afternoon, going a message for the head-clerk, he met Ann walking with a young lady--who must be Miss Shotover.
later than; following
From this reading Ann was very white, and so tired that she could but drag her little feet after her.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading That very afternoon, going a message for the head-clerk, he met Ann walking with a young lady--who must be Miss Shotover.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Ann was very white, and so tired that she could but drag her little feet after her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That very afternoon, going a message for the head-clerk, he met Ann walking with a young lady--who must be Miss Shotover.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading That very afternoon, going a message for the head-clerk, he met Ann walking with a young lady--who must be Miss Shotover.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Ann was very white, and so tired that she could but drag her little feet after her.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Ann was very white, and so tired that she could but drag her little feet after her.
pull, as against a resistance
From this reading Ann was very white, and so tired that she could but drag her little feet after her.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Ann was very white, and so tired that she could but drag her little feet after her.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading That very afternoon, going a message for the head-clerk, he met Ann walking with a young lady--who must be Miss Shotover.
the act of departing
From this reading That very afternoon, going a message for the head-clerk, he met Ann walking with a young lady--who must be Miss Shotover.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had not long to wait.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading Neither sister seemed happy with the other.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had not long to wait.
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From this reading That very afternoon, going a message for the head-clerk, he met Ann walking with a young lady--who must be Miss Shotover.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Ann was very white, and so tired that she could but drag her little feet after her.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading That very afternoon, going a message for the head-clerk, he met Ann walking with a young lady--who must be Miss Shotover.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Ann was very white, and so tired that she could but drag her little feet after her.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading He had not long to wait.
plural of “lover” — a person who loves someone or is loved by someone
From this reading LOVERS’ WALKS.
a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled
From this reading That very afternoon, going a message for the head-clerk, he met Ann walking with a young lady--who must be Miss Shotover.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading That very afternoon, going a message for the head-clerk, he met Ann walking with a young lady--who must be Miss Shotover.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading That very afternoon, going a message for the head-clerk, he met Ann walking with a young lady--who must be Miss Shotover.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading That very afternoon, going a message for the head-clerk, he met Ann walking with a young lady--who must be Miss Shotover.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Neither sister seemed happy with the other.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He had not long to wait.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Neither sister seemed happy with the other.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Neither sister seemed happy with the other.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Ann was very white, and so tired that she could but drag her little feet after her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That very afternoon, going a message for the head-clerk, he met Ann walking with a young lady--who must be Miss Shotover.
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading Neither sister seemed happy with the other.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Ann was very white, and so tired that she could but drag her little feet after her.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That very afternoon, going a message for the head-clerk, he met Ann walking with a young lady--who must be Miss Shotover.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That very afternoon, going a message for the head-clerk, he met Ann walking with a young lady--who must be Miss Shotover.
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading Ann was very white, and so tired that she could but drag her little feet after her.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had not long to wait.
precisely as stated
From this reading That very afternoon, going a message for the head-clerk, he met Ann walking with a young lady--who must be Miss Shotover.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading He had not long to wait.
close enough to be walked to
From this reading That very afternoon, going a message for the head-clerk, he met Ann walking with a young lady--who must be Miss Shotover.
plural of “walk” — the act of traveling by foot
From this reading LOVERS’ WALKS.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Ann was very white, and so tired that she could but drag her little feet after her.
a Caucasian
From this reading Ann was very white, and so tired that she could but drag her little feet after her.
which person or people
From this reading That very afternoon, going a message for the head-clerk, he met Ann walking with a young lady--who must be Miss Shotover.
in the company of; together with
From this reading That very afternoon, going a message for the head-clerk, he met Ann walking with a young lady--who must be Miss Shotover.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading That very afternoon, going a message for the head-clerk, he met Ann walking with a young lady--who must be Miss Shotover.
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