Chapter 8 of A Tar-Heel Baron is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 8 of A Tar-Heel Baron is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Where was he when he--when he died?" "At the Schloss--in my dressing-room." "You were there?" "My dress was wet with his blood." Over Friedrich there rushed man's protective feeling, the desire to shield a woman from pain; his own yearning of not so many months ago, to fend this one fragile creature from the world.
Chapter 8 of A Tar-Heel Baron is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading “Over Friedrich there rushed man's protective feeling, the desire to shield a woman from pain; his own yearning of not so many months ago, to fend this one fragile creature from the world.”
try to manage without help
From this reading “Over Friedrich there rushed man's protective feeling, the desire to shield a woman from pain; his own yearning of not so many months ago, to fend this one fragile creature from the world.”
easily broken or damaged or destroyed
From this reading “Over Friedrich there rushed man's protective feeling, the desire to shield a woman from pain; his own yearning of not so many months ago, to fend this one fragile creature from the world.”
intended or adapted to afford protection of some kind
From this reading “Over Friedrich there rushed man's protective feeling, the desire to shield a woman from pain; his own yearning of not so many months ago, to fend this one fragile creature from the world.”
done under pressure
From this reading “Over Friedrich there rushed man's protective feeling, the desire to shield a woman from pain; his own yearning of not so many months ago, to fend this one fragile creature from the world.”
a protective covering or structure
From this reading “Over Friedrich there rushed man's protective feeling, the desire to shield a woman from pain; his own yearning of not so many months ago, to fend this one fragile creature from the world.”
covered or soaked with a liquid such as water
From this reading “"My dress was wet with his blood."”
prolonged unfulfilled desire or need
From this reading “Over Friedrich there rushed man's protective feeling, the desire to shield a woman from pain; his own yearning of not so many months ago, to fend this one fragile creature from the world.”
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In this reading “Over Friedrich there rushed man's protective feeling, the desire to shield a woman from pain; his own yearning of not so many months ago, to fend this one fragile creature from the world.”
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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 Over Friedrich there rushed man's protective feeling, the desire to shield a woman from pain; his own yearning of not so many months ago, to fend this one fragile creature from the world.
in the past
From this reading Over Friedrich there rushed man's protective feeling, the desire to shield a woman from pain; his own yearning of not so many months ago, to fend this one fragile creature from the world.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "At the Schloss--in my dressing-room."
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading "My dress was wet with his blood."
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading Over Friedrich there rushed man's protective feeling, the desire to shield a woman from pain; his own yearning of not so many months ago, to fend this one fragile creature from the world.
the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
From this reading Over Friedrich there rushed man's protective feeling, the desire to shield a woman from pain; his own yearning of not so many months ago, to fend this one fragile creature from the world.
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading "Where was he when he--when he died?"
put on clothes
From this reading "My dress was wet with his blood."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "At the Schloss--in my dressing-room."
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading Over Friedrich there rushed man's protective feeling, the desire to shield a woman from pain; his own yearning of not so many months ago, to fend this one fragile creature from the world.
try to manage without help
From this reading Over Friedrich there rushed man's protective feeling, the desire to shield a woman from pain; his own yearning of not so many months ago, to fend this one fragile creature from the world.
easily broken or damaged or destroyed
From this reading Over Friedrich there rushed man's protective feeling, the desire to shield a woman from pain; his own yearning of not so many months ago, to fend this one fragile creature from the world.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Over Friedrich there rushed man's protective feeling, the desire to shield a woman from pain; his own yearning of not so many months ago, to fend this one fragile creature from the world.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Over Friedrich there rushed man's protective feeling, the desire to shield a woman from pain; his own yearning of not so many months ago, to fend this one fragile creature from the world.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Where was he when he--when he died?"
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "My dress was wet with his blood."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "At the Schloss--in my dressing-room."
possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Over Friedrich there rushed man's protective feeling, the desire to shield a woman from pain; his own yearning of not so many months ago, to fend this one fragile creature from the world.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading Over Friedrich there rushed man's protective feeling, the desire to shield a woman from pain; his own yearning of not so many months ago, to fend this one fragile creature from the world.
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading Over Friedrich there rushed man's protective feeling, the desire to shield a woman from pain; his own yearning of not so many months ago, to fend this one fragile creature from the world.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "At the Schloss--in my dressing-room."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Over Friedrich there rushed man's protective feeling, the desire to shield a woman from pain; his own yearning of not so many months ago, to fend this one fragile creature from the world.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Over Friedrich there rushed man's protective feeling, the desire to shield a woman from pain; his own yearning of not so many months ago, to fend this one fragile creature from the world.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Over Friedrich there rushed man's protective feeling, the desire to shield a woman from pain; his own yearning of not so many months ago, to fend this one fragile creature from the world.
above and across; more than
From this reading Over Friedrich there rushed man's protective feeling, the desire to shield a woman from pain; his own yearning of not so many months ago, to fend this one fragile creature from the world.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Over Friedrich there rushed man's protective feeling, the desire to shield a woman from pain; his own yearning of not so many months ago, to fend this one fragile creature from the world.
a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
From this reading Over Friedrich there rushed man's protective feeling, the desire to shield a woman from pain; his own yearning of not so many months ago, to fend this one fragile creature from the world.
intended or adapted to afford protection of some kind
From this reading Over Friedrich there rushed man's protective feeling, the desire to shield a woman from pain; his own yearning of not so many months ago, to fend this one fragile creature from the world.
done under pressure
From this reading Over Friedrich there rushed man's protective feeling, the desire to shield a woman from pain; his own yearning of not so many months ago, to fend this one fragile creature from the world.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "At the Schloss--in my dressing-room."
a protective covering or structure
From this reading Over Friedrich there rushed man's protective feeling, the desire to shield a woman from pain; his own yearning of not so many months ago, to fend this one fragile creature from the world.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Over Friedrich there rushed man's protective feeling, the desire to shield a woman from pain; his own yearning of not so many months ago, to fend this one fragile creature from the world.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "At the Schloss--in my dressing-room."
in or at that place or location
From this reading "You were there?"
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Over Friedrich there rushed man's protective feeling, the desire to shield a woman from pain; his own yearning of not so many months ago, to fend this one fragile creature from the world.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Over Friedrich there rushed man's protective feeling, the desire to shield a woman from pain; his own yearning of not so many months ago, to fend this one fragile creature from the world.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Where was he when he--when he died?"
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "You were there?"
covered or soaked with a liquid such as water
From this reading "My dress was wet with his blood."
at the time that
From this reading "Where was he when he--when he died?"
in or at the place that
From this reading "Where was he when he--when he died?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading "My dress was wet with his blood."
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading Over Friedrich there rushed man's protective feeling, the desire to shield a woman from pain; his own yearning of not so many months ago, to fend this one fragile creature from the world.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading Over Friedrich there rushed man's protective feeling, the desire to shield a woman from pain; his own yearning of not so many months ago, to fend this one fragile creature from the world.
prolonged unfulfilled desire or need
From this reading Over Friedrich there rushed man's protective feeling, the desire to shield a woman from pain; his own yearning of not so many months ago, to fend this one fragile creature from the world.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You were there?"
Chapter 8 of A Tar-Heel Baron by Mabell S. C. (Mabell Shippie Clarke) Smith holds 425 sentences, grouped into 85 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 8 holds 425 sentences of A Tar-Heel Baron, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
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