Chapter 5 of All Roads Lead to Calvary is here in full — 289 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of All Roads Lead to Calvary is here in full — 289 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The twilight was fading as she left the office. She turned northward, choosing a broad, ill-lighted road. It did not matter which way she took. She wanted to think; or, rather, to dream. It would all fall out as she had intended.
Chapter 5 of All Roads Lead to Calvary is here in full — 289 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading “She turned northward, choosing a broad, ill-lighted road.”
-ing form of “choose” — pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
From this reading “She turned northward, choosing a broad, ill-lighted road.”
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading “She wanted to think; or, rather, to dream.”
weakening in force or intensity
From this reading “The twilight was fading as she left the office.”
resulting from one's intentions
From this reading “It would all fall out as she had intended.”
in a northern direction
From this reading “She turned northward, choosing a broad, ill-lighted road.”
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading “The twilight was fading as she left the office.”
the time of day immediately following sunset
From this reading “The twilight was fading as she left the office.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 She turned northward, choosing a broad, ill-lighted road.
(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 It would all fall out as she had intended.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The twilight was fading as she left the office.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading She turned northward, choosing a broad, ill-lighted road.
-ing form of “choose” — pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
From this reading She turned northward, choosing a broad, ill-lighted road.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading It did not matter which way she took.
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading She wanted to think; or, rather, to dream.
weakening in force or intensity
From this reading The twilight was fading as she left the office.
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading It would all fall out as she had intended.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It would all fall out as she had intended.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She turned northward, choosing a broad, ill-lighted road.
resulting from one's intentions
From this reading It would all fall out as she had intended.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It did not matter which way she took.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading The twilight was fading as she left the office.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading It did not matter which way she took.
in a northern direction
From this reading She turned northward, choosing a broad, ill-lighted road.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It did not matter which way she took.
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading The twilight was fading as she left the office.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading She wanted to think; or, rather, to dream.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading It would all fall out as she had intended.
on the contrary
From this reading She wanted to think; or, rather, to dream.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading She turned northward, choosing a broad, ill-lighted road.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The twilight was fading as she left the office.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The twilight was fading as she left the office.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading She wanted to think; or, rather, to dream.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She wanted to think; or, rather, to dream.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading It did not matter which way she took.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading She turned northward, choosing a broad, ill-lighted road.
the time of day immediately following sunset
From this reading The twilight was fading as she left the office.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading She wanted to think; or, rather, to dream.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The twilight was fading as she left the office.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading It did not matter which way she took.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It did not matter which way she took.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It would all fall out as she had intended.
Chapter 5 of All Roads Lead to Calvary by Jerome K. (Jerome Klapka) Jerome holds 289 sentences, grouped into 58 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 289 sentences of All Roads Lead to Calvary, unabridged, divided into 58 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 5 of All Roads Lead to Calvary by Jerome K. (Jerome Klapka) Jerome exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 289 sentences, grouped into 58 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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