Chapter 4 of At the Black Rocks is here in full — 438 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of At the Black Rocks is here in full — 438 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"From that day to this I have never heard about the man. Sometimes I think it was a foreigner; again I fancy it is somebody at Shipton, but I could not say. I am there very little to know about people; and Timothy couldn’t tell about it. He don’t belong to Shipton. There is the box.
Chapter 4 of At the Black Rocks is here in full — 438 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/87 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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be owned by; be in the possession of
From this reading “He don’t belong to Shipton.”
a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid
From this reading “There is the box.”
something many people believe that is false
From this reading “Sometimes I think it was a foreigner; again I fancy it is somebody at Shipton, but I could not say.”
a person who comes from a foreign country; someone who does not owe allegiance to your country
From this reading “Sometimes I think it was a foreigner; again I fancy it is somebody at Shipton, but I could not say.”
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading “"From that day to this I have never heard about the man.”
a person, without saying who
From this reading “Sometimes I think it was a foreigner; again I fancy it is somebody at Shipton, but I could not say.”
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading “Sometimes I think it was a foreigner; again I fancy it is somebody at Shipton, but I could not say.”
grass with long cylindrical spikes grown in northern United States and Europe for hay
From this reading “I am there very little to know about people; and Timothy couldn’t tell about it.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “"From that day to this I have never heard about the man.”
In this reading “I am there very little to know about people; and Timothy couldn’t tell about it.”
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 Sometimes I think it was a foreigner; again I fancy it is somebody at Shipton, but I could not say.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "From that day to this I have never heard about the man.
anew
From this reading Sometimes I think it was a foreigner; again I fancy it is somebody at Shipton, but I could not say.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am there very little to know about people; and Timothy couldn’t tell about it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I am there very little to know about people; and Timothy couldn’t tell about it.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Sometimes I think it was a foreigner; again I fancy it is somebody at Shipton, but I could not say.
be owned by; be in the possession of
From this reading He don’t belong to Shipton.
a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid
From this reading There is the box.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Sometimes I think it was a foreigner; again I fancy it is somebody at Shipton, but I could not say.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Sometimes I think it was a foreigner; again I fancy it is somebody at Shipton, but I could not say.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I am there very little to know about people; and Timothy couldn’t tell about it.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading "From that day to this I have never heard about the man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He don’t belong to Shipton.
something many people believe that is false
From this reading Sometimes I think it was a foreigner; again I fancy it is somebody at Shipton, but I could not say.
a person who comes from a foreign country; someone who does not owe allegiance to your country
From this reading Sometimes I think it was a foreigner; again I fancy it is somebody at Shipton, but I could not say.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "From that day to this I have never heard about the man.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "From that day to this I have never heard about the man.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He don’t belong to Shipton.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading "From that day to this I have never heard about the man.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "From that day to this I have never heard about the man.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Sometimes I think it was a foreigner; again I fancy it is somebody at Shipton, but I could not say.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Sometimes I think it was a foreigner; again I fancy it is somebody at Shipton, but I could not say.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I am there very little to know about people; and Timothy couldn’t tell about it.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading I am there very little to know about people; and Timothy couldn’t tell about it.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "From that day to this I have never heard about the man.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "From that day to this I have never heard about the man.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Sometimes I think it was a foreigner; again I fancy it is somebody at Shipton, but I could not say.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading I am there very little to know about people; and Timothy couldn’t tell about it.
express in words
From this reading Sometimes I think it was a foreigner; again I fancy it is somebody at Shipton, but I could not say.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sometimes I think it was a foreigner; again I fancy it is somebody at Shipton, but I could not say.
a person, without saying who
From this reading Sometimes I think it was a foreigner; again I fancy it is somebody at Shipton, but I could not say.
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading Sometimes I think it was a foreigner; again I fancy it is somebody at Shipton, but I could not say.
express in words
From this reading I am there very little to know about people; and Timothy couldn’t tell about it.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "From that day to this I have never heard about the man.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "From that day to this I have never heard about the man.
in or at that place or location
From this reading I am there very little to know about people; and Timothy couldn’t tell about it.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Sometimes I think it was a foreigner; again I fancy it is somebody at Shipton, but I could not say.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "From that day to this I have never heard about the man.
grass with long cylindrical spikes grown in northern United States and Europe for hay
From this reading I am there very little to know about people; and Timothy couldn’t tell about it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "From that day to this I have never heard about the man.
precisely as stated
From this reading I am there very little to know about people; and Timothy couldn’t tell about it.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Sometimes I think it was a foreigner; again I fancy it is somebody at Shipton, but I could not say.
Chapter 4 of At the Black Rocks by Edward A. (Edward Augustus) Rand holds 438 sentences, grouped into 88 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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