Chapter 7 of Autumn Glory is here in full — 216 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Autumn Glory is here in full — 216 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
DRIOT'S RETURN. "Our Driot is coming." For a fortnight La Fromentiere lived on these words. Work had been resumed the day after the trouble. A farm-labourer, hired by Lumineau at Saint Jean-de-Mont, a tall, lean man, with thighs as flat as his cheeks, replaced Jean Nesmy, and slept in the room beyond the stable.
Chapter 7 of Autumn Glory is here in full — 216 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a period of fourteen consecutive days
From this reading “For a fortnight La Fromentiere lived on these words.”
having services engaged for a fee
From this reading “A farm-labourer, hired by Lumineau at Saint Jean-de-Mont, a tall, lean man, with thighs as flat as his cheeks, replaced Jean Nesmy, and slept in the room beyond the stable.”
a coarse durable twill-weave cotton fabric
From this reading “A farm-labourer, hired by Lumineau at Saint Jean-de-Mont, a tall, lean man, with thighs as flat as his cheeks, replaced Jean Nesmy, and slept in the room beyond the stable.”
to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading “A farm-labourer, hired by Lumineau at Saint Jean-de-Mont, a tall, lean man, with thighs as flat as his cheeks, replaced Jean Nesmy, and slept in the room beyond the stable.”
past form of “replace” — substitute a person or thing for (another that is broken or inefficient or lost or no longer working or yielding what is expected)
From this reading “A farm-labourer, hired by Lumineau at Saint Jean-de-Mont, a tall, lean man, with thighs as flat as his cheeks, replaced Jean Nesmy, and slept in the room beyond the stable.”
a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization
From this reading “A farm-labourer, hired by Lumineau at Saint Jean-de-Mont, a tall, lean man, with thighs as flat as his cheeks, replaced Jean Nesmy, and slept in the room beyond the stable.”
resistant to change of position or condition
From this reading “A farm-labourer, hired by Lumineau at Saint Jean-de-Mont, a tall, lean man, with thighs as flat as his cheeks, replaced Jean Nesmy, and slept in the room beyond the stable.”
plural of “thigh” — the part of the leg between the hip and the knee
From this reading “A farm-labourer, hired by Lumineau at Saint Jean-de-Mont, a tall, lean man, with thighs as flat as his cheeks, replaced Jean Nesmy, and slept in the room beyond the stable.”
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In this reading “For a fortnight La Fromentiere lived on these words.”
continue to live and avoid dying
In this reading “For a fortnight La Fromentiere lived on these words.”
In this reading “A farm-labourer, hired by Lumineau at Saint Jean-de-Mont, a tall, lean man, with thighs as flat as his cheeks, replaced Jean Nesmy, and slept in the room beyond the stable.”
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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 For a fortnight La Fromentiere lived on these words.
later than; following
From this reading Work had been resumed the day after the trouble.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A farm-labourer, hired by Lumineau at Saint Jean-de-Mont, a tall, lean man, with thighs as flat as his cheeks, replaced Jean Nesmy, and slept in the room beyond the stable.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A farm-labourer, hired by Lumineau at Saint Jean-de-Mont, a tall, lean man, with thighs as flat as his cheeks, replaced Jean Nesmy, and slept in the room beyond the stable.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A farm-labourer, hired by Lumineau at Saint Jean-de-Mont, a tall, lean man, with thighs as flat as his cheeks, replaced Jean Nesmy, and slept in the room beyond the stable.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Work had been resumed the day after the trouble.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading A farm-labourer, hired by Lumineau at Saint Jean-de-Mont, a tall, lean man, with thighs as flat as his cheeks, replaced Jean Nesmy, and slept in the room beyond the stable.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A farm-labourer, hired by Lumineau at Saint Jean-de-Mont, a tall, lean man, with thighs as flat as his cheeks, replaced Jean Nesmy, and slept in the room beyond the stable.
plural of “cheek” — either side of the face below the eyes
From this reading A farm-labourer, hired by Lumineau at Saint Jean-de-Mont, a tall, lean man, with thighs as flat as his cheeks, replaced Jean Nesmy, and slept in the room beyond the stable.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading "Our Driot is coming."
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Work had been resumed the day after the trouble.
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From this reading "Our Driot is coming."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DRIOT'S RETURN.
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From this reading A farm-labourer, hired by Lumineau at Saint Jean-de-Mont, a tall, lean man, with thighs as flat as his cheeks, replaced Jean Nesmy, and slept in the room beyond the stable.
having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
From this reading A farm-labourer, hired by Lumineau at Saint Jean-de-Mont, a tall, lean man, with thighs as flat as his cheeks, replaced Jean Nesmy, and slept in the room beyond the stable.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a fortnight La Fromentiere lived on these words.
a period of fourteen consecutive days
From this reading For a fortnight La Fromentiere lived on these words.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For a fortnight La Fromentiere lived on these words.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Work had been resumed the day after the trouble.
having services engaged for a fee
From this reading A farm-labourer, hired by Lumineau at Saint Jean-de-Mont, a tall, lean man, with thighs as flat as his cheeks, replaced Jean Nesmy, and slept in the room beyond the stable.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A farm-labourer, hired by Lumineau at Saint Jean-de-Mont, a tall, lean man, with thighs as flat as his cheeks, replaced Jean Nesmy, and slept in the room beyond the stable.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A farm-labourer, hired by Lumineau at Saint Jean-de-Mont, a tall, lean man, with thighs as flat as his cheeks, replaced Jean Nesmy, and slept in the room beyond the stable.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Our Driot is coming."
a coarse durable twill-weave cotton fabric
From this reading A farm-labourer, hired by Lumineau at Saint Jean-de-Mont, a tall, lean man, with thighs as flat as his cheeks, replaced Jean Nesmy, and slept in the room beyond the stable.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A farm-labourer, hired by Lumineau at Saint Jean-de-Mont, a tall, lean man, with thighs as flat as his cheeks, replaced Jean Nesmy, and slept in the room beyond the stable.
a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth
From this reading For a fortnight La Fromentiere lived on these words.
to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading A farm-labourer, hired by Lumineau at Saint Jean-de-Mont, a tall, lean man, with thighs as flat as his cheeks, replaced Jean Nesmy, and slept in the room beyond the stable.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading For a fortnight La Fromentiere lived on these words.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A farm-labourer, hired by Lumineau at Saint Jean-de-Mont, a tall, lean man, with thighs as flat as his cheeks, replaced Jean Nesmy, and slept in the room beyond the stable.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading A farm-labourer, hired by Lumineau at Saint Jean-de-Mont, a tall, lean man, with thighs as flat as his cheeks, replaced Jean Nesmy, and slept in the room beyond the stable.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A farm-labourer, hired by Lumineau at Saint Jean-de-Mont, a tall, lean man, with thighs as flat as his cheeks, replaced Jean Nesmy, and slept in the room beyond the stable.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading For a fortnight La Fromentiere lived on these words.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "Our Driot is coming."
past form of “replace” — substitute a person or thing for (another that is broken or inefficient or lost or no longer working or yielding what is expected)
From this reading A farm-labourer, hired by Lumineau at Saint Jean-de-Mont, a tall, lean man, with thighs as flat as his cheeks, replaced Jean Nesmy, and slept in the room beyond the stable.
past form of “resume” — take up or begin anew
From this reading Work had been resumed the day after the trouble.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading DRIOT'S RETURN.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading A farm-labourer, hired by Lumineau at Saint Jean-de-Mont, a tall, lean man, with thighs as flat as his cheeks, replaced Jean Nesmy, and slept in the room beyond the stable.
a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization
From this reading A farm-labourer, hired by Lumineau at Saint Jean-de-Mont, a tall, lean man, with thighs as flat as his cheeks, replaced Jean Nesmy, and slept in the room beyond the stable.
inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep
From this reading A farm-labourer, hired by Lumineau at Saint Jean-de-Mont, a tall, lean man, with thighs as flat as his cheeks, replaced Jean Nesmy, and slept in the room beyond the stable.
resistant to change of position or condition
From this reading A farm-labourer, hired by Lumineau at Saint Jean-de-Mont, a tall, lean man, with thighs as flat as his cheeks, replaced Jean Nesmy, and slept in the room beyond the stable.
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading A farm-labourer, hired by Lumineau at Saint Jean-de-Mont, a tall, lean man, with thighs as flat as his cheeks, replaced Jean Nesmy, and slept in the room beyond the stable.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Work had been resumed the day after the trouble.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading For a fortnight La Fromentiere lived on these words.
plural of “thigh” — the part of the leg between the hip and the knee
From this reading A farm-labourer, hired by Lumineau at Saint Jean-de-Mont, a tall, lean man, with thighs as flat as his cheeks, replaced Jean Nesmy, and slept in the room beyond the stable.
a source of difficulty
From this reading Work had been resumed the day after the trouble.
in the company of; together with
From this reading A farm-labourer, hired by Lumineau at Saint Jean-de-Mont, a tall, lean man, with thighs as flat as his cheeks, replaced Jean Nesmy, and slept in the room beyond the stable.
the words that are spoken
From this reading For a fortnight La Fromentiere lived on these words.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Work had been resumed the day after the trouble.
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