Chapter 22 of Beverly of Graustark is here in full — 263 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 22 of Beverly of Graustark is here in full — 263 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A PROPOSAL She shrank back with a great dread in her heart. Marlanx, of all men! Why was he in the park at this hour of the night? There could be but one answer, and the very thought of it almost suffocated her. He was drawing the net with his own hands, he was spying with his own eyes.
Chapter 22 of Beverly of Graustark is here in full — 263 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper
From this reading “He was drawing the net with his own hands, he was spying with his own eyes.”
fearful expectation or anticipation
From this reading “A PROPOSAL She shrank back with a great dread in her heart.”
a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange
From this reading “He was drawing the net with his own hands, he was spying with his own eyes.”
a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property
From this reading “Why was he in the park at this hour of the night?”
something proposed (such as a plan or assumption)
From this reading “A PROPOSAL She shrank back with a great dread in her heart.”
inflected form of “shrink” — wither, as with a loss of moisture
From this reading “A PROPOSAL She shrank back with a great dread in her heart.”
keeping a secret or furtive watch
From this reading “He was drawing the net with his own hands, he was spying with his own eyes.”
past form of “suffocate” — deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing
From this reading “There could be but one answer, and the very thought of it almost suffocated her.”
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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 A PROPOSAL She shrank back with a great dread in her heart.
(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 Marlanx, of all men!
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading There could be but one answer, and the very thought of it almost suffocated her.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There could be but one answer, and the very thought of it almost suffocated her.
react verbally
From this reading There could be but one answer, and the very thought of it almost suffocated her.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Why was he in the park at this hour of the night?
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading A PROPOSAL She shrank back with a great dread in her heart.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There could be but one answer, and the very thought of it almost suffocated her.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There could be but one answer, and the very thought of it almost suffocated her.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading There could be but one answer, and the very thought of it almost suffocated her.
an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper
From this reading He was drawing the net with his own hands, he was spying with his own eyes.
fearful expectation or anticipation
From this reading A PROPOSAL She shrank back with a great dread in her heart.
opinion or judgment
From this reading He was drawing the net with his own hands, he was spying with his own eyes.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading A PROPOSAL She shrank back with a great dread in her heart.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading He was drawing the net with his own hands, he was spying with his own eyes.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Why was he in the park at this hour of the night?
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading A PROPOSAL She shrank back with a great dread in her heart.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A PROPOSAL She shrank back with a great dread in her heart.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was drawing the net with his own hands, he was spying with his own eyes.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading Why was he in the park at this hour of the night?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A PROPOSAL She shrank back with a great dread in her heart.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There could be but one answer, and the very thought of it almost suffocated her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Marlanx, of all men!
the force of workers available
From this reading Marlanx, of all men!
a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange
From this reading He was drawing the net with his own hands, he was spying with his own eyes.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Why was he in the park at this hour of the night?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Marlanx, of all men!
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There could be but one answer, and the very thought of it almost suffocated her.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading He was drawing the net with his own hands, he was spying with his own eyes.
a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property
From this reading Why was he in the park at this hour of the night?
something proposed (such as a plan or assumption)
From this reading A PROPOSAL She shrank back with a great dread in her heart.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A PROPOSAL She shrank back with a great dread in her heart.
inflected form of “shrink” — wither, as with a loss of moisture
From this reading A PROPOSAL She shrank back with a great dread in her heart.
keeping a secret or furtive watch
From this reading He was drawing the net with his own hands, he was spying with his own eyes.
past form of “suffocate” — deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing
From this reading There could be but one answer, and the very thought of it almost suffocated her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Why was he in the park at this hour of the night?
in or at that place or location
From this reading There could be but one answer, and the very thought of it almost suffocated her.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Why was he in the park at this hour of the night?
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading There could be but one answer, and the very thought of it almost suffocated her.
precisely as stated
From this reading There could be but one answer, and the very thought of it almost suffocated her.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Why was he in the park at this hour of the night?
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why was he in the park at this hour of the night?
in the company of; together with
From this reading A PROPOSAL She shrank back with a great dread in her heart.
Chapter 22 of Beverly of Graustark by George Barr McCutcheon holds 263 sentences, grouped into 53 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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