Chapter 26 of Bolanyo is here in full — 116 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 26 of Bolanyo is here in full — 116 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CONCLUSION--IN THE GARDEN. Through the dark the train came with a stuttering roar. I turned to shake hands with Peters, but he had stepped from the platform to hold his horse. "Good-bye," he shouted. "This horse has seen the train every day since he was born, but he'll run away if I don't hold him.
Chapter 26 of Bolanyo is here in full — 116 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration
From this reading “CONCLUSION--IN THE GARDEN.”
a farewell remark
From this reading “"Good-bye," he shouted.”
plural of “peter” — disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
From this reading “I turned to shake hands with Peters, but he had stepped from the platform to hold his horse.”
a raised horizontal surface
From this reading “I turned to shake hands with Peters, but he had stepped from the platform to hold his horse.”
make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles
From this reading “Through the dark the train came with a stuttering roar.”
move or cause to move back and forth
From this reading “I turned to shake hands with Peters, but he had stepped from the platform to hold his horse.”
inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step
From this reading “I turned to shake hands with Peters, but he had stepped from the platform to hold his horse.”
-ing form of “stutter” — speak haltingly
From this reading “Through the dark the train came with a stuttering roar.”
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.
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take someone's hands and shake them as a gesture of greeting or congratulation
In this reading “I turned to shake hands with Peters, but he had stepped from the platform to hold his horse.”
flee; take to one's heels; cut and run
In this reading “"This horse has seen the train every day since he was born, but he'll run away if I don't hold him.”
In this reading “Through the dark the train came with a stuttering roar.”
In this reading “I turned to shake hands with Peters, but he had stepped from the platform to hold his horse.”
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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 Through the dark the train came with a stuttering roar.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "This horse has seen the train every day since he was born, but he'll run away if I don't hold him.
brought into existence
From this reading "This horse has seen the train every day since he was born, but he'll run away if I don't hold him.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I turned to shake hands with Peters, but he had stepped from the platform to hold his horse.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Through the dark the train came with a stuttering roar.
a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration
From this reading CONCLUSION--IN THE GARDEN.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Through the dark the train came with a stuttering roar.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading "This horse has seen the train every day since he was born, but he'll run away if I don't hold him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "This horse has seen the train every day since he was born, but he'll run away if I don't hold him.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading "This horse has seen the train every day since he was born, but he'll run away if I don't hold him.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I turned to shake hands with Peters, but he had stepped from the platform to hold his horse.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading CONCLUSION--IN THE GARDEN.
a farewell remark
From this reading "Good-bye," he shouted.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I turned to shake hands with Peters, but he had stepped from the platform to hold his horse.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading I turned to shake hands with Peters, but he had stepped from the platform to hold his horse.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "This horse has seen the train every day since he was born, but he'll run away if I don't hold him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I turned to shake hands with Peters, but he had stepped from the platform to hold his horse.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "This horse has seen the train every day since he was born, but he'll run away if I don't hold him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "This horse has seen the train every day since he was born, but he'll run away if I don't hold him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I turned to shake hands with Peters, but he had stepped from the platform to hold his horse.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading I turned to shake hands with Peters, but he had stepped from the platform to hold his horse.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading I turned to shake hands with Peters, but he had stepped from the platform to hold his horse.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I turned to shake hands with Peters, but he had stepped from the platform to hold his horse.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "This horse has seen the train every day since he was born, but he'll run away if I don't hold him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading CONCLUSION--IN THE GARDEN.
plural of “peter” — disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
From this reading I turned to shake hands with Peters, but he had stepped from the platform to hold his horse.
a raised horizontal surface
From this reading I turned to shake hands with Peters, but he had stepped from the platform to hold his horse.
make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles
From this reading Through the dark the train came with a stuttering roar.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading "This horse has seen the train every day since he was born, but he'll run away if I don't hold him.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "This horse has seen the train every day since he was born, but he'll run away if I don't hold him.
move or cause to move back and forth
From this reading I turned to shake hands with Peters, but he had stepped from the platform to hold his horse.
in a vehement outcry
From this reading "Good-bye," he shouted.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading "This horse has seen the train every day since he was born, but he'll run away if I don't hold him.
inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step
From this reading I turned to shake hands with Peters, but he had stepped from the platform to hold his horse.
-ing form of “stutter” — speak haltingly
From this reading Through the dark the train came with a stuttering roar.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CONCLUSION--IN THE GARDEN.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "This horse has seen the train every day since he was born, but he'll run away if I don't hold him.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Through the dark the train came with a stuttering roar.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I turned to shake hands with Peters, but he had stepped from the platform to hold his horse.
create by training and teaching
From this reading Through the dark the train came with a stuttering roar.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading I turned to shake hands with Peters, but he had stepped from the platform to hold his horse.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "This horse has seen the train every day since he was born, but he'll run away if I don't hold him.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Through the dark the train came with a stuttering roar.
Chapter 26 of Bolanyo by Opie Percival Read holds 116 sentences, grouped into 24 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 26 holds 116 sentences of Bolanyo, unabridged, divided into 24 reading sections.
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