Chapter 15 of Brown of Moukden is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 15 of Brown of Moukden is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Still the footmark stared at him. An idea suggested itself. Could he trace the man himself? He had never followed any trail but that of a paper-chase; but what of that? It was worth a trial.
Chapter 15 of Brown of Moukden is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “An idea suggested itself.”
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading “An idea suggested itself.”
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading “Still the footmark stared at him.”
past form of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading “An idea suggested itself.”
a just detectable amount
From this reading “Could he trace the man himself?”
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading “He had never followed any trail but that of a paper-chase; but what of that?”
the act of testing something
From this reading “It was worth a trial.”
an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value
From this reading “It was worth a trial.”
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 “Still the footmark stared at him.”
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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 He had never followed any trail but that of a paper-chase; but what of that?
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An idea suggested itself.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading He had never followed any trail but that of a paper-chase; but what of that?
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Still the footmark stared at him.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He had never followed any trail but that of a paper-chase; but what of that?
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Could he trace the man himself?
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading He had never followed any trail but that of a paper-chase; but what of that?
a mark of a foot or shoe on a surface
From this reading Still the footmark stared at him.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had never followed any trail but that of a paper-chase; but what of that?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Could he trace the man himself?
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Still the footmark stared at him.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Could he trace the man himself?
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading An idea suggested itself.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was worth a trial.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading An idea suggested itself.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Could he trace the man himself?
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading He had never followed any trail but that of a paper-chase; but what of that?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He had never followed any trail but that of a paper-chase; but what of that?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had never followed any trail but that of a paper-chase; but what of that?
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading Still the footmark stared at him.
not in physical motion
From this reading Still the footmark stared at him.
past form of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading An idea suggested itself.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He had never followed any trail but that of a paper-chase; but what of that?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Still the footmark stared at him.
a just detectable amount
From this reading Could he trace the man himself?
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading He had never followed any trail but that of a paper-chase; but what of that?
the act of testing something
From this reading It was worth a trial.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was worth a trial.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He had never followed any trail but that of a paper-chase; but what of that?
an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value
From this reading It was worth a trial.
Chapter 15 of Brown of Moukden by Herbert Strang holds 416 sentences, grouped into 84 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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