Chapter 14 of Brownsmith's Boy: A Romance in a Garden is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of Brownsmith's Boy: A Romance in a Garden is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Don't talk to me," I cried, as I went feeling about the wall, with my head in a state of confusion. "I know I had the jacket in here." "Have you got it on?" he said. "No--no--no! I hung it on a bit of sharp stone that stuck out of the wall somewhere, and I can't feel the place.
Chapter 14 of Brownsmith's Boy: A Romance in a Garden is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading “I hung it on a bit of sharp stone that stuck out of the wall somewhere, and I can't feel the place.”
disorder resulting from a failure to behave predictably
From this reading “"Don't talk to me," I cried, as I went feeling about the wall, with my head in a state of confusion.”
inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging
From this reading “I hung it on a bit of sharp stone that stuck out of the wall somewhere, and I can't feel the place.”
a short coat
From this reading “"I know I had the jacket in here."”
(of something seen or heard) clearly defined
From this reading “I hung it on a bit of sharp stone that stuck out of the wall somewhere, and I can't feel the place.”
in or at or to some place
From this reading “I hung it on a bit of sharp stone that stuck out of the wall somewhere, and I can't feel the place.”
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading “I hung it on a bit of sharp stone that stuck out of the wall somewhere, and I can't feel the place.”
caught or fixed
From this reading “I hung it on a bit of sharp stone that stuck out of the wall somewhere, and I can't feel the place.”
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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 "Don't talk to me," I cried, as I went feeling about the wall, with my head in a state of confusion.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Don't talk to me," I cried, as I went feeling about the wall, with my head in a state of confusion.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I hung it on a bit of sharp stone that stuck out of the wall somewhere, and I can't feel the place.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Don't talk to me," I cried, as I went feeling about the wall, with my head in a state of confusion.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading I hung it on a bit of sharp stone that stuck out of the wall somewhere, and I can't feel the place.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I hung it on a bit of sharp stone that stuck out of the wall somewhere, and I can't feel the place.
disorder resulting from a failure to behave predictably
From this reading "Don't talk to me," I cried, as I went feeling about the wall, with my head in a state of confusion.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "Don't talk to me," I cried, as I went feeling about the wall, with my head in a state of confusion.
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From this reading "Don't talk to me," I cried, as I went feeling about the wall, with my head in a state of confusion.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading I hung it on a bit of sharp stone that stuck out of the wall somewhere, and I can't feel the place.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading "Don't talk to me," I cried, as I went feeling about the wall, with my head in a state of confusion.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Have you got it on?" he said.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "I know I had the jacket in here."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Have you got it on?" he said.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Have you got it on?" he said.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading "Don't talk to me," I cried, as I went feeling about the wall, with my head in a state of confusion.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "I know I had the jacket in here."
inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging
From this reading I hung it on a bit of sharp stone that stuck out of the wall somewhere, and I can't feel the place.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Don't talk to me," I cried, as I went feeling about the wall, with my head in a state of confusion.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Don't talk to me," I cried, as I went feeling about the wall, with my head in a state of confusion.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Have you got it on?" he said.
a short coat
From this reading "I know I had the jacket in here."
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "I know I had the jacket in here."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Don't talk to me," I cried, as I went feeling about the wall, with my head in a state of confusion.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Don't talk to me," I cried, as I went feeling about the wall, with my head in a state of confusion.
not any; not one
From this reading "No--no--no!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Don't talk to me," I cried, as I went feeling about the wall, with my head in a state of confusion.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Have you got it on?" he said.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I hung it on a bit of sharp stone that stuck out of the wall somewhere, and I can't feel the place.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading I hung it on a bit of sharp stone that stuck out of the wall somewhere, and I can't feel the place.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Have you got it on?" he said.
(of something seen or heard) clearly defined
From this reading I hung it on a bit of sharp stone that stuck out of the wall somewhere, and I can't feel the place.
in or at or to some place
From this reading I hung it on a bit of sharp stone that stuck out of the wall somewhere, and I can't feel the place.
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading "Don't talk to me," I cried, as I went feeling about the wall, with my head in a state of confusion.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading I hung it on a bit of sharp stone that stuck out of the wall somewhere, and I can't feel the place.
caught or fixed
From this reading I hung it on a bit of sharp stone that stuck out of the wall somewhere, and I can't feel the place.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading "Don't talk to me," I cried, as I went feeling about the wall, with my head in a state of confusion.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I hung it on a bit of sharp stone that stuck out of the wall somewhere, and I can't feel the place.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Don't talk to me," I cried, as I went feeling about the wall, with my head in a state of confusion.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Don't talk to me," I cried, as I went feeling about the wall, with my head in a state of confusion.
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading "Don't talk to me," I cried, as I went feeling about the wall, with my head in a state of confusion.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Don't talk to me," I cried, as I went feeling about the wall, with my head in a state of confusion.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Don't talk to me," I cried, as I went feeling about the wall, with my head in a state of confusion.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Have you got it on?" he said.
Chapter 14 of Brownsmith's Boy: A Romance in a Garden by George Manville Fenn holds 420 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.
Chapter 14 holds 420 sentences of Brownsmith's Boy: A Romance in a Garden, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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