Chapter 25 of Changing Winds: A Novel is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 25 of Changing Winds: A Novel is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Yes. What's up? You look frightened!" He turned to greet Crowborough. "Well, we're all rather jiggered by this," Leadenham replied.
Chapter 25 of Changing Winds: A Novel is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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made afraid
From this reading “You look frightened!"”
express greetings upon meeting someone
From this reading “He turned to greet Crowborough.”
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading “You look frightened!"”
on the contrary
From this reading “"Well, we're all rather jiggered by this," Leadenham replied.”
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading “"Well, we're all rather jiggered by this," Leadenham replied.”
moved around an axis or center
From this reading “He turned to greet Crowborough.”
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “"Well, we're all rather jiggered by this," Leadenham replied.”
an affirmative
From this reading “"Yes.”
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(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 "Well, we're all rather jiggered by this," Leadenham replied.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "Well, we're all rather jiggered by this," Leadenham replied.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He turned to greet Crowborough.
made afraid
From this reading You look frightened!"
express greetings upon meeting someone
From this reading He turned to greet Crowborough.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He turned to greet Crowborough.
(British informal expletive) surprised
From this reading "Well, we're all rather jiggered by this," Leadenham replied.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, we're all rather jiggered by this," Leadenham replied.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading You look frightened!"
on the contrary
From this reading "Well, we're all rather jiggered by this," Leadenham replied.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "Well, we're all rather jiggered by this," Leadenham replied.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Well, we're all rather jiggered by this," Leadenham replied.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He turned to greet Crowborough.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading He turned to greet Crowborough.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading What's up?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, we're all rather jiggered by this," Leadenham replied.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well, we're all rather jiggered by this," Leadenham replied.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What's up?
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You look frightened!"
Chapter 25 of Changing Winds: A Novel by St. John G. (St. John Greer) Ervine holds 425 sentences, grouped into 85 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 25 holds 425 sentences of Changing Winds: A Novel, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
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