Chapter 5 of Culm Rock The Story of a Year is here in full — 134 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Culm Rock The Story of a Year is here in full — 134 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE FIRST EVENING. Richard Trafford, a little startled, unclasped the boy's hands without a word, and held him off by one arm. Full in the light he held him, gazing in his face long and keenly. Then he said, "So this is Noll!" Oh, how coldly the words fell upon the boy's heart!
Chapter 5 of Culm Rock The Story of a Year is here in full — 134 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading “Richard Trafford, a little startled, unclasped the boy's hands without a word, and held him off by one arm.”
possessive form of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading “Richard Trafford, a little startled, unclasped the boy's hands without a word, and held him off by one arm.”
lacking warmth of feeling; in a cold, unemotional manner
From this reading “Oh, how coldly the words fell upon the boy's heart!”
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading “THE FIRST EVENING.”
-ing form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading “Full in the light he held him, gazing in his face long and keenly.”
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading “Richard Trafford, a little startled, unclasped the boy's hands without a word, and held him off by one arm.”
in a keen or penetrating way
From this reading “Full in the light he held him, gazing in his face long and keenly.”
excited by sudden surprise or alarm and making a quick involuntary movement
From this reading “Richard Trafford, a little startled, unclasped the boy's hands without a word, and held him off by one arm.”
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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 Richard Trafford, a little startled, unclasped the boy's hands without a word, and held him off by one arm.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Richard Trafford, a little startled, unclasped the boy's hands without a word, and held him off by one arm.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading Richard Trafford, a little startled, unclasped the boy's hands without a word, and held him off by one arm.
possessive form of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading Richard Trafford, a little startled, unclasped the boy's hands without a word, and held him off by one arm.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Richard Trafford, a little startled, unclasped the boy's hands without a word, and held him off by one arm.
lacking warmth of feeling; in a cold, unemotional manner
From this reading Oh, how coldly the words fell upon the boy's heart!
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading THE FIRST EVENING.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Full in the light he held him, gazing in his face long and keenly.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading Oh, how coldly the words fell upon the boy's heart!
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading THE FIRST EVENING.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading Full in the light he held him, gazing in his face long and keenly.
-ing form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading Full in the light he held him, gazing in his face long and keenly.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Richard Trafford, a little startled, unclasped the boy's hands without a word, and held him off by one arm.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Full in the light he held him, gazing in his face long and keenly.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Oh, how coldly the words fell upon the boy's heart!
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading Richard Trafford, a little startled, unclasped the boy's hands without a word, and held him off by one arm.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Richard Trafford, a little startled, unclasped the boy's hands without a word, and held him off by one arm.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Full in the light he held him, gazing in his face long and keenly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Oh, how coldly the words fell upon the boy's heart!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Full in the light he held him, gazing in his face long and keenly.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Then he said, "So this is Noll!"
in a keen or penetrating way
From this reading Full in the light he held him, gazing in his face long and keenly.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading Full in the light he held him, gazing in his face long and keenly.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Richard Trafford, a little startled, unclasped the boy's hands without a word, and held him off by one arm.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Full in the light he held him, gazing in his face long and keenly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then he said, "So this is Noll!"
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Richard Trafford, a little startled, unclasped the boy's hands without a word, and held him off by one arm.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, how coldly the words fell upon the boy's heart!
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Richard Trafford, a little startled, unclasped the boy's hands without a word, and held him off by one arm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Richard Trafford, a little startled, unclasped the boy's hands without a word, and held him off by one arm.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Then he said, "So this is Noll!"
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Then he said, "So this is Noll!"
excited by sudden surprise or alarm and making a quick involuntary movement
From this reading Richard Trafford, a little startled, unclasped the boy's hands without a word, and held him off by one arm.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FIRST EVENING.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then he said, "So this is Noll!"
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Then he said, "So this is Noll!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Richard Trafford, a little startled, unclasped the boy's hands without a word, and held him off by one arm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Richard Trafford, a little startled, unclasped the boy's hands without a word, and held him off by one arm.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Oh, how coldly the words fell upon the boy's heart!
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Richard Trafford, a little startled, unclasped the boy's hands without a word, and held him off by one arm.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading Richard Trafford, a little startled, unclasped the boy's hands without a word, and held him off by one arm.
the words that are spoken
From this reading Oh, how coldly the words fell upon the boy's heart!
Chapter 5 of Culm Rock The Story of a Year by Glance Gaylord holds 134 sentences, grouped into 27 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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