Chapter 34 of Dangerous Ground is here in full — 108 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 34 of Dangerous Ground is here in full — 108 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MR. FOLLINGSBEE'S SOCIAL CALL. Five weeks have passed since the fateful masquerade. Five weeks since Vernet and Stanhope entered, in rivalry, the service of Walter Parks, the bearded Englishman. Five weeks since that last named and eccentric individual set sail for far-off Australia.
Chapter 34 of Dangerous Ground is here in full — 108 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a nation occupying the whole of the Australian continent; Aboriginal tribes are thought to have migrated from southeastern Asia 20,000 years ago; first Europeans were British convicts sent there as a penal colony
From this reading “Five weeks since that last named and eccentric individual set sail for far-off Australia.”
having hair on the cheeks and chin
From this reading “Five weeks since Vernet and Stanhope entered, in rivalry, the service of Walter Parks, the bearded Englishman.”
conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual
From this reading “Five weeks since that last named and eccentric individual set sail for far-off Australia.”
having momentous consequences; of decisive importance
From this reading “Five weeks have passed since the fateful masquerade.”
take part in a masquerade
From this reading “Five weeks have passed since the fateful masquerade.”
United States civil rights leader who refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white man in Montgomery (Alabama) and so triggered the national Civil Rights movement (born in 1913)
From this reading “Five weeks since Vernet and Stanhope entered, in rivalry, the service of Walter Parks, the bearded Englishman.”
the act of competing as for profit or a prize
From this reading “Five weeks since Vernet and Stanhope entered, in rivalry, the service of Walter Parks, the bearded Englishman.”
a light open horse-drawn carriage with two or four wheels and one seat
From this reading “Five weeks since Vernet and Stanhope entered, in rivalry, the service of Walter Parks, the bearded Englishman.”
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In this reading “Five weeks have passed since the fateful masquerade.”
In this reading “Five weeks have passed since the fateful masquerade.”
In this reading “Five weeks since that last named and eccentric individual set sail for far-off Australia.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Five weeks since Vernet and Stanhope entered, in rivalry, the service of Walter Parks, the bearded Englishman.
a nation occupying the whole of the Australian continent; Aboriginal tribes are thought to have migrated from southeastern Asia 20,000 years ago; first Europeans were British convicts sent there as a penal colony
From this reading Five weeks since that last named and eccentric individual set sail for far-off Australia.
having hair on the cheeks and chin
From this reading Five weeks since Vernet and Stanhope entered, in rivalry, the service of Walter Parks, the bearded Englishman.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading FOLLINGSBEE'S SOCIAL CALL.
conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual
From this reading Five weeks since that last named and eccentric individual set sail for far-off Australia.
a man who is a native or inhabitant of England
From this reading Five weeks since Vernet and Stanhope entered, in rivalry, the service of Walter Parks, the bearded Englishman.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading Five weeks since Vernet and Stanhope entered, in rivalry, the service of Walter Parks, the bearded Englishman.
very far away in space or time
From this reading Five weeks since that last named and eccentric individual set sail for far-off Australia.
having momentous consequences; of decisive importance
From this reading Five weeks have passed since the fateful masquerade.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading Five weeks have passed since the fateful masquerade.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FOLLINGSBEE'S SOCIAL CALL.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Five weeks since that last named and eccentric individual set sail for far-off Australia.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Five weeks have passed since the fateful masquerade.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Five weeks since Vernet and Stanhope entered, in rivalry, the service of Walter Parks, the bearded Englishman.
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
From this reading Five weeks since that last named and eccentric individual set sail for far-off Australia.
immediately past
From this reading Five weeks since that last named and eccentric individual set sail for far-off Australia.
take part in a masquerade
From this reading Five weeks have passed since the fateful masquerade.
a form of address for a man
From this reading MR.
past form of “name” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Five weeks since that last named and eccentric individual set sail for far-off Australia.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Five weeks since Vernet and Stanhope entered, in rivalry, the service of Walter Parks, the bearded Englishman.
United States civil rights leader who refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white man in Montgomery (Alabama) and so triggered the national Civil Rights movement (born in 1913)
From this reading Five weeks since Vernet and Stanhope entered, in rivalry, the service of Walter Parks, the bearded Englishman.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading Five weeks have passed since the fateful masquerade.
the act of competing as for profit or a prize
From this reading Five weeks since Vernet and Stanhope entered, in rivalry, the service of Walter Parks, the bearded Englishman.
traverse or travel on (a body of water)
From this reading Five weeks since that last named and eccentric individual set sail for far-off Australia.
work done by one person or group that benefits another
From this reading Five weeks since Vernet and Stanhope entered, in rivalry, the service of Walter Parks, the bearded Englishman.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Five weeks since that last named and eccentric individual set sail for far-off Australia.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Five weeks have passed since the fateful masquerade.
relating to human society and its members
From this reading FOLLINGSBEE'S SOCIAL CALL.
a light open horse-drawn carriage with two or four wheels and one seat
From this reading Five weeks since Vernet and Stanhope entered, in rivalry, the service of Walter Parks, the bearded Englishman.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Five weeks since that last named and eccentric individual set sail for far-off Australia.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Five weeks have passed since the fateful masquerade.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Five weeks since Vernet and Stanhope entered, in rivalry, the service of Walter Parks, the bearded Englishman.
German conductor (1876-1962)
From this reading Five weeks since Vernet and Stanhope entered, in rivalry, the service of Walter Parks, the bearded Englishman.
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading Five weeks have passed since the fateful masquerade.
Chapter 34 of Dangerous Ground by Lawrence L. Lynch holds 108 sentences, grouped into 22 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 34 holds 108 sentences of Dangerous Ground, unabridged, divided into 22 reading sections.
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