Chapter 27 of Deficient Saints: A Tale of Maine is here in full — 204 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 27 of Deficient Saints: A Tale of Maine is here in full — 204 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
H. ROBINSON AND HIS REVELATION. Chelda, meanwhile, was having her interview with H. Robinson. Captain White had not told her that the Bangor and Rossignol train was two hours late. She had only found that out by telephoning to the station. She was considerably annoyed by it.
Chapter 27 of Deficient Saints: A Tale of Maine is here in full — 204 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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aroused to impatience or anger
From this reading “She was considerably annoyed by it.”
a town in east central Maine on the Penobscot River
From this reading “Captain White had not told her that the Bangor and Rossignol train was two hours late.”
to a great extent or degree
From this reading “She was considerably annoyed by it.”
conduct an interview in television, newspaper, and radio reporting
From this reading “Chelda, meanwhile, was having her interview with H. Robinson.”
at the same time but in another place
From this reading “Chelda, meanwhile, was having her interview with H. Robinson.”
the speech act of making something evident
From this reading “H. ROBINSON AND HIS REVELATION.”
English chemist noted for his studies of molecular structures in plants (1886-1975)
From this reading “H. ROBINSON AND HIS REVELATION.”
-ing form of “telephone” — get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone
From this reading “She had only found that out by telephoning to the station.”
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 “Captain White had not told her that the Bangor and Rossignol train was two hours late.”
In this reading “Chelda, meanwhile, was having her interview with H. Robinson.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading H. ROBINSON AND HIS REVELATION.
aroused to impatience or anger
From this reading She was considerably annoyed by it.
a town in east central Maine on the Penobscot River
From this reading Captain White had not told her that the Bangor and Rossignol train was two hours late.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She had only found that out by telephoning to the station.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading Captain White had not told her that the Bangor and Rossignol train was two hours late.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Chelda, meanwhile, was having her interview with H. Robinson.
to a great extent or degree
From this reading She was considerably annoyed by it.
set up or found
From this reading She had only found that out by telephoning to the station.
a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe
From this reading H. ROBINSON AND HIS REVELATION.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Captain White had not told her that the Bangor and Rossignol train was two hours late.
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Chelda, meanwhile, was having her interview with H. Robinson.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Chelda, meanwhile, was having her interview with H. Robinson.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading H. ROBINSON AND HIS REVELATION.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading Captain White had not told her that the Bangor and Rossignol train was two hours late.
conduct an interview in television, newspaper, and radio reporting
From this reading Chelda, meanwhile, was having her interview with H. Robinson.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She was considerably annoyed by it.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading Captain White had not told her that the Bangor and Rossignol train was two hours late.
at the same time but in another place
From this reading Chelda, meanwhile, was having her interview with H. Robinson.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Captain White had not told her that the Bangor and Rossignol train was two hours late.
and nothing more
From this reading She had only found that out by telephoning to the station.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading She had only found that out by telephoning to the station.
the speech act of making something evident
From this reading H. ROBINSON AND HIS REVELATION.
English chemist noted for his studies of molecular structures in plants (1886-1975)
From this reading H. ROBINSON AND HIS REVELATION.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Captain White had not told her that the Bangor and Rossignol train was two hours late.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had only found that out by telephoning to the station.
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
From this reading She had only found that out by telephoning to the station.
-ing form of “telephone” — get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone
From this reading She had only found that out by telephoning to the station.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Captain White had not told her that the Bangor and Rossignol train was two hours late.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Captain White had not told her that the Bangor and Rossignol train was two hours late.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She had only found that out by telephoning to the station.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading Captain White had not told her that the Bangor and Rossignol train was two hours late.
create by training and teaching
From this reading Captain White had not told her that the Bangor and Rossignol train was two hours late.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Captain White had not told her that the Bangor and Rossignol train was two hours late.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Chelda, meanwhile, was having her interview with H. Robinson.
a Caucasian
From this reading Captain White had not told her that the Bangor and Rossignol train was two hours late.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Chelda, meanwhile, was having her interview with H. Robinson.
Chapter 27 of Deficient Saints: A Tale of Maine by Marshall Saunders holds 204 sentences, grouped into 41 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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