Chapter 19 of Eve: A Novel is here in full — 168 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XIX
Chapter 19 of Eve: A Novel is here in full — 168 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
FATHER AND SON. BARBARA was mistaken. Jasper had gone to Buckfastleigh, gone openly to his father’s house, in the belief that his father was dying. He knocked at the blotched and scaled door under the dilapidated portico, but received no answer. He tried the door.
Chapter 19 of Eve: A Novel is here in full — 168 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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any cognitive content held as true
From this reading “Jasper had gone to Buckfastleigh, gone openly to his father’s house, in the belief that his father was dying.”
marked with irregularly shaped spots or blots
From this reading “He knocked at the blotched and scaled door under the dilapidated portico, but received no answer.”
in deplorable condition
From this reading “He knocked at the blotched and scaled door under the dilapidated portico, but received no answer.”
an opaque form of quartz; red or yellow or brown or dark green in color; used for ornamentation or as a gemstone
From this reading “Jasper had gone to Buckfastleigh, gone openly to his father’s house, in the belief that his father was dying.”
past form of “knock” — deliver a sharp blow or push
From this reading “He knocked at the blotched and scaled door under the dilapidated portico, but received no answer.”
in an open way
From this reading “Jasper had gone to Buckfastleigh, gone openly to his father’s house, in the belief that his father was dying.”
a porch or entrance to a building consisting of a covered and often columned area
From this reading “He knocked at the blotched and scaled door under the dilapidated portico, but received no answer.”
having the body covered or partially covered with thin horny plates, as some fish and reptiles
From this reading “He knocked at the blotched and scaled door under the dilapidated portico, but received no answer.”
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In this reading “He knocked at the blotched and scaled door under the dilapidated portico, but received no answer.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading FATHER AND SON.
react verbally
From this reading He knocked at the blotched and scaled door under the dilapidated portico, but received no answer.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He knocked at the blotched and scaled door under the dilapidated portico, but received no answer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BARBARA was mistaken.
any cognitive content held as true
From this reading Jasper had gone to Buckfastleigh, gone openly to his father’s house, in the belief that his father was dying.
marked with irregularly shaped spots or blots
From this reading He knocked at the blotched and scaled door under the dilapidated portico, but received no answer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jasper had gone to Buckfastleigh, gone openly to his father’s house, in the belief that his father was dying.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He knocked at the blotched and scaled door under the dilapidated portico, but received no answer.
in deplorable condition
From this reading He knocked at the blotched and scaled door under the dilapidated portico, but received no answer.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading He knocked at the blotched and scaled door under the dilapidated portico, but received no answer.
in or associated with the process of passing from life or ceasing to be
From this reading Jasper had gone to Buckfastleigh, gone openly to his father’s house, in the belief that his father was dying.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading FATHER AND SON.
possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Jasper had gone to Buckfastleigh, gone openly to his father’s house, in the belief that his father was dying.
destroyed or killed
From this reading Jasper had gone to Buckfastleigh, gone openly to his father’s house, in the belief that his father was dying.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Jasper had gone to Buckfastleigh, gone openly to his father’s house, in the belief that his father was dying.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He knocked at the blotched and scaled door under the dilapidated portico, but received no answer.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Jasper had gone to Buckfastleigh, gone openly to his father’s house, in the belief that his father was dying.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Jasper had gone to Buckfastleigh, gone openly to his father’s house, in the belief that his father was dying.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Jasper had gone to Buckfastleigh, gone openly to his father’s house, in the belief that his father was dying.
an opaque form of quartz; red or yellow or brown or dark green in color; used for ornamentation or as a gemstone
From this reading Jasper had gone to Buckfastleigh, gone openly to his father’s house, in the belief that his father was dying.
past form of “knock” — deliver a sharp blow or push
From this reading He knocked at the blotched and scaled door under the dilapidated portico, but received no answer.
wrong in e.g. opinion or judgment
From this reading BARBARA was mistaken.
not any; not one
From this reading He knocked at the blotched and scaled door under the dilapidated portico, but received no answer.
in an open way
From this reading Jasper had gone to Buckfastleigh, gone openly to his father’s house, in the belief that his father was dying.
a porch or entrance to a building consisting of a covered and often columned area
From this reading He knocked at the blotched and scaled door under the dilapidated portico, but received no answer.
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading He knocked at the blotched and scaled door under the dilapidated portico, but received no answer.
having the body covered or partially covered with thin horny plates, as some fish and reptiles
From this reading He knocked at the blotched and scaled door under the dilapidated portico, but received no answer.
a male human offspring
From this reading FATHER AND SON.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Jasper had gone to Buckfastleigh, gone openly to his father’s house, in the belief that his father was dying.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Jasper had gone to Buckfastleigh, gone openly to his father’s house, in the belief that his father was dying.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Jasper had gone to Buckfastleigh, gone openly to his father’s house, in the belief that his father was dying.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading He tried the door.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading He knocked at the blotched and scaled door under the dilapidated portico, but received no answer.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading BARBARA was mistaken.
Chapter 19 of Eve: A Novel by S. (Sabine) Baring-Gould holds 168 sentences, grouped into 34 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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