Chapter 25 of Everychild is here in full — 12 sentences across 3 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 25 of Everychild is here in full — 12 sentences across 3 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
TIME PASSES The same room in the castle--the room where the pomp and ceremony had been. But it was empty now. The flowers which had been scattered on the floor had been swept away. Silence reigned. Presently two doors opened: one on the right, the other on the left.
Chapter 25 of Everychild is here in full — 12 sentences across 3 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a formal event performed on a special occasion
From this reading “TIME PASSES The same room in the castle--the room where the pomp and ceremony had been.”
plural of “door” — a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading “Presently two doors opened: one on the right, the other on the left.”
make void or empty of contents
From this reading “But it was empty now.”
plural of “pass” — (baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls
From this reading “TIME PASSES The same room in the castle--the room where the pomp and ceremony had been.”
cheap or pretentious or vain display
From this reading “TIME PASSES The same room in the castle--the room where the pomp and ceremony had been.”
past form of “reign” — have sovereign power
From this reading “Silence reigned.”
occurring or distributed over widely spaced and irregular intervals in time or space
From this reading “The flowers which had been scattered on the floor had been swept away.”
possessing sweep
From this reading “The flowers which had been scattered on the floor had been swept away.”
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 TIME PASSES The same room in the castle--the room where the pomp and ceremony had been.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The flowers which had been scattered on the floor had been swept away.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading TIME PASSES The same room in the castle--the room where the pomp and ceremony had been.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But it was empty now.
a large and stately mansion
From this reading TIME PASSES The same room in the castle--the room where the pomp and ceremony had been.
a formal event performed on a special occasion
From this reading TIME PASSES The same room in the castle--the room where the pomp and ceremony had been.
plural of “door” — a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Presently two doors opened: one on the right, the other on the left.
make void or empty of contents
From this reading But it was empty now.
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading The flowers which had been scattered on the floor had been swept away.
plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading The flowers which had been scattered on the floor had been swept away.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading TIME PASSES The same room in the castle--the room where the pomp and ceremony had been.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading TIME PASSES The same room in the castle--the room where the pomp and ceremony had been.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But it was empty now.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Presently two doors opened: one on the right, the other on the left.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading But it was empty now.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The flowers which had been scattered on the floor had been swept away.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Presently two doors opened: one on the right, the other on the left.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading Presently two doors opened: one on the right, the other on the left.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Presently two doors opened: one on the right, the other on the left.
plural of “pass” — (baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls
From this reading TIME PASSES The same room in the castle--the room where the pomp and ceremony had been.
cheap or pretentious or vain display
From this reading TIME PASSES The same room in the castle--the room where the pomp and ceremony had been.
in the near future
From this reading Presently two doors opened: one on the right, the other on the left.
past form of “reign” — have sovereign power
From this reading Silence reigned.
precisely, exactly
From this reading Presently two doors opened: one on the right, the other on the left.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading TIME PASSES The same room in the castle--the room where the pomp and ceremony had been.
Identical; not different.
From this reading TIME PASSES The same room in the castle--the room where the pomp and ceremony had been.
occurring or distributed over widely spaced and irregular intervals in time or space
From this reading The flowers which had been scattered on the floor had been swept away.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading Silence reigned.
possessing sweep
From this reading The flowers which had been scattered on the floor had been swept away.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TIME PASSES The same room in the castle--the room where the pomp and ceremony had been.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading TIME PASSES The same room in the castle--the room where the pomp and ceremony had been.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Presently two doors opened: one on the right, the other on the left.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But it was empty now.
in or at the place that
From this reading TIME PASSES The same room in the castle--the room where the pomp and ceremony had been.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The flowers which had been scattered on the floor had been swept away.
Chapter 25 of Everychild by Louis Dodge holds 12 sentences, grouped into 3 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 12 sentences of Everychild, unabridged, divided into 3 reading sections.
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