Chapter 10 of Explorers of the Dawn is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Explorers of the Dawn is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"No," replied Angel. "We didn't. But perhaps the lamplighter did." With one accord, we hurried after the retreating figure. Hearing our footsteps, he turned and faced us beneath a newly lit lamp.
Chapter 10 of Explorers of the Dawn is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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go together
From this reading “With one accord, we hurried after the retreating figure.”
spiritual being attendant upon God
From this reading “"No," replied Angel.”
having a face or facing especially of a specified kind or number; often used in combination
From this reading “Hearing our footsteps, he turned and faced us beneath a newly lit lamp.”
plural of “footstep” — the sound of a step of someone walking
From this reading “Hearing our footsteps, he turned and faced us beneath a newly lit lamp.”
(when gas was used for streetlights) a person who lights and extinguishes streetlights
From this reading “But perhaps the lamplighter did."”
provided with artificial light
From this reading “Hearing our footsteps, he turned and faced us beneath a newly lit lamp.”
very recently
From this reading “Hearing our footsteps, he turned and faced us beneath a newly lit lamp.”
-ing form of “retreat” — pull back or move away or backward
From this reading “With one accord, we hurried after the retreating figure.”
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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 Hearing our footsteps, he turned and faced us beneath a newly lit lamp.
go together
From this reading With one accord, we hurried after the retreating figure.
later than; following
From this reading With one accord, we hurried after the retreating figure.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Hearing our footsteps, he turned and faced us beneath a newly lit lamp.
spiritual being attendant upon God
From this reading "No," replied Angel.
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading Hearing our footsteps, he turned and faced us beneath a newly lit lamp.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But perhaps the lamplighter did."
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading But perhaps the lamplighter did."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We didn't.
having a face or facing especially of a specified kind or number; often used in combination
From this reading Hearing our footsteps, he turned and faced us beneath a newly lit lamp.
a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading With one accord, we hurried after the retreating figure.
plural of “footstep” — the sound of a step of someone walking
From this reading Hearing our footsteps, he turned and faced us beneath a newly lit lamp.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Hearing our footsteps, he turned and faced us beneath a newly lit lamp.
(law) a proceeding (usually by a court) where evidence is taken for the purpose of determining an issue of fact and reaching a decision based on that evidence
From this reading Hearing our footsteps, he turned and faced us beneath a newly lit lamp.
moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste
From this reading With one accord, we hurried after the retreating figure.
an artificial source of visible illumination
From this reading Hearing our footsteps, he turned and faced us beneath a newly lit lamp.
(when gas was used for streetlights) a person who lights and extinguishes streetlights
From this reading But perhaps the lamplighter did."
provided with artificial light
From this reading Hearing our footsteps, he turned and faced us beneath a newly lit lamp.
very recently
From this reading Hearing our footsteps, he turned and faced us beneath a newly lit lamp.
not any; not one
From this reading "No," replied Angel.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading With one accord, we hurried after the retreating figure.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Hearing our footsteps, he turned and faced us beneath a newly lit lamp.
by chance
From this reading But perhaps the lamplighter did."
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "No," replied Angel.
-ing form of “retreat” — pull back or move away or backward
From this reading With one accord, we hurried after the retreating figure.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But perhaps the lamplighter did."
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Hearing our footsteps, he turned and faced us beneath a newly lit lamp.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Hearing our footsteps, he turned and faced us beneath a newly lit lamp.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We didn't.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With one accord, we hurried after the retreating figure.
Chapter 10 of Explorers of the Dawn by Mazo De la Roche holds 412 sentences, grouped into 83 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 10 holds 412 sentences of Explorers of the Dawn, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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