Chapter 12 of Flamsted quarries is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Flamsted quarries is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The detective went out to interview the driver of the team. "Where'd you pick him up?" "'Long on West Street, just below Park Place. I see by the way he spoke he'd broke his wind--asked if I was goin' to a ferry an' if I'd give him a lift. I said 'Come along,' and asked no questions.
Chapter 12 of Flamsted quarries is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a police officer who investigates crimes
From this reading “The detective went out to interview the driver of the team.”
the operator of a motor vehicle
From this reading “The detective went out to interview the driver of the team.”
transport from one place to another
From this reading “I see by the way he spoke he'd broke his wind--asked if I was goin' to a ferry an' if I'd give him a lift.”
conduct an interview in television, newspaper, and radio reporting
From this reading “The detective went out to interview the driver of the team.”
raise from a lower to a higher position
From this reading “I see by the way he spoke he'd broke his wind--asked if I was goin' to a ferry an' if I'd give him a lift.”
a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property
From this reading “"'Long on West Street, just below Park Place.”
select carefully from a group
From this reading “"Where'd you pick him up?"”
a cooperative unit (especially in sports)
From this reading “The detective went out to interview the driver of the team.”
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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 I see by the way he spoke he'd broke his wind--asked if I was goin' to a ferry an' if I'd give him a lift.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading I said 'Come along,' and asked no questions.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I see by the way he spoke he'd broke his wind--asked if I was goin' to a ferry an' if I'd give him a lift.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I said 'Come along,' and asked no questions.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading I see by the way he spoke he'd broke his wind--asked if I was goin' to a ferry an' if I'd give him a lift.
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading "'Long on West Street, just below Park Place.
lacking funds
From this reading I see by the way he spoke he'd broke his wind--asked if I was goin' to a ferry an' if I'd give him a lift.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I see by the way he spoke he'd broke his wind--asked if I was goin' to a ferry an' if I'd give him a lift.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading I said 'Come along,' and asked no questions.
a police officer who investigates crimes
From this reading The detective went out to interview the driver of the team.
the operator of a motor vehicle
From this reading The detective went out to interview the driver of the team.
transport from one place to another
From this reading I see by the way he spoke he'd broke his wind--asked if I was goin' to a ferry an' if I'd give him a lift.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading I see by the way he spoke he'd broke his wind--asked if I was goin' to a ferry an' if I'd give him a lift.
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From this reading I see by the way he spoke he'd broke his wind--asked if I was goin' to a ferry an' if I'd give him a lift.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I see by the way he spoke he'd broke his wind--asked if I was goin' to a ferry an' if I'd give him a lift.
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From this reading I see by the way he spoke he'd broke his wind--asked if I was goin' to a ferry an' if I'd give him a lift.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Where'd you pick him up?"
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I see by the way he spoke he'd broke his wind--asked if I was goin' to a ferry an' if I'd give him a lift.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I see by the way he spoke he'd broke his wind--asked if I was goin' to a ferry an' if I'd give him a lift.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I see by the way he spoke he'd broke his wind--asked if I was goin' to a ferry an' if I'd give him a lift.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I see by the way he spoke he'd broke his wind--asked if I was goin' to a ferry an' if I'd give him a lift.
conduct an interview in television, newspaper, and radio reporting
From this reading The detective went out to interview the driver of the team.
and nothing more
From this reading "'Long on West Street, just below Park Place.
raise from a lower to a higher position
From this reading I see by the way he spoke he'd broke his wind--asked if I was goin' to a ferry an' if I'd give him a lift.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading "'Long on West Street, just below Park Place.
not any; not one
From this reading I said 'Come along,' and asked no questions.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The detective went out to interview the driver of the team.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "'Long on West Street, just below Park Place.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The detective went out to interview the driver of the team.
a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property
From this reading "'Long on West Street, just below Park Place.
select carefully from a group
From this reading "Where'd you pick him up?"
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading "'Long on West Street, just below Park Place.
plural of “question” — an instance of questioning
From this reading I said 'Come along,' and asked no questions.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading I said 'Come along,' and asked no questions.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I see by the way he spoke he'd broke his wind--asked if I was goin' to a ferry an' if I'd give him a lift.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading I see by the way he spoke he'd broke his wind--asked if I was goin' to a ferry an' if I'd give him a lift.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading "'Long on West Street, just below Park Place.
a cooperative unit (especially in sports)
From this reading The detective went out to interview the driver of the team.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The detective went out to interview the driver of the team.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The detective went out to interview the driver of the team.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Where'd you pick him up?"
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I see by the way he spoke he'd broke his wind--asked if I was goin' to a ferry an' if I'd give him a lift.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading I see by the way he spoke he'd broke his wind--asked if I was goin' to a ferry an' if I'd give him a lift.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The detective went out to interview the driver of the team.
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading "'Long on West Street, just below Park Place.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Where'd you pick him up?"
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading I see by the way he spoke he'd broke his wind--asked if I was goin' to a ferry an' if I'd give him a lift.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Where'd you pick him up?"
Chapter 12 of Flamsted quarries by Mary E. (Mary Ella) Waller holds 421 sentences, grouped into 85 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 12 holds 421 sentences of Flamsted quarries, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 12 of Flamsted quarries by Mary E. (Mary Ella) Waller exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 421 sentences, grouped into 85 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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