Chapter 3 of Foe-Farrell is here in full — 2444 sentences across 489 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter III
Chapter 3 of Foe-Farrell is here in full — 2444 sentences across 489 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE RETRIEVE. NIGHT THE FOURTEENTH. SAN RAMON. I have never set eyes on the village of San Ramon, but I have heard it described by two men--by one of them in great detail--and their descriptions tally. It is a village or townlet of two hundred houses or so.
Chapter 3 of Foe-Farrell is here in full — 2444 sentences across 489 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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represented in words especially with sharpness and detail
From this reading “I have never set eyes on the village of San Ramon, but I have heard it described by two men--by one of them in great detail--and their descriptions tally.”
plural of “description” — a statement that represents something in words
From this reading “I have never set eyes on the village of San Ramon, but I have heard it described by two men--by one of them in great detail--and their descriptions tally.”
an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole
From this reading “I have never set eyes on the village of San Ramon, but I have heard it described by two men--by one of them in great detail--and their descriptions tally.”
coming next after the thirteenth in position
From this reading “NIGHT THE FOURTEENTH.”
plural of “house” — a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading “It is a village or townlet of two hundred houses or so.”
get or find back; recover the use of
From this reading “THE RETRIEVE.”
a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely
From this reading “I have never set eyes on the village of San Ramon, but I have heard it described by two men--by one of them in great detail--and their descriptions tally.”
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading “I have never set eyes on the village of San Ramon, but I have heard it described by two men--by one of them in great detail--and their descriptions tally.”
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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 It is a village or townlet of two hundred houses or so.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I have never set eyes on the village of San Ramon, but I have heard it described by two men--by one of them in great detail--and their descriptions tally.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I have never set eyes on the village of San Ramon, but I have heard it described by two men--by one of them in great detail--and their descriptions tally.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I have never set eyes on the village of San Ramon, but I have heard it described by two men--by one of them in great detail--and their descriptions tally.
represented in words especially with sharpness and detail
From this reading I have never set eyes on the village of San Ramon, but I have heard it described by two men--by one of them in great detail--and their descriptions tally.
plural of “description” — a statement that represents something in words
From this reading I have never set eyes on the village of San Ramon, but I have heard it described by two men--by one of them in great detail--and their descriptions tally.
an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole
From this reading I have never set eyes on the village of San Ramon, but I have heard it described by two men--by one of them in great detail--and their descriptions tally.
opinion or judgment
From this reading I have never set eyes on the village of San Ramon, but I have heard it described by two men--by one of them in great detail--and their descriptions tally.
coming next after the thirteenth in position
From this reading NIGHT THE FOURTEENTH.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading I have never set eyes on the village of San Ramon, but I have heard it described by two men--by one of them in great detail--and their descriptions tally.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have never set eyes on the village of San Ramon, but I have heard it described by two men--by one of them in great detail--and their descriptions tally.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading I have never set eyes on the village of San Ramon, but I have heard it described by two men--by one of them in great detail--and their descriptions tally.
plural of “house” — a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading It is a village or townlet of two hundred houses or so.
ten 10s
From this reading It is a village or townlet of two hundred houses or so.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have never set eyes on the village of San Ramon, but I have heard it described by two men--by one of them in great detail--and their descriptions tally.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I have never set eyes on the village of San Ramon, but I have heard it described by two men--by one of them in great detail--and their descriptions tally.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is a village or townlet of two hundred houses or so.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I have never set eyes on the village of San Ramon, but I have heard it described by two men--by one of them in great detail--and their descriptions tally.
the force of workers available
From this reading I have never set eyes on the village of San Ramon, but I have heard it described by two men--by one of them in great detail--and their descriptions tally.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading I have never set eyes on the village of San Ramon, but I have heard it described by two men--by one of them in great detail--and their descriptions tally.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading NIGHT THE FOURTEENTH.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I have never set eyes on the village of San Ramon, but I have heard it described by two men--by one of them in great detail--and their descriptions tally.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I have never set eyes on the village of San Ramon, but I have heard it described by two men--by one of them in great detail--and their descriptions tally.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I have never set eyes on the village of San Ramon, but I have heard it described by two men--by one of them in great detail--and their descriptions tally.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It is a village or townlet of two hundred houses or so.
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From this reading SAN RAMON.
get or find back; recover the use of
From this reading THE RETRIEVE.
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From this reading SAN RAMON.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading I have never set eyes on the village of San Ramon, but I have heard it described by two men--by one of them in great detail--and their descriptions tally.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It is a village or townlet of two hundred houses or so.
a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely
From this reading I have never set eyes on the village of San Ramon, but I have heard it described by two men--by one of them in great detail--and their descriptions tally.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE RETRIEVE.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading I have never set eyes on the village of San Ramon, but I have heard it described by two men--by one of them in great detail--and their descriptions tally.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I have never set eyes on the village of San Ramon, but I have heard it described by two men--by one of them in great detail--and their descriptions tally.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is a village or townlet of two hundred houses or so.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading I have never set eyes on the village of San Ramon, but I have heard it described by two men--by one of them in great detail--and their descriptions tally.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading I have never set eyes on the village of San Ramon, but I have heard it described by two men--by one of them in great detail--and their descriptions tally.
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