Chapter 32 of Foes 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.
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Chapter 32 of Foes is here in full — 168 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Mr. Archibald Touris put out a wrinkled hand to his wine-glass. "You have been in warm countries. I envy you! I wish that I could get warm." "Black Hill is looking finely.
Chapter 32 of Foes is here in full — 168 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/33 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading “"Black Hill is looking finely.”
plural of “country” — a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading “"You have been in warm countries.”
a feeling of grudging admiration and desire to have something that is possessed by another
From this reading “I envy you!”
in tiny pieces
From this reading “"Black Hill is looking finely.”
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading “"Black Hill is looking finely.”
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading “"You have been in warm countries.”
hope for; have a wish
From this reading “I wish that I could get warm."”
marked by wrinkles
From this reading “Mr. Archibald Touris put out a wrinkled hand to his wine-glass.”
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 before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Mr. Archibald Touris put out a wrinkled hand to his wine-glass.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Archibald Touris put out a wrinkled hand to his wine-glass.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "You have been in warm countries.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading "Black Hill is looking finely.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I wish that I could get warm."
plural of “country” — a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading "You have been in warm countries.
a feeling of grudging admiration and desire to have something that is possessed by another
From this reading I envy you!
in tiny pieces
From this reading "Black Hill is looking finely.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I wish that I could get warm."
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Mr. Archibald Touris put out a wrinkled hand to his wine-glass.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "You have been in warm countries.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading "Black Hill is looking finely.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Archibald Touris put out a wrinkled hand to his wine-glass.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I envy you!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "You have been in warm countries.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Black Hill is looking finely.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading "Black Hill is looking finely.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. Archibald Touris put out a wrinkled hand to his wine-glass.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Mr. Archibald Touris put out a wrinkled hand to his wine-glass.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Mr. Archibald Touris put out a wrinkled hand to his wine-glass.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I wish that I could get warm."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mr. Archibald Touris put out a wrinkled hand to his wine-glass.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Archibald Touris put out a wrinkled hand to his wine-glass.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading "You have been in warm countries.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Archibald Touris put out a wrinkled hand to his wine-glass.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading I wish that I could get warm."
marked by wrinkles
From this reading Mr. Archibald Touris put out a wrinkled hand to his wine-glass.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You have been in warm countries.
Chapter 32 of Foes by Mary Johnston 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.
Chapter 32 holds 168 sentences of Foes, unabridged, divided into 34 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 32 of Foes by Mary Johnston exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 168 sentences, grouped into 34 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.
Work through the 34 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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