Chapter 33 of Foes is here in full — 143 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXXIII
Chapter 33 of Foes is here in full — 143 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The countryside, the village--the Jardine Arms--Mrs. Macmurdo in her shop to all who entered--talked of the laird's homecoming. "He's a strange sort!" "Some do say he's been to America and found a gold-mine." "Na! He's just been journeying around in himself."
Chapter 33 of Foes is here in full — 143 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/28 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776
From this reading “"Some do say he's been to America and found a gold-mine."”
rural regions
From this reading “The countryside, the village--the Jardine Arms--Mrs. Macmurdo in her shop to all who entered--talked of the laird's homecoming.”
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading “The countryside, the village--the Jardine Arms--Mrs. Macmurdo in her shop to all who entered--talked of the laird's homecoming.”
an annual school or university reunion for graduates
From this reading “The countryside, the village--the Jardine Arms--Mrs. Macmurdo in her shop to all who entered--talked of the laird's homecoming.”
the act of traveling from one place to another
From this reading “He's just been journeying around in himself."”
do one's shopping
From this reading “The countryside, the village--the Jardine Arms--Mrs. Macmurdo in her shop to all who entered--talked of the laird's homecoming.”
past form of “talk” — exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading “The countryside, the village--the Jardine Arms--Mrs. Macmurdo in her shop to all who entered--talked of the laird's homecoming.”
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading “The countryside, the village--the Jardine Arms--Mrs. Macmurdo in her shop to all who entered--talked of the laird's homecoming.”
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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 "He's a strange sort!"
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading The countryside, the village--the Jardine Arms--Mrs. Macmurdo in her shop to all who entered--talked of the laird's homecoming.
North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776
From this reading "Some do say he's been to America and found a gold-mine."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Some do say he's been to America and found a gold-mine."
weapons considered collectively
From this reading The countryside, the village--the Jardine Arms--Mrs. Macmurdo in her shop to all who entered--talked of the laird's homecoming.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading He's just been journeying around in himself."
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "Some do say he's been to America and found a gold-mine."
rural regions
From this reading The countryside, the village--the Jardine Arms--Mrs. Macmurdo in her shop to all who entered--talked of the laird's homecoming.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Some do say he's been to America and found a gold-mine."
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading The countryside, the village--the Jardine Arms--Mrs. Macmurdo in her shop to all who entered--talked of the laird's homecoming.
set up or found
From this reading "Some do say he's been to America and found a gold-mine."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Some do say he's been to America and found a gold-mine."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He's a strange sort!"
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The countryside, the village--the Jardine Arms--Mrs. Macmurdo in her shop to all who entered--talked of the laird's homecoming.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He's just been journeying around in himself."
an annual school or university reunion for graduates
From this reading The countryside, the village--the Jardine Arms--Mrs. Macmurdo in her shop to all who entered--talked of the laird's homecoming.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The countryside, the village--the Jardine Arms--Mrs. Macmurdo in her shop to all who entered--talked of the laird's homecoming.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The countryside, the village--the Jardine Arms--Mrs. Macmurdo in her shop to all who entered--talked of the laird's homecoming.
the act of traveling from one place to another
From this reading He's just been journeying around in himself."
and nothing more
From this reading He's just been journeying around in himself."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The countryside, the village--the Jardine Arms--Mrs. Macmurdo in her shop to all who entered--talked of the laird's homecoming.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The countryside, the village--the Jardine Arms--Mrs. Macmurdo in her shop to all who entered--talked of the laird's homecoming.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading The countryside, the village--the Jardine Arms--Mrs. Macmurdo in her shop to all who entered--talked of the laird's homecoming.
a silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group
From this reading "Na!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The countryside, the village--the Jardine Arms--Mrs. Macmurdo in her shop to all who entered--talked of the laird's homecoming.
express in words
From this reading "Some do say he's been to America and found a gold-mine."
do one's shopping
From this reading The countryside, the village--the Jardine Arms--Mrs. Macmurdo in her shop to all who entered--talked of the laird's homecoming.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "Some do say he's been to America and found a gold-mine."
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading "He's a strange sort!"
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading "He's a strange sort!"
past form of “talk” — exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading The countryside, the village--the Jardine Arms--Mrs. Macmurdo in her shop to all who entered--talked of the laird's homecoming.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The countryside, the village--the Jardine Arms--Mrs. Macmurdo in her shop to all who entered--talked of the laird's homecoming.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The countryside, the village--the Jardine Arms--Mrs. Macmurdo in her shop to all who entered--talked of the laird's homecoming.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading The countryside, the village--the Jardine Arms--Mrs. Macmurdo in her shop to all who entered--talked of the laird's homecoming.
which person or people
From this reading The countryside, the village--the Jardine Arms--Mrs. Macmurdo in her shop to all who entered--talked of the laird's homecoming.
Chapter 33 of Foes by Mary Johnston holds 143 sentences, grouped into 29 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 33 holds 143 sentences of Foes, unabridged, divided into 29 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 33 of Foes by Mary Johnston exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 143 sentences, grouped into 29 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 29 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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