Chapter 36 of Following darkness is here in full — 174 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 36 of Following darkness is here in full — 174 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“I want to go up to Belfast to-day,” I said to my father next morning at breakfast. His reply was exactly the one I had anticipated. “What do you want to go to Belfast for?” “I want to see Owen about something.” “Hadn’t you a whole fortnight when you saw him every day?”
Chapter 36 of Following darkness is here in full — 174 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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expected hopefully
From this reading “His reply was exactly the one I had anticipated.”
capital and largest city of Northern Ireland; the center of Protestantism in Northern Ireland
From this reading ““I want to go up to Belfast to-day,” I said to my father next morning at breakfast.”
eat an early morning meal
From this reading ““I want to go up to Belfast to-day,” I said to my father next morning at breakfast.”
indicating exactness or preciseness
From this reading “His reply was exactly the one I had anticipated.”
a period of fourteen consecutive days
From this reading ““Hadn’t you a whole fortnight when you saw him every day?””
Welsh industrialist and social reformer who founded cooperative communities (1771-1858)
From this reading ““I want to see Owen about something.””
a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading “His reply was exactly the one I had anticipated.”
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading ““Hadn’t you a whole fortnight when you saw him every day?””
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In this reading ““I want to go up to Belfast to-day,” I said to my father next morning at breakfast.”
In this reading ““Hadn’t you a whole fortnight when you saw him every day?””
move upward
In this reading ““I want to go up to Belfast to-day,” I said to my father next morning at breakfast.”
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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 “Hadn’t you a whole fortnight when you saw him every day?”
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “I want to see Owen about something.”
expected hopefully
From this reading His reply was exactly the one I had anticipated.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “I want to go up to Belfast to-day,” I said to my father next morning at breakfast.
capital and largest city of Northern Ireland; the center of Protestantism in Northern Ireland
From this reading “I want to go up to Belfast to-day,” I said to my father next morning at breakfast.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading “I want to go up to Belfast to-day,” I said to my father next morning at breakfast.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading “Hadn’t you a whole fortnight when you saw him every day?”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “What do you want to go to Belfast for?”
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “Hadn’t you a whole fortnight when you saw him every day?”
indicating exactness or preciseness
From this reading His reply was exactly the one I had anticipated.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading “I want to go up to Belfast to-day,” I said to my father next morning at breakfast.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “What do you want to go to Belfast for?”
a period of fourteen consecutive days
From this reading “Hadn’t you a whole fortnight when you saw him every day?”
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “I want to go up to Belfast to-day,” I said to my father next morning at breakfast.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading His reply was exactly the one I had anticipated.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Hadn’t you a whole fortnight when you saw him every day?”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Hadn’t you a whole fortnight when you saw him every day?”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His reply was exactly the one I had anticipated.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I want to go up to Belfast to-day,” I said to my father next morning at breakfast.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading “I want to go up to Belfast to-day,” I said to my father next morning at breakfast.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “I want to go up to Belfast to-day,” I said to my father next morning at breakfast.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading “I want to go up to Belfast to-day,” I said to my father next morning at breakfast.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading His reply was exactly the one I had anticipated.
Welsh industrialist and social reformer who founded cooperative communities (1771-1858)
From this reading “I want to see Owen about something.”
a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading His reply was exactly the one I had anticipated.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I want to go up to Belfast to-day,” I said to my father next morning at breakfast.
cut with a saw
From this reading “Hadn’t you a whole fortnight when you saw him every day?”
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “I want to see Owen about something.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “I want to see Owen about something.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading His reply was exactly the one I had anticipated.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I want to go up to Belfast to-day,” I said to my father next morning at breakfast.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I want to go up to Belfast to-day,” I said to my father next morning at breakfast.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “I want to go up to Belfast to-day,” I said to my father next morning at breakfast.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “I want to go up to Belfast to-day,” I said to my father next morning at breakfast.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His reply was exactly the one I had anticipated.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What do you want to go to Belfast for?”
at the time that
From this reading “Hadn’t you a whole fortnight when you saw him every day?”
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading “Hadn’t you a whole fortnight when you saw him every day?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “What do you want to go to Belfast for?”
Chapter 36 of Following darkness by Forrest Reid holds 174 sentences, grouped into 35 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 36 holds 174 sentences of Following darkness, unabridged, divided into 35 reading sections.
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