Chapter 24 of Forge and furnace: A novel is here in full — 220 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 24 of Forge and furnace: A novel is here in full — 220 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MR. BIRON’S REPENTANCE. Then Bram went upstairs also, and knocked at Mr. Biron’s door. “I’m going for the doctor now, Mr. Biron,” he called out without entering. “I’ve come up to ask if there’s anything I can get for you before I go.”
Chapter 24 of Forge and furnace: A novel is here in full — 220 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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in addition
From this reading “Then Bram went upstairs also, and knocked at Mr. Biron’s door.”
any thing at all
From this reading ““I’ve come up to ask if there’s anything I can get for you before I go.””
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading ““I’ve come up to ask if there’s anything I can get for you before I go.””
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading ““I’m going for the doctor now, Mr. Biron,” he called out without entering.”
a movement into or inward
From this reading ““I’m going for the doctor now, Mr. Biron,” he called out without entering.”
past form of “knock” — deliver a sharp blow or push
From this reading “Then Bram went upstairs also, and knocked at Mr. Biron’s door.”
remorse for your past conduct
From this reading “BIRON’S REPENTANCE.”
on a floor above
From this reading “Then Bram went upstairs also, and knocked at Mr. Biron’s door.”
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In this reading “Then Bram went upstairs also, and knocked at Mr. Biron’s door.”
In this reading “Then Bram went upstairs also, and knocked at Mr. Biron’s door.”
In this reading ““I’m going for the doctor now, Mr. Biron,” he called out without entering.”
utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
In this reading ““I’m going for the doctor now, Mr. Biron,” he called out without entering.”
bring forth, usually something desirable
In this reading ““I’ve come up to ask if there’s anything I can get for you before I go.””
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in addition
From this reading Then Bram went upstairs also, and knocked at Mr. Biron’s door.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then Bram went upstairs also, and knocked at Mr. Biron’s door.
any thing at all
From this reading “I’ve come up to ask if there’s anything I can get for you before I go.”
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “I’ve come up to ask if there’s anything I can get for you before I go.”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Then Bram went upstairs also, and knocked at Mr. Biron’s door.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “I’ve come up to ask if there’s anything I can get for you before I go.”
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From this reading “I’m going for the doctor now, Mr. Biron,” he called out without entering.
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From this reading BIRON’S REPENTANCE.
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From this reading Then Bram went upstairs also, and knocked at Mr. Biron’s door.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “I’m going for the doctor now, Mr. Biron,” he called out without entering.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “I’ve come up to ask if there’s anything I can get for you before I go.”
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “I’ve come up to ask if there’s anything I can get for you before I go.”
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading “I’m going for the doctor now, Mr. Biron,” he called out without entering.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Then Bram went upstairs also, and knocked at Mr. Biron’s door.
a movement into or inward
From this reading “I’m going for the doctor now, Mr. Biron,” he called out without entering.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “I’m going for the doctor now, Mr. Biron,” he called out without entering.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “I’ve come up to ask if there’s anything I can get for you before I go.”
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “I’ve come up to ask if there’s anything I can get for you before I go.”
the act of departing
From this reading “I’m going for the doctor now, Mr. Biron,” he called out without entering.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I’m going for the doctor now, Mr. Biron,” he called out without entering.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I’ve come up to ask if there’s anything I can get for you before I go.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’m going for the doctor now, Mr. Biron,” he called out without entering.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’ve come up to ask if there’s anything I can get for you before I go.”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “I’ve come up to ask if there’s anything I can get for you before I go.”
past form of “knock” — deliver a sharp blow or push
From this reading Then Bram went upstairs also, and knocked at Mr. Biron’s door.
a form of address for a man
From this reading MR.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “I’m going for the doctor now, Mr. Biron,” he called out without entering.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “I’m going for the doctor now, Mr. Biron,” he called out without entering.
remorse for your past conduct
From this reading BIRON’S REPENTANCE.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I’m going for the doctor now, Mr. Biron,” he called out without entering.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then Bram went upstairs also, and knocked at Mr. Biron’s door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’ve come up to ask if there’s anything I can get for you before I go.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I’ve come up to ask if there’s anything I can get for you before I go.”
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “I’ve come up to ask if there’s anything I can get for you before I go.”
on a floor above
From this reading Then Bram went upstairs also, and knocked at Mr. Biron’s door.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Then Bram went upstairs also, and knocked at Mr. Biron’s door.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “I’m going for the doctor now, Mr. Biron,” he called out without entering.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I’ve come up to ask if there’s anything I can get for you before I go.”
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