Chapter 23 of Fraternity is here in full — 83 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 23 of Fraternity is here in full — 83 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MR. STONE IN WAITING That same afternoon, while Mr. Stone was writing, he heard a voice saying: “Dad, stop writing just a minute, and talk to me.” Recognition came into his eyes. It was his younger daughter.
Chapter 23 of Fraternity is here in full — 83 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/16 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading “STONE IN WAITING That same afternoon, while Mr. Stone was writing, he heard a voice saying:”
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading ““Dad, stop writing just a minute, and talk to me.””
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading ““Dad, stop writing just a minute, and talk to me.””
the state or quality of being recognized or acknowledged
From this reading “Recognition came into his eyes.”
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading “STONE IN WAITING That same afternoon, while Mr. Stone was writing, he heard a voice saying:”
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading ““Dad, stop writing just a minute, and talk to me.””
the act of creating written works
From this reading “STONE IN WAITING That same afternoon, while Mr. Stone was writing, he heard a voice saying:”
used of the younger of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a son from his father
From this reading “It was his younger daughter.”
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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 STONE IN WAITING That same afternoon, while Mr. Stone was writing, he heard a voice saying:
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading STONE IN WAITING That same afternoon, while Mr. Stone was writing, he heard a voice saying:
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Dad, stop writing just a minute, and talk to me.”
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Recognition came into his eyes.
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading “Dad, stop writing just a minute, and talk to me.”
a female human offspring
From this reading It was his younger daughter.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Recognition came into his eyes.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading STONE IN WAITING That same afternoon, while Mr. Stone was writing, he heard a voice saying:
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading STONE IN WAITING That same afternoon, while Mr. Stone was writing, he heard a voice saying:
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Recognition came into his eyes.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading STONE IN WAITING That same afternoon, while Mr. Stone was writing, he heard a voice saying:
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Recognition came into his eyes.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was his younger daughter.
and nothing more
From this reading “Dad, stop writing just a minute, and talk to me.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Dad, stop writing just a minute, and talk to me.”
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading “Dad, stop writing just a minute, and talk to me.”
a form of address for a man
From this reading MR.
the state or quality of being recognized or acknowledged
From this reading Recognition came into his eyes.
Identical; not different.
From this reading STONE IN WAITING That same afternoon, while Mr. Stone was writing, he heard a voice saying:
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading STONE IN WAITING That same afternoon, while Mr. Stone was writing, he heard a voice saying:
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading STONE IN WAITING That same afternoon, while Mr. Stone was writing, he heard a voice saying:
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading “Dad, stop writing just a minute, and talk to me.”
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading “Dad, stop writing just a minute, and talk to me.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading STONE IN WAITING That same afternoon, while Mr. Stone was writing, he heard a voice saying:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Dad, stop writing just a minute, and talk to me.”
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading STONE IN WAITING That same afternoon, while Mr. Stone was writing, he heard a voice saying:
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading STONE IN WAITING That same afternoon, while Mr. Stone was writing, he heard a voice saying:
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading STONE IN WAITING That same afternoon, while Mr. Stone was writing, he heard a voice saying:
during the time that
From this reading STONE IN WAITING That same afternoon, while Mr. Stone was writing, he heard a voice saying:
the act of creating written works
From this reading STONE IN WAITING That same afternoon, while Mr. Stone was writing, he heard a voice saying:
used of the younger of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a son from his father
From this reading It was his younger daughter.
Chapter 23 of Fraternity by John Galsworthy holds 83 sentences, grouped into 17 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 23 holds 83 sentences of Fraternity, unabridged, divided into 17 reading sections.
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