Chapter 29 of From One Generation to Another is here in full — 154 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 29 of From One Generation to Another is here in full — 154 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SETTLED For love in sequel works with fate. The four walked back to the library together. Mrs. Agar looked back over her shoulder at every other footstep. She took no notice of her son. Her affection for him seemed suddenly to have been absorbed and lost in some other emotion.
Chapter 29 of From One Generation to Another is here in full — 154 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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giving or marked by complete attention to
From this reading “Her affection for him seemed suddenly to have been absorbed and lost in some other emotion.”
a positive feeling of liking
From this reading “Her affection for him seemed suddenly to have been absorbed and lost in some other emotion.”
any culture medium that uses agar as the gelling agent
From this reading “Mrs. Agar looked back over her shoulder at every other footstep.”
any strong feeling
From this reading “Her affection for him seemed suddenly to have been absorbed and lost in some other emotion.”
the sound of a step of someone walking
From this reading “Mrs. Agar looked back over her shoulder at every other footstep.”
a room where books are kept
From this reading “The four walked back to the library together.”
something that follows something else
From this reading “SETTLED For love in sequel works with fate.”
buildings for carrying on industrial labor
From this reading “SETTLED For love in sequel works with fate.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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giving or marked by complete attention to
From this reading Her affection for him seemed suddenly to have been absorbed and lost in some other emotion.
a positive feeling of liking
From this reading Her affection for him seemed suddenly to have been absorbed and lost in some other emotion.
any culture medium that uses agar as the gelling agent
From this reading Mrs. Agar looked back over her shoulder at every other footstep.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Her affection for him seemed suddenly to have been absorbed and lost in some other emotion.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Mrs. Agar looked back over her shoulder at every other footstep.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading The four walked back to the library together.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Her affection for him seemed suddenly to have been absorbed and lost in some other emotion.
any strong feeling
From this reading Her affection for him seemed suddenly to have been absorbed and lost in some other emotion.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Mrs. Agar looked back over her shoulder at every other footstep.
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading SETTLED For love in sequel works with fate.
the sound of a step of someone walking
From this reading Mrs. Agar looked back over her shoulder at every other footstep.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading SETTLED For love in sequel works with fate.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading The four walked back to the library together.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Her affection for him seemed suddenly to have been absorbed and lost in some other emotion.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Agar looked back over her shoulder at every other footstep.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Her affection for him seemed suddenly to have been absorbed and lost in some other emotion.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading SETTLED For love in sequel works with fate.
a room where books are kept
From this reading The four walked back to the library together.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Mrs. Agar looked back over her shoulder at every other footstep.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading Her affection for him seemed suddenly to have been absorbed and lost in some other emotion.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading SETTLED For love in sequel works with fate.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Mrs. Agar looked back over her shoulder at every other footstep.
not any; not one
From this reading She took no notice of her son.
an announcement containing information about an event
From this reading She took no notice of her son.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She took no notice of her son.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Mrs. Agar looked back over her shoulder at every other footstep.
above and across; more than
From this reading Mrs. Agar looked back over her shoulder at every other footstep.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Her affection for him seemed suddenly to have been absorbed and lost in some other emotion.
something that follows something else
From this reading SETTLED For love in sequel works with fate.
established or decided beyond dispute or doubt
From this reading SETTLED For love in sequel works with fate.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She took no notice of her son.
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading Mrs. Agar looked back over her shoulder at every other footstep.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Her affection for him seemed suddenly to have been absorbed and lost in some other emotion.
a male human offspring
From this reading She took no notice of her son.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading Her affection for him seemed suddenly to have been absorbed and lost in some other emotion.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The four walked back to the library together.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The four walked back to the library together.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading The four walked back to the library together.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading She took no notice of her son.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading The four walked back to the library together.
in the company of; together with
From this reading SETTLED For love in sequel works with fate.
buildings for carrying on industrial labor
From this reading SETTLED For love in sequel works with fate.
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