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Chapter 24 of Harding of Allenwood is here in full — 246 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A GREAT TRIUMPH It was getting dark when Brand reached the Grange. He found Beatrice in the hall, for she had not heard his arrival in time to get away. She met him calmly, but after a word of greeting she did not speak, and he hesitated. "Well," he said with an effort, "I have come for your answer." "Isn't it too soon?" she asked.
Chapter 24 of Harding of Allenwood is here in full — 246 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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later than; following
From this reading “She met him calmly, but after a word of greeting she did not speak, and he hesitated.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"Well," he said with an effort, "I have come for your answer."”
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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 A GREAT TRIUMPH It was getting dark when Brand reached the Grange.
later than; following
From this reading She met him calmly, but after a word of greeting she did not speak, and he hesitated.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "Well," he said with an effort, "I have come for your answer."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She met him calmly, but after a word of greeting she did not speak, and he hesitated.
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From this reading "Well," he said with an effort, "I have come for your answer."
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From this reading He found Beatrice in the hall, for she had not heard his arrival in time to get away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Isn't it too soon?" she asked.
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From this reading He found Beatrice in the hall, for she had not heard his arrival in time to get away.
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From this reading He found Beatrice in the hall, for she had not heard his arrival in time to get away.
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From this reading A GREAT TRIUMPH It was getting dark when Brand reached the Grange.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She met him calmly, but after a word of greeting she did not speak, and he hesitated.
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From this reading She met him calmly, but after a word of greeting she did not speak, and he hesitated.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well," he said with an effort, "I have come for your answer."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A GREAT TRIUMPH It was getting dark when Brand reached the Grange.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She met him calmly, but after a word of greeting she did not speak, and he hesitated.
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From this reading "Well," he said with an effort, "I have come for your answer."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He found Beatrice in the hall, for she had not heard his arrival in time to get away.
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From this reading He found Beatrice in the hall, for she had not heard his arrival in time to get away.
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From this reading He found Beatrice in the hall, for she had not heard his arrival in time to get away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A GREAT TRIUMPH It was getting dark when Brand reached the Grange.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A GREAT TRIUMPH It was getting dark when Brand reached the Grange.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A GREAT TRIUMPH It was getting dark when Brand reached the Grange.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She met him calmly, but after a word of greeting she did not speak, and he hesitated.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He found Beatrice in the hall, for she had not heard his arrival in time to get away.
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From this reading He found Beatrice in the hall, for she had not heard his arrival in time to get away.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Well," he said with an effort, "I have come for your answer."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He found Beatrice in the hall, for she had not heard his arrival in time to get away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He found Beatrice in the hall, for she had not heard his arrival in time to get away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She met him calmly, but after a word of greeting she did not speak, and he hesitated.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She met him calmly, but after a word of greeting she did not speak, and he hesitated.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He found Beatrice in the hall, for she had not heard his arrival in time to get away.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Well," he said with an effort, "I have come for your answer."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He found Beatrice in the hall, for she had not heard his arrival in time to get away.
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From this reading "Isn't it too soon?" she asked.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A GREAT TRIUMPH It was getting dark when Brand reached the Grange.
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From this reading She met him calmly, but after a word of greeting she did not speak, and he hesitated.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He found Beatrice in the hall, for she had not heard his arrival in time to get away.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She met him calmly, but after a word of greeting she did not speak, and he hesitated.
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From this reading A GREAT TRIUMPH It was getting dark when Brand reached the Grange.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well," he said with an effort, "I have come for your answer."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He found Beatrice in the hall, for she had not heard his arrival in time to get away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Isn't it too soon?" she asked.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She met him calmly, but after a word of greeting she did not speak, and he hesitated.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A GREAT TRIUMPH It was getting dark when Brand reached the Grange.
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From this reading He found Beatrice in the hall, for she had not heard his arrival in time to get away.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He found Beatrice in the hall, for she had not heard his arrival in time to get away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Isn't it too soon?" she asked.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A GREAT TRIUMPH It was getting dark when Brand reached the Grange.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A GREAT TRIUMPH It was getting dark when Brand reached the Grange.
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From this reading "Well," he said with an effort, "I have come for your answer."
at the time that
From this reading A GREAT TRIUMPH It was getting dark when Brand reached the Grange.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Well," he said with an effort, "I have come for your answer."
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From this reading She met him calmly, but after a word of greeting she did not speak, and he hesitated.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Well," he said with an effort, "I have come for your answer."
