Chapter 11 of Harvest is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XI
Chapter 11 of Harvest is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The Ipscombe policeman, no doubt, on his round. Would he come up the hill? Hardly, on such a misty night. If not, his retreating steps on the farm lane would soon tell his departure. In a few minutes, indeed, the click of an opening gate could be clearly heard through the mist, and afterwards, steps.
Chapter 11 of Harvest is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/85 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
move or strike with a noise
From this reading “In a few minutes, indeed, the click of an opening gate could be clearly heard through the mist, and afterwards, steps.”
the act of departing
From this reading “If not, his retreating steps on the farm lane would soon tell his departure.”
be a farmer; work as a farmer
From this reading “If not, his retreating steps on the farm lane would soon tell his departure.”
a narrow way or road
From this reading “If not, his retreating steps on the farm lane would soon tell his departure.”
become covered with mist
From this reading “In a few minutes, indeed, the click of an opening gate could be clearly heard through the mist, and afterwards, steps.”
filled or abounding with fog or mist
From this reading “Hardly, on such a misty night.”
a member of a police force
From this reading “The Ipscombe policeman, no doubt, on his round.”
-ing form of “retreat” — pull back or move away or backward
From this reading “If not, his retreating steps on the farm lane would soon tell his departure.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Hardly, on such a misty night.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading In a few minutes, indeed, the click of an opening gate could be clearly heard through the mist, and afterwards, steps.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading In a few minutes, indeed, the click of an opening gate could be clearly heard through the mist, and afterwards, steps.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In a few minutes, indeed, the click of an opening gate could be clearly heard through the mist, and afterwards, steps.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading In a few minutes, indeed, the click of an opening gate could be clearly heard through the mist, and afterwards, steps.
without doubt or question
From this reading In a few minutes, indeed, the click of an opening gate could be clearly heard through the mist, and afterwards, steps.
move or strike with a noise
From this reading In a few minutes, indeed, the click of an opening gate could be clearly heard through the mist, and afterwards, steps.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Would he come up the hill?
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading In a few minutes, indeed, the click of an opening gate could be clearly heard through the mist, and afterwards, steps.
the act of departing
From this reading If not, his retreating steps on the farm lane would soon tell his departure.
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading The Ipscombe policeman, no doubt, on his round.
be a farmer; work as a farmer
From this reading If not, his retreating steps on the farm lane would soon tell his departure.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading In a few minutes, indeed, the click of an opening gate could be clearly heard through the mist, and afterwards, steps.
a movable barrier in a fence or wall
From this reading In a few minutes, indeed, the click of an opening gate could be clearly heard through the mist, and afterwards, steps.
only a very short time before
From this reading Hardly, on such a misty night.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Would he come up the hill?
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading In a few minutes, indeed, the click of an opening gate could be clearly heard through the mist, and afterwards, steps.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading Would he come up the hill?
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Ipscombe policeman, no doubt, on his round.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If not, his retreating steps on the farm lane would soon tell his departure.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In a few minutes, indeed, the click of an opening gate could be clearly heard through the mist, and afterwards, steps.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading In a few minutes, indeed, the click of an opening gate could be clearly heard through the mist, and afterwards, steps.
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From this reading The Ipscombe policeman, no doubt, on his round.
a narrow way or road
From this reading If not, his retreating steps on the farm lane would soon tell his departure.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading In a few minutes, indeed, the click of an opening gate could be clearly heard through the mist, and afterwards, steps.
become covered with mist
From this reading In a few minutes, indeed, the click of an opening gate could be clearly heard through the mist, and afterwards, steps.
filled or abounding with fog or mist
From this reading Hardly, on such a misty night.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Hardly, on such a misty night.
not any; not one
From this reading The Ipscombe policeman, no doubt, on his round.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading If not, his retreating steps on the farm lane would soon tell his departure.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In a few minutes, indeed, the click of an opening gate could be clearly heard through the mist, and afterwards, steps.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The Ipscombe policeman, no doubt, on his round.
an open or empty space in or between things
From this reading In a few minutes, indeed, the click of an opening gate could be clearly heard through the mist, and afterwards, steps.
a member of a police force
From this reading The Ipscombe policeman, no doubt, on his round.
-ing form of “retreat” — pull back or move away or backward
From this reading If not, his retreating steps on the farm lane would soon tell his departure.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading The Ipscombe policeman, no doubt, on his round.
in the near future
From this reading If not, his retreating steps on the farm lane would soon tell his departure.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading If not, his retreating steps on the farm lane would soon tell his departure.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Hardly, on such a misty night.
express in words
From this reading If not, his retreating steps on the farm lane would soon tell his departure.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Ipscombe policeman, no doubt, on his round.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading In a few minutes, indeed, the click of an opening gate could be clearly heard through the mist, and afterwards, steps.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Would he come up the hill?
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Would he come up the hill?
Chapter 11 of Harvest by Humphry, Mrs. Ward holds 425 sentences, grouped into 85 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 11 holds 425 sentences of Harvest, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
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