Chapter 21 of His Family is here in full — 136 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 21 of His Family is here in full — 136 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
George met him at the station, as he had done a year before. But at once Roger noticed a difference. In the short time since his father's death certain lines had come in the boy's freckled face, and they gave him a thoughtful, resolute look. George's voice was changing. One moment it was high and boyish, again a deep and manly bass.
Chapter 21 of His Family is here in full — 136 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the lowest part of the musical range
From this reading “One moment it was high and boyish, again a deep and manly bass.”
possessive form of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading “In the short time since his father's death certain lines had come in the boy's freckled face, and they gave him a thoughtful, resolute look.”
befitting or characteristic of a young boy
From this reading “One moment it was high and boyish, again a deep and manly bass.”
marked by continuous change or effective action
From this reading “George's voice was changing.”
relating to or covered with or resembling freckles
From this reading “In the short time since his father's death certain lines had come in the boy's freckled face, and they gave him a thoughtful, resolute look.”
possessive form of “george” — Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading “George's voice was changing.”
possessing qualities befitting a man
From this reading “One moment it was high and boyish, again a deep and manly bass.”
firm in purpose or belief; characterized by firmness and determination
From this reading “In the short time since his father's death certain lines had come in the boy's freckled face, and they gave him a thoughtful, resolute look.”
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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 George met him at the station, as he had done a year before.
anew
From this reading One moment it was high and boyish, again a deep and manly bass.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In the short time since his father's death certain lines had come in the boy's freckled face, and they gave him a thoughtful, resolute look.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading George met him at the station, as he had done a year before.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading George met him at the station, as he had done a year before.
the lowest part of the musical range
From this reading One moment it was high and boyish, again a deep and manly bass.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading George met him at the station, as he had done a year before.
possessive form of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading In the short time since his father's death certain lines had come in the boy's freckled face, and they gave him a thoughtful, resolute look.
befitting or characteristic of a young boy
From this reading One moment it was high and boyish, again a deep and manly bass.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But at once Roger noticed a difference.
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading In the short time since his father's death certain lines had come in the boy's freckled face, and they gave him a thoughtful, resolute look.
marked by continuous change or effective action
From this reading George's voice was changing.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading In the short time since his father's death certain lines had come in the boy's freckled face, and they gave him a thoughtful, resolute look.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading In the short time since his father's death certain lines had come in the boy's freckled face, and they gave him a thoughtful, resolute look.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading One moment it was high and boyish, again a deep and manly bass.
the quality of being unlike or dissimilar
From this reading But at once Roger noticed a difference.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading George met him at the station, as he had done a year before.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading In the short time since his father's death certain lines had come in the boy's freckled face, and they gave him a thoughtful, resolute look.
possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading In the short time since his father's death certain lines had come in the boy's freckled face, and they gave him a thoughtful, resolute look.
relating to or covered with or resembling freckles
From this reading In the short time since his father's death certain lines had come in the boy's freckled face, and they gave him a thoughtful, resolute look.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading In the short time since his father's death certain lines had come in the boy's freckled face, and they gave him a thoughtful, resolute look.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading George met him at the station, as he had done a year before.
possessive form of “george” — Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading George's voice was changing.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading George met him at the station, as he had done a year before.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading George met him at the station, as he had done a year before.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading One moment it was high and boyish, again a deep and manly bass.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading George met him at the station, as he had done a year before.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In the short time since his father's death certain lines had come in the boy's freckled face, and they gave him a thoughtful, resolute look.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the short time since his father's death certain lines had come in the boy's freckled face, and they gave him a thoughtful, resolute look.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading One moment it was high and boyish, again a deep and manly bass.
plural of “line” — a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading In the short time since his father's death certain lines had come in the boy's freckled face, and they gave him a thoughtful, resolute look.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading In the short time since his father's death certain lines had come in the boy's freckled face, and they gave him a thoughtful, resolute look.
possessing qualities befitting a man
From this reading One moment it was high and boyish, again a deep and manly bass.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading George met him at the station, as he had done a year before.
a particular point in time
From this reading One moment it was high and boyish, again a deep and manly bass.
being perceived or observed
From this reading But at once Roger noticed a difference.
on one occasion
From this reading But at once Roger noticed a difference.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One moment it was high and boyish, again a deep and manly bass.
firm in purpose or belief; characterized by firmness and determination
From this reading In the short time since his father's death certain lines had come in the boy's freckled face, and they gave him a thoughtful, resolute look.
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From this reading But at once Roger noticed a difference.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading In the short time since his father's death certain lines had come in the boy's freckled face, and they gave him a thoughtful, resolute look.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading In the short time since his father's death certain lines had come in the boy's freckled face, and they gave him a thoughtful, resolute look.
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
From this reading George met him at the station, as he had done a year before.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading George met him at the station, as he had done a year before.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In the short time since his father's death certain lines had come in the boy's freckled face, and they gave him a thoughtful, resolute look.
having intellectual depth
From this reading In the short time since his father's death certain lines had come in the boy's freckled face, and they gave him a thoughtful, resolute look.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading In the short time since his father's death certain lines had come in the boy's freckled face, and they gave him a thoughtful, resolute look.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading George's voice was changing.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading George's voice was changing.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading George met him at the station, as he had done a year before.
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