Chapter 17 of Home Again is here in full — 49 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XVII
Chapter 17 of Home Again is here in full — 49 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
HIS BOOK. I need hardly say he found his first lonely evening dull. He was not yet capable of looking beneath the look of anything. He felt cabined, cribbed, confined. His world-clothing came too near him.
Chapter 17 of Home Again is here in full — 49 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/9 · 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.
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading “He was not yet capable of looking beneath the look of anything.”
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading “HIS BOOK.”
(usually followed by “of”) having capacity or ability
From this reading “He was not yet capable of looking beneath the look of anything.”
not invading healthy tissue
From this reading “He felt cabined, cribbed, confined.”
lacking in liveliness or animation
From this reading “I need hardly say he found his first lonely evening dull.”
only a very short time before
From this reading “I need hardly say he found his first lonely evening dull.”
lacking companions or companionship
From this reading “I need hardly say he found his first lonely evening dull.”
a condition requiring relief
From this reading “I need hardly say he found his first lonely evening dull.”
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any thing at all
From this reading He was not yet capable of looking beneath the look of anything.
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading He was not yet capable of looking beneath the look of anything.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading HIS BOOK.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He felt cabined, cribbed, confined.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading His world-clothing came too near him.
(usually followed by “of”) having capacity or ability
From this reading He was not yet capable of looking beneath the look of anything.
not invading healthy tissue
From this reading He felt cabined, cribbed, confined.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He felt cabined, cribbed, confined.
lacking in liveliness or animation
From this reading I need hardly say he found his first lonely evening dull.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading I need hardly say he found his first lonely evening dull.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading He felt cabined, cribbed, confined.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading I need hardly say he found his first lonely evening dull.
set up or found
From this reading I need hardly say he found his first lonely evening dull.
only a very short time before
From this reading I need hardly say he found his first lonely evening dull.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I need hardly say he found his first lonely evening dull.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His world-clothing came too near him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading HIS BOOK.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I need hardly say he found his first lonely evening dull.
lacking companions or companionship
From this reading I need hardly say he found his first lonely evening dull.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading He was not yet capable of looking beneath the look of anything.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading He was not yet capable of looking beneath the look of anything.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading His world-clothing came too near him.
a condition requiring relief
From this reading I need hardly say he found his first lonely evening dull.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He was not yet capable of looking beneath the look of anything.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was not yet capable of looking beneath the look of anything.
express in words
From this reading I need hardly say he found his first lonely evening dull.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He was not yet capable of looking beneath the look of anything.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading His world-clothing came too near him.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was not yet capable of looking beneath the look of anything.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His world-clothing came too near him.
but in spite of that
From this reading He was not yet capable of looking beneath the look of anything.
Chapter 17 of Home Again by George MacDonald holds 49 sentences, grouped into 10 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 17 holds 49 sentences of Home Again, unabridged, divided into 10 reading sections.
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