Chapter 16 of Honest Wullie is here in full — 97 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 16 of Honest Wullie is here in full — 97 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
LENGTHENING SHADOWS. Let us now look at our friends ten years later. We find some of them at life's sunset. But no storms of adversity have marred the serenity of the declining day of these simple people. Honest Wullie's years have already numbered more than fourscore.
Chapter 16 of Honest Wullie is here in full — 97 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Difficulties; misfortune and hardship faced with courage.
From this reading “But no storms of adversity have marred the serenity of the declining day of these simple people.”
-ing form of “decline” — grow worse
From this reading “But no storms of adversity have marred the serenity of the declining day of these simple people.”
the act of prolonging something
From this reading “LENGTHENING SHADOWS.”
possessive form of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading “We find some of them at life's sunset.”
blemished by injury or rough wear
From this reading “But no storms of adversity have marred the serenity of the declining day of these simple people.”
past form of “number” — add up in number or quantity
From this reading “Honest Wullie's years have already numbered more than fourscore.”
The state of being calm, peaceful, and untroubled by external storms.
From this reading “But no storms of adversity have marred the serenity of the declining day of these simple people.”
plural of “storm” — a violent weather condition with winds 64-72 knots (11 on the Beaufort scale) and precipitation and thunder and lightning
From this reading “But no storms of adversity have marred the serenity of the declining day of these simple people.”
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In this reading “LENGTHENING SHADOWS.”
In this reading “Let us now look at our friends ten years later.”
take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
In this reading “Let us now look at our friends ten years later.”
In this reading “We find some of them at life's sunset.”
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Difficulties; misfortune and hardship faced with courage.
From this reading But no storms of adversity have marred the serenity of the declining day of these simple people.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading Honest Wullie's years have already numbered more than fourscore.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Let us now look at our friends ten years later.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But no storms of adversity have marred the serenity of the declining day of these simple people.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading But no storms of adversity have marred the serenity of the declining day of these simple people.
-ing form of “decline” — grow worse
From this reading But no storms of adversity have marred the serenity of the declining day of these simple people.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading We find some of them at life's sunset.
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and eight
From this reading Honest Wullie's years have already numbered more than fourscore.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Let us now look at our friends ten years later.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But no storms of adversity have marred the serenity of the declining day of these simple people.
not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent
From this reading Honest Wullie's years have already numbered more than fourscore.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading Let us now look at our friends ten years later.
the act of prolonging something
From this reading LENGTHENING SHADOWS.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Let us now look at our friends ten years later.
possessive form of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading We find some of them at life's sunset.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Let us now look at our friends ten years later.
blemished by injury or rough wear
From this reading But no storms of adversity have marred the serenity of the declining day of these simple people.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Honest Wullie's years have already numbered more than fourscore.
not any; not one
From this reading But no storms of adversity have marred the serenity of the declining day of these simple people.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Let us now look at our friends ten years later.
past form of “number” — add up in number or quantity
From this reading Honest Wullie's years have already numbered more than fourscore.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We find some of them at life's sunset.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Let us now look at our friends ten years later.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading But no storms of adversity have marred the serenity of the declining day of these simple people.
The state of being calm, peaceful, and untroubled by external storms.
From this reading But no storms of adversity have marred the serenity of the declining day of these simple people.
plural of “shadow” — shade within clear boundaries
From this reading LENGTHENING SHADOWS.
having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved
From this reading But no storms of adversity have marred the serenity of the declining day of these simple people.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading We find some of them at life's sunset.
plural of “storm” — a violent weather condition with winds 64-72 knots (11 on the Beaufort scale) and precipitation and thunder and lightning
From this reading But no storms of adversity have marred the serenity of the declining day of these simple people.
the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon
From this reading We find some of them at life's sunset.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading Let us now look at our friends ten years later.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Honest Wullie's years have already numbered more than fourscore.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But no storms of adversity have marred the serenity of the declining day of these simple people.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading We find some of them at life's sunset.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading But no storms of adversity have marred the serenity of the declining day of these simple people.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Let us now look at our friends ten years later.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We find some of them at life's sunset.
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From this reading Honest Wullie's years have already numbered more than fourscore.
a late time of life
From this reading Let us now look at our friends ten years later.
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