Chapter 24 of If Winter Comes is here in full — 497 sentences across 100 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXIV
Chapter 24 of If Winter Comes is here in full — 497 sentences across 100 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
I Continued Hapgood: "All right. That was two months ago. Last week I was down at Tidborough again. Felt I'd got rather friendly with old Sabre on my last visit so as soon as I could toddled off to the office to look him up. Felt quite sure he'd be back there again by now.
Chapter 24 of If Winter Comes is here in full — 497 sentences across 100 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/99 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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in the past
From this reading “That was two months ago.”
without stop or interruption
From this reading “I Continued Hapgood: "All right.”
characteristic of or befitting a friend
From this reading “Felt I'd got rather friendly with old Sabre on my last visit so as soon as I could toddled off to the office to look him up.”
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading “That was two months ago.”
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading “Felt I'd got rather friendly with old Sabre on my last visit so as soon as I could toddled off to the office to look him up.”
a fencing sword with a v-shaped blade and a slightly curved handle
From this reading “Felt I'd got rather friendly with old Sabre on my last visit so as soon as I could toddled off to the office to look him up.”
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading “Felt I'd got rather friendly with old Sabre on my last visit so as soon as I could toddled off to the office to look him up.”
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading “Last week I was down at Tidborough again.”
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anew
From this reading Last week I was down at Tidborough again.
in the past
From this reading That was two months ago.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading I Continued Hapgood: "All right.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Felt I'd got rather friendly with old Sabre on my last visit so as soon as I could toddled off to the office to look him up.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Last week I was down at Tidborough again.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Felt quite sure he'd be back there again by now.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Felt quite sure he'd be back there again by now.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Felt quite sure he'd be back there again by now.
without stop or interruption
From this reading I Continued Hapgood: "All right.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Felt I'd got rather friendly with old Sabre on my last visit so as soon as I could toddled off to the office to look him up.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Last week I was down at Tidborough again.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Felt I'd got rather friendly with old Sabre on my last visit so as soon as I could toddled off to the office to look him up.
characteristic of or befitting a friend
From this reading Felt I'd got rather friendly with old Sabre on my last visit so as soon as I could toddled off to the office to look him up.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Felt I'd got rather friendly with old Sabre on my last visit so as soon as I could toddled off to the office to look him up.
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From this reading I Continued Hapgood: "All right.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Felt quite sure he'd be back there again by now.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Felt I'd got rather friendly with old Sabre on my last visit so as soon as I could toddled off to the office to look him up.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I Continued Hapgood: "All right.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Felt I'd got rather friendly with old Sabre on my last visit so as soon as I could toddled off to the office to look him up.
immediately past
From this reading Last week I was down at Tidborough again.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Felt I'd got rather friendly with old Sabre on my last visit so as soon as I could toddled off to the office to look him up.
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading That was two months ago.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Felt I'd got rather friendly with old Sabre on my last visit so as soon as I could toddled off to the office to look him up.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Felt quite sure he'd be back there again by now.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Felt I'd got rather friendly with old Sabre on my last visit so as soon as I could toddled off to the office to look him up.
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading Felt I'd got rather friendly with old Sabre on my last visit so as soon as I could toddled off to the office to look him up.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Felt I'd got rather friendly with old Sabre on my last visit so as soon as I could toddled off to the office to look him up.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Felt I'd got rather friendly with old Sabre on my last visit so as soon as I could toddled off to the office to look him up.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading Felt quite sure he'd be back there again by now.
on the contrary
From this reading Felt I'd got rather friendly with old Sabre on my last visit so as soon as I could toddled off to the office to look him up.
precisely, exactly
From this reading I Continued Hapgood: "All right.
a fencing sword with a v-shaped blade and a slightly curved handle
From this reading Felt I'd got rather friendly with old Sabre on my last visit so as soon as I could toddled off to the office to look him up.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Felt I'd got rather friendly with old Sabre on my last visit so as soon as I could toddled off to the office to look him up.
in the near future
From this reading Felt I'd got rather friendly with old Sabre on my last visit so as soon as I could toddled off to the office to look him up.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading Felt quite sure he'd be back there again by now.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That was two months ago.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Felt I'd got rather friendly with old Sabre on my last visit so as soon as I could toddled off to the office to look him up.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Felt quite sure he'd be back there again by now.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Last week I was down at Tidborough again.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Felt I'd got rather friendly with old Sabre on my last visit so as soon as I could toddled off to the office to look him up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Felt I'd got rather friendly with old Sabre on my last visit so as soon as I could toddled off to the office to look him up.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading That was two months ago.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Felt I'd got rather friendly with old Sabre on my last visit so as soon as I could toddled off to the office to look him up.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading Felt I'd got rather friendly with old Sabre on my last visit so as soon as I could toddled off to the office to look him up.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That was two months ago.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading Last week I was down at Tidborough again.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Felt I'd got rather friendly with old Sabre on my last visit so as soon as I could toddled off to the office to look him up.
Chapter 24 of If Winter Comes by A. S. M. (Arthur Stuart-Menteth) Hutchinson holds 497 sentences, grouped into 100 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.
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