Chapter 4 of "In the twinkling of an eye" is here in full — 90 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of "In the twinkling of an eye" is here in full — 90 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“I ONLY REAPED WHAT I SOWED.” Hammond awaited the woman whom he had saved from drowning. “She has slept fairly well,” the landlady told him, “and I made her eat a good breakfast that I carried up to her myself, Mr. Hammond!” Now he waited to speak to her. A moment or two more, and the landlady ushered her into the room, then slipped away.
Chapter 4 of "In the twinkling of an eye" is here in full — 90 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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expected hopefully
From this reading “Hammond awaited the woman whom he had saved from drowning.”
-ing form of “drown” — cover completely or make imperceptible
From this reading “Hammond awaited the woman whom he had saved from drowning.”
a landlord who is a woman
From this reading ““She has slept fairly well,” the landlady told him, “and I made her eat a good breakfast that I carried up to her myself, Mr. Hammond!””
past form of “reap” — gather, as of natural products
From this reading ““I ONLY REAPED WHAT I SOWED.””
inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep
From this reading ““She has slept fairly well,” the landlady told him, “and I made her eat a good breakfast that I carried up to her myself, Mr. Hammond!””
inflected form of “slip” — move stealthily
From this reading “A moment or two more, and the landlady ushered her into the room, then slipped away.”
past form of “sow” — place (seeds) in or on the ground for future growth
From this reading ““I ONLY REAPED WHAT I SOWED.””
past form of “usher” — take (someone) to their seats, as in theaters or auditoriums
From this reading “A moment or two more, and the landlady ushered her into the room, then slipped away.”
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leave furtively and stealthily
In this reading “A moment or two more, and the landlady ushered her into the room, then slipped away.”
In this reading “A moment or two more, and the landlady ushered her into the room, then slipped away.”
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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 “She has slept fairly well,” the landlady told him, “and I made her eat a good breakfast that I carried up to her myself, Mr. Hammond!”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “She has slept fairly well,” the landlady told him, “and I made her eat a good breakfast that I carried up to her myself, Mr. Hammond!”
expected hopefully
From this reading Hammond awaited the woman whom he had saved from drowning.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading A moment or two more, and the landlady ushered her into the room, then slipped away.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading “She has slept fairly well,” the landlady told him, “and I made her eat a good breakfast that I carried up to her myself, Mr. Hammond!”
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading “She has slept fairly well,” the landlady told him, “and I made her eat a good breakfast that I carried up to her myself, Mr. Hammond!”
-ing form of “drown” — cover completely or make imperceptible
From this reading Hammond awaited the woman whom he had saved from drowning.
take in solid food
From this reading “She has slept fairly well,” the landlady told him, “and I made her eat a good breakfast that I carried up to her myself, Mr. Hammond!”
to certain extent or degree
From this reading “She has slept fairly well,” the landlady told him, “and I made her eat a good breakfast that I carried up to her myself, Mr. Hammond!”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Hammond awaited the woman whom he had saved from drowning.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “She has slept fairly well,” the landlady told him, “and I made her eat a good breakfast that I carried up to her myself, Mr. Hammond!”
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Hammond awaited the woman whom he had saved from drowning.
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From this reading Hammond awaited the woman whom he had saved from drowning.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “She has slept fairly well,” the landlady told him, “and I made her eat a good breakfast that I carried up to her myself, Mr. Hammond!”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Hammond awaited the woman whom he had saved from drowning.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “She has slept fairly well,” the landlady told him, “and I made her eat a good breakfast that I carried up to her myself, Mr. Hammond!”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “She has slept fairly well,” the landlady told him, “and I made her eat a good breakfast that I carried up to her myself, Mr. Hammond!”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I ONLY REAPED WHAT I SOWED.”
moving to the inside of something
From this reading A moment or two more, and the landlady ushered her into the room, then slipped away.
a landlord who is a woman
From this reading “She has slept fairly well,” the landlady told him, “and I made her eat a good breakfast that I carried up to her myself, Mr. Hammond!”
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading “She has slept fairly well,” the landlady told him, “and I made her eat a good breakfast that I carried up to her myself, Mr. Hammond!”
a particular point in time
From this reading A moment or two more, and the landlady ushered her into the room, then slipped away.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading A moment or two more, and the landlady ushered her into the room, then slipped away.
a form of address for a man
From this reading “She has slept fairly well,” the landlady told him, “and I made her eat a good breakfast that I carried up to her myself, Mr. Hammond!”
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “She has slept fairly well,” the landlady told him, “and I made her eat a good breakfast that I carried up to her myself, Mr. Hammond!”
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now he waited to speak to her.
and nothing more
From this reading “I ONLY REAPED WHAT I SOWED.”
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading A moment or two more, and the landlady ushered her into the room, then slipped away.
past form of “reap” — gather, as of natural products
From this reading “I ONLY REAPED WHAT I SOWED.”
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading A moment or two more, and the landlady ushered her into the room, then slipped away.
rescued; especially from the power and consequences of sin
From this reading Hammond awaited the woman whom he had saved from drowning.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “She has slept fairly well,” the landlady told him, “and I made her eat a good breakfast that I carried up to her myself, Mr. Hammond!”
inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep
From this reading “She has slept fairly well,” the landlady told him, “and I made her eat a good breakfast that I carried up to her myself, Mr. Hammond!”
inflected form of “slip” — move stealthily
From this reading A moment or two more, and the landlady ushered her into the room, then slipped away.
past form of “sow” — place (seeds) in or on the ground for future growth
From this reading “I ONLY REAPED WHAT I SOWED.”
express in speech
From this reading Now he waited to speak to her.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “She has slept fairly well,” the landlady told him, “and I made her eat a good breakfast that I carried up to her myself, Mr. Hammond!”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Hammond awaited the woman whom he had saved from drowning.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading A moment or two more, and the landlady ushered her into the room, then slipped away.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “She has slept fairly well,” the landlady told him, “and I made her eat a good breakfast that I carried up to her myself, Mr. Hammond!”
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading “She has slept fairly well,” the landlady told him, “and I made her eat a good breakfast that I carried up to her myself, Mr. Hammond!”
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading A moment or two more, and the landlady ushered her into the room, then slipped away.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “She has slept fairly well,” the landlady told him, “and I made her eat a good breakfast that I carried up to her myself, Mr. Hammond!”
past form of “usher” — take (someone) to their seats, as in theaters or auditoriums
From this reading A moment or two more, and the landlady ushered her into the room, then slipped away.
past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading Now he waited to speak to her.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “She has slept fairly well,” the landlady told him, “and I made her eat a good breakfast that I carried up to her myself, Mr. Hammond!”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “I ONLY REAPED WHAT I SOWED.”
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Hammond awaited the woman whom he had saved from drowning.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading Hammond awaited the woman whom he had saved from drowning.
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