Chapter 3 of In the Yule-Log Glow — Book I is here in full — 469 sentences across 94 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 3 of In the Yule-Log Glow — Book I is here in full — 469 sentences across 94 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"So, no Christmas, after all. Poor girls! Poor girls!" Mr. Griffin was not long behind his faithful old clerk. He extinguished the lights with great care, and then, with the key in his hand, felt his way to the door, banged it after him, and locked it with the satisfaction of a miser over a casket of treasures.
Chapter 3 of In the Yule-Log Glow — Book I is here in full — 469 sentences across 94 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “bang” — strike violently
From this reading “He extinguished the lights with great care, and then, with the key in his hand, felt his way to the door, banged it after him, and locked it with the satisfaction of a miser over a casket of treasures.”
box in which a corpse is buried or cremated
From this reading “He extinguished the lights with great care, and then, with the key in his hand, felt his way to the door, banged it after him, and locked it with the satisfaction of a miser over a casket of treasures.”
period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
From this reading “"So, no Christmas, after all.”
of a conditioned response; caused to die out because of the absence or withdrawal of reinforcement
From this reading “He extinguished the lights with great care, and then, with the key in his hand, felt his way to the door, banged it after him, and locked it with the satisfaction of a miser over a casket of treasures.”
winged monster with the head of an eagle and the body of a lion
From this reading “Mr. Griffin was not long behind his faithful old clerk.”
past form of “lock” — fasten with a lock
From this reading “He extinguished the lights with great care, and then, with the key in his hand, felt his way to the door, banged it after him, and locked it with the satisfaction of a miser over a casket of treasures.”
a stingy hoarder of money and possessions (often living miserably)
From this reading “He extinguished the lights with great care, and then, with the key in his hand, felt his way to the door, banged it after him, and locked it with the satisfaction of a miser over a casket of treasures.”
plural of “treasure” — accumulated wealth in the form of money or jewels etc.
From this reading “He extinguished the lights with great care, and then, with the key in his hand, felt his way to the door, banged it after him, and locked it with the satisfaction of a miser over a casket of treasures.”
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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 He extinguished the lights with great care, and then, with the key in his hand, felt his way to the door, banged it after him, and locked it with the satisfaction of a miser over a casket of treasures.
later than; following
From this reading "So, no Christmas, after all.
(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 "So, no Christmas, after all.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He extinguished the lights with great care, and then, with the key in his hand, felt his way to the door, banged it after him, and locked it with the satisfaction of a miser over a casket of treasures.
past form of “bang” — strike violently
From this reading He extinguished the lights with great care, and then, with the key in his hand, felt his way to the door, banged it after him, and locked it with the satisfaction of a miser over a casket of treasures.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Mr. Griffin was not long behind his faithful old clerk.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading He extinguished the lights with great care, and then, with the key in his hand, felt his way to the door, banged it after him, and locked it with the satisfaction of a miser over a casket of treasures.
box in which a corpse is buried or cremated
From this reading He extinguished the lights with great care, and then, with the key in his hand, felt his way to the door, banged it after him, and locked it with the satisfaction of a miser over a casket of treasures.
period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
From this reading "So, no Christmas, after all.
an employee who performs clerical work (e.g., keeps records or accounts)
From this reading Mr. Griffin was not long behind his faithful old clerk.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading He extinguished the lights with great care, and then, with the key in his hand, felt his way to the door, banged it after him, and locked it with the satisfaction of a miser over a casket of treasures.
of a conditioned response; caused to die out because of the absence or withdrawal of reinforcement
From this reading He extinguished the lights with great care, and then, with the key in his hand, felt his way to the door, banged it after him, and locked it with the satisfaction of a miser over a casket of treasures.
steadfast in affection or allegiance
From this reading Mr. Griffin was not long behind his faithful old clerk.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading He extinguished the lights with great care, and then, with the key in his hand, felt his way to the door, banged it after him, and locked it with the satisfaction of a miser over a casket of treasures.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading Poor girls!
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading He extinguished the lights with great care, and then, with the key in his hand, felt his way to the door, banged it after him, and locked it with the satisfaction of a miser over a casket of treasures.
winged monster with the head of an eagle and the body of a lion
From this reading Mr. Griffin was not long behind his faithful old clerk.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading He extinguished the lights with great care, and then, with the key in his hand, felt his way to the door, banged it after him, and locked it with the satisfaction of a miser over a casket of treasures.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He extinguished the lights with great care, and then, with the key in his hand, felt his way to the door, banged it after him, and locked it with the satisfaction of a miser over a casket of treasures.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He extinguished the lights with great care, and then, with the key in his hand, felt his way to the door, banged it after him, and locked it with the satisfaction of a miser over a casket of treasures.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Griffin was not long behind his faithful old clerk.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He extinguished the lights with great care, and then, with the key in his hand, felt his way to the door, banged it after him, and locked it with the satisfaction of a miser over a casket of treasures.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He extinguished the lights with great care, and then, with the key in his hand, felt his way to the door, banged it after him, and locked it with the satisfaction of a miser over a casket of treasures.
metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated
From this reading He extinguished the lights with great care, and then, with the key in his hand, felt his way to the door, banged it after him, and locked it with the satisfaction of a miser over a casket of treasures.
plural of “light” — (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation
From this reading He extinguished the lights with great care, and then, with the key in his hand, felt his way to the door, banged it after him, and locked it with the satisfaction of a miser over a casket of treasures.
past form of “lock” — fasten with a lock
From this reading He extinguished the lights with great care, and then, with the key in his hand, felt his way to the door, banged it after him, and locked it with the satisfaction of a miser over a casket of treasures.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Mr. Griffin was not long behind his faithful old clerk.
a stingy hoarder of money and possessions (often living miserably)
From this reading He extinguished the lights with great care, and then, with the key in his hand, felt his way to the door, banged it after him, and locked it with the satisfaction of a miser over a casket of treasures.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. Griffin was not long behind his faithful old clerk.
not any; not one
From this reading "So, no Christmas, after all.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Mr. Griffin was not long behind his faithful old clerk.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He extinguished the lights with great care, and then, with the key in his hand, felt his way to the door, banged it after him, and locked it with the satisfaction of a miser over a casket of treasures.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Mr. Griffin was not long behind his faithful old clerk.
above and across; more than
From this reading He extinguished the lights with great care, and then, with the key in his hand, felt his way to the door, banged it after him, and locked it with the satisfaction of a miser over a casket of treasures.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading Poor girls!
the contentment one feels when one has fulfilled a desire, need, or expectation
From this reading He extinguished the lights with great care, and then, with the key in his hand, felt his way to the door, banged it after him, and locked it with the satisfaction of a miser over a casket of treasures.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "So, no Christmas, after all.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He extinguished the lights with great care, and then, with the key in his hand, felt his way to the door, banged it after him, and locked it with the satisfaction of a miser over a casket of treasures.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading He extinguished the lights with great care, and then, with the key in his hand, felt his way to the door, banged it after him, and locked it with the satisfaction of a miser over a casket of treasures.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He extinguished the lights with great care, and then, with the key in his hand, felt his way to the door, banged it after him, and locked it with the satisfaction of a miser over a casket of treasures.
plural of “treasure” — accumulated wealth in the form of money or jewels etc.
From this reading He extinguished the lights with great care, and then, with the key in his hand, felt his way to the door, banged it after him, and locked it with the satisfaction of a miser over a casket of treasures.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mr. Griffin was not long behind his faithful old clerk.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading He extinguished the lights with great care, and then, with the key in his hand, felt his way to the door, banged it after him, and locked it with the satisfaction of a miser over a casket of treasures.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He extinguished the lights with great care, and then, with the key in his hand, felt his way to the door, banged it after him, and locked it with the satisfaction of a miser over a casket of treasures.
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