Chapter 36 of It Is Never Too Late to Mend is here in full — 190 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 36 of It Is Never Too Late to Mend is here in full — 190 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
IT was a gusty night. The moon had gone down. The tents gleamed indistinct in form, but white as snow. Robinson's tent stood a little apart, among a number of deserted claims, some of them dry, but most of them with three or four feet of water in them. There was, however, one large tent about twenty yards from Robinson's.
Chapter 36 of It Is Never Too Late to Mend is here in full — 190 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “claim” — an assertion of a right (as to money or property)
From this reading “Robinson's tent stood a little apart, among a number of deserted claims, some of them dry, but most of them with three or four feet of water in them.”
forsaken by owner or inhabitants
From this reading “Robinson's tent stood a little apart, among a number of deserted claims, some of them dry, but most of them with three or four feet of water in them.”
past form of “gleam” — be shiny, as if wet
From this reading “The tents gleamed indistinct in form, but white as snow.”
blowing in puffs or short intermittent blasts
From this reading “IT was a gusty night.”
not clearly defined or easy to perceive or understand
From this reading “The tents gleamed indistinct in form, but white as snow.”
possessive form of “robinson” — English chemist noted for his studies of molecular structures in plants (1886-1975)
From this reading “Robinson's tent stood a little apart, among a number of deserted claims, some of them dry, but most of them with three or four feet of water in them.”
a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs)
From this reading “Robinson's tent stood a little apart, among a number of deserted claims, some of them dry, but most of them with three or four feet of water in them.”
plural of “tent” — a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs)
From this reading “The tents gleamed indistinct in form, but white as snow.”
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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 IT was a gusty night.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading There was, however, one large tent about twenty yards from Robinson's.
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Robinson's tent stood a little apart, among a number of deserted claims, some of them dry, but most of them with three or four feet of water in them.
separated or at a distance in place or position or time
From this reading Robinson's tent stood a little apart, among a number of deserted claims, some of them dry, but most of them with three or four feet of water in them.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The tents gleamed indistinct in form, but white as snow.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The tents gleamed indistinct in form, but white as snow.
plural of “claim” — an assertion of a right (as to money or property)
From this reading Robinson's tent stood a little apart, among a number of deserted claims, some of them dry, but most of them with three or four feet of water in them.
forsaken by owner or inhabitants
From this reading Robinson's tent stood a little apart, among a number of deserted claims, some of them dry, but most of them with three or four feet of water in them.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading The moon had gone down.
free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet
From this reading Robinson's tent stood a little apart, among a number of deserted claims, some of them dry, but most of them with three or four feet of water in them.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Robinson's tent stood a little apart, among a number of deserted claims, some of them dry, but most of them with three or four feet of water in them.
the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
From this reading The tents gleamed indistinct in form, but white as snow.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading Robinson's tent stood a little apart, among a number of deserted claims, some of them dry, but most of them with three or four feet of water in them.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading There was, however, one large tent about twenty yards from Robinson's.
past form of “gleam” — be shiny, as if wet
From this reading The tents gleamed indistinct in form, but white as snow.
destroyed or killed
From this reading The moon had gone down.
blowing in puffs or short intermittent blasts
From this reading IT was a gusty night.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The moon had gone down.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading There was, however, one large tent about twenty yards from Robinson's.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The tents gleamed indistinct in form, but white as snow.
not clearly defined or easy to perceive or understand
From this reading The tents gleamed indistinct in form, but white as snow.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading IT was a gusty night.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading There was, however, one large tent about twenty yards from Robinson's.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Robinson's tent stood a little apart, among a number of deserted claims, some of them dry, but most of them with three or four feet of water in them.
the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading The moon had gone down.
used to form the superlative
From this reading Robinson's tent stood a little apart, among a number of deserted claims, some of them dry, but most of them with three or four feet of water in them.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading IT was a gusty night.
the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals
From this reading Robinson's tent stood a little apart, among a number of deserted claims, some of them dry, but most of them with three or four feet of water in them.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Robinson's tent stood a little apart, among a number of deserted claims, some of them dry, but most of them with three or four feet of water in them.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There was, however, one large tent about twenty yards from Robinson's.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Robinson's tent stood a little apart, among a number of deserted claims, some of them dry, but most of them with three or four feet of water in them.
possessive form of “robinson” — English chemist noted for his studies of molecular structures in plants (1886-1975)
From this reading Robinson's tent stood a little apart, among a number of deserted claims, some of them dry, but most of them with three or four feet of water in them.
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading The tents gleamed indistinct in form, but white as snow.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Robinson's tent stood a little apart, among a number of deserted claims, some of them dry, but most of them with three or four feet of water in them.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Robinson's tent stood a little apart, among a number of deserted claims, some of them dry, but most of them with three or four feet of water in them.
a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs)
From this reading Robinson's tent stood a little apart, among a number of deserted claims, some of them dry, but most of them with three or four feet of water in them.
plural of “tent” — a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs)
From this reading The tents gleamed indistinct in form, but white as snow.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The moon had gone down.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Robinson's tent stood a little apart, among a number of deserted claims, some of them dry, but most of them with three or four feet of water in them.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was, however, one large tent about twenty yards from Robinson's.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Robinson's tent stood a little apart, among a number of deserted claims, some of them dry, but most of them with three or four feet of water in them.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading There was, however, one large tent about twenty yards from Robinson's.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IT was a gusty night.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading Robinson's tent stood a little apart, among a number of deserted claims, some of them dry, but most of them with three or four feet of water in them.
a Caucasian
From this reading The tents gleamed indistinct in form, but white as snow.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Robinson's tent stood a little apart, among a number of deserted claims, some of them dry, but most of them with three or four feet of water in them.
plural of “yard” — a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading There was, however, one large tent about twenty yards from Robinson's.
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