Chapter 15 of Jocelyn is here in full — 115 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of Jocelyn is here in full — 115 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Once hidden by a group of trees, Giles broke into a run. The road stared in front of him, white and implacable; the dust rose from it, choking him. He bent forward, lifting his feet doggedly, dead tired, and with the feeling that he would never get to the villa. There was a lull in the wind, and a few splashes of warm rain fell upon him. Suddenly he stopped.
Chapter 15 of Jocelyn is here in full — 115 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Causing difficulty in breathing.
From this reading “The road stared in front of him, white and implacable; the dust rose from it, choking him.”
with obstinate determination
From this reading “He bent forward, lifting his feet doggedly, dead tired, and with the feeling that he would never get to the villa.”
remove the dust from
From this reading “The road stared in front of him, white and implacable; the dust rose from it, choking him.”
incapable of being placated
From this reading “The road stared in front of him, white and implacable; the dust rose from it, choking him.”
-ing form of “lift” — raise from a lower to a higher position
From this reading “He bent forward, lifting his feet doggedly, dead tired, and with the feeling that he would never get to the villa.”
calm by deception
From this reading “There was a lull in the wind, and a few splashes of warm rain fell upon him.”
plural of “splash” — the sound like water splashing
From this reading “There was a lull in the wind, and a few splashes of warm rain fell upon him.”
Mexican revolutionary leader (1877-1923)
From this reading “He bent forward, lifting his feet doggedly, dead tired, and with the feeling that he would never get to the villa.”
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In this reading “There was a lull in the wind, and a few splashes of warm rain fell upon him.”
at or in the front
In this reading “The road stared in front of him, white and implacable; the dust rose from it, choking him.”
In this reading “There was a lull in the wind, and a few splashes of warm rain fell upon him.”
In this reading “The road stared in front of him, white and implacable; the dust rose from it, choking him.”
In this reading “There was a lull in the wind, and a few splashes of warm rain fell upon him.”
In this reading “He bent forward, lifting his feet doggedly, dead tired, and with the feeling that he would never get to the villa.”
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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 Once hidden by a group of trees, Giles broke into a run.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The road stared in front of him, white and implacable; the dust rose from it, choking him.
a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
From this reading He bent forward, lifting his feet doggedly, dead tired, and with the feeling that he would never get to the villa.
lacking funds
From this reading Once hidden by a group of trees, Giles broke into a run.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Once hidden by a group of trees, Giles broke into a run.
Causing difficulty in breathing.
From this reading The road stared in front of him, white and implacable; the dust rose from it, choking him.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading He bent forward, lifting his feet doggedly, dead tired, and with the feeling that he would never get to the villa.
with obstinate determination
From this reading He bent forward, lifting his feet doggedly, dead tired, and with the feeling that he would never get to the villa.
remove the dust from
From this reading The road stared in front of him, white and implacable; the dust rose from it, choking him.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading He bent forward, lifting his feet doggedly, dead tired, and with the feeling that he would never get to the villa.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading He bent forward, lifting his feet doggedly, dead tired, and with the feeling that he would never get to the villa.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading There was a lull in the wind, and a few splashes of warm rain fell upon him.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading There was a lull in the wind, and a few splashes of warm rain fell upon him.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading He bent forward, lifting his feet doggedly, dead tired, and with the feeling that he would never get to the villa.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The road stared in front of him, white and implacable; the dust rose from it, choking him.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading The road stared in front of him, white and implacable; the dust rose from it, choking him.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading He bent forward, lifting his feet doggedly, dead tired, and with the feeling that he would never get to the villa.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Once hidden by a group of trees, Giles broke into a run.
any number of entities (members) considered as a unit
From this reading Once hidden by a group of trees, Giles broke into a run.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He bent forward, lifting his feet doggedly, dead tired, and with the feeling that he would never get to the villa.
not accessible to view
From this reading Once hidden by a group of trees, Giles broke into a run.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The road stared in front of him, white and implacable; the dust rose from it, choking him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He bent forward, lifting his feet doggedly, dead tired, and with the feeling that he would never get to the villa.
incapable of being placated
From this reading The road stared in front of him, white and implacable; the dust rose from it, choking him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The road stared in front of him, white and implacable; the dust rose from it, choking him.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Once hidden by a group of trees, Giles broke into a run.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The road stared in front of him, white and implacable; the dust rose from it, choking him.
-ing form of “lift” — raise from a lower to a higher position
From this reading He bent forward, lifting his feet doggedly, dead tired, and with the feeling that he would never get to the villa.
calm by deception
From this reading There was a lull in the wind, and a few splashes of warm rain fell upon him.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading He bent forward, lifting his feet doggedly, dead tired, and with the feeling that he would never get to the villa.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Once hidden by a group of trees, Giles broke into a run.
on one occasion
From this reading Once hidden by a group of trees, Giles broke into a run.
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading There was a lull in the wind, and a few splashes of warm rain fell upon him.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading The road stared in front of him, white and implacable; the dust rose from it, choking him.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading The road stared in front of him, white and implacable; the dust rose from it, choking him.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading Once hidden by a group of trees, Giles broke into a run.
plural of “splash” — the sound like water splashing
From this reading There was a lull in the wind, and a few splashes of warm rain fell upon him.
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading The road stared in front of him, white and implacable; the dust rose from it, choking him.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading Suddenly he stopped.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading Suddenly he stopped.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He bent forward, lifting his feet doggedly, dead tired, and with the feeling that he would never get to the villa.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The road stared in front of him, white and implacable; the dust rose from it, choking him.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was a lull in the wind, and a few splashes of warm rain fell upon him.
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading He bent forward, lifting his feet doggedly, dead tired, and with the feeling that he would never get to the villa.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He bent forward, lifting his feet doggedly, dead tired, and with the feeling that he would never get to the villa.
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading Once hidden by a group of trees, Giles broke into a run.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading There was a lull in the wind, and a few splashes of warm rain fell upon him.
Mexican revolutionary leader (1877-1923)
From this reading He bent forward, lifting his feet doggedly, dead tired, and with the feeling that he would never get to the villa.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading There was a lull in the wind, and a few splashes of warm rain fell upon him.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a lull in the wind, and a few splashes of warm rain fell upon him.
a Caucasian
From this reading The road stared in front of him, white and implacable; the dust rose from it, choking him.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading There was a lull in the wind, and a few splashes of warm rain fell upon him.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He bent forward, lifting his feet doggedly, dead tired, and with the feeling that he would never get to the villa.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He bent forward, lifting his feet doggedly, dead tired, and with the feeling that he would never get to the villa.
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