Chapter 10 of John Ward, Preacher is here in full — 201 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of John Ward, Preacher is here in full — 201 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Dr. Howe, with no thought of Mr. Forsythe's unceremonious call at the rectory, had gone home with Mr. Denner. "One needs a walk," he said, "after one of Miss Deborah's dinners. Bless my soul, what a housekeeper that woman is!" "Just so," said Mr. Denner, hurrying along at his side,--"just so. Ah--it has often occurred to me."
Chapter 10 of John Ward, Preacher is here in full — 201 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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give a benediction to
From this reading “Bless my soul, what a housekeeper that woman is!"”
plural of “dinner” — the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading “"One needs a walk," he said, "after one of Miss Deborah's dinners.”
a servant who is employed to perform domestic task in a household
From this reading “Bless my soul, what a housekeeper that woman is!"”
United States editor (1920-1993)
From this reading “Dr. Howe, with no thought of Mr. Forsythe's unceremonious call at the rectory, had gone home with Mr. Denner.”
moving with great haste
From this reading “"Just so," said Mr. Denner, hurrying along at his side,--"just so.”
in such a manner as could not be otherwise
From this reading “"One needs a walk," he said, "after one of Miss Deborah's dinners.”
an official residence provided by a church for its parson or vicar or rector
From this reading “Dr. Howe, with no thought of Mr. Forsythe's unceremonious call at the rectory, had gone home with Mr. Denner.”
without ceremony or formality
From this reading “Dr. Howe, with no thought of Mr. Forsythe's unceremonious call at the rectory, had gone home with Mr. Denner.”
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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 "One needs a walk," he said, "after one of Miss Deborah's dinners.
later than; following
From this reading "One needs a walk," he said, "after one of Miss Deborah's dinners.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ah--it has often occurred to me."
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading "Just so," said Mr. Denner, hurrying along at his side,--"just so.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Dr. Howe, with no thought of Mr. Forsythe's unceremonious call at the rectory, had gone home with Mr. Denner.
give a benediction to
From this reading Bless my soul, what a housekeeper that woman is!"
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Dr. Howe, with no thought of Mr. Forsythe's unceremonious call at the rectory, had gone home with Mr. Denner.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "One needs a walk," he said, "after one of Miss Deborah's dinners.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dr. Howe, with no thought of Mr. Forsythe's unceremonious call at the rectory, had gone home with Mr. Denner.
plural of “dinner” — the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading "One needs a walk," he said, "after one of Miss Deborah's dinners.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dr. Howe, with no thought of Mr. Forsythe's unceremonious call at the rectory, had gone home with Mr. Denner.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dr. Howe, with no thought of Mr. Forsythe's unceremonious call at the rectory, had gone home with Mr. Denner.
destroyed or killed
From this reading Dr. Howe, with no thought of Mr. Forsythe's unceremonious call at the rectory, had gone home with Mr. Denner.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Dr. Howe, with no thought of Mr. Forsythe's unceremonious call at the rectory, had gone home with Mr. Denner.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Ah--it has often occurred to me."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "One needs a walk," he said, "after one of Miss Deborah's dinners.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Just so," said Mr. Denner, hurrying along at his side,--"just so.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Dr. Howe, with no thought of Mr. Forsythe's unceremonious call at the rectory, had gone home with Mr. Denner.
a servant who is employed to perform domestic task in a household
From this reading Bless my soul, what a housekeeper that woman is!"
United States editor (1920-1993)
From this reading Dr. Howe, with no thought of Mr. Forsythe's unceremonious call at the rectory, had gone home with Mr. Denner.
moving with great haste
From this reading "Just so," said Mr. Denner, hurrying along at his side,--"just so.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Bless my soul, what a housekeeper that woman is!"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Ah--it has often occurred to me."
and nothing more
From this reading "Just so," said Mr. Denner, hurrying along at his side,--"just so.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Ah--it has often occurred to me."
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading "One needs a walk," he said, "after one of Miss Deborah's dinners.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Dr. Howe, with no thought of Mr. Forsythe's unceremonious call at the rectory, had gone home with Mr. Denner.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Bless my soul, what a housekeeper that woman is!"
in such a manner as could not be otherwise
From this reading "One needs a walk," he said, "after one of Miss Deborah's dinners.
not any; not one
From this reading Dr. Howe, with no thought of Mr. Forsythe's unceremonious call at the rectory, had gone home with Mr. Denner.
inflected form of “occur” — come to pass
From this reading Ah--it has often occurred to me."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Dr. Howe, with no thought of Mr. Forsythe's unceremonious call at the rectory, had gone home with Mr. Denner.
many times at short intervals
From this reading Ah--it has often occurred to me."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "One needs a walk," he said, "after one of Miss Deborah's dinners.
an official residence provided by a church for its parson or vicar or rector
From this reading Dr. Howe, with no thought of Mr. Forsythe's unceremonious call at the rectory, had gone home with Mr. Denner.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "One needs a walk," he said, "after one of Miss Deborah's dinners.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading "Just so," said Mr. Denner, hurrying along at his side,--"just so.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Just so," said Mr. Denner, hurrying along at his side,--"just so.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading Bless my soul, what a housekeeper that woman is!"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Bless my soul, what a housekeeper that woman is!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Dr. Howe, with no thought of Mr. Forsythe's unceremonious call at the rectory, had gone home with Mr. Denner.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Dr. Howe, with no thought of Mr. Forsythe's unceremonious call at the rectory, had gone home with Mr. Denner.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Ah--it has often occurred to me."
without ceremony or formality
From this reading Dr. Howe, with no thought of Mr. Forsythe's unceremonious call at the rectory, had gone home with Mr. Denner.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading "One needs a walk," he said, "after one of Miss Deborah's dinners.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Bless my soul, what a housekeeper that woman is!"
in the company of; together with
From this reading Dr. Howe, with no thought of Mr. Forsythe's unceremonious call at the rectory, had gone home with Mr. Denner.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading Bless my soul, what a housekeeper that woman is!"
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