Chapter 6 of Leaves from a Field Note-Book is here in full — 451 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 6 of Leaves from a Field Note-Book is here in full — 451 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
As our car drew up, they stopped, the woman holding her hands to her side as though to recover breath. "Who are you? Where do you come from?" said my companion, a French officer. They stared uncomprehendingly. He spoke again, this time in Flemish:
Chapter 6 of Leaves from a Field Note-Book is here in full — 451 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading “As our car drew up, they stopped, the woman holding her hands to her side as though to recover breath.”
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading “As our car drew up, they stopped, the woman holding her hands to her side as though to recover breath.”
a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading “Where do you come from?" said my companion, a French officer.”
an ethnic group speaking Flemish and living in northern and western Belgium
From this reading “He spoke again, this time in Flemish:”
the act of retaining something
From this reading “As our car drew up, they stopped, the woman holding her hands to her side as though to recover breath.”
any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
From this reading “Where do you come from?" said my companion, a French officer.”
get or find back; recover the use of
From this reading “As our car drew up, they stopped, the woman holding her hands to her side as though to recover breath.”
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading “They stared uncomprehendingly.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 Where do you come from?" said my companion, a French officer.
anew
From this reading He spoke again, this time in Flemish:
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Who are you?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As our car drew up, they stopped, the woman holding her hands to her side as though to recover breath.
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading As our car drew up, they stopped, the woman holding her hands to her side as though to recover breath.
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading As our car drew up, they stopped, the woman holding her hands to her side as though to recover breath.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Where do you come from?" said my companion, a French officer.
a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading Where do you come from?" said my companion, a French officer.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Where do you come from?" said my companion, a French officer.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading As our car drew up, they stopped, the woman holding her hands to her side as though to recover breath.
an ethnic group speaking Flemish and living in northern and western Belgium
From this reading He spoke again, this time in Flemish:
the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France
From this reading Where do you come from?" said my companion, a French officer.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Where do you come from?" said my companion, a French officer.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading As our car drew up, they stopped, the woman holding her hands to her side as though to recover breath.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He spoke again, this time in Flemish:
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading As our car drew up, they stopped, the woman holding her hands to her side as though to recover breath.
the act of retaining something
From this reading As our car drew up, they stopped, the woman holding her hands to her side as though to recover breath.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He spoke again, this time in Flemish:
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Where do you come from?" said my companion, a French officer.
any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
From this reading Where do you come from?" said my companion, a French officer.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading As our car drew up, they stopped, the woman holding her hands to her side as though to recover breath.
get or find back; recover the use of
From this reading As our car drew up, they stopped, the woman holding her hands to her side as though to recover breath.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Where do you come from?" said my companion, a French officer.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading As our car drew up, they stopped, the woman holding her hands to her side as though to recover breath.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading He spoke again, this time in Flemish:
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading They stared uncomprehendingly.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading As our car drew up, they stopped, the woman holding her hands to her side as though to recover breath.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As our car drew up, they stopped, the woman holding her hands to her side as though to recover breath.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As our car drew up, they stopped, the woman holding her hands to her side as though to recover breath.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He spoke again, this time in Flemish:
in spite of the fact that
From this reading As our car drew up, they stopped, the woman holding her hands to her side as though to recover breath.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading He spoke again, this time in Flemish:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As our car drew up, they stopped, the woman holding her hands to her side as though to recover breath.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They stared uncomprehendingly.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading As our car drew up, they stopped, the woman holding her hands to her side as though to recover breath.
in or at the place that
From this reading Where do you come from?" said my companion, a French officer.
which person or people
From this reading "Who are you?
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading As our car drew up, they stopped, the woman holding her hands to her side as though to recover breath.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Who are you?
Chapter 6 of Leaves from a Field Note-Book by J. H. (John Hartman) Morgan holds 451 sentences, grouped into 91 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
Chapter 6 holds 451 sentences of Leaves from a Field Note-Book, unabridged, divided into 91 reading sections.
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