Chapter 29 of Light O' the Morning is here in full — 210 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 29 of Light O' the Morning is here in full — 210 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE LION IN HIS CAGE. The Squire was better, and not better. He had received a very nasty flesh-wound in the thigh; but the bullet had been extracted. There was not the slightest clew to the identity of his would-be murderer. The Squire himself had said nothing.
Chapter 29 of Light O' the Morning is here in full — 210 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a projectile that is fired from a gun
From this reading “He had received a very nasty flesh-wound in the thigh; but the bullet had been extracted.”
an enclosure made or wire or metal bars in which birds or animals can be kept
From this reading “THE LION IN HIS CAGE.”
past form of “extract” — remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense
From this reading “He had received a very nasty flesh-wound in the thigh; but the bullet had been extracted.”
the distinct personality of an individual regarded as a persisting entity
From this reading “There was not the slightest clew to the identity of his would-be murderer.”
a criminal who commits homicide (who performs the unlawful premeditated killing of another human being)
From this reading “There was not the slightest clew to the identity of his would-be murderer.”
offensive or even (of persons) malicious
From this reading “He had received a very nasty flesh-wound in the thigh; but the bullet had been extracted.”
superlative of “slight” — (quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree; not much or almost none or (with “a”) at least some
From this reading “There was not the slightest clew to the identity of his would-be murderer.”
the part of the leg between the hip and the knee
From this reading “He had received a very nasty flesh-wound in the thigh; but the bullet had been extracted.”
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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 had received a very nasty flesh-wound in the thigh; but the bullet had been extracted.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Squire was better, and not better.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had received a very nasty flesh-wound in the thigh; but the bullet had been extracted.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading The Squire was better, and not better.
a projectile that is fired from a gun
From this reading He had received a very nasty flesh-wound in the thigh; but the bullet had been extracted.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He had received a very nasty flesh-wound in the thigh; but the bullet had been extracted.
an enclosure made or wire or metal bars in which birds or animals can be kept
From this reading THE LION IN HIS CAGE.
a ball of yarn or cord or thread
From this reading There was not the slightest clew to the identity of his would-be murderer.
past form of “extract” — remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense
From this reading He had received a very nasty flesh-wound in the thigh; but the bullet had been extracted.
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From this reading He had received a very nasty flesh-wound in the thigh; but the bullet had been extracted.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had received a very nasty flesh-wound in the thigh; but the bullet had been extracted.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had received a very nasty flesh-wound in the thigh; but the bullet had been extracted.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The Squire himself had said nothing.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE LION IN HIS CAGE.
the distinct personality of an individual regarded as a persisting entity
From this reading There was not the slightest clew to the identity of his would-be murderer.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE LION IN HIS CAGE.
large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male
From this reading THE LION IN HIS CAGE.
a criminal who commits homicide (who performs the unlawful premeditated killing of another human being)
From this reading There was not the slightest clew to the identity of his would-be murderer.
offensive or even (of persons) malicious
From this reading He had received a very nasty flesh-wound in the thigh; but the bullet had been extracted.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The Squire was better, and not better.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading The Squire himself had said nothing.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was not the slightest clew to the identity of his would-be murderer.
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading He had received a very nasty flesh-wound in the thigh; but the bullet had been extracted.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading The Squire himself had said nothing.
superlative of “slight” — (quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree; not much or almost none or (with “a”) at least some
From this reading There was not the slightest clew to the identity of his would-be murderer.
young nobleman attendant on a knight
From this reading The Squire was better, and not better.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LION IN HIS CAGE.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was not the slightest clew to the identity of his would-be murderer.
the part of the leg between the hip and the knee
From this reading He had received a very nasty flesh-wound in the thigh; but the bullet had been extracted.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was not the slightest clew to the identity of his would-be murderer.
precisely as stated
From this reading He had received a very nasty flesh-wound in the thigh; but the bullet had been extracted.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Squire was better, and not better.
unfulfilled or frustrated in realizing an ambition
From this reading There was not the slightest clew to the identity of his would-be murderer.
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