Chapter 14 of Little Fishers: and Their Nets is here in full — 147 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of Little Fishers: and Their Nets is here in full — 147 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE CONCERT. WITHIN the church wonderful things were going on. Jerry had caught sight of Norm as he slipped up the gallery stairs, and laid his plans accordingly. He whispered to Nettie during the singing of the closing hymn, thereby shocking her a little. Jerry did not often whisper in church.
Chapter 14 of Little Fishers: and Their Nets is here in full — 147 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(sentence connectors) because of the reason given
From this reading “Jerry had caught sight of Norm as he slipped up the gallery stairs, and laid his plans accordingly.”
the act of closing something
From this reading “He whispered to Nettie during the singing of the closing hymn, thereby shocking her a little.”
a performance of music by players or singers not involving theatrical staging
From this reading “THE CONCERT.”
spectators at a golf or tennis match
From this reading “Jerry had caught sight of Norm as he slipped up the gallery stairs, and laid his plans accordingly.”
a song of praise (to God or to a saint or to a nation)
From this reading “He whispered to Nettie during the singing of the closing hymn, thereby shocking her a little.”
a standard or model or pattern regarded as typical
From this reading “Jerry had caught sight of Norm as he slipped up the gallery stairs, and laid his plans accordingly.”
glaringly vivid and graphic; marked by sensationalism
From this reading “He whispered to Nettie during the singing of the closing hymn, thereby shocking her a little.”
by that means or because of that
From this reading “He whispered to Nettie during the singing of the closing hymn, thereby shocking her a little.”
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see something for a brief time
In this reading “Jerry had caught sight of Norm as he slipped up the gallery stairs, and laid his plans accordingly.”
In this reading “WITHIN the church wonderful things were going on.”
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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 whispered to Nettie during the singing of the closing hymn, thereby shocking her a little.
(sentence connectors) because of the reason given
From this reading Jerry had caught sight of Norm as he slipped up the gallery stairs, and laid his plans accordingly.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Jerry had caught sight of Norm as he slipped up the gallery stairs, and laid his plans accordingly.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Jerry had caught sight of Norm as he slipped up the gallery stairs, and laid his plans accordingly.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading Jerry had caught sight of Norm as he slipped up the gallery stairs, and laid his plans accordingly.
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading WITHIN the church wonderful things were going on.
the act of closing something
From this reading He whispered to Nettie during the singing of the closing hymn, thereby shocking her a little.
a performance of music by players or singers not involving theatrical staging
From this reading THE CONCERT.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Jerry did not often whisper in church.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading He whispered to Nettie during the singing of the closing hymn, thereby shocking her a little.
spectators at a golf or tennis match
From this reading Jerry had caught sight of Norm as he slipped up the gallery stairs, and laid his plans accordingly.
the act of departing
From this reading WITHIN the church wonderful things were going on.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Jerry had caught sight of Norm as he slipped up the gallery stairs, and laid his plans accordingly.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Jerry had caught sight of Norm as he slipped up the gallery stairs, and laid his plans accordingly.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He whispered to Nettie during the singing of the closing hymn, thereby shocking her a little.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Jerry had caught sight of Norm as he slipped up the gallery stairs, and laid his plans accordingly.
a song of praise (to God or to a saint or to a nation)
From this reading He whispered to Nettie during the singing of the closing hymn, thereby shocking her a little.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Jerry did not often whisper in church.
offensive term for a person of German descent
From this reading Jerry had caught sight of Norm as he slipped up the gallery stairs, and laid his plans accordingly.
set down according to a plan
From this reading Jerry had caught sight of Norm as he slipped up the gallery stairs, and laid his plans accordingly.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He whispered to Nettie during the singing of the closing hymn, thereby shocking her a little.
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From this reading He whispered to Nettie during the singing of the closing hymn, thereby shocking her a little.
a standard or model or pattern regarded as typical
From this reading Jerry had caught sight of Norm as he slipped up the gallery stairs, and laid his plans accordingly.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Jerry did not often whisper in church.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Jerry had caught sight of Norm as he slipped up the gallery stairs, and laid his plans accordingly.
many times at short intervals
From this reading Jerry did not often whisper in church.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading WITHIN the church wonderful things were going on.
plural of “plan” — a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished
From this reading Jerry had caught sight of Norm as he slipped up the gallery stairs, and laid his plans accordingly.
glaringly vivid and graphic; marked by sensationalism
From this reading He whispered to Nettie during the singing of the closing hymn, thereby shocking her a little.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading Jerry had caught sight of Norm as he slipped up the gallery stairs, and laid his plans accordingly.
the act of singing vocal music
From this reading He whispered to Nettie during the singing of the closing hymn, thereby shocking her a little.
inflected form of “slip” — move stealthily
From this reading Jerry had caught sight of Norm as he slipped up the gallery stairs, and laid his plans accordingly.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading Jerry had caught sight of Norm as he slipped up the gallery stairs, and laid his plans accordingly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CONCERT.
by that means or because of that
From this reading He whispered to Nettie during the singing of the closing hymn, thereby shocking her a little.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading WITHIN the church wonderful things were going on.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He whispered to Nettie during the singing of the closing hymn, thereby shocking her a little.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Jerry had caught sight of Norm as he slipped up the gallery stairs, and laid his plans accordingly.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading WITHIN the church wonderful things were going on.
speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords
From this reading Jerry did not often whisper in church.
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading He whispered to Nettie during the singing of the closing hymn, thereby shocking her a little.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading WITHIN the church wonderful things were going on.
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading WITHIN the church wonderful things were going on.
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