Chapter 30 of Montlivet is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 30 of Montlivet is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE UNDESERVED There were birds in the woods, and soft breezes. Squirrels chattered at me, and I saw flowers. And sometimes I saw blood on trampled moss where fugitives had been before. I called, and fired my arquebus. I whistled, for that sound carried far.
Chapter 30 of Montlivet is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “breeze” — a slight wind (usually refreshing)
From this reading “THE UNDESERVED There were birds in the woods, and soft breezes.”
having lost your job
From this reading “I called, and fired my arquebus.”
plural of “fugitive” — someone who flees from an uncongenial situation
From this reading “And sometimes I saw blood on trampled moss where fugitives had been before.”
tiny leafy-stemmed flowerless plants
From this reading “And sometimes I saw blood on trampled moss where fugitives had been before.”
plural of “squirrel” — a kind of arboreal rodent having a long bushy tail
From this reading “Squirrels chattered at me, and I saw flowers.”
past form of “trample” — tread or stomp heavily or roughly
From this reading “And sometimes I saw blood on trampled moss where fugitives had been before.”
not deserved or earned
From this reading “THE UNDESERVED There were birds in the woods, and soft breezes.”
past form of “whistle” — make whistling sounds
From this reading “I whistled, for that sound carried far.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE UNDESERVED There were birds in the woods, and soft breezes.
an obsolete firearm with a long barrel
From this reading I called, and fired my arquebus.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Squirrels chattered at me, and I saw flowers.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading And sometimes I saw blood on trampled moss where fugitives had been before.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading And sometimes I saw blood on trampled moss where fugitives had been before.
plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading THE UNDESERVED There were birds in the woods, and soft breezes.
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading And sometimes I saw blood on trampled moss where fugitives had been before.
plural of “breeze” — a slight wind (usually refreshing)
From this reading THE UNDESERVED There were birds in the woods, and soft breezes.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading I called, and fired my arquebus.
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading I whistled, for that sound carried far.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Squirrels chattered at me, and I saw flowers.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading I whistled, for that sound carried far.
having lost your job
From this reading I called, and fired my arquebus.
plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading Squirrels chattered at me, and I saw flowers.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I whistled, for that sound carried far.
plural of “fugitive” — someone who flees from an uncongenial situation
From this reading And sometimes I saw blood on trampled moss where fugitives had been before.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And sometimes I saw blood on trampled moss where fugitives had been before.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Squirrels chattered at me, and I saw flowers.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE UNDESERVED There were birds in the woods, and soft breezes.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Squirrels chattered at me, and I saw flowers.
tiny leafy-stemmed flowerless plants
From this reading And sometimes I saw blood on trampled moss where fugitives had been before.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I called, and fired my arquebus.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And sometimes I saw blood on trampled moss where fugitives had been before.
cut with a saw
From this reading Squirrels chattered at me, and I saw flowers.
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading THE UNDESERVED There were birds in the woods, and soft breezes.
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading And sometimes I saw blood on trampled moss where fugitives had been before.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading I whistled, for that sound carried far.
plural of “squirrel” — a kind of arboreal rodent having a long bushy tail
From this reading Squirrels chattered at me, and I saw flowers.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I whistled, for that sound carried far.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE UNDESERVED There were birds in the woods, and soft breezes.
in or at that place or location
From this reading THE UNDESERVED There were birds in the woods, and soft breezes.
past form of “trample” — tread or stomp heavily or roughly
From this reading And sometimes I saw blood on trampled moss where fugitives had been before.
not deserved or earned
From this reading THE UNDESERVED There were birds in the woods, and soft breezes.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE UNDESERVED There were birds in the woods, and soft breezes.
in or at the place that
From this reading And sometimes I saw blood on trampled moss where fugitives had been before.
past form of “whistle” — make whistling sounds
From this reading I whistled, for that sound carried far.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading THE UNDESERVED There were birds in the woods, and soft breezes.
Chapter 30 of Montlivet by Alice Prescott Smith holds 416 sentences, grouped into 84 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 30 holds 416 sentences of Montlivet, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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