Chapter 32 of Montlivet is here in full — 163 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 32 of Montlivet is here in full — 163 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
TO US AND TO OUR CHILDREN Hours passed and the flap of Cadillac's tent was not lifted. Outside in the camp the drum beat for sunset. The woman heard it. She pushed back her soft waves of hair, and a shadow fell across the light that had been in her eyes. "I had forgotten," she cried, with a soft tremble of wonder in her voice.
Chapter 32 of Montlivet is here in full — 163 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
From this reading “Outside in the camp the drum beat for sunset.”
a musical percussion instrument; usually consists of a hollow cylinder with a membrane stretched across each end
From this reading “Outside in the camp the drum beat for sunset.”
move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion
From this reading “TO US AND TO OUR CHILDREN Hours passed and the flap of Cadillac's tent was not lifted.”
past form of “push” — move with force
From this reading “She pushed back her soft waves of hair, and a shadow fell across the light that had been in her eyes.”
the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon
From this reading “Outside in the camp the drum beat for sunset.”
a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs)
From this reading “TO US AND TO OUR CHILDREN Hours passed and the flap of Cadillac's tent was not lifted.”
move or jerk quickly and involuntarily up and down or sideways
From this reading “"I had forgotten," she cried, with a soft tremble of wonder in her voice.”
plural of “wave” — one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading “She pushed back her soft waves of hair, and a shadow fell across the light that had been in her eyes.”
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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 She pushed back her soft waves of hair, and a shadow fell across the light that had been in her eyes.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading She pushed back her soft waves of hair, and a shadow fell across the light that had been in her eyes.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading TO US AND TO OUR CHILDREN Hours passed and the flap of Cadillac's tent was not lifted.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading She pushed back her soft waves of hair, and a shadow fell across the light that had been in her eyes.
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
From this reading Outside in the camp the drum beat for sunset.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She pushed back her soft waves of hair, and a shadow fell across the light that had been in her eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TO US AND TO OUR CHILDREN Hours passed and the flap of Cadillac's tent was not lifted.
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading Outside in the camp the drum beat for sunset.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading TO US AND TO OUR CHILDREN Hours passed and the flap of Cadillac's tent was not lifted.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "I had forgotten," she cried, with a soft tremble of wonder in her voice.
a musical percussion instrument; usually consists of a hollow cylinder with a membrane stretched across each end
From this reading Outside in the camp the drum beat for sunset.
opinion or judgment
From this reading She pushed back her soft waves of hair, and a shadow fell across the light that had been in her eyes.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading She pushed back her soft waves of hair, and a shadow fell across the light that had been in her eyes.
move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion
From this reading TO US AND TO OUR CHILDREN Hours passed and the flap of Cadillac's tent was not lifted.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Outside in the camp the drum beat for sunset.
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading "I had forgotten," she cried, with a soft tremble of wonder in her voice.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She pushed back her soft waves of hair, and a shadow fell across the light that had been in her eyes.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading She pushed back her soft waves of hair, and a shadow fell across the light that had been in her eyes.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading The woman heard it.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She pushed back her soft waves of hair, and a shadow fell across the light that had been in her eyes.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading TO US AND TO OUR CHILDREN Hours passed and the flap of Cadillac's tent was not lifted.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I had forgotten," she cried, with a soft tremble of wonder in her voice.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Outside in the camp the drum beat for sunset.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The woman heard it.
held up in the air
From this reading TO US AND TO OUR CHILDREN Hours passed and the flap of Cadillac's tent was not lifted.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading She pushed back her soft waves of hair, and a shadow fell across the light that had been in her eyes.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading TO US AND TO OUR CHILDREN Hours passed and the flap of Cadillac's tent was not lifted.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading TO US AND TO OUR CHILDREN Hours passed and the flap of Cadillac's tent was not lifted.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading TO US AND TO OUR CHILDREN Hours passed and the flap of Cadillac's tent was not lifted.
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading Outside in the camp the drum beat for sunset.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading TO US AND TO OUR CHILDREN Hours passed and the flap of Cadillac's tent was not lifted.
past form of “push” — move with force
From this reading She pushed back her soft waves of hair, and a shadow fell across the light that had been in her eyes.
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading She pushed back her soft waves of hair, and a shadow fell across the light that had been in her eyes.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She pushed back her soft waves of hair, and a shadow fell across the light that had been in her eyes.
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading She pushed back her soft waves of hair, and a shadow fell across the light that had been in her eyes.
the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon
From this reading Outside in the camp the drum beat for sunset.
a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs)
From this reading TO US AND TO OUR CHILDREN Hours passed and the flap of Cadillac's tent was not lifted.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She pushed back her soft waves of hair, and a shadow fell across the light that had been in her eyes.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TO US AND TO OUR CHILDREN Hours passed and the flap of Cadillac's tent was not lifted.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TO US AND TO OUR CHILDREN Hours passed and the flap of Cadillac's tent was not lifted.
move or jerk quickly and involuntarily up and down or sideways
From this reading "I had forgotten," she cried, with a soft tremble of wonder in her voice.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading TO US AND TO OUR CHILDREN Hours passed and the flap of Cadillac's tent was not lifted.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading "I had forgotten," she cried, with a soft tremble of wonder in her voice.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading TO US AND TO OUR CHILDREN Hours passed and the flap of Cadillac's tent was not lifted.
plural of “wave” — one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading She pushed back her soft waves of hair, and a shadow fell across the light that had been in her eyes.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I had forgotten," she cried, with a soft tremble of wonder in her voice.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading The woman heard it.
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading "I had forgotten," she cried, with a soft tremble of wonder in her voice.
Chapter 32 of Montlivet by Alice Prescott Smith holds 163 sentences, grouped into 33 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 32 holds 163 sentences of Montlivet, unabridged, divided into 33 reading sections.
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