Chapter 32 of Moor Fires is here in full — 357 sentences across 72 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 32 of Moor Fires is here in full — 357 sentences across 72 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Snow was falling when Zebedee at last drove up the road, and from the window of Mildred Caniper's bedroom Helen watched his huddled figure and the striving horse. She saw him look for the obliterated track and then turn towards the shelter of Brent Farm. "Is he coming?" Mildred asked. She was childishly interested in his return.
Chapter 32 of Moor Fires is here in full — 357 sentences across 72 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a room used primarily for sleeping
From this reading “Snow was falling when Zebedee at last drove up the road, and from the window of Mildred Caniper's bedroom Helen watched his huddled figure and the striving horse.”
small dark geese that breed in the north and migrate southward
From this reading “She saw him look for the obliterated track and then turn towards the shelter of Brent Farm.”
(Greek mythology) the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda who was abducted by Paris; the Greek army sailed to Troy to get her back which resulted in the Trojan War
From this reading “Snow was falling when Zebedee at last drove up the road, and from the window of Mildred Caniper's bedroom Helen watched his huddled figure and the striving horse.”
crowded or massed together
From this reading “Snow was falling when Zebedee at last drove up the road, and from the window of Mildred Caniper's bedroom Helen watched his huddled figure and the striving horse.”
reduced to nothingness
From this reading “She saw him look for the obliterated track and then turn towards the shelter of Brent Farm.”
a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger
From this reading “She saw him look for the obliterated track and then turn towards the shelter of Brent Farm.”
an effortful attempt to attain a goal
From this reading “Snow was falling when Zebedee at last drove up the road, and from the window of Mildred Caniper's bedroom Helen watched his huddled figure and the striving horse.”
a line or route along which something travels or moves
From this reading “She saw him look for the obliterated track and then turn towards the shelter of Brent Farm.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Snow was falling when Zebedee at last drove up the road, and from the window of Mildred Caniper's bedroom Helen watched his huddled figure and the striving horse.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Mildred asked.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Snow was falling when Zebedee at last drove up the road, and from the window of Mildred Caniper's bedroom Helen watched his huddled figure and the striving horse.
a room used primarily for sleeping
From this reading Snow was falling when Zebedee at last drove up the road, and from the window of Mildred Caniper's bedroom Helen watched his huddled figure and the striving horse.
small dark geese that breed in the north and migrate southward
From this reading She saw him look for the obliterated track and then turn towards the shelter of Brent Farm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Snow was falling when Zebedee at last drove up the road, and from the window of Mildred Caniper's bedroom Helen watched his huddled figure and the striving horse.
in a childlike manner
From this reading She was childishly interested in his return.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading "Is he coming?"
a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together
From this reading Snow was falling when Zebedee at last drove up the road, and from the window of Mildred Caniper's bedroom Helen watched his huddled figure and the striving horse.
decreasing in amount or degree
From this reading Snow was falling when Zebedee at last drove up the road, and from the window of Mildred Caniper's bedroom Helen watched his huddled figure and the striving horse.
be a farmer; work as a farmer
From this reading She saw him look for the obliterated track and then turn towards the shelter of Brent Farm.
a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading Snow was falling when Zebedee at last drove up the road, and from the window of Mildred Caniper's bedroom Helen watched his huddled figure and the striving horse.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She saw him look for the obliterated track and then turn towards the shelter of Brent Farm.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Snow was falling when Zebedee at last drove up the road, and from the window of Mildred Caniper's bedroom Helen watched his huddled figure and the striving horse.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Is he coming?"
(Greek mythology) the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda who was abducted by Paris; the Greek army sailed to Troy to get her back which resulted in the Trojan War
From this reading Snow was falling when Zebedee at last drove up the road, and from the window of Mildred Caniper's bedroom Helen watched his huddled figure and the striving horse.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She saw him look for the obliterated track and then turn towards the shelter of Brent Farm.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Snow was falling when Zebedee at last drove up the road, and from the window of Mildred Caniper's bedroom Helen watched his huddled figure and the striving horse.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading Snow was falling when Zebedee at last drove up the road, and from the window of Mildred Caniper's bedroom Helen watched his huddled figure and the striving horse.
crowded or massed together
From this reading Snow was falling when Zebedee at last drove up the road, and from the window of Mildred Caniper's bedroom Helen watched his huddled figure and the striving horse.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She was childishly interested in his return.
having or showing interest; especially curiosity or fascination or concern
From this reading She was childishly interested in his return.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Is he coming?"
immediately past
From this reading Snow was falling when Zebedee at last drove up the road, and from the window of Mildred Caniper's bedroom Helen watched his huddled figure and the striving horse.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading She saw him look for the obliterated track and then turn towards the shelter of Brent Farm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Snow was falling when Zebedee at last drove up the road, and from the window of Mildred Caniper's bedroom Helen watched his huddled figure and the striving horse.
reduced to nothingness
From this reading She saw him look for the obliterated track and then turn towards the shelter of Brent Farm.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Snow was falling when Zebedee at last drove up the road, and from the window of Mildred Caniper's bedroom Helen watched his huddled figure and the striving horse.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading She was childishly interested in his return.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading Snow was falling when Zebedee at last drove up the road, and from the window of Mildred Caniper's bedroom Helen watched his huddled figure and the striving horse.
cut with a saw
From this reading She saw him look for the obliterated track and then turn towards the shelter of Brent Farm.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She saw him look for the obliterated track and then turn towards the shelter of Brent Farm.
a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger
From this reading She saw him look for the obliterated track and then turn towards the shelter of Brent Farm.
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading Snow was falling when Zebedee at last drove up the road, and from the window of Mildred Caniper's bedroom Helen watched his huddled figure and the striving horse.
an effortful attempt to attain a goal
From this reading Snow was falling when Zebedee at last drove up the road, and from the window of Mildred Caniper's bedroom Helen watched his huddled figure and the striving horse.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Snow was falling when Zebedee at last drove up the road, and from the window of Mildred Caniper's bedroom Helen watched his huddled figure and the striving horse.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading She saw him look for the obliterated track and then turn towards the shelter of Brent Farm.
in the direction of
From this reading She saw him look for the obliterated track and then turn towards the shelter of Brent Farm.
a line or route along which something travels or moves
From this reading She saw him look for the obliterated track and then turn towards the shelter of Brent Farm.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading She saw him look for the obliterated track and then turn towards the shelter of Brent Farm.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Snow was falling when Zebedee at last drove up the road, and from the window of Mildred Caniper's bedroom Helen watched his huddled figure and the striving horse.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Snow was falling when Zebedee at last drove up the road, and from the window of Mildred Caniper's bedroom Helen watched his huddled figure and the striving horse.
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading Snow was falling when Zebedee at last drove up the road, and from the window of Mildred Caniper's bedroom Helen watched his huddled figure and the striving horse.
at the time that
From this reading Snow was falling when Zebedee at last drove up the road, and from the window of Mildred Caniper's bedroom Helen watched his huddled figure and the striving horse.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading Snow was falling when Zebedee at last drove up the road, and from the window of Mildred Caniper's bedroom Helen watched his huddled figure and the striving horse.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Snow was falling when Zebedee at last drove up the road, and from the window of Mildred Caniper's bedroom Helen watched his huddled figure and the striving horse.
Chapter 32 of Moor Fires by E. H. (Emily Hilda) Young holds 357 sentences, grouped into 72 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 357 sentences of Moor Fires, unabridged, divided into 72 reading sections.
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