Chapter 10 of Mr. Meeson's Will is here in full — 112 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 10 of Mr. Meeson's Will is here in full — 112 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
RESCUED. Augusta woke up just as the dawn was stealing across the sodden sky. It was the smarting of her shoulders that woke her. She rose, leaving Dick yet asleep, and, remembering the turmoil of the night, hurried to the other hut. It was empty.
Chapter 10 of Mr. Meeson's Will is here in full — 112 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the capital of the state of Maine
From this reading “Augusta woke up just as the dawn was stealing across the sodden sky.”
the cognitive processes whereby past experience is remembered
From this reading “She rose, leaving Dick yet asleep, and, remembering the turmoil of the night, hurried to the other hut.”
delivered from danger
From this reading “RESCUED.”
a kind of pain such as that caused by a wound or a burn or a sore
From this reading “It was the smarting of her shoulders that woke her.”
wet through and through; thoroughly wet
From this reading “Augusta woke up just as the dawn was stealing across the sodden sky.”
the act of taking something from someone unlawfully
From this reading “Augusta woke up just as the dawn was stealing across the sodden sky.”
a violent disturbance
From this reading “She rose, leaving Dick yet asleep, and, remembering the turmoil of the night, hurried to the other hut.”
inflected form of “wake” — be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading “Augusta woke up just as the dawn was stealing across the sodden sky.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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from one side of something to the other
From this reading Augusta woke up just as the dawn was stealing across the sodden sky.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She rose, leaving Dick yet asleep, and, remembering the turmoil of the night, hurried to the other hut.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Augusta woke up just as the dawn was stealing across the sodden sky.
in a state of sleep
From this reading She rose, leaving Dick yet asleep, and, remembering the turmoil of the night, hurried to the other hut.
the capital of the state of Maine
From this reading Augusta woke up just as the dawn was stealing across the sodden sky.
the first light of day
From this reading Augusta woke up just as the dawn was stealing across the sodden sky.
someone who is a detective
From this reading She rose, leaving Dick yet asleep, and, remembering the turmoil of the night, hurried to the other hut.
make void or empty of contents
From this reading It was empty.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It was the smarting of her shoulders that woke her.
moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste
From this reading She rose, leaving Dick yet asleep, and, remembering the turmoil of the night, hurried to the other hut.
temporary military shelter
From this reading She rose, leaving Dick yet asleep, and, remembering the turmoil of the night, hurried to the other hut.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the smarting of her shoulders that woke her.
and nothing more
From this reading Augusta woke up just as the dawn was stealing across the sodden sky.
the act of departing
From this reading She rose, leaving Dick yet asleep, and, remembering the turmoil of the night, hurried to the other hut.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading She rose, leaving Dick yet asleep, and, remembering the turmoil of the night, hurried to the other hut.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was the smarting of her shoulders that woke her.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading She rose, leaving Dick yet asleep, and, remembering the turmoil of the night, hurried to the other hut.
the cognitive processes whereby past experience is remembered
From this reading She rose, leaving Dick yet asleep, and, remembering the turmoil of the night, hurried to the other hut.
delivered from danger
From this reading RESCUED.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading She rose, leaving Dick yet asleep, and, remembering the turmoil of the night, hurried to the other hut.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She rose, leaving Dick yet asleep, and, remembering the turmoil of the night, hurried to the other hut.
plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
From this reading It was the smarting of her shoulders that woke her.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading Augusta woke up just as the dawn was stealing across the sodden sky.
a kind of pain such as that caused by a wound or a burn or a sore
From this reading It was the smarting of her shoulders that woke her.
wet through and through; thoroughly wet
From this reading Augusta woke up just as the dawn was stealing across the sodden sky.
the act of taking something from someone unlawfully
From this reading Augusta woke up just as the dawn was stealing across the sodden sky.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was the smarting of her shoulders that woke her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Augusta woke up just as the dawn was stealing across the sodden sky.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She rose, leaving Dick yet asleep, and, remembering the turmoil of the night, hurried to the other hut.
a violent disturbance
From this reading She rose, leaving Dick yet asleep, and, remembering the turmoil of the night, hurried to the other hut.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Augusta woke up just as the dawn was stealing across the sodden sky.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Augusta woke up just as the dawn was stealing across the sodden sky.
inflected form of “wake” — be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading Augusta woke up just as the dawn was stealing across the sodden sky.
but in spite of that
From this reading She rose, leaving Dick yet asleep, and, remembering the turmoil of the night, hurried to the other hut.
Chapter 10 of Mr. Meeson's Will by H. Rider (Henry Rider) Haggard holds 112 sentences, grouped into 23 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 10 holds 112 sentences of Mr. Meeson's Will, unabridged, divided into 23 reading sections.
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