Chapter 12 of Mrs. Falchion, Complete is here in full — 236 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Mrs. Falchion, Complete is here in full — 236 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
There was still a subdued note to Roscoe's manner the next morning. He was pale. He talked freely however of the affairs of Viking and Sunburst, and spoke of business which called him to Mr. Devlin's great saw mill that day. A few moments after breakfast we were standing in the doorway. "Well," he said, "shall we go?"
Chapter 12 of Mrs. Falchion, Complete is here in full — 236 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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matters of personal concern
From this reading “He talked freely however of the affairs of Viking and Sunburst, and spoke of business which called him to Mr. Devlin's great saw mill that day.”
eat an early morning meal
From this reading “A few moments after breakfast we were standing in the doorway.”
the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close
From this reading “A few moments after breakfast we were standing in the doorway.”
in a free manner
From this reading “He talked freely however of the affairs of Viking and Sunburst, and spoke of business which called him to Mr. Devlin's great saw mill that day.”
move about in a confused manner
From this reading “He talked freely however of the affairs of Viking and Sunburst, and spoke of business which called him to Mr. Devlin's great saw mill that day.”
plural of “moment” — a particular point in time
From this reading “A few moments after breakfast we were standing in the doorway.”
in a softened tone
From this reading “There was still a subdued note to Roscoe's manner the next morning.”
any of the Scandinavian people who raided the coasts of Europe from the 8th to the 11th centuries
From this reading “He talked freely however of the affairs of Viking and Sunburst, and spoke of business which called him to Mr. Devlin's great saw mill that day.”
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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 There was still a subdued note to Roscoe's manner the next morning.
matters of personal concern
From this reading He talked freely however of the affairs of Viking and Sunburst, and spoke of business which called him to Mr. Devlin's great saw mill that day.
later than; following
From this reading A few moments after breakfast we were standing in the doorway.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He talked freely however of the affairs of Viking and Sunburst, and spoke of business which called him to Mr. Devlin's great saw mill that day.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading A few moments after breakfast we were standing in the doorway.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading He talked freely however of the affairs of Viking and Sunburst, and spoke of business which called him to Mr. Devlin's great saw mill that day.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading He talked freely however of the affairs of Viking and Sunburst, and spoke of business which called him to Mr. Devlin's great saw mill that day.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading He talked freely however of the affairs of Viking and Sunburst, and spoke of business which called him to Mr. Devlin's great saw mill that day.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He talked freely however of the affairs of Viking and Sunburst, and spoke of business which called him to Mr. Devlin's great saw mill that day.
the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close
From this reading A few moments after breakfast we were standing in the doorway.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading A few moments after breakfast we were standing in the doorway.
in a free manner
From this reading He talked freely however of the affairs of Viking and Sunburst, and spoke of business which called him to Mr. Devlin's great saw mill that day.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Well," he said, "shall we go?"
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading He talked freely however of the affairs of Viking and Sunburst, and spoke of business which called him to Mr. Devlin's great saw mill that day.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was pale.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He talked freely however of the affairs of Viking and Sunburst, and spoke of business which called him to Mr. Devlin's great saw mill that day.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading He talked freely however of the affairs of Viking and Sunburst, and spoke of business which called him to Mr. Devlin's great saw mill that day.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A few moments after breakfast we were standing in the doorway.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading There was still a subdued note to Roscoe's manner the next morning.
move about in a confused manner
From this reading He talked freely however of the affairs of Viking and Sunburst, and spoke of business which called him to Mr. Devlin's great saw mill that day.
plural of “moment” — a particular point in time
From this reading A few moments after breakfast we were standing in the doorway.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading There was still a subdued note to Roscoe's manner the next morning.
a form of address for a man
From this reading He talked freely however of the affairs of Viking and Sunburst, and spoke of business which called him to Mr. Devlin's great saw mill that day.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading There was still a subdued note to Roscoe's manner the next morning.
a brief written record
From this reading There was still a subdued note to Roscoe's manner the next morning.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He talked freely however of the affairs of Viking and Sunburst, and spoke of business which called him to Mr. Devlin's great saw mill that day.
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading He was pale.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was still a subdued note to Roscoe's manner the next morning.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Well," he said, "shall we go?"
cut with a saw
From this reading He talked freely however of the affairs of Viking and Sunburst, and spoke of business which called him to Mr. Devlin's great saw mill that day.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "Well," he said, "shall we go?"
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading He talked freely however of the affairs of Viking and Sunburst, and spoke of business which called him to Mr. Devlin's great saw mill that day.
having a supporting base
From this reading A few moments after breakfast we were standing in the doorway.
not in physical motion
From this reading There was still a subdued note to Roscoe's manner the next morning.
in a softened tone
From this reading There was still a subdued note to Roscoe's manner the next morning.
a sudden emergence of the sun from behind clouds
From this reading He talked freely however of the affairs of Viking and Sunburst, and spoke of business which called him to Mr. Devlin's great saw mill that day.
past form of “talk” — exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading He talked freely however of the affairs of Viking and Sunburst, and spoke of business which called him to Mr. Devlin's great saw mill that day.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He talked freely however of the affairs of Viking and Sunburst, and spoke of business which called him to Mr. Devlin's great saw mill that day.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There was still a subdued note to Roscoe's manner the next morning.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was still a subdued note to Roscoe's manner the next morning.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was still a subdued note to Roscoe's manner the next morning.
any of the Scandinavian people who raided the coasts of Europe from the 8th to the 11th centuries
From this reading He talked freely however of the affairs of Viking and Sunburst, and spoke of business which called him to Mr. Devlin's great saw mill that day.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was still a subdued note to Roscoe's manner the next morning.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading A few moments after breakfast we were standing in the doorway.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well," he said, "shall we go?"
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A few moments after breakfast we were standing in the doorway.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He talked freely however of the affairs of Viking and Sunburst, and spoke of business which called him to Mr. Devlin's great saw mill that day.
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