Chapter 17 of Mrs. Falchion, Complete is here in full — 336 sentences across 68 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 17 of Mrs. Falchion, Complete is here in full — 336 sentences across 68 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
When Phil's pal left us he went wandering down the hillside, talking to himself. Long afterwards he told me how he felt, and I reproduce his phrases as nearly as I can. "Knocked 'em, I guess," he said, "with that about Jo Brackenbury.... Poor Jo! Stuck together, him and me did, after she got the steel in her heart."...
Chapter 17 of Mrs. Falchion, Complete is here in full — 336 sentences across 68 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the side or slope of a hill
From this reading “When Phil's pal left us he went wandering down the hillside, talking to himself.”
past form of “knock” — deliver a sharp blow or push
From this reading “"Knocked 'em, I guess," he said, "with that about Jo Brackenbury....”
a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
From this reading “When Phil's pal left us he went wandering down the hillside, talking to himself.”
plural of “phrase” — an expression consisting of one or more words forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence
From this reading “Long afterwards he told me how he felt, and I reproduce his phrases as nearly as I can.”
make a copy or equivalent of
From this reading “Long afterwards he told me how he felt, and I reproduce his phrases as nearly as I can.”
an alloy of iron with small amounts of carbon; widely used in construction; mechanical properties can be varied over a wide range
From this reading “Stuck together, him and me did, after she got the steel in her heart."...”
caught or fixed
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migratory
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on the subject of; concerning
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later than; following
From this reading Stuck together, him and me did, after she got the steel in her heart."...
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading Long afterwards he told me how he felt, and I reproduce his phrases as nearly as I can.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Long afterwards he told me how he felt, and I reproduce his phrases as nearly as I can.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Long afterwards he told me how he felt, and I reproduce his phrases as nearly as I can.
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From this reading "Knocked 'em, I guess," he said, "with that about Jo Brackenbury....
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Long afterwards he told me how he felt, and I reproduce his phrases as nearly as I can.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Stuck together, him and me did, after she got the steel in her heart."...
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading When Phil's pal left us he went wandering down the hillside, talking to himself.
a quad with a square body
From this reading "Knocked 'em, I guess," he said, "with that about Jo Brackenbury....
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Long afterwards he told me how he felt, and I reproduce his phrases as nearly as I can.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Stuck together, him and me did, after she got the steel in her heart."...
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading "Knocked 'em, I guess," he said, "with that about Jo Brackenbury....
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Phil's pal left us he went wandering down the hillside, talking to himself.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Stuck together, him and me did, after she got the steel in her heart."...
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Stuck together, him and me did, after she got the steel in her heart."...
the side or slope of a hill
From this reading When Phil's pal left us he went wandering down the hillside, talking to himself.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Stuck together, him and me did, after she got the steel in her heart."...
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading When Phil's pal left us he went wandering down the hillside, talking to himself.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Long afterwards he told me how he felt, and I reproduce his phrases as nearly as I can.
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From this reading Long afterwards he told me how he felt, and I reproduce his phrases as nearly as I can.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Long afterwards he told me how he felt, and I reproduce his phrases as nearly as I can.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Stuck together, him and me did, after she got the steel in her heart."...
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From this reading "Knocked 'em, I guess," he said, "with that about Jo Brackenbury....
past form of “knock” — deliver a sharp blow or push
From this reading "Knocked 'em, I guess," he said, "with that about Jo Brackenbury....
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading When Phil's pal left us he went wandering down the hillside, talking to himself.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Long afterwards he told me how he felt, and I reproduce his phrases as nearly as I can.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Long afterwards he told me how he felt, and I reproduce his phrases as nearly as I can.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Long afterwards he told me how he felt, and I reproduce his phrases as nearly as I can.
a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
From this reading When Phil's pal left us he went wandering down the hillside, talking to himself.
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From this reading When Phil's pal left us he went wandering down the hillside, talking to himself.
plural of “phrase” — an expression consisting of one or more words forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence
From this reading Long afterwards he told me how he felt, and I reproduce his phrases as nearly as I can.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading Poor Jo!
make a copy or equivalent of
From this reading Long afterwards he told me how he felt, and I reproduce his phrases as nearly as I can.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Knocked 'em, I guess," he said, "with that about Jo Brackenbury....
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Stuck together, him and me did, after she got the steel in her heart."...
an alloy of iron with small amounts of carbon; widely used in construction; mechanical properties can be varied over a wide range
From this reading Stuck together, him and me did, after she got the steel in her heart."...
caught or fixed
From this reading Stuck together, him and me did, after she got the steel in her heart."...
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading When Phil's pal left us he went wandering down the hillside, talking to himself.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Knocked 'em, I guess," he said, "with that about Jo Brackenbury....
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When Phil's pal left us he went wandering down the hillside, talking to himself.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When Phil's pal left us he went wandering down the hillside, talking to himself.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading Stuck together, him and me did, after she got the steel in her heart."...
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading Long afterwards he told me how he felt, and I reproduce his phrases as nearly as I can.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When Phil's pal left us he went wandering down the hillside, talking to himself.
migratory
From this reading When Phil's pal left us he went wandering down the hillside, talking to himself.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading When Phil's pal left us he went wandering down the hillside, talking to himself.
at the time that
From this reading When Phil's pal left us he went wandering down the hillside, talking to himself.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Knocked 'em, I guess," he said, "with that about Jo Brackenbury....
Chapter 17 of Mrs. Falchion, Complete by Gilbert Parker holds 336 sentences, grouped into 68 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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.
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