Chapter 10 of Nightfall is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 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 Nightfall is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Val" "M'm." "I say" "What, then?" "What's all this about the Etchingham agency?" Val Stafford, smoking a well-earned pipe some hours later in the evening sunlight on the vicarage lawn, looked up at his brother over the Chronicle with a faint frown. "Who?"
Chapter 10 of Nightfall is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/82 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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an administrative unit of government
From this reading “"What's all this about the Etchingham agency?"”
A detailed written record of historical events in order. (Sử ký, biên niên sử lịch sử.)
From this reading “Val Stafford, smoking a well-earned pipe some hours later in the evening sunlight on the vicarage lawn, looked up at his brother over the Chronicle with a faint frown.”
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading “Val Stafford, smoking a well-earned pipe some hours later in the evening sunlight on the vicarage lawn, looked up at his brother over the Chronicle with a faint frown.”
look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval
From this reading “Val Stafford, smoking a well-earned pipe some hours later in the evening sunlight on the vicarage lawn, looked up at his brother over the Chronicle with a faint frown.”
a field of cultivated and mowed grass
From this reading “Val Stafford, smoking a well-earned pipe some hours later in the evening sunlight on the vicarage lawn, looked up at his brother over the Chronicle with a faint frown.”
a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco
From this reading “Val Stafford, smoking a well-earned pipe some hours later in the evening sunlight on the vicarage lawn, looked up at his brother over the Chronicle with a faint frown.”
the act of smoking tobacco or other substances
From this reading “Val Stafford, smoking a well-earned pipe some hours later in the evening sunlight on the vicarage lawn, looked up at his brother over the Chronicle with a faint frown.”
the rays of the sun
From this reading “Val Stafford, smoking a well-earned pipe some hours later in the evening sunlight on the vicarage lawn, looked up at his brother over the Chronicle with a faint frown.”
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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 Val Stafford, smoking a well-earned pipe some hours later in the evening sunlight on the vicarage lawn, looked up at his brother over the Chronicle with a faint frown.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "What's all this about the Etchingham agency?"
an administrative unit of government
From this reading "What's all this about the Etchingham agency?"
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "What's all this about the Etchingham agency?"
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Val Stafford, smoking a well-earned pipe some hours later in the evening sunlight on the vicarage lawn, looked up at his brother over the Chronicle with a faint frown.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading Val Stafford, smoking a well-earned pipe some hours later in the evening sunlight on the vicarage lawn, looked up at his brother over the Chronicle with a faint frown.
A detailed written record of historical events in order. (Sử ký, biên niên sử lịch sử.)
From this reading Val Stafford, smoking a well-earned pipe some hours later in the evening sunlight on the vicarage lawn, looked up at his brother over the Chronicle with a faint frown.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What's all this about the Etchingham agency?"
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading Val Stafford, smoking a well-earned pipe some hours later in the evening sunlight on the vicarage lawn, looked up at his brother over the Chronicle with a faint frown.
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading Val Stafford, smoking a well-earned pipe some hours later in the evening sunlight on the vicarage lawn, looked up at his brother over the Chronicle with a faint frown.
look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval
From this reading Val Stafford, smoking a well-earned pipe some hours later in the evening sunlight on the vicarage lawn, looked up at his brother over the Chronicle with a faint frown.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Val Stafford, smoking a well-earned pipe some hours later in the evening sunlight on the vicarage lawn, looked up at his brother over the Chronicle with a faint frown.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading Val Stafford, smoking a well-earned pipe some hours later in the evening sunlight on the vicarage lawn, looked up at his brother over the Chronicle with a faint frown.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I say" "What, then?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Val Stafford, smoking a well-earned pipe some hours later in the evening sunlight on the vicarage lawn, looked up at his brother over the Chronicle with a faint frown.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading Val Stafford, smoking a well-earned pipe some hours later in the evening sunlight on the vicarage lawn, looked up at his brother over the Chronicle with a faint frown.
a field of cultivated and mowed grass
From this reading Val Stafford, smoking a well-earned pipe some hours later in the evening sunlight on the vicarage lawn, looked up at his brother over the Chronicle with a faint frown.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Val Stafford, smoking a well-earned pipe some hours later in the evening sunlight on the vicarage lawn, looked up at his brother over the Chronicle with a faint frown.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Val" "M'm."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Val Stafford, smoking a well-earned pipe some hours later in the evening sunlight on the vicarage lawn, looked up at his brother over the Chronicle with a faint frown.
above and across; more than
From this reading Val Stafford, smoking a well-earned pipe some hours later in the evening sunlight on the vicarage lawn, looked up at his brother over the Chronicle with a faint frown.
a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco
From this reading Val Stafford, smoking a well-earned pipe some hours later in the evening sunlight on the vicarage lawn, looked up at his brother over the Chronicle with a faint frown.
express in words
From this reading "I say" "What, then?"
the act of smoking tobacco or other substances
From this reading Val Stafford, smoking a well-earned pipe some hours later in the evening sunlight on the vicarage lawn, looked up at his brother over the Chronicle with a faint frown.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Val Stafford, smoking a well-earned pipe some hours later in the evening sunlight on the vicarage lawn, looked up at his brother over the Chronicle with a faint frown.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Val Stafford, smoking a well-earned pipe some hours later in the evening sunlight on the vicarage lawn, looked up at his brother over the Chronicle with a faint frown.
the rays of the sun
From this reading Val Stafford, smoking a well-earned pipe some hours later in the evening sunlight on the vicarage lawn, looked up at his brother over the Chronicle with a faint frown.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "What's all this about the Etchingham agency?"
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "I say" "What, then?"
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "What's all this about the Etchingham agency?"
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Val Stafford, smoking a well-earned pipe some hours later in the evening sunlight on the vicarage lawn, looked up at his brother over the Chronicle with a faint frown.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Val" "M'm."
an official residence provided by a church for its parson or vicar or rector
From this reading Val Stafford, smoking a well-earned pipe some hours later in the evening sunlight on the vicarage lawn, looked up at his brother over the Chronicle with a faint frown.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Val Stafford, smoking a well-earned pipe some hours later in the evening sunlight on the vicarage lawn, looked up at his brother over the Chronicle with a faint frown.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "I say" "What, then?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What's all this about the Etchingham agency?"
which person or people
From this reading "Who?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading Val Stafford, smoking a well-earned pipe some hours later in the evening sunlight on the vicarage lawn, looked up at his brother over the Chronicle with a faint frown.
Chapter 10 of Nightfall by Anthony Pryde holds 411 sentences, grouped into 83 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 411 sentences of Nightfall, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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