Chapter 25 of Old Ebenezer is here in full — 182 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 25 of Old Ebenezer is here in full — 182 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AT NANCY'S HOME. Lyman stood gazing after them as they drove away. The girl waved her hand at him, and then removing her glove, she waved it again. He saw the mother turn to her as if with a word of caution. The road was crooked, and a clump of bushes, a leafy bulge, soon hid them from view.
Chapter 25 of Old Ebenezer is here in full — 182 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/36 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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swell or protrude outwards
From this reading “The road was crooked, and a clump of bushes, a leafy bulge, soon hid them from view.”
the trait of being cautious; being attentive to possible danger
From this reading “He saw the mother turn to her as if with a word of caution.”
a grouping of a number of similar things
From this reading “The road was crooked, and a clump of bushes, a leafy bulge, soon hid them from view.”
having or marked by bends or angles; not straight or aligned
From this reading “The road was crooked, and a clump of bushes, a leafy bulge, soon hid them from view.”
the handwear used by fielders in playing baseball
From this reading “The girl waved her hand at him, and then removing her glove, she waved it again.”
having or covered with leaves
From this reading “The road was crooked, and a clump of bushes, a leafy bulge, soon hid them from view.”
possessive form of “nancy” — a city in northeastern France in Lorraine
From this reading “AT NANCY'S HOME.”
-ing form of “remove” — remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
From this reading “The girl waved her hand at him, and then removing her glove, she waved it again.”
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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 He saw the mother turn to her as if with a word of caution.
later than; following
From this reading Lyman stood gazing after them as they drove away.
anew
From this reading The girl waved her hand at him, and then removing her glove, she waved it again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The girl waved her hand at him, and then removing her glove, she waved it again.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Lyman stood gazing after them as they drove away.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AT NANCY'S HOME.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Lyman stood gazing after them as they drove away.
swell or protrude outwards
From this reading The road was crooked, and a clump of bushes, a leafy bulge, soon hid them from view.
plural of “bush” — a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
From this reading The road was crooked, and a clump of bushes, a leafy bulge, soon hid them from view.
the trait of being cautious; being attentive to possible danger
From this reading He saw the mother turn to her as if with a word of caution.
a grouping of a number of similar things
From this reading The road was crooked, and a clump of bushes, a leafy bulge, soon hid them from view.
having or marked by bends or angles; not straight or aligned
From this reading The road was crooked, and a clump of bushes, a leafy bulge, soon hid them from view.
a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together
From this reading Lyman stood gazing after them as they drove away.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The road was crooked, and a clump of bushes, a leafy bulge, soon hid them from view.
-ing form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading Lyman stood gazing after them as they drove away.
a young female
From this reading The girl waved her hand at him, and then removing her glove, she waved it again.
the handwear used by fielders in playing baseball
From this reading The girl waved her hand at him, and then removing her glove, she waved it again.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading The girl waved her hand at him, and then removing her glove, she waved it again.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He saw the mother turn to her as if with a word of caution.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The girl waved her hand at him, and then removing her glove, she waved it again.
inflected form of “hide” — prevent from being seen or discovered
From this reading The road was crooked, and a clump of bushes, a leafy bulge, soon hid them from view.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The girl waved her hand at him, and then removing her glove, she waved it again.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading AT NANCY'S HOME.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He saw the mother turn to her as if with a word of caution.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The girl waved her hand at him, and then removing her glove, she waved it again.
having or covered with leaves
From this reading The road was crooked, and a clump of bushes, a leafy bulge, soon hid them from view.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lyman stood gazing after them as they drove away.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading He saw the mother turn to her as if with a word of caution.
possessive form of “nancy” — a city in northeastern France in Lorraine
From this reading AT NANCY'S HOME.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He saw the mother turn to her as if with a word of caution.
-ing form of “remove” — remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
From this reading The girl waved her hand at him, and then removing her glove, she waved it again.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading The road was crooked, and a clump of bushes, a leafy bulge, soon hid them from view.
cut with a saw
From this reading He saw the mother turn to her as if with a word of caution.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The girl waved her hand at him, and then removing her glove, she waved it again.
in the near future
From this reading The road was crooked, and a clump of bushes, a leafy bulge, soon hid them from view.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Lyman stood gazing after them as they drove away.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The girl waved her hand at him, and then removing her glove, she waved it again.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Lyman stood gazing after them as they drove away.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading The girl waved her hand at him, and then removing her glove, she waved it again.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Lyman stood gazing after them as they drove away.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He saw the mother turn to her as if with a word of caution.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading He saw the mother turn to her as if with a word of caution.
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
From this reading The road was crooked, and a clump of bushes, a leafy bulge, soon hid them from view.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The road was crooked, and a clump of bushes, a leafy bulge, soon hid them from view.
past form of “wave” — signal with the hands or nod
From this reading The girl waved her hand at him, and then removing her glove, she waved it again.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He saw the mother turn to her as if with a word of caution.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading He saw the mother turn to her as if with a word of caution.
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Chapter 25 holds 182 sentences of Old Ebenezer, unabridged, divided into 37 reading sections.
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