Chapter 9 of Orville College: A Story is here in full — 249 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Orville College: A Story is here in full — 249 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Christmas Day. Some weeks elapsed. Things had blown over, and the Christmas holidays were coming on. Wonders and calamities; and, in some degree, suspicions; yield to the soothing hand of time. Talbot's accident was almost forgotten; the lost pencil (never found) was not thought of so much as it had been, and the gossip respecting it had ceased.
Chapter 9 of Orville College: A Story is here in full — 249 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “calamity” — an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
From this reading “Wonders and calamities; and, in some degree, suspicions; yield to the soothing hand of time.”
(of time) having passed or slipped by
From this reading “Some weeks elapsed.”
light informal conversation for social occasions
From this reading “Talbot's accident was almost forgotten; the lost pencil (never found) was not thought of so much as it had been, and the gossip respecting it had ceased.”
plural of “holiday” — leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
From this reading “Things had blown over, and the Christmas holidays were coming on.”
-ing form of “respect” — regard highly; think much of
From this reading “Talbot's accident was almost forgotten; the lost pencil (never found) was not thought of so much as it had been, and the gossip respecting it had ceased.”
affording physical relief
From this reading “Wonders and calamities; and, in some degree, suspicions; yield to the soothing hand of time.”
possessive form of “talbot” — English inventor and pioneer in photography who published the first book illustrated with photographs (1800-1877)
From this reading “Talbot's accident was almost forgotten; the lost pencil (never found) was not thought of so much as it had been, and the gossip respecting it had ceased.”
plural of “wonder” — the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading “Wonders and calamities; and, in some degree, suspicions; yield to the soothing hand of time.”
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In this reading “Talbot's accident was almost forgotten; the lost pencil (never found) was not thought of so much as it had been, and the gossip respecting it had ceased.”
In this reading “Wonders and calamities; and, in some degree, suspicions; yield to the soothing hand of time.”
In this reading “Some weeks elapsed.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury
From this reading Talbot's accident was almost forgotten; the lost pencil (never found) was not thought of so much as it had been, and the gossip respecting it had ceased.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Talbot's accident was almost forgotten; the lost pencil (never found) was not thought of so much as it had been, and the gossip respecting it had ceased.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Things had blown over, and the Christmas holidays were coming on.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Talbot's accident was almost forgotten; the lost pencil (never found) was not thought of so much as it had been, and the gossip respecting it had ceased.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Talbot's accident was almost forgotten; the lost pencil (never found) was not thought of so much as it had been, and the gossip respecting it had ceased.
being moved or acted upon by moving air or vapor
From this reading Things had blown over, and the Christmas holidays were coming on.
plural of “calamity” — an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
From this reading Wonders and calamities; and, in some degree, suspicions; yield to the soothing hand of time.
past form of “cease” — put an end to a state or an activity
From this reading Talbot's accident was almost forgotten; the lost pencil (never found) was not thought of so much as it had been, and the gossip respecting it had ceased.
period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
From this reading Christmas Day.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading Things had blown over, and the Christmas holidays were coming on.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Christmas Day.
a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
From this reading Wonders and calamities; and, in some degree, suspicions; yield to the soothing hand of time.
(of time) having passed or slipped by
From this reading Some weeks elapsed.
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading Talbot's accident was almost forgotten; the lost pencil (never found) was not thought of so much as it had been, and the gossip respecting it had ceased.
set up or found
From this reading Talbot's accident was almost forgotten; the lost pencil (never found) was not thought of so much as it had been, and the gossip respecting it had ceased.
light informal conversation for social occasions
From this reading Talbot's accident was almost forgotten; the lost pencil (never found) was not thought of so much as it had been, and the gossip respecting it had ceased.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Things had blown over, and the Christmas holidays were coming on.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Wonders and calamities; and, in some degree, suspicions; yield to the soothing hand of time.
plural of “holiday” — leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
From this reading Things had blown over, and the Christmas holidays were coming on.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Wonders and calamities; and, in some degree, suspicions; yield to the soothing hand of time.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Talbot's accident was almost forgotten; the lost pencil (never found) was not thought of so much as it had been, and the gossip respecting it had ceased.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading Talbot's accident was almost forgotten; the lost pencil (never found) was not thought of so much as it had been, and the gossip respecting it had ceased.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Talbot's accident was almost forgotten; the lost pencil (never found) was not thought of so much as it had been, and the gossip respecting it had ceased.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Talbot's accident was almost forgotten; the lost pencil (never found) was not thought of so much as it had been, and the gossip respecting it had ceased.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Talbot's accident was almost forgotten; the lost pencil (never found) was not thought of so much as it had been, and the gossip respecting it had ceased.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Wonders and calamities; and, in some degree, suspicions; yield to the soothing hand of time.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Things had blown over, and the Christmas holidays were coming on.
above and across; more than
From this reading Things had blown over, and the Christmas holidays were coming on.
a thin cylindrical pointed writing implement; a rod of marking substance encased in wood
From this reading Talbot's accident was almost forgotten; the lost pencil (never found) was not thought of so much as it had been, and the gossip respecting it had ceased.
-ing form of “respect” — regard highly; think much of
From this reading Talbot's accident was almost forgotten; the lost pencil (never found) was not thought of so much as it had been, and the gossip respecting it had ceased.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Talbot's accident was almost forgotten; the lost pencil (never found) was not thought of so much as it had been, and the gossip respecting it had ceased.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Some weeks elapsed.
affording physical relief
From this reading Wonders and calamities; and, in some degree, suspicions; yield to the soothing hand of time.
plural of “suspicion” — an impression that something might be the case
From this reading Wonders and calamities; and, in some degree, suspicions; yield to the soothing hand of time.
possessive form of “talbot” — English inventor and pioneer in photography who published the first book illustrated with photographs (1800-1877)
From this reading Talbot's accident was almost forgotten; the lost pencil (never found) was not thought of so much as it had been, and the gossip respecting it had ceased.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Things had blown over, and the Christmas holidays were coming on.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading Things had blown over, and the Christmas holidays were coming on.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Talbot's accident was almost forgotten; the lost pencil (never found) was not thought of so much as it had been, and the gossip respecting it had ceased.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Wonders and calamities; and, in some degree, suspicions; yield to the soothing hand of time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Wonders and calamities; and, in some degree, suspicions; yield to the soothing hand of time.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Talbot's accident was almost forgotten; the lost pencil (never found) was not thought of so much as it had been, and the gossip respecting it had ceased.
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading Some weeks elapsed.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Things had blown over, and the Christmas holidays were coming on.
plural of “wonder” — the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading Wonders and calamities; and, in some degree, suspicions; yield to the soothing hand of time.
be the cause or source of
From this reading Wonders and calamities; and, in some degree, suspicions; yield to the soothing hand of time.
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