Chapter 4 of Our Little Boer Cousin is here in full — 173 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 4 of Our Little Boer Cousin is here in full — 173 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE GREAT "TREK" Great-grandfather Joubert was a very patriarch in years. A full century had passed over his head. They had all been such active years, full of stirring memories. Through his rugged features there shone the same big-hearted kindliness which had marked all his days. Petrus loved him.
Chapter 4 of Our Little Boer Cousin is here in full — 173 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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tending to become more severe or wider in scope
From this reading “They had all been such active years, full of stirring memories.”
a period of 100 years
From this reading “A full century had passed over his head.”
Recollections of past events.
From this reading “They had all been such active years, full of stirring memories.”
title for the heads of the Eastern Orthodox Churches (in Istanbul and Alexandria and Moscow and Jerusalem)
From this reading “THE GREAT "TREK" Great-grandfather Joubert was a very patriarch in years.”
sturdy and strong in constitution or construction; enduring
From this reading “Through his rugged features there shone the same big-hearted kindliness which had marked all his days.”
inflected form of “shine” — be bright by reflecting or casting light
From this reading “Through his rugged features there shone the same big-hearted kindliness which had marked all his days.”
agitating a liquid with an implement
From this reading “They had all been such active years, full of stirring memories.”
a journey by ox wagon (especially an organized migration by a group of settlers)
From this reading “THE GREAT "TREK" Great-grandfather Joubert was a very patriarch in years.”
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In this reading “Through his rugged features there shone the same big-hearted kindliness which had marked all his days.”
bypass
In this reading “A full century had passed over his head.”
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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 THE GREAT "TREK" Great-grandfather Joubert was a very patriarch in years.
tending to become more severe or wider in scope
From this reading They had all been such active years, full of stirring memories.
(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 They had all been such active years, full of stirring memories.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading They had all been such active years, full of stirring memories.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Through his rugged features there shone the same big-hearted kindliness which had marked all his days.
a period of 100 years
From this reading A full century had passed over his head.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Through his rugged features there shone the same big-hearted kindliness which had marked all his days.
plural of “feature” — a prominent attribute or aspect of something
From this reading Through his rugged features there shone the same big-hearted kindliness which had marked all his days.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading A full century had passed over his head.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading THE GREAT "TREK" Great-grandfather Joubert was a very patriarch in years.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE GREAT "TREK" Great-grandfather Joubert was a very patriarch in years.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A full century had passed over his head.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading A full century had passed over his head.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Petrus loved him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A full century had passed over his head.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE GREAT "TREK" Great-grandfather Joubert was a very patriarch in years.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE GREAT "TREK" Great-grandfather Joubert was a very patriarch in years.
friendliness evidence by a kindly and helpful disposition
From this reading Through his rugged features there shone the same big-hearted kindliness which had marked all his days.
held dear
From this reading Petrus loved him.
strongly marked; easily noticeable
From this reading Through his rugged features there shone the same big-hearted kindliness which had marked all his days.
Recollections of past events.
From this reading They had all been such active years, full of stirring memories.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They had all been such active years, full of stirring memories.
above and across; more than
From this reading A full century had passed over his head.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading A full century had passed over his head.
title for the heads of the Eastern Orthodox Churches (in Istanbul and Alexandria and Moscow and Jerusalem)
From this reading THE GREAT "TREK" Great-grandfather Joubert was a very patriarch in years.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Petrus loved him.
sturdy and strong in constitution or construction; enduring
From this reading Through his rugged features there shone the same big-hearted kindliness which had marked all his days.
Identical; not different.
From this reading Through his rugged features there shone the same big-hearted kindliness which had marked all his days.
inflected form of “shine” — be bright by reflecting or casting light
From this reading Through his rugged features there shone the same big-hearted kindliness which had marked all his days.
agitating a liquid with an implement
From this reading They had all been such active years, full of stirring memories.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading They had all been such active years, full of stirring memories.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GREAT "TREK" Great-grandfather Joubert was a very patriarch in years.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Through his rugged features there shone the same big-hearted kindliness which had marked all his days.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had all been such active years, full of stirring memories.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Through his rugged features there shone the same big-hearted kindliness which had marked all his days.
a journey by ox wagon (especially an organized migration by a group of settlers)
From this reading THE GREAT "TREK" Great-grandfather Joubert was a very patriarch in years.
precisely as stated
From this reading THE GREAT "TREK" Great-grandfather Joubert was a very patriarch in years.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE GREAT "TREK" Great-grandfather Joubert was a very patriarch in years.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Through his rugged features there shone the same big-hearted kindliness which had marked all his days.
a late time of life
From this reading THE GREAT "TREK" Great-grandfather Joubert was a very patriarch in years.
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