Chapter 27 of Outpost is here in full — 123 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 27 of Outpost is here in full — 123 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WELCOME HOME. "TIME they was here, ain't it, miss?" asked Mehitable Ross, wiping the flour from her bare arms, and coming out upon the step of the door. "Yes," said Dora: "I expect them every moment. Is tea all ready?" "All but the short-cakes.
Chapter 27 of Outpost is here in full — 123 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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completely unclothed
From this reading “"TIME they was here, ain't it, miss?" asked Mehitable Ross, wiping the flour from her bare arms, and coming out upon the step of the door.”
regard something as probable or likely
From this reading “"Yes," said Dora: "I expect them every moment.”
fine powdery foodstuff obtained by grinding and sifting the meal of a cereal grain
From this reading “"TIME they was here, ain't it, miss?" asked Mehitable Ross, wiping the flour from her bare arms, and coming out upon the step of the door.”
Scottish explorer who led Arctic expeditions that yielded geographic discoveries while searching for the Northwest Passage (1777-1856)
From this reading “"TIME they was here, ain't it, miss?" asked Mehitable Ross, wiping the flour from her bare arms, and coming out upon the step of the door.”
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading “"TIME they was here, ain't it, miss?" asked Mehitable Ross, wiping the flour from her bare arms, and coming out upon the step of the door.”
a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
From this reading “Is tea all ready?"”
accept gladly
From this reading “WELCOME HOME.”
-ing form of “wipe” — rub with a circular motion
From this reading “"TIME they was here, ain't it, miss?" asked Mehitable Ross, wiping the flour from her bare arms, and coming out upon the step of the door.”
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From this reading "TIME they was here, ain't it, miss?" asked Mehitable Ross, wiping the flour from her bare arms, and coming out upon the step of the door.
(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 Is tea all ready?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "TIME they was here, ain't it, miss?" asked Mehitable Ross, wiping the flour from her bare arms, and coming out upon the step of the door.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading "TIME they was here, ain't it, miss?" asked Mehitable Ross, wiping the flour from her bare arms, and coming out upon the step of the door.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "TIME they was here, ain't it, miss?" asked Mehitable Ross, wiping the flour from her bare arms, and coming out upon the step of the door.
completely unclothed
From this reading "TIME they was here, ain't it, miss?" asked Mehitable Ross, wiping the flour from her bare arms, and coming out upon the step of the door.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "All but the short-cakes.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading "TIME they was here, ain't it, miss?" asked Mehitable Ross, wiping the flour from her bare arms, and coming out upon the step of the door.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading "TIME they was here, ain't it, miss?" asked Mehitable Ross, wiping the flour from her bare arms, and coming out upon the step of the door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes," said Dora: "I expect them every moment.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading "Yes," said Dora: "I expect them every moment.
regard something as probable or likely
From this reading "Yes," said Dora: "I expect them every moment.
fine powdery foodstuff obtained by grinding and sifting the meal of a cereal grain
From this reading "TIME they was here, ain't it, miss?" asked Mehitable Ross, wiping the flour from her bare arms, and coming out upon the step of the door.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "TIME they was here, ain't it, miss?" asked Mehitable Ross, wiping the flour from her bare arms, and coming out upon the step of the door.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "TIME they was here, ain't it, miss?" asked Mehitable Ross, wiping the flour from her bare arms, and coming out upon the step of the door.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "TIME they was here, ain't it, miss?" asked Mehitable Ross, wiping the flour from her bare arms, and coming out upon the step of the door.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading WELCOME HOME.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Yes," said Dora: "I expect them every moment.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Is tea all ready?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "TIME they was here, ain't it, miss?" asked Mehitable Ross, wiping the flour from her bare arms, and coming out upon the step of the door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "TIME they was here, ain't it, miss?" asked Mehitable Ross, wiping the flour from her bare arms, and coming out upon the step of the door.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading "TIME they was here, ain't it, miss?" asked Mehitable Ross, wiping the flour from her bare arms, and coming out upon the step of the door.
a particular point in time
From this reading "Yes," said Dora: "I expect them every moment.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "TIME they was here, ain't it, miss?" asked Mehitable Ross, wiping the flour from her bare arms, and coming out upon the step of the door.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "TIME they was here, ain't it, miss?" asked Mehitable Ross, wiping the flour from her bare arms, and coming out upon the step of the door.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading Is tea all ready?"
Scottish explorer who led Arctic expeditions that yielded geographic discoveries while searching for the Northwest Passage (1777-1856)
From this reading "TIME they was here, ain't it, miss?" asked Mehitable Ross, wiping the flour from her bare arms, and coming out upon the step of the door.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Yes," said Dora: "I expect them every moment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "All but the short-cakes.
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading "TIME they was here, ain't it, miss?" asked Mehitable Ross, wiping the flour from her bare arms, and coming out upon the step of the door.
a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
From this reading Is tea all ready?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "TIME they was here, ain't it, miss?" asked Mehitable Ross, wiping the flour from her bare arms, and coming out upon the step of the door.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "Yes," said Dora: "I expect them every moment.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "TIME they was here, ain't it, miss?" asked Mehitable Ross, wiping the flour from her bare arms, and coming out upon the step of the door.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "TIME they was here, ain't it, miss?" asked Mehitable Ross, wiping the flour from her bare arms, and coming out upon the step of the door.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading "TIME they was here, ain't it, miss?" asked Mehitable Ross, wiping the flour from her bare arms, and coming out upon the step of the door.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "TIME they was here, ain't it, miss?" asked Mehitable Ross, wiping the flour from her bare arms, and coming out upon the step of the door.
accept gladly
From this reading WELCOME HOME.
-ing form of “wipe” — rub with a circular motion
From this reading "TIME they was here, ain't it, miss?" asked Mehitable Ross, wiping the flour from her bare arms, and coming out upon the step of the door.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes," said Dora: "I expect them every moment.
Chapter 27 of Outpost by Jane G. (Jane Goodwin) Austin holds 123 sentences, grouped into 25 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.
Chapter 27 holds 123 sentences of Outpost, unabridged, divided into 25 reading sections.
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