Chapter 39 of Patsy is here in full — 128 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 39 of Patsy is here in full — 128 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"WHY DO THEY LOVE YOU?" With the coming of Eben the Spy to Isle Rathan a new life began there. At first Patsy was filled with indignation at the trust Stair placed in him. She knew that he had been with Uncle Julian and Stair in the Bothy of Blairmore. She had heard the tale of the test--the test of life or death.
Chapter 39 of Patsy is here in full — 128 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a feeling of righteous anger
From this reading “At first Patsy was filled with indignation at the trust Stair placed in him.”
a small island
From this reading “With the coming of Eben the Spy to Isle Rathan a new life began there.”
Roman Emperor and nephew of Constantine; he restored paganism as the official religion of the Roman Empire and destroyed Christian temples but his decision was reversed after his death (331?-363)
From this reading “She knew that he had been with Uncle Julian and Stair in the Bothy of Blairmore.”
a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of
From this reading “At first Patsy was filled with indignation at the trust Stair placed in him.”
catch sight of
From this reading “With the coming of Eben the Spy to Isle Rathan a new life began there.”
support consisting of a place to rest the foot while ascending or descending a stairway
From this reading “At first Patsy was filled with indignation at the trust Stair placed in him.”
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading “She had heard the tale of the test--the test of life or death.”
trying something to find out about it
From this reading “She had heard the tale of the test--the test of life or death.”
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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 With the coming of Eben the Spy to Isle Rathan a new life began there.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She knew that he had been with Uncle Julian and Stair in the Bothy of Blairmore.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At first Patsy was filled with indignation at the trust Stair placed in him.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She knew that he had been with Uncle Julian and Stair in the Bothy of Blairmore.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading With the coming of Eben the Spy to Isle Rathan a new life began there.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She knew that he had been with Uncle Julian and Stair in the Bothy of Blairmore.
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From this reading She knew that he had been with Uncle Julian and Stair in the Bothy of Blairmore.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading With the coming of Eben the Spy to Isle Rathan a new life began there.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading She had heard the tale of the test--the test of life or death.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "WHY DO THEY LOVE YOU?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With the coming of Eben the Spy to Isle Rathan a new life began there.
(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with
From this reading At first Patsy was filled with indignation at the trust Stair placed in him.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading At first Patsy was filled with indignation at the trust Stair placed in him.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She knew that he had been with Uncle Julian and Stair in the Bothy of Blairmore.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She knew that he had been with Uncle Julian and Stair in the Bothy of Blairmore.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading She had heard the tale of the test--the test of life or death.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading At first Patsy was filled with indignation at the trust Stair placed in him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At first Patsy was filled with indignation at the trust Stair placed in him.
a feeling of righteous anger
From this reading At first Patsy was filled with indignation at the trust Stair placed in him.
a small island
From this reading With the coming of Eben the Spy to Isle Rathan a new life began there.
Roman Emperor and nephew of Constantine; he restored paganism as the official religion of the Roman Empire and destroyed Christian temples but his decision was reversed after his death (331?-363)
From this reading She knew that he had been with Uncle Julian and Stair in the Bothy of Blairmore.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading She knew that he had been with Uncle Julian and Stair in the Bothy of Blairmore.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading With the coming of Eben the Spy to Isle Rathan a new life began there.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading "WHY DO THEY LOVE YOU?"
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading With the coming of Eben the Spy to Isle Rathan a new life began there.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading With the coming of Eben the Spy to Isle Rathan a new life began there.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading She had heard the tale of the test--the test of life or death.
a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of
From this reading At first Patsy was filled with indignation at the trust Stair placed in him.
situated in a particular spot or position
From this reading At first Patsy was filled with indignation at the trust Stair placed in him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With the coming of Eben the Spy to Isle Rathan a new life began there.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She knew that he had been with Uncle Julian and Stair in the Bothy of Blairmore.
catch sight of
From this reading With the coming of Eben the Spy to Isle Rathan a new life began there.
support consisting of a place to rest the foot while ascending or descending a stairway
From this reading At first Patsy was filled with indignation at the trust Stair placed in him.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading She had heard the tale of the test--the test of life or death.
trying something to find out about it
From this reading She had heard the tale of the test--the test of life or death.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She knew that he had been with Uncle Julian and Stair in the Bothy of Blairmore.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading With the coming of Eben the Spy to Isle Rathan a new life began there.
in or at that place or location
From this reading With the coming of Eben the Spy to Isle Rathan a new life began there.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "WHY DO THEY LOVE YOU?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading With the coming of Eben the Spy to Isle Rathan a new life began there.
something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary)
From this reading At first Patsy was filled with indignation at the trust Stair placed in him.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading She knew that he had been with Uncle Julian and Stair in the Bothy of Blairmore.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At first Patsy was filled with indignation at the trust Stair placed in him.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "WHY DO THEY LOVE YOU?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading With the coming of Eben the Spy to Isle Rathan a new life began there.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "WHY DO THEY LOVE YOU?"
Chapter 39 of Patsy by S. R. (Samuel Rutherford) Crockett holds 128 sentences, grouped into 26 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 39 holds 128 sentences of Patsy, unabridged, divided into 26 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 39 of Patsy by S. R. (Samuel Rutherford) Crockett exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 128 sentences, grouped into 26 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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