Chapter 27 of Peregrine's Progress is here in full — 171 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXVII
Chapter 27 of Peregrine's Progress is here in full — 171 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
HOW I CAME HOME AGAIN "Two years! Emptiness! Loneliness! Two years!" It was in the hurry of my footsteps, birds sang it, leaves whispered it, my heart throbbed to it.
Chapter 27 of Peregrine's Progress is here in full — 171 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading “It was in the hurry of my footsteps, birds sang it, leaves whispered it, my heart throbbed to it.”
the state of containing nothing
From this reading “Emptiness!”
plural of “footstep” — the sound of a step of someone walking
From this reading “It was in the hurry of my footsteps, birds sang it, leaves whispered it, my heart throbbed to it.”
a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
From this reading “It was in the hurry of my footsteps, birds sang it, leaves whispered it, my heart throbbed to it.”
plural of “leaf” — the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading “It was in the hurry of my footsteps, birds sang it, leaves whispered it, my heart throbbed to it.”
the state of being alone in solitary isolation
From this reading “Loneliness!”
North American woodland herb similar to and used as substitute for the Chinese ginseng
From this reading “It was in the hurry of my footsteps, birds sang it, leaves whispered it, my heart throbbed to it.”
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading “It was in the hurry of my footsteps, birds sang it, leaves whispered it, my heart throbbed to it.”
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From this reading HOW I CAME HOME AGAIN "Two years!
plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading It was in the hurry of my footsteps, birds sang it, leaves whispered it, my heart throbbed to it.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading HOW I CAME HOME AGAIN "Two years!
the state of containing nothing
From this reading Emptiness!
plural of “footstep” — the sound of a step of someone walking
From this reading It was in the hurry of my footsteps, birds sang it, leaves whispered it, my heart throbbed to it.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading It was in the hurry of my footsteps, birds sang it, leaves whispered it, my heart throbbed to it.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading HOW I CAME HOME AGAIN "Two years!
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From this reading HOW I CAME HOME AGAIN "Two years!
a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
From this reading It was in the hurry of my footsteps, birds sang it, leaves whispered it, my heart throbbed to it.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading HOW I CAME HOME AGAIN "Two years!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was in the hurry of my footsteps, birds sang it, leaves whispered it, my heart throbbed to it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was in the hurry of my footsteps, birds sang it, leaves whispered it, my heart throbbed to it.
plural of “leaf” — the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading It was in the hurry of my footsteps, birds sang it, leaves whispered it, my heart throbbed to it.
the state of being alone in solitary isolation
From this reading Loneliness!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It was in the hurry of my footsteps, birds sang it, leaves whispered it, my heart throbbed to it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was in the hurry of my footsteps, birds sang it, leaves whispered it, my heart throbbed to it.
North American woodland herb similar to and used as substitute for the Chinese ginseng
From this reading It was in the hurry of my footsteps, birds sang it, leaves whispered it, my heart throbbed to it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was in the hurry of my footsteps, birds sang it, leaves whispered it, my heart throbbed to it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was in the hurry of my footsteps, birds sang it, leaves whispered it, my heart throbbed to it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was in the hurry of my footsteps, birds sang it, leaves whispered it, my heart throbbed to it.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading HOW I CAME HOME AGAIN "Two years!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was in the hurry of my footsteps, birds sang it, leaves whispered it, my heart throbbed to it.
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading It was in the hurry of my footsteps, birds sang it, leaves whispered it, my heart throbbed to it.
a late time of life
From this reading HOW I CAME HOME AGAIN "Two years!
Chapter 27 of Peregrine's Progress by Jeffery Farnol holds 171 sentences, grouped into 35 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 27 holds 171 sentences of Peregrine's Progress, unabridged, divided into 35 reading sections.
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