Chapter 14 of Pine Needles is here in full — 185 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XIV
Chapter 14 of Pine Needles is here in full — 185 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I like that," said Maggie sedately. "How curiously near it seems to bring the Middle Ages!" said Meredith. "The picture of Graf Walo!--and Pastor Harms has seen it." "Why couldn't Walo build a schoolhouse without making a cloister of it?" asked Maggie. "There were really reasons, apart from religious ones," Mr. Murray replied.
Chapter 14 of Pine Needles is here in full — 185 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
surround with a cloister, as of a garden
From this reading “"Why couldn't Walo build a schoolhouse without making a cloister of it?" asked Maggie.”
German tennis player who won seven women's singles titles at Wimbledon (born in 1969)
From this reading “"The picture of Graf Walo!--and Pastor Harms has seen it."”
plural of “harm” — any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
From this reading “"The picture of Graf Walo!--and Pastor Harms has seen it."”
United States civil rights leader whose college registration caused riots in traditionally segregated Mississippi (born in 1933)
From this reading “"How curiously near it seems to bring the Middle Ages!" said Meredith.”
British classical scholar (born in Australia) who advocated the League of Nations and the United Nations (1866-1957)
From this reading “"There were really reasons, apart from religious ones," Mr. Murray replied.”
a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading “"The picture of Graf Walo!--and Pastor Harms has seen it."”
a building where young people receive education
From this reading “"Why couldn't Walo build a schoolhouse without making a cloister of it?" asked Maggie.”
in a sedate manner
From this reading “"I like that," said Maggie sedately.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
the time of life between youth and old age (e.g., between 40 and 60 years of age)
In this reading “"How curiously near it seems to bring the Middle Ages!" said Meredith.”
In this reading “"Why couldn't Walo build a schoolhouse without making a cloister of it?" asked Maggie.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Why couldn't Walo build a schoolhouse without making a cloister of it?" asked Maggie.
plural of “age” — how long something has existed
From this reading "How curiously near it seems to bring the Middle Ages!" said Meredith.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "The picture of Graf Walo!--and Pastor Harms has seen it."
separated or at a distance in place or position or time
From this reading "There were really reasons, apart from religious ones," Mr. Murray replied.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Why couldn't Walo build a schoolhouse without making a cloister of it?" asked Maggie.
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading "How curiously near it seems to bring the Middle Ages!" said Meredith.
make by combining materials and parts
From this reading "Why couldn't Walo build a schoolhouse without making a cloister of it?" asked Maggie.
surround with a cloister, as of a garden
From this reading "Why couldn't Walo build a schoolhouse without making a cloister of it?" asked Maggie.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Why couldn't Walo build a schoolhouse without making a cloister of it?" asked Maggie.
in a manner differing from the usual or expected
From this reading "How curiously near it seems to bring the Middle Ages!" said Meredith.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "There were really reasons, apart from religious ones," Mr. Murray replied.
German tennis player who won seven women's singles titles at Wimbledon (born in 1969)
From this reading "The picture of Graf Walo!--and Pastor Harms has seen it."
plural of “harm” — any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
From this reading "The picture of Graf Walo!--and Pastor Harms has seen it."
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "The picture of Graf Walo!--and Pastor Harms has seen it."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How curiously near it seems to bring the Middle Ages!" said Meredith.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I like that," said Maggie sedately.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "How curiously near it seems to bring the Middle Ages!" said Meredith.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "I like that," said Maggie sedately.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I like that," said Maggie sedately.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading "Why couldn't Walo build a schoolhouse without making a cloister of it?" asked Maggie.
United States civil rights leader whose college registration caused riots in traditionally segregated Mississippi (born in 1933)
From this reading "How curiously near it seems to bring the Middle Ages!" said Meredith.
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
From this reading "How curiously near it seems to bring the Middle Ages!" said Meredith.
a form of address for a man
From this reading "There were really reasons, apart from religious ones," Mr. Murray replied.
British classical scholar (born in Australia) who advocated the League of Nations and the United Nations (1866-1957)
From this reading "There were really reasons, apart from religious ones," Mr. Murray replied.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading "How curiously near it seems to bring the Middle Ages!" said Meredith.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "The picture of Graf Walo!--and Pastor Harms has seen it."
plural of “one” — the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
From this reading "There were really reasons, apart from religious ones," Mr. Murray replied.
a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading "The picture of Graf Walo!--and Pastor Harms has seen it."
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading "The picture of Graf Walo!--and Pastor Harms has seen it."
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading "There were really reasons, apart from religious ones," Mr. Murray replied.
plural of “reason” — a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading "There were really reasons, apart from religious ones," Mr. Murray replied.
concerned with sacred matters or religion or the church
From this reading "There were really reasons, apart from religious ones," Mr. Murray replied.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "There were really reasons, apart from religious ones," Mr. Murray replied.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I like that," said Maggie sedately.
a building where young people receive education
From this reading "Why couldn't Walo build a schoolhouse without making a cloister of it?" asked Maggie.
in a sedate manner
From this reading "I like that," said Maggie sedately.
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading "How curiously near it seems to bring the Middle Ages!" said Meredith.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "The picture of Graf Walo!--and Pastor Harms has seen it."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I like that," said Maggie sedately.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "How curiously near it seems to bring the Middle Ages!" said Meredith.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "There were really reasons, apart from religious ones," Mr. Murray replied.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "How curiously near it seems to bring the Middle Ages!" said Meredith.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The picture of Graf Walo!--and Pastor Harms has seen it."
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "There were really reasons, apart from religious ones," Mr. Murray replied.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why couldn't Walo build a schoolhouse without making a cloister of it?" asked Maggie.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading "Why couldn't Walo build a schoolhouse without making a cloister of it?" asked Maggie.
Chapter 14 of Pine Needles by Susan Warner holds 185 sentences, grouped into 37 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 14 holds 185 sentences of Pine Needles, unabridged, divided into 37 reading sections.
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