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Chapter 21 of Quill's Window is here in full — 341 sentences across 69 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE THROWER OF STONES An icy chill, as of a great gust of wind, swept through and over Courtney Thane. His mouth seemed suddenly to fill with water. He could not move. The men by the forge ran swiftly down the hill. The tall woman turned and after a moment followed the men, stopping in the middle of the road a few rods above the landing.
Chapter 21 of Quill's Window is here in full — 341 sentences across 69 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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coldness due to a cold environment
From this reading “THE THROWER OF STONES An icy chill, as of a great gust of wind, swept through and over Courtney Thane.”
create by hammering
From this reading “The men by the forge ran swiftly down the hill.”
a strong current of air
From this reading “THE THROWER OF STONES An icy chill, as of a great gust of wind, swept through and over Courtney Thane.”
devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain
From this reading “THE THROWER OF STONES An icy chill, as of a great gust of wind, swept through and over Courtney Thane.”
an intermediate platform in a staircase
From this reading “The tall woman turned and after a moment followed the men, stopping in the middle of the road a few rods above the landing.”
plural of “rod” — a long thin implement made of metal or wood
From this reading “The tall woman turned and after a moment followed the men, stopping in the middle of the road a few rods above the landing.”
a feudal lord or baron
From this reading “THE THROWER OF STONES An icy chill, as of a great gust of wind, swept through and over Courtney Thane.”
a person who twists silk or rayon filaments into a thread or yarn
From this reading “THE THROWER OF STONES An icy chill, as of a great gust of wind, swept through and over Courtney Thane.”
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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 THROWER OF STONES An icy chill, as of a great gust of wind, swept through and over Courtney Thane.
higher than, or over, something
From this reading The tall woman turned and after a moment followed the men, stopping in the middle of the road a few rods above the landing.
later than; following
From this reading The tall woman turned and after a moment followed the men, stopping in the middle of the road a few rods above the landing.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading THE THROWER OF STONES An icy chill, as of a great gust of wind, swept through and over Courtney Thane.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE THROWER OF STONES An icy chill, as of a great gust of wind, swept through and over Courtney Thane.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE THROWER OF STONES An icy chill, as of a great gust of wind, swept through and over Courtney Thane.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The men by the forge ran swiftly down the hill.
coldness due to a cold environment
From this reading THE THROWER OF STONES An icy chill, as of a great gust of wind, swept through and over Courtney Thane.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He could not move.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE THROWER OF STONES An icy chill, as of a great gust of wind, swept through and over Courtney Thane.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading The men by the forge ran swiftly down the hill.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading The tall woman turned and after a moment followed the men, stopping in the middle of the road a few rods above the landing.
make full, also in a metaphorical sense
From this reading His mouth seemed suddenly to fill with water.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading The tall woman turned and after a moment followed the men, stopping in the middle of the road a few rods above the landing.
create by hammering
From this reading The men by the forge ran swiftly down the hill.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading THE THROWER OF STONES An icy chill, as of a great gust of wind, swept through and over Courtney Thane.
a strong current of air
From this reading THE THROWER OF STONES An icy chill, as of a great gust of wind, swept through and over Courtney Thane.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He could not move.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading The men by the forge ran swiftly down the hill.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His mouth seemed suddenly to fill with water.
devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain
From this reading THE THROWER OF STONES An icy chill, as of a great gust of wind, swept through and over Courtney Thane.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The tall woman turned and after a moment followed the men, stopping in the middle of the road a few rods above the landing.
an intermediate platform in a staircase
From this reading The tall woman turned and after a moment followed the men, stopping in the middle of the road a few rods above the landing.
the force of workers available
From this reading The men by the forge ran swiftly down the hill.
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
From this reading The tall woman turned and after a moment followed the men, stopping in the middle of the road a few rods above the landing.
a particular point in time
From this reading The tall woman turned and after a moment followed the men, stopping in the middle of the road a few rods above the landing.
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading His mouth seemed suddenly to fill with water.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading He could not move.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He could not move.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE THROWER OF STONES An icy chill, as of a great gust of wind, swept through and over Courtney Thane.
above and across; more than
From this reading THE THROWER OF STONES An icy chill, as of a great gust of wind, swept through and over Courtney Thane.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading The men by the forge ran swiftly down the hill.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading The tall woman turned and after a moment followed the men, stopping in the middle of the road a few rods above the landing.
plural of “rod” — a long thin implement made of metal or wood
From this reading The tall woman turned and after a moment followed the men, stopping in the middle of the road a few rods above the landing.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading His mouth seemed suddenly to fill with water.
plural of “stone” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading THE THROWER OF STONES An icy chill, as of a great gust of wind, swept through and over Courtney Thane.
fastener consisting of a narrow strip of welded metal used to join steel members
From this reading The tall woman turned and after a moment followed the men, stopping in the middle of the road a few rods above the landing.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading His mouth seemed suddenly to fill with water.
possessing sweep
From this reading THE THROWER OF STONES An icy chill, as of a great gust of wind, swept through and over Courtney Thane.
in a swift manner
From this reading The men by the forge ran swiftly down the hill.
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading The tall woman turned and after a moment followed the men, stopping in the middle of the road a few rods above the landing.
a feudal lord or baron
From this reading THE THROWER OF STONES An icy chill, as of a great gust of wind, swept through and over Courtney Thane.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE THROWER OF STONES An icy chill, as of a great gust of wind, swept through and over Courtney Thane.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading THE THROWER OF STONES An icy chill, as of a great gust of wind, swept through and over Courtney Thane.
a person who twists silk or rayon filaments into a thread or yarn
From this reading THE THROWER OF STONES An icy chill, as of a great gust of wind, swept through and over Courtney Thane.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading His mouth seemed suddenly to fill with water.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading The tall woman turned and after a moment followed the men, stopping in the middle of the road a few rods above the landing.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading His mouth seemed suddenly to fill with water.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading THE THROWER OF STONES An icy chill, as of a great gust of wind, swept through and over Courtney Thane.
in the company of; together with
From this reading His mouth seemed suddenly to fill with water.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading The tall woman turned and after a moment followed the men, stopping in the middle of the road a few rods above the landing.
Chapter 21 of Quill's Window by George Barr McCutcheon holds 341 sentences, grouped into 69 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 21 holds 341 sentences of Quill's Window, unabridged, divided into 69 reading sections.
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