Chapter 20 of Raiding with Morgan is here in full — 282 sentences across 57 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 20 of Raiding with Morgan is here in full — 282 sentences across 57 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AN ANGEL OF MERCY. In front of one of the most beautiful and stately farm-houses in Columbiana County stood a young girl. With clasped hands and straining eyes she was gazing intently down a road which led to the west. The sound of battle came faintly to her ears. As she listened, a shudder swept through her slight frame.
Chapter 20 of Raiding with Morgan is here in full — 282 sentences across 57 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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spiritual being attendant upon God
From this reading “AN ANGEL OF MERCY.”
past form of “clasp” — hold firmly and tightly
From this reading “With clasped hands and straining eyes she was gazing intently down a road which led to the west.”
(United Kingdom) a region created by territorial division for the purpose of local government
From this reading “In front of one of the most beautiful and stately farm-houses in Columbiana County stood a young girl.”
to a faint degree or weakly perceived
From this reading “The sound of battle came faintly to her ears.”
with strained or eager attention
From this reading “With clasped hands and straining eyes she was gazing intently down a road which led to the west.”
shake, as from cold
From this reading “As she listened, a shudder swept through her slight frame.”
impressive in appearance
From this reading “In front of one of the most beautiful and stately farm-houses in Columbiana County stood a young girl.”
an intense or violent exertion
From this reading “With clasped hands and straining eyes she was gazing intently down a road which led to the west.”
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.
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In this reading “With clasped hands and straining eyes she was gazing intently down a road which led to the west.”
In this reading “In front of one of the most beautiful and stately farm-houses in Columbiana County stood a young girl.”
a girl or young woman who is unmarried
In this reading “In front of one of the most beautiful and stately farm-houses in Columbiana County stood a young girl.”
In this reading “With clasped hands and straining eyes she was gazing intently down a road which led to the west.”
at or in the front
In this reading “In front of one of the most beautiful and stately farm-houses in Columbiana County stood a young girl.”
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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 In front of one of the most beautiful and stately farm-houses in Columbiana County stood a young girl.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN ANGEL OF MERCY.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In front of one of the most beautiful and stately farm-houses in Columbiana County stood a young girl.
spiritual being attendant upon God
From this reading AN ANGEL OF MERCY.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As she listened, a shudder swept through her slight frame.
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading The sound of battle came faintly to her ears.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading In front of one of the most beautiful and stately farm-houses in Columbiana County stood a young girl.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The sound of battle came faintly to her ears.
past form of “clasp” — hold firmly and tightly
From this reading With clasped hands and straining eyes she was gazing intently down a road which led to the west.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In front of one of the most beautiful and stately farm-houses in Columbiana County stood a young girl.
(United Kingdom) a region created by territorial division for the purpose of local government
From this reading In front of one of the most beautiful and stately farm-houses in Columbiana County stood a young girl.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading With clasped hands and straining eyes she was gazing intently down a road which led to the west.
plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading The sound of battle came faintly to her ears.
opinion or judgment
From this reading With clasped hands and straining eyes she was gazing intently down a road which led to the west.
to a faint degree or weakly perceived
From this reading The sound of battle came faintly to her ears.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In front of one of the most beautiful and stately farm-houses in Columbiana County stood a young girl.
enclose in or as if in a frame
From this reading As she listened, a shudder swept through her slight frame.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading In front of one of the most beautiful and stately farm-houses in Columbiana County stood a young girl.
-ing form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading With clasped hands and straining eyes she was gazing intently down a road which led to the west.
a young female
From this reading In front of one of the most beautiful and stately farm-houses in Columbiana County stood a young girl.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading With clasped hands and straining eyes she was gazing intently down a road which led to the west.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The sound of battle came faintly to her ears.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In front of one of the most beautiful and stately farm-houses in Columbiana County stood a young girl.
with strained or eager attention
From this reading With clasped hands and straining eyes she was gazing intently down a road which led to the west.
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading With clasped hands and straining eyes she was gazing intently down a road which led to the west.
past form of “listen” — hear with intention
From this reading As she listened, a shudder swept through her slight frame.
leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice
From this reading AN ANGEL OF MERCY.
used to form the superlative
From this reading In front of one of the most beautiful and stately farm-houses in Columbiana County stood a young girl.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AN ANGEL OF MERCY.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading In front of one of the most beautiful and stately farm-houses in Columbiana County stood a young girl.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading With clasped hands and straining eyes she was gazing intently down a road which led to the west.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading With clasped hands and straining eyes she was gazing intently down a road which led to the west.
shake, as from cold
From this reading As she listened, a shudder swept through her slight frame.
a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)
From this reading As she listened, a shudder swept through her slight frame.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading The sound of battle came faintly to her ears.
impressive in appearance
From this reading In front of one of the most beautiful and stately farm-houses in Columbiana County stood a young girl.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading In front of one of the most beautiful and stately farm-houses in Columbiana County stood a young girl.
an intense or violent exertion
From this reading With clasped hands and straining eyes she was gazing intently down a road which led to the west.
possessing sweep
From this reading As she listened, a shudder swept through her slight frame.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In front of one of the most beautiful and stately farm-houses in Columbiana County stood a young girl.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading As she listened, a shudder swept through her slight frame.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading With clasped hands and straining eyes she was gazing intently down a road which led to the west.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading With clasped hands and straining eyes she was gazing intently down a road which led to the west.
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading With clasped hands and straining eyes she was gazing intently down a road which led to the west.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading With clasped hands and straining eyes she was gazing intently down a road which led to the west.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With clasped hands and straining eyes she was gazing intently down a road which led to the west.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading In front of one of the most beautiful and stately farm-houses in Columbiana County stood a young girl.
Chapter 20 of Raiding with Morgan by Byron A. (Byron Archibald) Dunn holds 282 sentences, grouped into 57 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.
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