Chapter 6 of Red Fleece is here in full — 142 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Red Fleece is here in full — 142 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Hai, you, Peter--wake up!” It was Boylan's voice, seemingly afar off, but coming closer. “Wake up.... I say, young man, what do you think of it by this time?” Thus Peter was awakened the seventh morning out--and in a place he had not observed the previous night.
Chapter 6 of Red Fleece is here in full — 142 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(old-fashioned) at or from or to a great distance; far
From this reading “It was Boylan's voice, seemingly afar off, but coming closer.”
aroused or activated
From this reading “Thus Peter was awakened the seventh morning out--and in a place he had not observed the previous night.”
(comparative of “near” or “close”) within a shorter distance
From this reading “It was Boylan's voice, seemingly afar off, but coming closer.”
disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
From this reading ““Hai, you, Peter--wake up!””
just preceding something else in time or order
From this reading “Thus Peter was awakened the seventh morning out--and in a place he had not observed the previous night.”
from appearances alone
From this reading “It was Boylan's voice, seemingly afar off, but coming closer.”
coming next after the sixth and just before the eighth in position
From this reading “Thus Peter was awakened the seventh morning out--and in a place he had not observed the previous night.”
be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading ““Hai, you, Peter--wake up!””
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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 Thus Peter was awakened the seventh morning out--and in a place he had not observed the previous night.
(old-fashioned) at or from or to a great distance; far
From this reading It was Boylan's voice, seemingly afar off, but coming closer.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Thus Peter was awakened the seventh morning out--and in a place he had not observed the previous night.
aroused or activated
From this reading Thus Peter was awakened the seventh morning out--and in a place he had not observed the previous night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was Boylan's voice, seemingly afar off, but coming closer.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was Boylan's voice, seemingly afar off, but coming closer.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I say, young man, what do you think of it by this time?”
(comparative of “near” or “close”) within a shorter distance
From this reading It was Boylan's voice, seemingly afar off, but coming closer.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading It was Boylan's voice, seemingly afar off, but coming closer.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I say, young man, what do you think of it by this time?”
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Thus Peter was awakened the seventh morning out--and in a place he had not observed the previous night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Hai, you, Peter--wake up!”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Thus Peter was awakened the seventh morning out--and in a place he had not observed the previous night.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I say, young man, what do you think of it by this time?”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Thus Peter was awakened the seventh morning out--and in a place he had not observed the previous night.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was Boylan's voice, seemingly afar off, but coming closer.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading I say, young man, what do you think of it by this time?”
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Thus Peter was awakened the seventh morning out--and in a place he had not observed the previous night.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Thus Peter was awakened the seventh morning out--and in a place he had not observed the previous night.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Thus Peter was awakened the seventh morning out--and in a place he had not observed the previous night.
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading Thus Peter was awakened the seventh morning out--and in a place he had not observed the previous night.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I say, young man, what do you think of it by this time?”
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading It was Boylan's voice, seemingly afar off, but coming closer.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Thus Peter was awakened the seventh morning out--and in a place he had not observed the previous night.
disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
From this reading “Hai, you, Peter--wake up!”
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Thus Peter was awakened the seventh morning out--and in a place he had not observed the previous night.
just preceding something else in time or order
From this reading Thus Peter was awakened the seventh morning out--and in a place he had not observed the previous night.
express in words
From this reading I say, young man, what do you think of it by this time?”
from appearances alone
From this reading It was Boylan's voice, seemingly afar off, but coming closer.
coming next after the sixth and just before the eighth in position
From this reading Thus Peter was awakened the seventh morning out--and in a place he had not observed the previous night.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Thus Peter was awakened the seventh morning out--and in a place he had not observed the previous night.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading I say, young man, what do you think of it by this time?”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I say, young man, what do you think of it by this time?”
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading Thus Peter was awakened the seventh morning out--and in a place he had not observed the previous night.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading I say, young man, what do you think of it by this time?”
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “Hai, you, Peter--wake up!”
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading It was Boylan's voice, seemingly afar off, but coming closer.
be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading “Hai, you, Peter--wake up!”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was Boylan's voice, seemingly afar off, but coming closer.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I say, young man, what do you think of it by this time?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Hai, you, Peter--wake up!”
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading I say, young man, what do you think of it by this time?”
Chapter 6 of Red Fleece by Will Levington Comfort holds 142 sentences, grouped into 29 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 6 holds 142 sentences of Red Fleece, unabridged, divided into 29 reading sections.
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