Chapter 14 of Red Fleece is here in full — 168 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XIV
Chapter 14 of Red Fleece is here in full — 168 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
They looked long into each other's faces. “You were wonderful as you spoke of your friend. Did you know that, Peter?” He turned away deprecatingly. “Forgive me.
Chapter 14 of Red Fleece is here in full — 168 sentences across 34 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.
plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading “They looked long into each other's faces.”
stop blaming or grant forgiveness
From this reading ““Forgive me.”
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading ““You were wonderful as you spoke of your friend.”
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading “They looked long into each other's faces.”
disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
From this reading “Did you know that, Peter?””
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading ““You were wonderful as you spoke of your friend.”
moved around an axis or center
From this reading “He turned away deprecatingly.”
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading ““You were wonderful as you spoke of your friend.”
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at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “You were wonderful as you spoke of your friend.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading He turned away deprecatingly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He turned away deprecatingly.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Did you know that, Peter?”
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading They looked long into each other's faces.
plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading They looked long into each other's faces.
stop blaming or grant forgiveness
From this reading “Forgive me.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading “You were wonderful as you spoke of your friend.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He turned away deprecatingly.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading They looked long into each other's faces.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Did you know that, Peter?”
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading They looked long into each other's faces.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading They looked long into each other's faces.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Forgive me.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “You were wonderful as you spoke of your friend.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They looked long into each other's faces.
disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
From this reading Did you know that, Peter?”
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading “You were wonderful as you spoke of your friend.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Did you know that, Peter?”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They looked long into each other's faces.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading He turned away deprecatingly.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “You were wonderful as you spoke of your friend.
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading “You were wonderful as you spoke of your friend.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You were wonderful as you spoke of your friend.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You were wonderful as you spoke of your friend.
Chapter 14 of Red Fleece by Will Levington Comfort holds 168 sentences, grouped into 34 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 14 holds 168 sentences of Red Fleece, unabridged, divided into 34 reading sections.
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