Chapter 30 of Roden's Corner is here in full — 194 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 30 of Roden's Corner is here in full — 194 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AT THE CORNER. “L'homme s'agite et Dieu le mêne.” The two men on the edge of the canal waited and listened again. It seemed still possible that Von Holzen had swum away in the darkness--had perhaps landed safely and unperceived on the other side. “This,” said Cornish, at length, “is a police affair.
Chapter 30 of Roden's Corner is here in full — 194 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a vaguely specified concern
From this reading ““This,” said Cornish, at length, “is a police affair.”
(astronomy) an indistinct surface feature of Mars once thought to be a system of channels; they are now believed to be an optical illusion
From this reading “The two men on the edge of the canal waited and listened again.”
a Celtic language spoken in Cornwall
From this reading ““This,” said Cornish, at length, “is a police affair.”
the boundary of a surface
From this reading “The two men on the edge of the canal waited and listened again.”
owning or consisting of land or real estate
From this reading “It seemed still possible that Von Holzen had swum away in the darkness--had perhaps landed safely and unperceived on the other side.”
the force of policemen and officers
From this reading ““This,” said Cornish, at length, “is a police affair.”
with safety; in a safe manner
From this reading “It seemed still possible that Von Holzen had swum away in the darkness--had perhaps landed safely and unperceived on the other side.”
inflected form of “swim” — travel through water
From this reading “It seemed still possible that Von Holzen had swum away in the darkness--had perhaps landed safely and unperceived on the other side.”
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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 “This,” said Cornish, at length, “is a police affair.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading “This,” said Cornish, at length, “is a police affair.
anew
From this reading The two men on the edge of the canal waited and listened again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The two men on the edge of the canal waited and listened again.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AT THE CORNER.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading It seemed still possible that Von Holzen had swum away in the darkness--had perhaps landed safely and unperceived on the other side.
(astronomy) an indistinct surface feature of Mars once thought to be a system of channels; they are now believed to be an optical illusion
From this reading The two men on the edge of the canal waited and listened again.
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading AT THE CORNER.
a Celtic language spoken in Cornwall
From this reading “This,” said Cornish, at length, “is a police affair.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading It seemed still possible that Von Holzen had swum away in the darkness--had perhaps landed safely and unperceived on the other side.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “L'homme s'agite et Dieu le mêne.”
the boundary of a surface
From this reading The two men on the edge of the canal waited and listened again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “L'homme s'agite et Dieu le mêne.”
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It seemed still possible that Von Holzen had swum away in the darkness--had perhaps landed safely and unperceived on the other side.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It seemed still possible that Von Holzen had swum away in the darkness--had perhaps landed safely and unperceived on the other side.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It seemed still possible that Von Holzen had swum away in the darkness--had perhaps landed safely and unperceived on the other side.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “This,” said Cornish, at length, “is a police affair.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It seemed still possible that Von Holzen had swum away in the darkness--had perhaps landed safely and unperceived on the other side.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “L'homme s'agite et Dieu le mêne.”
owning or consisting of land or real estate
From this reading It seemed still possible that Von Holzen had swum away in the darkness--had perhaps landed safely and unperceived on the other side.
a chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints)
From this reading “L'homme s'agite et Dieu le mêne.”
the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
From this reading “This,” said Cornish, at length, “is a police affair.
past form of “listen” — hear with intention
From this reading The two men on the edge of the canal waited and listened again.
the force of workers available
From this reading The two men on the edge of the canal waited and listened again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “L'homme s'agite et Dieu le mêne.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The two men on the edge of the canal waited and listened again.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The two men on the edge of the canal waited and listened again.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading It seemed still possible that Von Holzen had swum away in the darkness--had perhaps landed safely and unperceived on the other side.
by chance
From this reading It seemed still possible that Von Holzen had swum away in the darkness--had perhaps landed safely and unperceived on the other side.
the force of policemen and officers
From this reading “This,” said Cornish, at length, “is a police affair.
capable of happening or existing
From this reading It seemed still possible that Von Holzen had swum away in the darkness--had perhaps landed safely and unperceived on the other side.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “L'homme s'agite et Dieu le mêne.”
with safety; in a safe manner
From this reading It seemed still possible that Von Holzen had swum away in the darkness--had perhaps landed safely and unperceived on the other side.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “This,” said Cornish, at length, “is a police affair.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading It seemed still possible that Von Holzen had swum away in the darkness--had perhaps landed safely and unperceived on the other side.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading It seemed still possible that Von Holzen had swum away in the darkness--had perhaps landed safely and unperceived on the other side.
not in physical motion
From this reading It seemed still possible that Von Holzen had swum away in the darkness--had perhaps landed safely and unperceived on the other side.
inflected form of “swim” — travel through water
From this reading It seemed still possible that Von Holzen had swum away in the darkness--had perhaps landed safely and unperceived on the other side.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It seemed still possible that Von Holzen had swum away in the darkness--had perhaps landed safely and unperceived on the other side.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AT THE CORNER.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “This,” said Cornish, at length, “is a police affair.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The two men on the edge of the canal waited and listened again.
not perceived or commented on
From this reading It seemed still possible that Von Holzen had swum away in the darkness--had perhaps landed safely and unperceived on the other side.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It seemed still possible that Von Holzen had swum away in the darkness--had perhaps landed safely and unperceived on the other side.
past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading The two men on the edge of the canal waited and listened again.
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