Chapter 7 of Rudder Grange is here in full — 207 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of Rudder Grange is here in full — 207 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
It was a couple of weeks, or thereabouts, after this episode that Euphemia came down to the gate to meet me on my return from the city. I noticed a very peculiar expression on her face. She looked both thoughtful and pleased. Almost the first words she said to me were these: “A tramp came here to-day.”
Chapter 7 of Rudder Grange is here in full — 207 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a pair who associate with one another
From this reading “It was a couple of weeks, or thereabouts, after this episode that Euphemia came down to the gate to meet me on my return from the city.”
a happening that is distinctive in a series of related events
From this reading “It was a couple of weeks, or thereabouts, after this episode that Euphemia came down to the gate to meet me on my return from the city.”
being perceived or observed
From this reading “I noticed a very peculiar expression on her face.”
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading “I noticed a very peculiar expression on her face.”
near that time or date
From this reading “It was a couple of weeks, or thereabouts, after this episode that Euphemia came down to the gate to meet me on my return from the city.”
having intellectual depth
From this reading “She looked both thoughtful and pleased.”
a vagrant
From this reading ““A tramp came here to-day.””
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading “It was a couple of weeks, or thereabouts, after this episode that Euphemia came down to the gate to meet me on my return from the city.”
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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 It was a couple of weeks, or thereabouts, after this episode that Euphemia came down to the gate to meet me on my return from the city.
later than; following
From this reading It was a couple of weeks, or thereabouts, after this episode that Euphemia came down to the gate to meet me on my return from the city.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Almost the first words she said to me were these:
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She looked both thoughtful and pleased.
the two together, not just one
From this reading She looked both thoughtful and pleased.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading It was a couple of weeks, or thereabouts, after this episode that Euphemia came down to the gate to meet me on my return from the city.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading It was a couple of weeks, or thereabouts, after this episode that Euphemia came down to the gate to meet me on my return from the city.
a pair who associate with one another
From this reading It was a couple of weeks, or thereabouts, after this episode that Euphemia came down to the gate to meet me on my return from the city.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading It was a couple of weeks, or thereabouts, after this episode that Euphemia came down to the gate to meet me on my return from the city.
a happening that is distinctive in a series of related events
From this reading It was a couple of weeks, or thereabouts, after this episode that Euphemia came down to the gate to meet me on my return from the city.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a couple of weeks, or thereabouts, after this episode that Euphemia came down to the gate to meet me on my return from the city.
the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading I noticed a very peculiar expression on her face.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading I noticed a very peculiar expression on her face.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Almost the first words she said to me were these:
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was a couple of weeks, or thereabouts, after this episode that Euphemia came down to the gate to meet me on my return from the city.
a movable barrier in a fence or wall
From this reading It was a couple of weeks, or thereabouts, after this episode that Euphemia came down to the gate to meet me on my return from the city.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I noticed a very peculiar expression on her face.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “A tramp came here to-day.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I noticed a very peculiar expression on her face.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a couple of weeks, or thereabouts, after this episode that Euphemia came down to the gate to meet me on my return from the city.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading She looked both thoughtful and pleased.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was a couple of weeks, or thereabouts, after this episode that Euphemia came down to the gate to meet me on my return from the city.
come together
From this reading It was a couple of weeks, or thereabouts, after this episode that Euphemia came down to the gate to meet me on my return from the city.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It was a couple of weeks, or thereabouts, after this episode that Euphemia came down to the gate to meet me on my return from the city.
being perceived or observed
From this reading I noticed a very peculiar expression on her face.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was a couple of weeks, or thereabouts, after this episode that Euphemia came down to the gate to meet me on my return from the city.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was a couple of weeks, or thereabouts, after this episode that Euphemia came down to the gate to meet me on my return from the city.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It was a couple of weeks, or thereabouts, after this episode that Euphemia came down to the gate to meet me on my return from the city.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading I noticed a very peculiar expression on her face.
experiencing or manifesting pleasure
From this reading She looked both thoughtful and pleased.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading It was a couple of weeks, or thereabouts, after this episode that Euphemia came down to the gate to meet me on my return from the city.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Almost the first words she said to me were these:
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She looked both thoughtful and pleased.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was a couple of weeks, or thereabouts, after this episode that Euphemia came down to the gate to meet me on my return from the city.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was a couple of weeks, or thereabouts, after this episode that Euphemia came down to the gate to meet me on my return from the city.
near that time or date
From this reading It was a couple of weeks, or thereabouts, after this episode that Euphemia came down to the gate to meet me on my return from the city.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Almost the first words she said to me were these:
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It was a couple of weeks, or thereabouts, after this episode that Euphemia came down to the gate to meet me on my return from the city.
having intellectual depth
From this reading She looked both thoughtful and pleased.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was a couple of weeks, or thereabouts, after this episode that Euphemia came down to the gate to meet me on my return from the city.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “A tramp came here to-day.”
a vagrant
From this reading “A tramp came here to-day.”
precisely as stated
From this reading I noticed a very peculiar expression on her face.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a couple of weeks, or thereabouts, after this episode that Euphemia came down to the gate to meet me on my return from the city.
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading It was a couple of weeks, or thereabouts, after this episode that Euphemia came down to the gate to meet me on my return from the city.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Almost the first words she said to me were these:
the words that are spoken
From this reading Almost the first words she said to me were these:
Chapter 7 of Rudder Grange by Frank R. Stockton holds 207 sentences, grouped into 42 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 7 holds 207 sentences of Rudder Grange, unabridged, divided into 42 reading sections.
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