Chapter 21 of Running Water is here in full — 179 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 21 of Running Water is here in full — 179 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
REVAILLOUD REVISITED Never that familiar journey across France seemed to Chayne so slow. Would he be in time? Would he arrive too late? The throb of the wheels beat out the questions in a perpetual rhythm and gave him no answer. The words of Jarvice's telegram were ever present in his mind, and grew more sinister, the more he thought upon them.
Chapter 21 of Running Water is here in full — 179 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading “Would he arrive too late?”
continuing forever or indefinitely
From this reading “The throb of the wheels beat out the questions in a perpetual rhythm and gave him no answer.”
past form of “revisit” — visit again
From this reading “REVAILLOUD REVISITED Never that familiar journey across France seemed to Chayne so slow.”
the basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music
From this reading “The throb of the wheels beat out the questions in a perpetual rhythm and gave him no answer.”
threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
From this reading “The words of Jarvice's telegram were ever present in his mind, and grew more sinister, the more he thought upon them.”
a message transmitted by telegraph
From this reading “The words of Jarvice's telegram were ever present in his mind, and grew more sinister, the more he thought upon them.”
pulsate or pound with abnormal force
From this reading “The throb of the wheels beat out the questions in a perpetual rhythm and gave him no answer.”
plural of “wheel” — a simple machine consisting of a circular frame with spokes (or a solid disc) that can rotate on a shaft or axle (as in vehicles or other machines)
From this reading “The throb of the wheels beat out the questions in a perpetual rhythm and gave him no answer.”
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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 The throb of the wheels beat out the questions in a perpetual rhythm and gave him no answer.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading REVAILLOUD REVISITED Never that familiar journey across France seemed to Chayne so slow.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The throb of the wheels beat out the questions in a perpetual rhythm and gave him no answer.
react verbally
From this reading The throb of the wheels beat out the questions in a perpetual rhythm and gave him no answer.
reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading Would he arrive too late?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Would he be in time?
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
From this reading The throb of the wheels beat out the questions in a perpetual rhythm and gave him no answer.
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From this reading REVAILLOUD REVISITED Never that familiar journey across France seemed to Chayne so slow.
at any time
From this reading The words of Jarvice's telegram were ever present in his mind, and grew more sinister, the more he thought upon them.
well known or easily recognized
From this reading REVAILLOUD REVISITED Never that familiar journey across France seemed to Chayne so slow.
a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
From this reading REVAILLOUD REVISITED Never that familiar journey across France seemed to Chayne so slow.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading The throb of the wheels beat out the questions in a perpetual rhythm and gave him no answer.
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading The words of Jarvice's telegram were ever present in his mind, and grew more sinister, the more he thought upon them.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Would he be in time?
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The throb of the wheels beat out the questions in a perpetual rhythm and gave him no answer.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The words of Jarvice's telegram were ever present in his mind, and grew more sinister, the more he thought upon them.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Would he be in time?
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From this reading The words of Jarvice's telegram were ever present in his mind, and grew more sinister, the more he thought upon them.
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading REVAILLOUD REVISITED Never that familiar journey across France seemed to Chayne so slow.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading Would he arrive too late?
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading The words of Jarvice's telegram were ever present in his mind, and grew more sinister, the more he thought upon them.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading The words of Jarvice's telegram were ever present in his mind, and grew more sinister, the more he thought upon them.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading REVAILLOUD REVISITED Never that familiar journey across France seemed to Chayne so slow.
not any; not one
From this reading The throb of the wheels beat out the questions in a perpetual rhythm and gave him no answer.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The throb of the wheels beat out the questions in a perpetual rhythm and gave him no answer.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The throb of the wheels beat out the questions in a perpetual rhythm and gave him no answer.
continuing forever or indefinitely
From this reading The throb of the wheels beat out the questions in a perpetual rhythm and gave him no answer.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading The words of Jarvice's telegram were ever present in his mind, and grew more sinister, the more he thought upon them.
plural of “question” — an instance of questioning
From this reading The throb of the wheels beat out the questions in a perpetual rhythm and gave him no answer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading REVAILLOUD REVISITED Never that familiar journey across France seemed to Chayne so slow.
past form of “revisit” — visit again
From this reading REVAILLOUD REVISITED Never that familiar journey across France seemed to Chayne so slow.
the basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music
From this reading The throb of the wheels beat out the questions in a perpetual rhythm and gave him no answer.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading REVAILLOUD REVISITED Never that familiar journey across France seemed to Chayne so slow.
threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
From this reading The words of Jarvice's telegram were ever present in his mind, and grew more sinister, the more he thought upon them.
not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time
From this reading REVAILLOUD REVISITED Never that familiar journey across France seemed to Chayne so slow.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading REVAILLOUD REVISITED Never that familiar journey across France seemed to Chayne so slow.
a message transmitted by telegraph
From this reading The words of Jarvice's telegram were ever present in his mind, and grew more sinister, the more he thought upon them.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading REVAILLOUD REVISITED Never that familiar journey across France seemed to Chayne so slow.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The throb of the wheels beat out the questions in a perpetual rhythm and gave him no answer.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The words of Jarvice's telegram were ever present in his mind, and grew more sinister, the more he thought upon them.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading The words of Jarvice's telegram were ever present in his mind, and grew more sinister, the more he thought upon them.
pulsate or pound with abnormal force
From this reading The throb of the wheels beat out the questions in a perpetual rhythm and gave him no answer.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Would he be in time?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading REVAILLOUD REVISITED Never that familiar journey across France seemed to Chayne so slow.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Would he arrive too late?
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The words of Jarvice's telegram were ever present in his mind, and grew more sinister, the more he thought upon them.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The words of Jarvice's telegram were ever present in his mind, and grew more sinister, the more he thought upon them.
plural of “wheel” — a simple machine consisting of a circular frame with spokes (or a solid disc) that can rotate on a shaft or axle (as in vehicles or other machines)
From this reading The throb of the wheels beat out the questions in a perpetual rhythm and gave him no answer.
the words that are spoken
From this reading The words of Jarvice's telegram were ever present in his mind, and grew more sinister, the more he thought upon them.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Would he be in time?
Chapter 21 of Running Water by A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley) Mason holds 179 sentences, grouped into 36 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.
Chapter 21 holds 179 sentences of Running Water, unabridged, divided into 36 reading sections.
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