Chapter 27 of Samuel the Seeker is here in full — 225 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXVII
Chapter 27 of Samuel the Seeker is here in full — 225 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Samuel rushed home, breathless, to tell Sophie; and pretty soon came the Bremers, who had been watching the scene from a distance. And the thrilling tale had to be told all over to them. Then Johann made a novel announcement. “For that meeting,” he said, “you must get a permit.” “A permit!” exclaimed Samuel.
Chapter 27 of Samuel the Seeker is here in full — 225 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/45 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a formal public statement
From this reading “Then Johann made a novel announcement.”
not breathing or able to breathe except with difficulty
From this reading “Samuel rushed home, breathless, to tell Sophie; and pretty soon came the Bremers, who had been watching the scene from a distance.”
an extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story
From this reading “Then Johann made a novel announcement.”
a legal document giving official permission to do something
From this reading ““For that meeting,” he said, “you must get a permit.””
done under pressure
From this reading “Samuel rushed home, breathless, to tell Sophie; and pretty soon came the Bremers, who had been watching the scene from a distance.”
(Old Testament) Hebrew prophet and judge who anointed Saul as king
From this reading “Samuel rushed home, breathless, to tell Sophie; and pretty soon came the Bremers, who had been watching the scene from a distance.”
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading “And the thrilling tale had to be told all over to them.”
causing a surge of emotion or excitement
From this reading “And the thrilling tale had to be told all over to them.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 Samuel rushed home, breathless, to tell Sophie; and pretty soon came the Bremers, who had been watching the scene from a distance.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading And the thrilling tale had to be told all over to them.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Samuel rushed home, breathless, to tell Sophie; and pretty soon came the Bremers, who had been watching the scene from a distance.
a formal public statement
From this reading Then Johann made a novel announcement.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And the thrilling tale had to be told all over to them.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Samuel rushed home, breathless, to tell Sophie; and pretty soon came the Bremers, who had been watching the scene from a distance.
not breathing or able to breathe except with difficulty
From this reading Samuel rushed home, breathless, to tell Sophie; and pretty soon came the Bremers, who had been watching the scene from a distance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Samuel rushed home, breathless, to tell Sophie; and pretty soon came the Bremers, who had been watching the scene from a distance.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Samuel rushed home, breathless, to tell Sophie; and pretty soon came the Bremers, who had been watching the scene from a distance.
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading Samuel rushed home, breathless, to tell Sophie; and pretty soon came the Bremers, who had been watching the scene from a distance.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading “A permit!” exclaimed Samuel.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “For that meeting,” he said, “you must get a permit.”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Samuel rushed home, breathless, to tell Sophie; and pretty soon came the Bremers, who had been watching the scene from a distance.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “For that meeting,” he said, “you must get a permit.”
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Samuel rushed home, breathless, to tell Sophie; and pretty soon came the Bremers, who had been watching the scene from a distance.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “For that meeting,” he said, “you must get a permit.”
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Samuel rushed home, breathless, to tell Sophie; and pretty soon came the Bremers, who had been watching the scene from a distance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then Johann made a novel announcement.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Then Johann made a novel announcement.
a formally arranged gathering
From this reading “For that meeting,” he said, “you must get a permit.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “For that meeting,” he said, “you must get a permit.”
an extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story
From this reading Then Johann made a novel announcement.
above and across; more than
From this reading And the thrilling tale had to be told all over to them.
a legal document giving official permission to do something
From this reading “For that meeting,” he said, “you must get a permit.”
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading Samuel rushed home, breathless, to tell Sophie; and pretty soon came the Bremers, who had been watching the scene from a distance.
done under pressure
From this reading Samuel rushed home, breathless, to tell Sophie; and pretty soon came the Bremers, who had been watching the scene from a distance.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “For that meeting,” he said, “you must get a permit.”
(Old Testament) Hebrew prophet and judge who anointed Saul as king
From this reading Samuel rushed home, breathless, to tell Sophie; and pretty soon came the Bremers, who had been watching the scene from a distance.
the place where some action occurs
From this reading Samuel rushed home, breathless, to tell Sophie; and pretty soon came the Bremers, who had been watching the scene from a distance.
in the near future
From this reading Samuel rushed home, breathless, to tell Sophie; and pretty soon came the Bremers, who had been watching the scene from a distance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Samuel rushed home, breathless, to tell Sophie; and pretty soon came the Bremers, who had been watching the scene from a distance.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading And the thrilling tale had to be told all over to them.
express in words
From this reading Samuel rushed home, breathless, to tell Sophie; and pretty soon came the Bremers, who had been watching the scene from a distance.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “For that meeting,” he said, “you must get a permit.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Samuel rushed home, breathless, to tell Sophie; and pretty soon came the Bremers, who had been watching the scene from a distance.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading And the thrilling tale had to be told all over to them.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then Johann made a novel announcement.
causing a surge of emotion or excitement
From this reading And the thrilling tale had to be told all over to them.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Samuel rushed home, breathless, to tell Sophie; and pretty soon came the Bremers, who had been watching the scene from a distance.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading And the thrilling tale had to be told all over to them.
the act of observing; taking a patient look
From this reading Samuel rushed home, breathless, to tell Sophie; and pretty soon came the Bremers, who had been watching the scene from a distance.
which person or people
From this reading Samuel rushed home, breathless, to tell Sophie; and pretty soon came the Bremers, who had been watching the scene from a distance.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “For that meeting,” he said, “you must get a permit.”
Chapter 27 of Samuel the Seeker by Upton Sinclair holds 225 sentences, grouped into 45 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 27 holds 225 sentences of Samuel the Seeker, unabridged, divided into 45 reading sections.
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