Chapter 19 of Shining Ferry is here in full — 220 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XIX
Chapter 19 of Shining Ferry is here in full — 220 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE INTERCEDERS. "Clem!" The blind child awoke at the touch of his sister's hand on his shoulder, and turned drowsily in his bed. "Eh? What's the matter?"
Chapter 19 of Shining Ferry is here in full — 220 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping
From this reading “The blind child awoke at the touch of his sister's hand on his shoulder, and turned drowsily in his bed.”
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading “The blind child awoke at the touch of his sister's hand on his shoulder, and turned drowsily in his bed.”
people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group
From this reading “The blind child awoke at the touch of his sister's hand on his shoulder, and turned drowsily in his bed.”
a young person of either sex
From this reading “The blind child awoke at the touch of his sister's hand on his shoulder, and turned drowsily in his bed.”
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading “What's the matter?"”
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading “The blind child awoke at the touch of his sister's hand on his shoulder, and turned drowsily in his bed.”
possessive form of “sister” — a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading “The blind child awoke at the touch of his sister's hand on his shoulder, and turned drowsily in his bed.”
make physical contact with, come in contact with
From this reading “The blind child awoke at the touch of his sister's hand on his shoulder, and turned drowsily in his bed.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The blind child awoke at the touch of his sister's hand on his shoulder, and turned drowsily in his bed.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The blind child awoke at the touch of his sister's hand on his shoulder, and turned drowsily in his bed.
inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping
From this reading The blind child awoke at the touch of his sister's hand on his shoulder, and turned drowsily in his bed.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading The blind child awoke at the touch of his sister's hand on his shoulder, and turned drowsily in his bed.
people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group
From this reading The blind child awoke at the touch of his sister's hand on his shoulder, and turned drowsily in his bed.
a young person of either sex
From this reading The blind child awoke at the touch of his sister's hand on his shoulder, and turned drowsily in his bed.
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From this reading "Clem!"
in a drowsy manner
From this reading The blind child awoke at the touch of his sister's hand on his shoulder, and turned drowsily in his bed.
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From this reading "Eh?
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading The blind child awoke at the touch of his sister's hand on his shoulder, and turned drowsily in his bed.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The blind child awoke at the touch of his sister's hand on his shoulder, and turned drowsily in his bed.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The blind child awoke at the touch of his sister's hand on his shoulder, and turned drowsily in his bed.
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From this reading THE INTERCEDERS.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading What's the matter?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The blind child awoke at the touch of his sister's hand on his shoulder, and turned drowsily in his bed.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The blind child awoke at the touch of his sister's hand on his shoulder, and turned drowsily in his bed.
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading The blind child awoke at the touch of his sister's hand on his shoulder, and turned drowsily in his bed.
possessive form of “sister” — a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading The blind child awoke at the touch of his sister's hand on his shoulder, and turned drowsily in his bed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE INTERCEDERS.
make physical contact with, come in contact with
From this reading The blind child awoke at the touch of his sister's hand on his shoulder, and turned drowsily in his bed.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading The blind child awoke at the touch of his sister's hand on his shoulder, and turned drowsily in his bed.
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From this reading What's the matter?"
Chapter 19 of Shining Ferry by Arthur Quiller-Couch holds 220 sentences, grouped into 44 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 19 holds 220 sentences of Shining Ferry, unabridged, divided into 44 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 19 of Shining Ferry by Arthur Quiller-Couch exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 220 sentences, grouped into 44 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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