Chapter 16 of Sons and Fathers is here in full — 208 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of Sons and Fathers is here in full — 208 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE SHADOW OVER THE HALL. Col. Montjoy returned home early. He rode into the yard and entered the house with as much unconcern as he could affect. Annie met him at the door with an unusual display of interest. Had he rested well?
Chapter 16 of Sons and Fathers is here in full — 208 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
have an effect upon
From this reading “He rode into the yard and entered the house with as much unconcern as he could affect.”
something intended to communicate a particular impression
From this reading “Annie met him at the door with an unusual display of interest.”
not tired; refreshed as by sleeping or relaxing
From this reading “Had he rested well?”
inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading “He rode into the yard and entered the house with as much unconcern as he could affect.”
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading “THE SHADOW OVER THE HALL.”
the trait of remaining calm and seeming not to care; a casual lack of concern
From this reading “He rode into the yard and entered the house with as much unconcern as he could affect.”
not usual or common or ordinary
From this reading “Annie met him at the door with an unusual display of interest.”
a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading “He rode into the yard and entered the house with as much unconcern as he could affect.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “Col. Montjoy returned home early.”
In this reading “He rode into the yard and entered the house with as much unconcern as he could affect.”
In this reading “He rode into the yard and entered the house with as much unconcern as he could affect.”
In this reading “Annie met him at the door with an unusual display of interest.”
In this reading “He rode into the yard and entered the house with as much unconcern as he could affect.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
have an effect upon
From this reading He rode into the yard and entered the house with as much unconcern as he could affect.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Annie met him at the door with an unusual display of interest.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He rode into the yard and entered the house with as much unconcern as he could affect.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Annie met him at the door with an unusual display of interest.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He rode into the yard and entered the house with as much unconcern as he could affect.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Annie met him at the door with an unusual display of interest.
a pass between mountain peaks
From this reading Col. Montjoy returned home early.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He rode into the yard and entered the house with as much unconcern as he could affect.
something intended to communicate a particular impression
From this reading Annie met him at the door with an unusual display of interest.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Annie met him at the door with an unusual display of interest.
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading Col. Montjoy returned home early.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading He rode into the yard and entered the house with as much unconcern as he could affect.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Had he rested well?
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading THE SHADOW OVER THE HALL.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He rode into the yard and entered the house with as much unconcern as he could affect.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Annie met him at the door with an unusual display of interest.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Col. Montjoy returned home early.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading He rode into the yard and entered the house with as much unconcern as he could affect.
a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading Annie met him at the door with an unusual display of interest.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He rode into the yard and entered the house with as much unconcern as he could affect.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading Annie met him at the door with an unusual display of interest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Col. Montjoy returned home early.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading He rode into the yard and entered the house with as much unconcern as he could affect.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Annie met him at the door with an unusual display of interest.
above and across; more than
From this reading THE SHADOW OVER THE HALL.
not tired; refreshed as by sleeping or relaxing
From this reading Had he rested well?
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Col. Montjoy returned home early.
inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading He rode into the yard and entered the house with as much unconcern as he could affect.
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading THE SHADOW OVER THE HALL.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SHADOW OVER THE HALL.
the trait of remaining calm and seeming not to care; a casual lack of concern
From this reading He rode into the yard and entered the house with as much unconcern as he could affect.
not usual or common or ordinary
From this reading Annie met him at the door with an unusual display of interest.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Had he rested well?
in the company of; together with
From this reading He rode into the yard and entered the house with as much unconcern as he could affect.
a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading He rode into the yard and entered the house with as much unconcern as he could affect.
Chapter 16 of Sons and Fathers by Harry Stillwell Edwards holds 208 sentences, grouped into 42 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 16 holds 208 sentences of Sons and Fathers, unabridged, divided into 42 reading sections.
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