Chapter 28 of Storm in a Teacup is here in full — 147 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 28 of Storm in a Teacup is here in full — 147 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE CONFESSION In the evening of Kellock’s catastrophe, Philander Knox saw Ned Dingle, who was working in his garden at the time. “Heard the latest?” he asked. “The latest for me is that Mr. Trenchard will take me back if I like to come.” “No, the latest for you is that Jordan Kellock’s lost his stroke.” Ned dropped a packet of seeds.
Chapter 28 of Storm in a Teacup is here in full — 147 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
From this reading “THE CONFESSION In the evening of Kellock’s catastrophe, Philander Knox saw Ned Dingle, who was working in his garden at the time.”
a small wooded hollow
From this reading “THE CONFESSION In the evening of Kellock’s catastrophe, Philander Knox saw Ned Dingle, who was working in his garden at the time.”
a river in Palestine that empties into the Dead Sea; John the Baptist baptized Jesus in the Jordan
From this reading ““No, the latest for you is that Jordan Kellock’s lost his stroke.””
Scottish theologian who founded Presbyterianism in Scotland and wrote a history of the Reformation in Scotland (1514-1572)
From this reading “THE CONFESSION In the evening of Kellock’s catastrophe, Philander Knox saw Ned Dingle, who was working in his garden at the time.”
up to the immediate present; most recent or most up-to-date
From this reading ““Heard the latest?” he asked.”
a collection of things wrapped or boxed together
From this reading “Ned dropped a packet of seeds.”
have amorous affairs; of men
From this reading “THE CONFESSION In the evening of Kellock’s catastrophe, Philander Knox saw Ned Dingle, who was working in his garden at the time.”
plural of “seed” — a small hard fruit
From this reading “Ned dropped a packet of seeds.”
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In this reading “THE CONFESSION In the evening of Kellock’s catastrophe, Philander Knox saw Ned Dingle, who was working in his garden at the time.”
simultaneously
In this reading “THE CONFESSION In the evening of Kellock’s catastrophe, Philander Knox saw Ned Dingle, who was working in his garden at the time.”
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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 Ned dropped a packet of seeds.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “Heard the latest?” he asked.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE CONFESSION In the evening of Kellock’s catastrophe, Philander Knox saw Ned Dingle, who was working in his garden at the time.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading “The latest for me is that Mr. Trenchard will take me back if I like to come.”
an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
From this reading THE CONFESSION In the evening of Kellock’s catastrophe, Philander Knox saw Ned Dingle, who was working in his garden at the time.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “The latest for me is that Mr. Trenchard will take me back if I like to come.”
an admission of misdeeds or faults
From this reading THE CONFESSION In the evening of Kellock’s catastrophe, Philander Knox saw Ned Dingle, who was working in his garden at the time.
a small wooded hollow
From this reading THE CONFESSION In the evening of Kellock’s catastrophe, Philander Knox saw Ned Dingle, who was working in his garden at the time.
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading Ned dropped a packet of seeds.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading THE CONFESSION In the evening of Kellock’s catastrophe, Philander Knox saw Ned Dingle, who was working in his garden at the time.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “The latest for me is that Mr. Trenchard will take me back if I like to come.”
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading THE CONFESSION In the evening of Kellock’s catastrophe, Philander Knox saw Ned Dingle, who was working in his garden at the time.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Heard the latest?” he asked.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading “Heard the latest?” he asked.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE CONFESSION In the evening of Kellock’s catastrophe, Philander Knox saw Ned Dingle, who was working in his garden at the time.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “The latest for me is that Mr. Trenchard will take me back if I like to come.”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “The latest for me is that Mr. Trenchard will take me back if I like to come.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE CONFESSION In the evening of Kellock’s catastrophe, Philander Knox saw Ned Dingle, who was working in his garden at the time.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “The latest for me is that Mr. Trenchard will take me back if I like to come.”
a river in Palestine that empties into the Dead Sea; John the Baptist baptized Jesus in the Jordan
From this reading “No, the latest for you is that Jordan Kellock’s lost his stroke.”
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From this reading THE CONFESSION In the evening of Kellock’s catastrophe, Philander Knox saw Ned Dingle, who was working in his garden at the time.
Scottish theologian who founded Presbyterianism in Scotland and wrote a history of the Reformation in Scotland (1514-1572)
From this reading THE CONFESSION In the evening of Kellock’s catastrophe, Philander Knox saw Ned Dingle, who was working in his garden at the time.
up to the immediate present; most recent or most up-to-date
From this reading “Heard the latest?” he asked.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “The latest for me is that Mr. Trenchard will take me back if I like to come.”
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading “No, the latest for you is that Jordan Kellock’s lost his stroke.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “The latest for me is that Mr. Trenchard will take me back if I like to come.”
a form of address for a man
From this reading “The latest for me is that Mr. Trenchard will take me back if I like to come.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE CONFESSION In the evening of Kellock’s catastrophe, Philander Knox saw Ned Dingle, who was working in his garden at the time.
not any; not one
From this reading “No, the latest for you is that Jordan Kellock’s lost his stroke.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE CONFESSION In the evening of Kellock’s catastrophe, Philander Knox saw Ned Dingle, who was working in his garden at the time.
a collection of things wrapped or boxed together
From this reading Ned dropped a packet of seeds.
have amorous affairs; of men
From this reading THE CONFESSION In the evening of Kellock’s catastrophe, Philander Knox saw Ned Dingle, who was working in his garden at the time.
cut with a saw
From this reading THE CONFESSION In the evening of Kellock’s catastrophe, Philander Knox saw Ned Dingle, who was working in his garden at the time.
plural of “seed” — a small hard fruit
From this reading Ned dropped a packet of seeds.
(sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand
From this reading “No, the latest for you is that Jordan Kellock’s lost his stroke.”
carry out
From this reading “The latest for me is that Mr. Trenchard will take me back if I like to come.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “The latest for me is that Mr. Trenchard will take me back if I like to come.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CONFESSION In the evening of Kellock’s catastrophe, Philander Knox saw Ned Dingle, who was working in his garden at the time.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading THE CONFESSION In the evening of Kellock’s catastrophe, Philander Knox saw Ned Dingle, who was working in his garden at the time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “The latest for me is that Mr. Trenchard will take me back if I like to come.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The latest for me is that Mr. Trenchard will take me back if I like to come.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE CONFESSION In the evening of Kellock’s catastrophe, Philander Knox saw Ned Dingle, who was working in his garden at the time.
which person or people
From this reading THE CONFESSION In the evening of Kellock’s catastrophe, Philander Knox saw Ned Dingle, who was working in his garden at the time.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “The latest for me is that Mr. Trenchard will take me back if I like to come.”
actively engaged in paid work
From this reading THE CONFESSION In the evening of Kellock’s catastrophe, Philander Knox saw Ned Dingle, who was working in his garden at the time.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “No, the latest for you is that Jordan Kellock’s lost his stroke.”
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