Chapter 8 of Stubble is here in full — 212 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VIII
Chapter 8 of Stubble is here in full — 212 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Two days later they buried Mr. Mosby. Joe had kept his promise. At least he had kept it as well as it was possible to keep it. It was decided that Mr. Mosby had met his death by drowning. That is what "One Half of Rome" believed.
Chapter 8 of Stubble is here in full — 212 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “believe” — accept as true; take to be true
From this reading “That is what "One Half of Rome" believed.”
placed in a grave
From this reading “Two days later they buried Mr. Mosby.”
recognizable; marked
From this reading “It was decided that Mr. Mosby had met his death by drowning.”
-ing form of “drown” — cover completely or make imperceptible
From this reading “It was decided that Mr. Mosby had met his death by drowning.”
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading “Two days later they buried Mr. Mosby.”
capable of happening or existing
From this reading “At least he had kept it as well as it was possible to keep it.”
make a promise or commitment
From this reading “Joe had kept his promise.”
capital and largest city of Italy; on the Tiber; seat of the Roman Catholic Church; formerly the capital of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire
From this reading “That is what "One Half of Rome" believed.”
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at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading At least he had kept it as well as it was possible to keep it.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At least he had kept it as well as it was possible to keep it.
past form of “believe” — accept as true; take to be true
From this reading That is what "One Half of Rome" believed.
placed in a grave
From this reading Two days later they buried Mr. Mosby.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was decided that Mr. Mosby had met his death by drowning.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Two days later they buried Mr. Mosby.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading It was decided that Mr. Mosby had met his death by drowning.
recognizable; marked
From this reading It was decided that Mr. Mosby had met his death by drowning.
-ing form of “drown” — cover completely or make imperceptible
From this reading It was decided that Mr. Mosby had met his death by drowning.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Joe had kept his promise.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading That is what "One Half of Rome" believed.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At least he had kept it as well as it was possible to keep it.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Joe had kept his promise.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That is what "One Half of Rome" believed.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading At least he had kept it as well as it was possible to keep it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Joe had kept his promise.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading At least he had kept it as well as it was possible to keep it.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading Joe had kept his promise.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading Two days later they buried Mr. Mosby.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading At least he had kept it as well as it was possible to keep it.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading It was decided that Mr. Mosby had met his death by drowning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Two days later they buried Mr. Mosby.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Two days later they buried Mr. Mosby.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading That is what "One Half of Rome" believed.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading That is what "One Half of Rome" believed.
capable of happening or existing
From this reading At least he had kept it as well as it was possible to keep it.
make a promise or commitment
From this reading Joe had kept his promise.
capital and largest city of Italy; on the Tiber; seat of the Roman Catholic Church; formerly the capital of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire
From this reading That is what "One Half of Rome" believed.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was decided that Mr. Mosby had met his death by drowning.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Two days later they buried Mr. Mosby.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At least he had kept it as well as it was possible to keep it.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Two days later they buried Mr. Mosby.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At least he had kept it as well as it was possible to keep it.
(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 At least he had kept it as well as it was possible to keep it.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading That is what "One Half of Rome" believed.
Chapter 8 of Stubble by George Looms holds 212 sentences, grouped into 43 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 8 holds 212 sentences of Stubble, unabridged, divided into 43 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 8 of Stubble by George Looms exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 212 sentences, grouped into 43 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.
Work through the 43 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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