Chapter 13 of Stubble is here in full — 191 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of Stubble is here in full — 191 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Half of August had joined the past. And with it was passing Joe's complacency. Each day brought a certain routine: customers to be developed, doubtful and recalcitrant ones to be urged to the purchasing point. One day's work was very like the next. But each day passing brought a certain satisfaction, of being one day nearer to the day ahead.
Chapter 13 of Stubble is here in full — 191 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the feeling you have when you are satisfied with yourself
From this reading “And with it was passing Joe's complacency.”
plural of “customer” — someone who pays for goods or services
From this reading “Each day brought a certain routine: customers to be developed, doubtful and recalcitrant ones to be urged to the purchasing point.”
possessive form of “day” — time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading “One day's work was very like the next.”
being changed over time so as to be e.g. stronger or more complete or more useful
From this reading “Each day brought a certain routine: customers to be developed, doubtful and recalcitrant ones to be urged to the purchasing point.”
open to doubt or suspicion
From this reading “Each day brought a certain routine: customers to be developed, doubtful and recalcitrant ones to be urged to the purchasing point.”
the act of buying
From this reading “Each day brought a certain routine: customers to be developed, doubtful and recalcitrant ones to be urged to the purchasing point.”
stubbornly resistant to authority or control
From this reading “Each day brought a certain routine: customers to be developed, doubtful and recalcitrant ones to be urged to the purchasing point.”
an unvarying or habitual method or procedure
From this reading “Each day brought a certain routine: customers to be developed, doubtful and recalcitrant ones to be urged to the purchasing point.”
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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 Each day brought a certain routine: customers to be developed, doubtful and recalcitrant ones to be urged to the purchasing point.
at or in the front
From this reading But each day passing brought a certain satisfaction, of being one day nearer to the day ahead.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And with it was passing Joe's complacency.
the month following July and preceding September
From this reading Half of August had joined the past.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Each day brought a certain routine: customers to be developed, doubtful and recalcitrant ones to be urged to the purchasing point.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading But each day passing brought a certain satisfaction, of being one day nearer to the day ahead.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Each day brought a certain routine: customers to be developed, doubtful and recalcitrant ones to be urged to the purchasing point.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But each day passing brought a certain satisfaction, of being one day nearer to the day ahead.
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading Each day brought a certain routine: customers to be developed, doubtful and recalcitrant ones to be urged to the purchasing point.
the feeling you have when you are satisfied with yourself
From this reading And with it was passing Joe's complacency.
plural of “customer” — someone who pays for goods or services
From this reading Each day brought a certain routine: customers to be developed, doubtful and recalcitrant ones to be urged to the purchasing point.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Each day brought a certain routine: customers to be developed, doubtful and recalcitrant ones to be urged to the purchasing point.
possessive form of “day” — time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading One day's work was very like the next.
being changed over time so as to be e.g. stronger or more complete or more useful
From this reading Each day brought a certain routine: customers to be developed, doubtful and recalcitrant ones to be urged to the purchasing point.
open to doubt or suspicion
From this reading Each day brought a certain routine: customers to be developed, doubtful and recalcitrant ones to be urged to the purchasing point.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Each day brought a certain routine: customers to be developed, doubtful and recalcitrant ones to be urged to the purchasing point.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Half of August had joined the past.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading Half of August had joined the past.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And with it was passing Joe's complacency.
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From this reading And with it was passing Joe's complacency.
of or relating to two people who are married to each other
From this reading Half of August had joined the past.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading One day's work was very like the next.
(comparative of “near” or “close”) within a shorter distance
From this reading But each day passing brought a certain satisfaction, of being one day nearer to the day ahead.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading One day's work was very like the next.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Half of August had joined the past.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One day's work was very like the next.
plural of “one” — the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Each day brought a certain routine: customers to be developed, doubtful and recalcitrant ones to be urged to the purchasing point.
(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
From this reading And with it was passing Joe's complacency.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading Half of August had joined the past.
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading Each day brought a certain routine: customers to be developed, doubtful and recalcitrant ones to be urged to the purchasing point.
the act of buying
From this reading Each day brought a certain routine: customers to be developed, doubtful and recalcitrant ones to be urged to the purchasing point.
stubbornly resistant to authority or control
From this reading Each day brought a certain routine: customers to be developed, doubtful and recalcitrant ones to be urged to the purchasing point.
an unvarying or habitual method or procedure
From this reading Each day brought a certain routine: customers to be developed, doubtful and recalcitrant ones to be urged to the purchasing point.
the contentment one feels when one has fulfilled a desire, need, or expectation
From this reading But each day passing brought a certain satisfaction, of being one day nearer to the day ahead.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Half of August had joined the past.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Each day brought a certain routine: customers to be developed, doubtful and recalcitrant ones to be urged to the purchasing point.
past form of “urge” — force or impel in an indicated direction
From this reading Each day brought a certain routine: customers to be developed, doubtful and recalcitrant ones to be urged to the purchasing point.
precisely as stated
From this reading One day's work was very like the next.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And with it was passing Joe's complacency.
in the company of; together with
From this reading And with it was passing Joe's complacency.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading One day's work was very like the next.
Chapter 13 of Stubble by George Looms holds 191 sentences, grouped into 39 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.
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