Chapter 3 of Tempest-Driven: A Romance (Vol. 2 of 3) is here in full — 192 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter III
Chapter 3 of Tempest-Driven: A Romance (Vol. 2 of 3) is here in full — 192 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
TOLD BY GORMAN. The documents Jerry O'Brien found in his hand were four in number. He read them all hastily first, and then went over them carefully word by word. When he examined them next day, they proved in substance or text to be as follows: No. 1.
Chapter 3 of Tempest-Driven: A Romance (Vol. 2 of 3) is here in full — 192 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “document” — writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)
From this reading “The documents Jerry O'Brien found in his hand were four in number.”
past form of “examine” — consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
From this reading “When he examined them next day, they proved in substance or text to be as follows:”
third-person singular of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading “When he examined them next day, they proved in substance or text to be as follows:”
in a hurried or hasty manner
From this reading “He read them all hastily first, and then went over them carefully word by word.”
offensive term for a person of German descent
From this reading “The documents Jerry O'Brien found in his hand were four in number.”
Irish writer (born in 1932)
From this reading “The documents Jerry O'Brien found in his hand were four in number.”
the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists
From this reading “When he examined them next day, they proved in substance or text to be as follows:”
the words of something written
From this reading “When he examined them next day, they proved in substance or text to be as follows:”
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In this reading “When he examined them next day, they proved in substance or text to be as follows:”
hold a review (of troops)
In this reading “He read them all hastily first, and then went over them carefully word by word.”
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From this reading No. 1.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading He read them all hastily first, and then went over them carefully word by word.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He read them all hastily first, and then went over them carefully word by word.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading When he examined them next day, they proved in substance or text to be as follows:
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading When he examined them next day, they proved in substance or text to be as follows:
showing who or what does the action
From this reading TOLD BY GORMAN.
taking care or paying attention
From this reading He read them all hastily first, and then went over them carefully word by word.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading When he examined them next day, they proved in substance or text to be as follows:
plural of “document” — writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)
From this reading The documents Jerry O'Brien found in his hand were four in number.
past form of “examine” — consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
From this reading When he examined them next day, they proved in substance or text to be as follows:
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading He read them all hastily first, and then went over them carefully word by word.
third-person singular of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading When he examined them next day, they proved in substance or text to be as follows:
set up or found
From this reading The documents Jerry O'Brien found in his hand were four in number.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading The documents Jerry O'Brien found in his hand were four in number.
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From this reading TOLD BY GORMAN.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading The documents Jerry O'Brien found in his hand were four in number.
in a hurried or hasty manner
From this reading He read them all hastily first, and then went over them carefully word by word.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He read them all hastily first, and then went over them carefully word by word.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The documents Jerry O'Brien found in his hand were four in number.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The documents Jerry O'Brien found in his hand were four in number.
offensive term for a person of German descent
From this reading The documents Jerry O'Brien found in his hand were four in number.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading When he examined them next day, they proved in substance or text to be as follows:
not any; not one
From this reading No. 1.
the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals
From this reading The documents Jerry O'Brien found in his hand were four in number.
Irish writer (born in 1932)
From this reading The documents Jerry O'Brien found in his hand were four in number.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading When he examined them next day, they proved in substance or text to be as follows:
above and across; more than
From this reading He read them all hastily first, and then went over them carefully word by word.
established beyond doubt
From this reading When he examined them next day, they proved in substance or text to be as follows:
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading He read them all hastily first, and then went over them carefully word by word.
the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists
From this reading When he examined them next day, they proved in substance or text to be as follows:
the words of something written
From this reading When he examined them next day, they proved in substance or text to be as follows:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The documents Jerry O'Brien found in his hand were four in number.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He read them all hastily first, and then went over them carefully word by word.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading He read them all hastily first, and then went over them carefully word by word.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When he examined them next day, they proved in substance or text to be as follows:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When he examined them next day, they proved in substance or text to be as follows:
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading TOLD BY GORMAN.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading He read them all hastily first, and then went over them carefully word by word.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The documents Jerry O'Brien found in his hand were four in number.
at the time that
From this reading When he examined them next day, they proved in substance or text to be as follows:
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading He read them all hastily first, and then went over them carefully word by word.
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