Chapter VII of Teresa of Watling Street, “Nolan,” is here in full — 117 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter VII of Teresa of Watling Street, “Nolan,” is here in full — 117 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Very quietly he sauntered to the front-door, which was ajar, and into the portico. He stood there meditating. In front he could vaguely discern the forms of the trees in the orchard, but beyond these nothing. The night was as dark as a wolfs mouth. Then the sound of a horse’s rapid hoof caught his ear.
Chapter VII of Teresa of Watling Street, “Nolan,” is here in full — 117 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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slightly open
From this reading “Very quietly he sauntered to the front-door, which was ajar, and into the portico.”
detect with the senses
From this reading “In front he could vaguely discern the forms of the trees in the orchard, but beyond these nothing.”
the foot of an ungulate mammal
From this reading “Then the sound of a horse’s rapid hoof caught his ear.”
possessive form of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
-ing form of “meditate” — reflect deeply on a subject
From this reading “He stood there meditating.”
garden consisting of a small cultivated wood without undergrowth
From this reading “In front he could vaguely discern the forms of the trees in the orchard, but beyond these nothing.”
a porch or entrance to a building consisting of a covered and often columned area
From this reading “Very quietly he sauntered to the front-door, which was ajar, and into the portico.”
in a vague way
From this reading “In front he could vaguely discern the forms of the trees in the orchard, but beyond these nothing.”
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at or in the front
In this reading “In front he could vaguely discern the forms of the trees in the orchard, but beyond these nothing.”
In this reading “He stood there meditating.”
In this reading “In front he could vaguely discern the forms of the trees in the orchard, but beyond these nothing.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 The night was as dark as a wolfs mouth.
slightly open
From this reading Very quietly he sauntered to the front-door, which was ajar, and into the portico.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Very quietly he sauntered to the front-door, which was ajar, and into the portico.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The night was as dark as a wolfs mouth.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading In front he could vaguely discern the forms of the trees in the orchard, but beyond these nothing.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading In front he could vaguely discern the forms of the trees in the orchard, but beyond these nothing.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading Then the sound of a horse’s rapid hoof caught his ear.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading In front he could vaguely discern the forms of the trees in the orchard, but beyond these nothing.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading The night was as dark as a wolfs mouth.
detect with the senses
From this reading In front he could vaguely discern the forms of the trees in the orchard, but beyond these nothing.
the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading Then the sound of a horse’s rapid hoof caught his ear.
plural of “form” — the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
From this reading In front he could vaguely discern the forms of the trees in the orchard, but beyond these nothing.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading In front he could vaguely discern the forms of the trees in the orchard, but beyond these nothing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Very quietly he sauntered to the front-door, which was ajar, and into the portico.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Very quietly he sauntered to the front-door, which was ajar, and into the portico.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Then the sound of a horse’s rapid hoof caught his ear.
the foot of an ungulate mammal
From this reading Then the sound of a horse’s rapid hoof caught his ear.
possessive form of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading Then the sound of a horse’s rapid hoof caught his ear.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In front he could vaguely discern the forms of the trees in the orchard, but beyond these nothing.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Very quietly he sauntered to the front-door, which was ajar, and into the portico.
-ing form of “meditate” — reflect deeply on a subject
From this reading He stood there meditating.
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading The night was as dark as a wolfs mouth.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading The night was as dark as a wolfs mouth.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading In front he could vaguely discern the forms of the trees in the orchard, but beyond these nothing.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In front he could vaguely discern the forms of the trees in the orchard, but beyond these nothing.
garden consisting of a small cultivated wood without undergrowth
From this reading In front he could vaguely discern the forms of the trees in the orchard, but beyond these nothing.
a porch or entrance to a building consisting of a covered and often columned area
From this reading Very quietly he sauntered to the front-door, which was ajar, and into the portico.
with low volume
From this reading Very quietly he sauntered to the front-door, which was ajar, and into the portico.
done or occurring in a brief period of time
From this reading Then the sound of a horse’s rapid hoof caught his ear.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Very quietly he sauntered to the front-door, which was ajar, and into the portico.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading Then the sound of a horse’s rapid hoof caught his ear.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading He stood there meditating.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Very quietly he sauntered to the front-door, which was ajar, and into the portico.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then the sound of a horse’s rapid hoof caught his ear.
in or at that place or location
From this reading He stood there meditating.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading In front he could vaguely discern the forms of the trees in the orchard, but beyond these nothing.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Very quietly he sauntered to the front-door, which was ajar, and into the portico.
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading In front he could vaguely discern the forms of the trees in the orchard, but beyond these nothing.
in a vague way
From this reading In front he could vaguely discern the forms of the trees in the orchard, but beyond these nothing.
precisely as stated
From this reading Very quietly he sauntered to the front-door, which was ajar, and into the portico.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Very quietly he sauntered to the front-door, which was ajar, and into the portico.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Very quietly he sauntered to the front-door, which was ajar, and into the portico.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The night was as dark as a wolfs mouth.
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