Chapter 8 of The Best Made Plans is here in full — 434 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 8 of The Best Made Plans is here in full — 434 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
He looked at the dusty trail. He'd been striding, all right, but the field reeds didn't look too much like bowing lines of---- Yeah, and his staff didn't have too many jewels, either. No pavement, even, and this fool pack didn't feel much like a finely tailored robe of office. He shrugged. "This is no dream," he told himself.
Chapter 8 of The Best Made Plans is here in full — 434 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/86 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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bending the head or body or knee as a sign of reverence or submission or shame or greeting
From this reading “He'd been striding, all right, but the field reeds didn't look too much like bowing lines of---- Yeah, and his staff didn't have too many jewels, either.”
covered with a layer of dust
From this reading “He looked at the dusty trail.”
in tiny pieces
From this reading “No pavement, even, and this fool pack didn't feel much like a finely tailored robe of office.”
the paved surface of a thoroughfare
From this reading “No pavement, even, and this fool pack didn't feel much like a finely tailored robe of office.”
plural of “reed” — tall woody perennial grasses with hollow slender stems especially of the genera Arundo and Phragmites
From this reading “He'd been striding, all right, but the field reeds didn't look too much like bowing lines of---- Yeah, and his staff didn't have too many jewels, either.”
-ing form of “stride” — walk with long steps
From this reading “He'd been striding, all right, but the field reeds didn't look too much like bowing lines of---- Yeah, and his staff didn't have too many jewels, either.”
severely simple in line or design
From this reading “No pavement, even, and this fool pack didn't feel much like a finely tailored robe of office.”
not only so, but
From this reading “He'd been striding, all right, but the field reeds didn't look too much like bowing lines of---- Yeah, and his staff didn't have too many jewels, either.”
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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 No pavement, even, and this fool pack didn't feel much like a finely tailored robe of office.
(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'd been striding, all right, but the field reeds didn't look too much like bowing lines of---- Yeah, and his staff didn't have too many jewels, either.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He'd been striding, all right, but the field reeds didn't look too much like bowing lines of---- Yeah, and his staff didn't have too many jewels, either.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He looked at the dusty trail.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He'd been striding, all right, but the field reeds didn't look too much like bowing lines of---- Yeah, and his staff didn't have too many jewels, either.
bending the head or body or knee as a sign of reverence or submission or shame or greeting
From this reading He'd been striding, all right, but the field reeds didn't look too much like bowing lines of---- Yeah, and his staff didn't have too many jewels, either.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He'd been striding, all right, but the field reeds didn't look too much like bowing lines of---- Yeah, and his staff didn't have too many jewels, either.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He'd been striding, all right, but the field reeds didn't look too much like bowing lines of---- Yeah, and his staff didn't have too many jewels, either.
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading "This is no dream," he told himself.
covered with a layer of dust
From this reading He looked at the dusty trail.
one or the other of two
From this reading He'd been striding, all right, but the field reeds didn't look too much like bowing lines of---- Yeah, and his staff didn't have too many jewels, either.
divisible by two
From this reading No pavement, even, and this fool pack didn't feel much like a finely tailored robe of office.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading No pavement, even, and this fool pack didn't feel much like a finely tailored robe of office.
a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed
From this reading He'd been striding, all right, but the field reeds didn't look too much like bowing lines of---- Yeah, and his staff didn't have too many jewels, either.
in tiny pieces
From this reading No pavement, even, and this fool pack didn't feel much like a finely tailored robe of office.
a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading No pavement, even, and this fool pack didn't feel much like a finely tailored robe of office.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He'd been striding, all right, but the field reeds didn't look too much like bowing lines of---- Yeah, and his staff didn't have too many jewels, either.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He looked at the dusty trail.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He'd been striding, all right, but the field reeds didn't look too much like bowing lines of---- Yeah, and his staff didn't have too many jewels, either.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "This is no dream," he told himself.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He'd been striding, all right, but the field reeds didn't look too much like bowing lines of---- Yeah, and his staff didn't have too many jewels, either.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "This is no dream," he told himself.
plural of “jewel” — a precious or semiprecious stone incorporated into a piece of jewelry
From this reading He'd been striding, all right, but the field reeds didn't look too much like bowing lines of---- Yeah, and his staff didn't have too many jewels, either.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading He'd been striding, all right, but the field reeds didn't look too much like bowing lines of---- Yeah, and his staff didn't have too many jewels, either.
plural of “line” — a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading He'd been striding, all right, but the field reeds didn't look too much like bowing lines of---- Yeah, and his staff didn't have too many jewels, either.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading He'd been striding, all right, but the field reeds didn't look too much like bowing lines of---- Yeah, and his staff didn't have too many jewels, either.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading He looked at the dusty trail.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading He'd been striding, all right, but the field reeds didn't look too much like bowing lines of---- Yeah, and his staff didn't have too many jewels, either.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading He'd been striding, all right, but the field reeds didn't look too much like bowing lines of---- Yeah, and his staff didn't have too many jewels, either.
not any; not one
From this reading No pavement, even, and this fool pack didn't feel much like a finely tailored robe of office.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He'd been striding, all right, but the field reeds didn't look too much like bowing lines of---- Yeah, and his staff didn't have too many jewels, either.
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading No pavement, even, and this fool pack didn't feel much like a finely tailored robe of office.
arrange in a container
From this reading No pavement, even, and this fool pack didn't feel much like a finely tailored robe of office.
the paved surface of a thoroughfare
From this reading No pavement, even, and this fool pack didn't feel much like a finely tailored robe of office.
plural of “reed” — tall woody perennial grasses with hollow slender stems especially of the genera Arundo and Phragmites
From this reading He'd been striding, all right, but the field reeds didn't look too much like bowing lines of---- Yeah, and his staff didn't have too many jewels, either.
precisely, exactly
From this reading He'd been striding, all right, but the field reeds didn't look too much like bowing lines of---- Yeah, and his staff didn't have too many jewels, either.
any loose flowing garment
From this reading No pavement, even, and this fool pack didn't feel much like a finely tailored robe of office.
inflected form of “shrug” — raise one's shoulders to indicate indifference or resignation
From this reading He shrugged.
personnel who assist their superior in carrying out an assigned task
From this reading He'd been striding, all right, but the field reeds didn't look too much like bowing lines of---- Yeah, and his staff didn't have too many jewels, either.
-ing form of “stride” — walk with long steps
From this reading He'd been striding, all right, but the field reeds didn't look too much like bowing lines of---- Yeah, and his staff didn't have too many jewels, either.
severely simple in line or design
From this reading No pavement, even, and this fool pack didn't feel much like a finely tailored robe of office.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He looked at the dusty trail.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading No pavement, even, and this fool pack didn't feel much like a finely tailored robe of office.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading "This is no dream," he told himself.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading He'd been striding, all right, but the field reeds didn't look too much like bowing lines of---- Yeah, and his staff didn't have too many jewels, either.
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading He looked at the dusty trail.
not only so, but
From this reading He'd been striding, all right, but the field reeds didn't look too much like bowing lines of---- Yeah, and his staff didn't have too many jewels, either.
Chapter 8 of The Best Made Plans by Everett B. Cole holds 434 sentences, grouped into 87 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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