Chapter 17 of The Black Diamond is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 17 of The Black Diamond is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
‘Abner . . you take Morgan,’ she said. ‘We must find a doctor.’ ‘He lives just round the corner, ma’am,’ a bustling woman cried.
Chapter 17 of The Black Diamond is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/79 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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full of energetic and noisy activity
From this reading “‘He lives just round the corner, ma’am,’ a bustling woman cried.”
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading “‘He lives just round the corner, ma’am,’ a bustling woman cried.”
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “‘He lives just round the corner, ma’am,’ a bustling woman cried.”
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading “‘We must find a doctor.’”
plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading “‘He lives just round the corner, ma’am,’ a bustling woman cried.”
a woman of refinement
United States anthropologist who studied the Seneca (1818-1881)
From this reading “. you take Morgan,’ she said.”
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading “‘He lives just round the corner, ma’am,’ a bustling woman cried.”
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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 ‘We must find a doctor.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Abner .
full of energetic and noisy activity
From this reading ‘He lives just round the corner, ma’am,’ a bustling woman cried.
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading ‘He lives just round the corner, ma’am,’ a bustling woman cried.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading ‘He lives just round the corner, ma’am,’ a bustling woman cried.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading ‘We must find a doctor.’
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading ‘We must find a doctor.’
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ‘He lives just round the corner, ma’am,’ a bustling woman cried.
and nothing more
From this reading ‘He lives just round the corner, ma’am,’ a bustling woman cried.
plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading ‘He lives just round the corner, ma’am,’ a bustling woman cried.
a woman of refinement
From this reading ‘He lives just round the corner, ma’am,’ a bustling woman cried.
United States anthropologist who studied the Seneca (1818-1881)
From this reading . you take Morgan,’ she said.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading ‘We must find a doctor.’
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading ‘He lives just round the corner, ma’am,’ a bustling woman cried.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading . you take Morgan,’ she said.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading . you take Morgan,’ she said.
carry out
From this reading . you take Morgan,’ she said.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ‘He lives just round the corner, ma’am,’ a bustling woman cried.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading ‘We must find a doctor.’
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading ‘He lives just round the corner, ma’am,’ a bustling woman cried.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading . you take Morgan,’ she said.
Chapter 17 of The Black Diamond by Francis Brett Young holds 396 sentences, grouped into 80 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 17 holds 396 sentences of The Black Diamond, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 17 of The Black Diamond by Francis Brett Young exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 396 sentences, grouped into 80 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.
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