Chapter 26 of The Boy with Wings is here in full — 229 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 26 of The Boy with Wings is here in full — 229 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
HASTE TO THE WEDDING! The Tuesday morning that brought Gwenna's wedding-day as the morning of the official declaration of war. It was in all the papers over which the girls at the Hampstead Club pored, before they went off to their various avocations, staring, half-realising only. "Can it be true?... War?...
Chapter 26 of The Boy with Wings is here in full — 229 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
From this reading “It was in all the papers over which the girls at the Hampstead Club pored, before they went off to their various avocations, staring, half-realising only.”
a statement that is emphatic and explicit (spoken or written)
From this reading “The Tuesday morning that brought Gwenna's wedding-day as the morning of the official declaration of war.”
overly eager speed (and possible carelessness)
From this reading “HASTE TO THE WEDDING!”
having official authority or sanction
From this reading “The Tuesday morning that brought Gwenna's wedding-day as the morning of the official declaration of war.”
past form of “pore” — direct one's attention on something
From this reading “It was in all the papers over which the girls at the Hampstead Club pored, before they went off to their various avocations, staring, half-realising only.”
(used of eyes) open and fixed as if in fear or wonder
From this reading “It was in all the papers over which the girls at the Hampstead Club pored, before they went off to their various avocations, staring, half-realising only.”
the third day of the week; the second working day
From this reading “The Tuesday morning that brought Gwenna's wedding-day as the morning of the official declaration of war.”
the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed
From this reading “HASTE TO THE WEDDING!”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along
In this reading “It was in all the papers over which the girls at the Hampstead Club pored, before they went off to their various avocations, staring, half-realising only.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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(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 It was in all the papers over which the girls at the Hampstead Club pored, before they went off to their various avocations, staring, half-realising only.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The Tuesday morning that brought Gwenna's wedding-day as the morning of the official declaration of war.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was in all the papers over which the girls at the Hampstead Club pored, before they went off to their various avocations, staring, half-realising only.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was in all the papers over which the girls at the Hampstead Club pored, before they went off to their various avocations, staring, half-realising only.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Can it be true?...
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It was in all the papers over which the girls at the Hampstead Club pored, before they went off to their various avocations, staring, half-realising only.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading The Tuesday morning that brought Gwenna's wedding-day as the morning of the official declaration of war.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Can it be true?...
a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
From this reading It was in all the papers over which the girls at the Hampstead Club pored, before they went off to their various avocations, staring, half-realising only.
a statement that is emphatic and explicit (spoken or written)
From this reading The Tuesday morning that brought Gwenna's wedding-day as the morning of the official declaration of war.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading It was in all the papers over which the girls at the Hampstead Club pored, before they went off to their various avocations, staring, half-realising only.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Tuesday morning that brought Gwenna's wedding-day as the morning of the official declaration of war.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was in all the papers over which the girls at the Hampstead Club pored, before they went off to their various avocations, staring, half-realising only.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was in all the papers over which the girls at the Hampstead Club pored, before they went off to their various avocations, staring, half-realising only.
overly eager speed (and possible carelessness)
From this reading HASTE TO THE WEDDING!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was in all the papers over which the girls at the Hampstead Club pored, before they went off to their various avocations, staring, half-realising only.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was in all the papers over which the girls at the Hampstead Club pored, before they went off to their various avocations, staring, half-realising only.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading The Tuesday morning that brought Gwenna's wedding-day as the morning of the official declaration of war.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Tuesday morning that brought Gwenna's wedding-day as the morning of the official declaration of war.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading It was in all the papers over which the girls at the Hampstead Club pored, before they went off to their various avocations, staring, half-realising only.
having official authority or sanction
From this reading The Tuesday morning that brought Gwenna's wedding-day as the morning of the official declaration of war.
and nothing more
From this reading It was in all the papers over which the girls at the Hampstead Club pored, before they went off to their various avocations, staring, half-realising only.
above and across; more than
From this reading It was in all the papers over which the girls at the Hampstead Club pored, before they went off to their various avocations, staring, half-realising only.
writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)
From this reading It was in all the papers over which the girls at the Hampstead Club pored, before they went off to their various avocations, staring, half-realising only.
past form of “pore” — direct one's attention on something
From this reading It was in all the papers over which the girls at the Hampstead Club pored, before they went off to their various avocations, staring, half-realising only.
(used of eyes) open and fixed as if in fear or wonder
From this reading It was in all the papers over which the girls at the Hampstead Club pored, before they went off to their various avocations, staring, half-realising only.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The Tuesday morning that brought Gwenna's wedding-day as the morning of the official declaration of war.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HASTE TO THE WEDDING!
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It was in all the papers over which the girls at the Hampstead Club pored, before they went off to their various avocations, staring, half-realising only.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was in all the papers over which the girls at the Hampstead Club pored, before they went off to their various avocations, staring, half-realising only.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading HASTE TO THE WEDDING!
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading "Can it be true?...
the third day of the week; the second working day
From this reading The Tuesday morning that brought Gwenna's wedding-day as the morning of the official declaration of war.
of many different kinds purposefully arranged but lacking any uniformity
From this reading It was in all the papers over which the girls at the Hampstead Club pored, before they went off to their various avocations, staring, half-realising only.
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading The Tuesday morning that brought Gwenna's wedding-day as the morning of the official declaration of war.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was in all the papers over which the girls at the Hampstead Club pored, before they went off to their various avocations, staring, half-realising only.
the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed
From this reading HASTE TO THE WEDDING!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Tuesday morning that brought Gwenna's wedding-day as the morning of the official declaration of war.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading It was in all the papers over which the girls at the Hampstead Club pored, before they went off to their various avocations, staring, half-realising only.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was in all the papers over which the girls at the Hampstead Club pored, before they went off to their various avocations, staring, half-realising only.
Chapter 26 of The Boy with Wings by Berta Ruck holds 229 sentences, grouped into 46 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 26 holds 229 sentences of The Boy with Wings, unabridged, divided into 46 reading sections.
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