Chapter 27 of The Branding Iron is here in full — 175 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 27 of The Branding Iron is here in full — 175 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE SPIDER "Hullo. Is this Mrs. Morena?" Betty held the receiver languidly. Her face had grown very thin and her eyes were patient. They were staring now absently through the front window of Woodward Kane's sitting-room at a day of driving April rain.
Chapter 27 of The Branding Iron is here in full — 175 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the month following March and preceding May
From this reading “They were staring now absently through the front window of Woodward Kane's sitting-room at a day of driving April rain.”
having the power of driving or impelling
From this reading “They were staring now absently through the front window of Woodward Kane's sitting-room at a day of driving April rain.”
(of animals) fully developed
From this reading “Her face had grown very thin and her eyes were patient.”
a person who requires medical care
From this reading “Her face had grown very thin and her eyes were patient.”
set that receives radio or tv signals
From this reading “Betty held the receiver languidly.”
predatory arachnid with eight legs, two poison fangs, two feelers, and usually two silk-spinning organs at the back end of the body; they spin silk to make cocoons for eggs or traps for prey
From this reading “THE SPIDER "Hullo.”
(used of eyes) open and fixed as if in fear or wonder
From this reading “They were staring now absently through the front window of Woodward Kane's sitting-room at a day of driving April rain.”
United States historian (1908-1999)
From this reading “They were staring now absently through the front window of Woodward Kane's sitting-room at a day of driving April rain.”
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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 They were staring now absently through the front window of Woodward Kane's sitting-room at a day of driving April rain.
in an absentminded or preoccupied manner
From this reading They were staring now absently through the front window of Woodward Kane's sitting-room at a day of driving April rain.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Her face had grown very thin and her eyes were patient.
the month following March and preceding May
From this reading They were staring now absently through the front window of Woodward Kane's sitting-room at a day of driving April rain.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They were staring now absently through the front window of Woodward Kane's sitting-room at a day of driving April rain.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Betty held the receiver languidly.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading They were staring now absently through the front window of Woodward Kane's sitting-room at a day of driving April rain.
having the power of driving or impelling
From this reading They were staring now absently through the front window of Woodward Kane's sitting-room at a day of driving April rain.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Her face had grown very thin and her eyes were patient.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Her face had grown very thin and her eyes were patient.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading They were staring now absently through the front window of Woodward Kane's sitting-room at a day of driving April rain.
(of animals) fully developed
From this reading Her face had grown very thin and her eyes were patient.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Her face had grown very thin and her eyes were patient.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading Betty held the receiver languidly.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her face had grown very thin and her eyes were patient.
an expression of greeting
From this reading THE SPIDER "Hullo.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Is this Mrs. Morena?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They were staring now absently through the front window of Woodward Kane's sitting-room at a day of driving April rain.
in a languid and lethargic manner
From this reading Betty held the receiver languidly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Is this Mrs. Morena?"
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Is this Mrs. Morena?"
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading They were staring now absently through the front window of Woodward Kane's sitting-room at a day of driving April rain.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They were staring now absently through the front window of Woodward Kane's sitting-room at a day of driving April rain.
a person who requires medical care
From this reading Her face had grown very thin and her eyes were patient.
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading They were staring now absently through the front window of Woodward Kane's sitting-room at a day of driving April rain.
set that receives radio or tv signals
From this reading Betty held the receiver languidly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They were staring now absently through the front window of Woodward Kane's sitting-room at a day of driving April rain.
predatory arachnid with eight legs, two poison fangs, two feelers, and usually two silk-spinning organs at the back end of the body; they spin silk to make cocoons for eggs or traps for prey
From this reading THE SPIDER "Hullo.
(used of eyes) open and fixed as if in fear or wonder
From this reading They were staring now absently through the front window of Woodward Kane's sitting-room at a day of driving April rain.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SPIDER "Hullo.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were staring now absently through the front window of Woodward Kane's sitting-room at a day of driving April rain.
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading Her face had grown very thin and her eyes were patient.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Is this Mrs. Morena?"
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading They were staring now absently through the front window of Woodward Kane's sitting-room at a day of driving April rain.
precisely as stated
From this reading Her face had grown very thin and her eyes were patient.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Her face had grown very thin and her eyes were patient.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading They were staring now absently through the front window of Woodward Kane's sitting-room at a day of driving April rain.
United States historian (1908-1999)
From this reading They were staring now absently through the front window of Woodward Kane's sitting-room at a day of driving April rain.
Chapter 27 of The Branding Iron by Katharine Newlin Burt holds 175 sentences, grouped into 35 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 27 holds 175 sentences of The Branding Iron, unabridged, divided into 35 reading sections.
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