Chapter 21 of The Broom-Squire is here in full — 118 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 21 of The Broom-Squire is here in full — 118 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
POISON. The Broom-Squire did not recover from his wound with the rapidity that might have been expected. His blood was fevered, his head in a whirl. He could not forget what his sister had said to him relative to Mehetabel and Iver. Jealousy gnawed in his heart like a worm.
Chapter 21 of The Broom-Squire is here in full — 118 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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highly or nervously excited
From this reading “His blood was fevered, his head in a whirl.”
past form of “gnaw” — bite or chew on with the teeth
From this reading “Jealousy gnawed in his heart like a worm.”
comparative of “iv” — being one more than three
From this reading “He could not forget what his sister had said to him relative to Mehetabel and Iver.”
spoil as if by poison
From this reading “POISON.”
a rate that is rapid
From this reading “The Broom-Squire did not recover from his wound with the rapidity that might have been expected.”
a person related by blood or marriage
From this reading “He could not forget what his sister had said to him relative to Mehetabel and Iver.”
turn in a twisting or spinning motion
From this reading “His blood was fevered, his head in a whirl.”
any of numerous relatively small elongated soft-bodied animals especially of the phyla Annelida and Chaetognatha and Nematoda and Nemertea and Platyhelminthes; also many insect larvae
From this reading “Jealousy gnawed in his heart like a worm.”
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In this reading “The Broom-Squire did not recover from his wound with the rapidity that might have been expected.”
In this reading “The Broom-Squire did not recover from his wound with the rapidity that might have been expected.”
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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 His blood was fevered, his head in a whirl.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He could not forget what his sister had said to him relative to Mehetabel and Iver.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The Broom-Squire did not recover from his wound with the rapidity that might have been expected.
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading His blood was fevered, his head in a whirl.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Broom-Squire did not recover from his wound with the rapidity that might have been expected.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He could not forget what his sister had said to him relative to Mehetabel and Iver.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The Broom-Squire did not recover from his wound with the rapidity that might have been expected.
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading The Broom-Squire did not recover from his wound with the rapidity that might have been expected.
highly or nervously excited
From this reading His blood was fevered, his head in a whirl.
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading He could not forget what his sister had said to him relative to Mehetabel and Iver.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The Broom-Squire did not recover from his wound with the rapidity that might have been expected.
past form of “gnaw” — bite or chew on with the teeth
From this reading Jealousy gnawed in his heart like a worm.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He could not forget what his sister had said to him relative to Mehetabel and Iver.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The Broom-Squire did not recover from his wound with the rapidity that might have been expected.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He could not forget what his sister had said to him relative to Mehetabel and Iver.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading His blood was fevered, his head in a whirl.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Jealousy gnawed in his heart like a worm.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He could not forget what his sister had said to him relative to Mehetabel and Iver.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Broom-Squire did not recover from his wound with the rapidity that might have been expected.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading His blood was fevered, his head in a whirl.
comparative of “iv” — being one more than three
From this reading He could not forget what his sister had said to him relative to Mehetabel and Iver.
a feeling of jealous envy (especially of a rival)
From this reading Jealousy gnawed in his heart like a worm.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Jealousy gnawed in his heart like a worm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He could not forget what his sister had said to him relative to Mehetabel and Iver.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading The Broom-Squire did not recover from his wound with the rapidity that might have been expected.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The Broom-Squire did not recover from his wound with the rapidity that might have been expected.
spoil as if by poison
From this reading POISON.
a rate that is rapid
From this reading The Broom-Squire did not recover from his wound with the rapidity that might have been expected.
get or find back; recover the use of
From this reading The Broom-Squire did not recover from his wound with the rapidity that might have been expected.
a person related by blood or marriage
From this reading He could not forget what his sister had said to him relative to Mehetabel and Iver.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading He could not forget what his sister had said to him relative to Mehetabel and Iver.
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading He could not forget what his sister had said to him relative to Mehetabel and Iver.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The Broom-Squire did not recover from his wound with the rapidity that might have been expected.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Broom-Squire did not recover from his wound with the rapidity that might have been expected.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He could not forget what his sister had said to him relative to Mehetabel and Iver.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His blood was fevered, his head in a whirl.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He could not forget what his sister had said to him relative to Mehetabel and Iver.
turn in a twisting or spinning motion
From this reading His blood was fevered, his head in a whirl.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Broom-Squire did not recover from his wound with the rapidity that might have been expected.
any of numerous relatively small elongated soft-bodied animals especially of the phyla Annelida and Chaetognatha and Nematoda and Nemertea and Platyhelminthes; also many insect larvae
From this reading Jealousy gnawed in his heart like a worm.
an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)
From this reading The Broom-Squire did not recover from his wound with the rapidity that might have been expected.
Chapter 21 of The Broom-Squire by S. (Sabine) Baring-Gould holds 118 sentences, grouped into 24 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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