Chapter 4 of The Canadian Photoplay title of The Land is here in full — 246 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The Canadian Photoplay title of The Land is here in full — 246 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I thought they were never going. Well?" It was Miss Pringle who had come in from her retreat in the garden, eager to hear the news the moment she had seen the Wickhams driving away. Nora turned and looked at her without a word. Miss Pringle was genuinely startled at the drawn look on her face.
Chapter 4 of The Canadian Photoplay title of The Land is here in full — 246 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering
From this reading “Miss Pringle was genuinely startled at the drawn look on her face.”
having the power of driving or impelling
From this reading “It was Miss Pringle who had come in from her retreat in the garden, eager to hear the news the moment she had seen the Wickhams driving away.”
having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy
From this reading “It was Miss Pringle who had come in from her retreat in the garden, eager to hear the news the moment she had seen the Wickhams driving away.”
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading “It was Miss Pringle who had come in from her retreat in the garden, eager to hear the news the moment she had seen the Wickhams driving away.”
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading “Miss Pringle was genuinely startled at the drawn look on her face.”
information about recent and important events
From this reading “It was Miss Pringle who had come in from her retreat in the garden, eager to hear the news the moment she had seen the Wickhams driving away.”
(military) withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position to escape the enemy's superior forces or after a defeat
From this reading “It was Miss Pringle who had come in from her retreat in the garden, eager to hear the news the moment she had seen the Wickhams driving away.”
excited by sudden surprise or alarm and making a quick involuntary movement
From this reading “Miss Pringle was genuinely startled at the drawn look on her face.”
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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 Nora turned and looked at her without a word.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Nora turned and looked at her without a word.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Nora turned and looked at her without a word.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading It was Miss Pringle who had come in from her retreat in the garden, eager to hear the news the moment she had seen the Wickhams driving away.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading It was Miss Pringle who had come in from her retreat in the garden, eager to hear the news the moment she had seen the Wickhams driving away.
showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering
From this reading Miss Pringle was genuinely startled at the drawn look on her face.
having the power of driving or impelling
From this reading It was Miss Pringle who had come in from her retreat in the garden, eager to hear the news the moment she had seen the Wickhams driving away.
having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy
From this reading It was Miss Pringle who had come in from her retreat in the garden, eager to hear the news the moment she had seen the Wickhams driving away.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Miss Pringle was genuinely startled at the drawn look on her face.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was Miss Pringle who had come in from her retreat in the garden, eager to hear the news the moment she had seen the Wickhams driving away.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading It was Miss Pringle who had come in from her retreat in the garden, eager to hear the news the moment she had seen the Wickhams driving away.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading Miss Pringle was genuinely startled at the drawn look on her face.
the act of departing
From this reading "I thought they were never going.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was Miss Pringle who had come in from her retreat in the garden, eager to hear the news the moment she had seen the Wickhams driving away.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading It was Miss Pringle who had come in from her retreat in the garden, eager to hear the news the moment she had seen the Wickhams driving away.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It was Miss Pringle who had come in from her retreat in the garden, eager to hear the news the moment she had seen the Wickhams driving away.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I thought they were never going.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was Miss Pringle who had come in from her retreat in the garden, eager to hear the news the moment she had seen the Wickhams driving away.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was Miss Pringle who had come in from her retreat in the garden, eager to hear the news the moment she had seen the Wickhams driving away.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Miss Pringle was genuinely startled at the drawn look on her face.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Nora turned and looked at her without a word.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading It was Miss Pringle who had come in from her retreat in the garden, eager to hear the news the moment she had seen the Wickhams driving away.
a particular point in time
From this reading It was Miss Pringle who had come in from her retreat in the garden, eager to hear the news the moment she had seen the Wickhams driving away.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "I thought they were never going.
information about recent and important events
From this reading It was Miss Pringle who had come in from her retreat in the garden, eager to hear the news the moment she had seen the Wickhams driving away.
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From this reading Nora turned and looked at her without a word.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Miss Pringle was genuinely startled at the drawn look on her face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was Miss Pringle who had come in from her retreat in the garden, eager to hear the news the moment she had seen the Wickhams driving away.
(military) withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position to escape the enemy's superior forces or after a defeat
From this reading It was Miss Pringle who had come in from her retreat in the garden, eager to hear the news the moment she had seen the Wickhams driving away.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading It was Miss Pringle who had come in from her retreat in the garden, eager to hear the news the moment she had seen the Wickhams driving away.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was Miss Pringle who had come in from her retreat in the garden, eager to hear the news the moment she had seen the Wickhams driving away.
excited by sudden surprise or alarm and making a quick involuntary movement
From this reading Miss Pringle was genuinely startled at the drawn look on her face.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was Miss Pringle who had come in from her retreat in the garden, eager to hear the news the moment she had seen the Wickhams driving away.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I thought they were never going.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "I thought they were never going.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was Miss Pringle who had come in from her retreat in the garden, eager to hear the news the moment she had seen the Wickhams driving away.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Nora turned and looked at her without a word.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was Miss Pringle who had come in from her retreat in the garden, eager to hear the news the moment she had seen the Wickhams driving away.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Well?"
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "I thought they were never going.
which person or people
From this reading It was Miss Pringle who had come in from her retreat in the garden, eager to hear the news the moment she had seen the Wickhams driving away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was Miss Pringle who had come in from her retreat in the garden, eager to hear the news the moment she had seen the Wickhams driving away.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Nora turned and looked at her without a word.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading Nora turned and looked at her without a word.
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