Chapter 21 of The Chapel on the Hill is here in full — 39 sentences across 8 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 21 of The Chapel on the Hill is here in full — 39 sentences across 8 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WHEN I returned to Fleetwater, Marion was gone. It was better so, I felt, much as I missed her. Indeed, our last good-bye had been said in the place she had chosen for it,—on the Chapel Hill where she had turned and left me. Two days later Eric’s verdict on the picture came. It was short and to the point.
Chapter 21 of The Chapel on the Hill is here in full — 39 sentences across 8 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a place of worship that has its own altar
From this reading “Indeed, our last good-bye had been said in the place she had chosen for it,—on the Chapel Hill where she had turned and left me.”
one who is the object of choice; who is given preference
From this reading “Indeed, our last good-bye had been said in the place she had chosen for it,—on the Chapel Hill where she had turned and left me.”
a farewell remark
From this reading “Indeed, our last good-bye had been said in the place she had chosen for it,—on the Chapel Hill where she had turned and left me.”
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading “Indeed, our last good-bye had been said in the place she had chosen for it,—on the Chapel Hill where she had turned and left me.”
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading “Two days later Eric’s verdict on the picture came.”
not caught with the senses or the mind
From this reading “It was better so, I felt, much as I missed her.”
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading “Two days later Eric’s verdict on the picture came.”
(law) the findings of a jury on issues of fact submitted to it for decision; can be used in formulating a judgment
From this reading “Two days later Eric’s verdict on the picture came.”
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.
In this reading “Two days later Eric’s verdict on the picture came.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Indeed, our last good-bye had been said in the place she had chosen for it,—on the Chapel Hill where she had turned and left me.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was better so, I felt, much as I missed her.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Indeed, our last good-bye had been said in the place she had chosen for it,—on the Chapel Hill where she had turned and left me.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading It was better so, I felt, much as I missed her.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Two days later Eric’s verdict on the picture came.
a place of worship that has its own altar
From this reading Indeed, our last good-bye had been said in the place she had chosen for it,—on the Chapel Hill where she had turned and left me.
one who is the object of choice; who is given preference
From this reading Indeed, our last good-bye had been said in the place she had chosen for it,—on the Chapel Hill where she had turned and left me.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Two days later Eric’s verdict on the picture came.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Two days later Eric’s verdict on the picture came.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading It was better so, I felt, much as I missed her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WHEN I returned to Fleetwater, Marion was gone.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Indeed, our last good-bye had been said in the place she had chosen for it,—on the Chapel Hill where she had turned and left me.
destroyed or killed
From this reading WHEN I returned to Fleetwater, Marion was gone.
a farewell remark
From this reading Indeed, our last good-bye had been said in the place she had chosen for it,—on the Chapel Hill where she had turned and left me.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Indeed, our last good-bye had been said in the place she had chosen for it,—on the Chapel Hill where she had turned and left me.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It was better so, I felt, much as I missed her.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading Indeed, our last good-bye had been said in the place she had chosen for it,—on the Chapel Hill where she had turned and left me.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading WHEN I returned to Fleetwater, Marion was gone.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Indeed, our last good-bye had been said in the place she had chosen for it,—on the Chapel Hill where she had turned and left me.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading Indeed, our last good-bye had been said in the place she had chosen for it,—on the Chapel Hill where she had turned and left me.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was better so, I felt, much as I missed her.
immediately past
From this reading Indeed, our last good-bye had been said in the place she had chosen for it,—on the Chapel Hill where she had turned and left me.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading Two days later Eric’s verdict on the picture came.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Indeed, our last good-bye had been said in the place she had chosen for it,—on the Chapel Hill where she had turned and left me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WHEN I returned to Fleetwater, Marion was gone.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Indeed, our last good-bye had been said in the place she had chosen for it,—on the Chapel Hill where she had turned and left me.
not caught with the senses or the mind
From this reading It was better so, I felt, much as I missed her.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading It was better so, I felt, much as I missed her.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Indeed, our last good-bye had been said in the place she had chosen for it,—on the Chapel Hill where she had turned and left me.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Indeed, our last good-bye had been said in the place she had chosen for it,—on the Chapel Hill where she had turned and left me.
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading Two days later Eric’s verdict on the picture came.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Indeed, our last good-bye had been said in the place she had chosen for it,—on the Chapel Hill where she had turned and left me.
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading It was short and to the point.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading WHEN I returned to Fleetwater, Marion was gone.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Indeed, our last good-bye had been said in the place she had chosen for it,—on the Chapel Hill where she had turned and left me.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Indeed, our last good-bye had been said in the place she had chosen for it,—on the Chapel Hill where she had turned and left me.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading It was short and to the point.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It was better so, I felt, much as I missed her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Indeed, our last good-bye had been said in the place she had chosen for it,—on the Chapel Hill where she had turned and left me.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading WHEN I returned to Fleetwater, Marion was gone.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Indeed, our last good-bye had been said in the place she had chosen for it,—on the Chapel Hill where she had turned and left me.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Two days later Eric’s verdict on the picture came.
(law) the findings of a jury on issues of fact submitted to it for decision; can be used in formulating a judgment
From this reading Two days later Eric’s verdict on the picture came.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading WHEN I returned to Fleetwater, Marion was gone.
at the time that
From this reading WHEN I returned to Fleetwater, Marion was gone.
in or at the place that
From this reading Indeed, our last good-bye had been said in the place she had chosen for it,—on the Chapel Hill where she had turned and left me.
Chapter 21 of The Chapel on the Hill by Alfred Pretor holds 39 sentences, grouped into 8 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 21 holds 39 sentences of The Chapel on the Hill, unabridged, divided into 8 reading sections.
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