Chapter 29 of The defender is here in full — 34 sentences across 7 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 29 of The defender is here in full — 34 sentences across 7 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The next two weeks sped by. There were visits to Marfa and the children, plans to be made and discussed. And several times Kamov called to report cheerfully that everything he had undertaken to do was progressing splendidly. According to him, the people of the valley were at first completely overwhelmed by his news. “Have you heard?
Chapter 29 of The defender is here in full — 34 sentences across 7 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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in a cheerful manner
From this reading “And several times Kamov called to report cheerfully that everything he had undertaken to do was progressing splendidly.”
past form of “discuss” — to consider or examine in speech or writing
From this reading “There were visits to Marfa and the children, plans to be made and discussed.”
past form of “overwhelm” — overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli
From this reading “According to him, the people of the valley were at first completely overwhelmed by his news.”
-ing form of “progress” — develop in a positive way
From this reading “And several times Kamov called to report cheerfully that everything he had undertaken to do was progressing splendidly.”
inflected form of “speed” — move hurridly
From this reading “The next two weeks sped by.”
extremely well
From this reading “And several times Kamov called to report cheerfully that everything he had undertaken to do was progressing splendidly.”
inflected form of “undertake” — enter upon an activity or enterprise
From this reading “And several times Kamov called to report cheerfully that everything he had undertaken to do was progressing splendidly.”
plural of “visit” — the act of going to see some person or place or thing for a short time
From this reading “There were visits to Marfa and the children, plans to be made and discussed.”
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In this reading “And several times Kamov called to report cheerfully that everything he had undertaken to do was progressing splendidly.”
In this reading “According to him, the people of the valley were at first completely overwhelmed by his news.”
In this reading “The next two weeks sped by.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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(followed by “to”) in agreement with or accordant with
From this reading According to him, the people of the valley were at first completely overwhelmed by his news.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There were visits to Marfa and the children, plans to be made and discussed.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading According to him, the people of the valley were at first completely overwhelmed by his news.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There were visits to Marfa and the children, plans to be made and discussed.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The next two weeks sped by.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading And several times Kamov called to report cheerfully that everything he had undertaken to do was progressing splendidly.
in a cheerful manner
From this reading And several times Kamov called to report cheerfully that everything he had undertaken to do was progressing splendidly.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading There were visits to Marfa and the children, plans to be made and discussed.
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading According to him, the people of the valley were at first completely overwhelmed by his news.
past form of “discuss” — to consider or examine in speech or writing
From this reading There were visits to Marfa and the children, plans to be made and discussed.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading And several times Kamov called to report cheerfully that everything he had undertaken to do was progressing splendidly.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading And several times Kamov called to report cheerfully that everything he had undertaken to do was progressing splendidly.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading According to him, the people of the valley were at first completely overwhelmed by his news.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And several times Kamov called to report cheerfully that everything he had undertaken to do was progressing splendidly.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Have you heard?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And several times Kamov called to report cheerfully that everything he had undertaken to do was progressing splendidly.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading “Have you heard?
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading According to him, the people of the valley were at first completely overwhelmed by his news.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading According to him, the people of the valley were at first completely overwhelmed by his news.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And several times Kamov called to report cheerfully that everything he had undertaken to do was progressing splendidly.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading There were visits to Marfa and the children, plans to be made and discussed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were visits to Marfa and the children, plans to be made and discussed.
information about recent and important events
From this reading According to him, the people of the valley were at first completely overwhelmed by his news.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading The next two weeks sped by.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading According to him, the people of the valley were at first completely overwhelmed by his news.
past form of “overwhelm” — overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli
From this reading According to him, the people of the valley were at first completely overwhelmed by his news.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading According to him, the people of the valley were at first completely overwhelmed by his news.
plural of “plan” — a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished
From this reading There were visits to Marfa and the children, plans to be made and discussed.
-ing form of “progress” — develop in a positive way
From this reading And several times Kamov called to report cheerfully that everything he had undertaken to do was progressing splendidly.
to give an account or representation of in words
From this reading And several times Kamov called to report cheerfully that everything he had undertaken to do was progressing splendidly.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading And several times Kamov called to report cheerfully that everything he had undertaken to do was progressing splendidly.
inflected form of “speed” — move hurridly
From this reading The next two weeks sped by.
extremely well
From this reading And several times Kamov called to report cheerfully that everything he had undertaken to do was progressing splendidly.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And several times Kamov called to report cheerfully that everything he had undertaken to do was progressing splendidly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The next two weeks sped by.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There were visits to Marfa and the children, plans to be made and discussed.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading And several times Kamov called to report cheerfully that everything he had undertaken to do was progressing splendidly.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There were visits to Marfa and the children, plans to be made and discussed.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The next two weeks sped by.
inflected form of “undertake” — enter upon an activity or enterprise
From this reading And several times Kamov called to report cheerfully that everything he had undertaken to do was progressing splendidly.
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading According to him, the people of the valley were at first completely overwhelmed by his news.
plural of “visit” — the act of going to see some person or place or thing for a short time
From this reading There were visits to Marfa and the children, plans to be made and discussed.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And several times Kamov called to report cheerfully that everything he had undertaken to do was progressing splendidly.
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading The next two weeks sped by.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were visits to Marfa and the children, plans to be made and discussed.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Have you heard?
Chapter 29 of The defender by Nicholas Kalashnikoff holds 34 sentences, grouped into 7 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 29 holds 34 sentences of The defender, unabridged, divided into 7 reading sections.
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