Chapter 10 of The Devil's Garden is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The Devil's Garden is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The road was empty again when the pastor came out and locked the chapel door behind him. He spoke to Dale with a gentle cheerfulness. "Good day, friend Dale." Dale, not too well pleased with this easy and familiar mode of address, replied stiffly. "I wish you good day, Mr. Osborn."
Chapter 10 of The Devil's Garden is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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speak to
From this reading “Dale, not too well pleased with this easy and familiar mode of address, replied stiffly.”
a place of worship that has its own altar
From this reading “The road was empty again when the pastor came out and locked the chapel door behind him.”
the quality of being cheerful and dispelling gloom
From this reading “He spoke to Dale with a gentle cheerfulness.”
an open river valley (in a hilly area)
From this reading “He spoke to Dale with a gentle cheerfulness.”
past form of “lock” — fasten with a lock
From this reading “The road was empty again when the pastor came out and locked the chapel door behind him.”
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “Dale, not too well pleased with this easy and familiar mode of address, replied stiffly.”
a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading “The road was empty again when the pastor came out and locked the chapel door behind him.”
in a stiff manner
From this reading “Dale, not too well pleased with this easy and familiar mode of address, replied stiffly.”
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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 He spoke to Dale with a gentle cheerfulness.
speak to
From this reading Dale, not too well pleased with this easy and familiar mode of address, replied stiffly.
anew
From this reading The road was empty again when the pastor came out and locked the chapel door behind him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The road was empty again when the pastor came out and locked the chapel door behind him.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading The road was empty again when the pastor came out and locked the chapel door behind him.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The road was empty again when the pastor came out and locked the chapel door behind him.
a place of worship that has its own altar
From this reading The road was empty again when the pastor came out and locked the chapel door behind him.
the quality of being cheerful and dispelling gloom
From this reading He spoke to Dale with a gentle cheerfulness.
an open river valley (in a hilly area)
From this reading He spoke to Dale with a gentle cheerfulness.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading "Good day, friend Dale."
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading The road was empty again when the pastor came out and locked the chapel door behind him.
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading Dale, not too well pleased with this easy and familiar mode of address, replied stiffly.
make void or empty of contents
From this reading The road was empty again when the pastor came out and locked the chapel door behind him.
well known or easily recognized
From this reading Dale, not too well pleased with this easy and familiar mode of address, replied stiffly.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading "Good day, friend Dale."
soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe
From this reading He spoke to Dale with a gentle cheerfulness.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "Good day, friend Dale."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He spoke to Dale with a gentle cheerfulness.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The road was empty again when the pastor came out and locked the chapel door behind him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I wish you good day, Mr. Osborn."
past form of “lock” — fasten with a lock
From this reading The road was empty again when the pastor came out and locked the chapel door behind him.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Dale, not too well pleased with this easy and familiar mode of address, replied stiffly.
a form of address for a man
From this reading "I wish you good day, Mr. Osborn."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Dale, not too well pleased with this easy and familiar mode of address, replied stiffly.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Dale, not too well pleased with this easy and familiar mode of address, replied stiffly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I wish you good day, Mr. Osborn."
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The road was empty again when the pastor came out and locked the chapel door behind him.
a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading The road was empty again when the pastor came out and locked the chapel door behind him.
experiencing or manifesting pleasure
From this reading Dale, not too well pleased with this easy and familiar mode of address, replied stiffly.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading Dale, not too well pleased with this easy and familiar mode of address, replied stiffly.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading The road was empty again when the pastor came out and locked the chapel door behind him.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading He spoke to Dale with a gentle cheerfulness.
in a stiff manner
From this reading Dale, not too well pleased with this easy and familiar mode of address, replied stiffly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The road was empty again when the pastor came out and locked the chapel door behind him.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Dale, not too well pleased with this easy and familiar mode of address, replied stiffly.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He spoke to Dale with a gentle cheerfulness.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Dale, not too well pleased with this easy and familiar mode of address, replied stiffly.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The road was empty again when the pastor came out and locked the chapel door behind him.
(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 Dale, not too well pleased with this easy and familiar mode of address, replied stiffly.
at the time that
From this reading The road was empty again when the pastor came out and locked the chapel door behind him.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading "I wish you good day, Mr. Osborn."
in the company of; together with
From this reading He spoke to Dale with a gentle cheerfulness.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I wish you good day, Mr. Osborn."
Chapter 10 of The Devil's Garden by W. B. (William Babington) Maxwell holds 406 sentences, grouped into 82 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 10 holds 406 sentences of The Devil's Garden, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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