Chapter 4 of The Dew of Their Youth is here in full — 118 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The Dew of Their Youth is here in full — 118 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE APOTHEOSIS OF AGNES ANNE No word or look included me in the invitation which Miss Irma tendered to my grandmother. Nevertheless I followed, not knowing what else to do. I felt huge, awkward, clumsy of build and knotty of elbow and knee. I was conscious that my knuckles were red. I felt in the way and unhappy.
Chapter 4 of The Dew of Their Youth is here in full — 118 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal
From this reading “THE APOTHEOSIS OF AGNES ANNE No word or look included me in the invitation which Miss Irma tendered to my grandmother.”
causing inconvenience
From this reading “I felt huge, awkward, clumsy of build and knotty of elbow and knee.”
lacking grace in movement or posture
From this reading “I felt huge, awkward, clumsy of build and knotty of elbow and knee.”
the mother of your father or mother
From this reading “THE APOTHEOSIS OF AGNES ANNE No word or look included me in the invitation which Miss Irma tendered to my grandmother.”
enclosed in the same envelope or package
From this reading “THE APOTHEOSIS OF AGNES ANNE No word or look included me in the invitation which Miss Irma tendered to my grandmother.”
making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe
From this reading “I felt huge, awkward, clumsy of build and knotty of elbow and knee.”
(used in the plural) a small metal weapon; worn over the knuckles on the back of the hand
From this reading “I was conscious that my knuckles were red.”
past form of “tender” — offer or present for acceptance
From this reading “THE APOTHEOSIS OF AGNES ANNE No word or look included me in the invitation which Miss Irma tendered to my grandmother.”
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From this reading THE APOTHEOSIS OF AGNES ANNE No word or look included me in the invitation which Miss Irma tendered to my grandmother.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I felt huge, awkward, clumsy of build and knotty of elbow and knee.
Queen of England and Scotland and Ireland; daughter if James II and the last of the Stuart monarchs; in 1707 she was the last English ruler to exercise the royal veto over parliament (1665-1714)
From this reading THE APOTHEOSIS OF AGNES ANNE No word or look included me in the invitation which Miss Irma tendered to my grandmother.
model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal
From this reading THE APOTHEOSIS OF AGNES ANNE No word or look included me in the invitation which Miss Irma tendered to my grandmother.
causing inconvenience
From this reading I felt huge, awkward, clumsy of build and knotty of elbow and knee.
make by combining materials and parts
From this reading I felt huge, awkward, clumsy of build and knotty of elbow and knee.
lacking grace in movement or posture
From this reading I felt huge, awkward, clumsy of build and knotty of elbow and knee.
intentionally conceived
From this reading I was conscious that my knuckles were red.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Nevertheless I followed, not knowing what else to do.
hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm and the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped
From this reading I felt huge, awkward, clumsy of build and knotty of elbow and knee.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nevertheless I followed, not knowing what else to do.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading I felt huge, awkward, clumsy of build and knotty of elbow and knee.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading Nevertheless I followed, not knowing what else to do.
the mother of your father or mother
From this reading THE APOTHEOSIS OF AGNES ANNE No word or look included me in the invitation which Miss Irma tendered to my grandmother.
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading I felt huge, awkward, clumsy of build and knotty of elbow and knee.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Nevertheless I followed, not knowing what else to do.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE APOTHEOSIS OF AGNES ANNE No word or look included me in the invitation which Miss Irma tendered to my grandmother.
enclosed in the same envelope or package
From this reading THE APOTHEOSIS OF AGNES ANNE No word or look included me in the invitation which Miss Irma tendered to my grandmother.
a request (spoken or written) to participate or be present or take part in something
From this reading THE APOTHEOSIS OF AGNES ANNE No word or look included me in the invitation which Miss Irma tendered to my grandmother.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE APOTHEOSIS OF AGNES ANNE No word or look included me in the invitation which Miss Irma tendered to my grandmother.
hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
From this reading I felt huge, awkward, clumsy of build and knotty of elbow and knee.
making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe
From this reading I felt huge, awkward, clumsy of build and knotty of elbow and knee.
evidencing the possession of inside information
From this reading Nevertheless I followed, not knowing what else to do.
(used in the plural) a small metal weapon; worn over the knuckles on the back of the hand
From this reading I was conscious that my knuckles were red.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading THE APOTHEOSIS OF AGNES ANNE No word or look included me in the invitation which Miss Irma tendered to my grandmother.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE APOTHEOSIS OF AGNES ANNE No word or look included me in the invitation which Miss Irma tendered to my grandmother.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading THE APOTHEOSIS OF AGNES ANNE No word or look included me in the invitation which Miss Irma tendered to my grandmother.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading THE APOTHEOSIS OF AGNES ANNE No word or look included me in the invitation which Miss Irma tendered to my grandmother.
in spite of what has just been said
From this reading Nevertheless I followed, not knowing what else to do.
not any; not one
From this reading THE APOTHEOSIS OF AGNES ANNE No word or look included me in the invitation which Miss Irma tendered to my grandmother.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Nevertheless I followed, not knowing what else to do.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE APOTHEOSIS OF AGNES ANNE No word or look included me in the invitation which Miss Irma tendered to my grandmother.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading THE APOTHEOSIS OF AGNES ANNE No word or look included me in the invitation which Miss Irma tendered to my grandmother.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading I was conscious that my knuckles were red.
past form of “tender” — offer or present for acceptance
From this reading THE APOTHEOSIS OF AGNES ANNE No word or look included me in the invitation which Miss Irma tendered to my grandmother.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I was conscious that my knuckles were red.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE APOTHEOSIS OF AGNES ANNE No word or look included me in the invitation which Miss Irma tendered to my grandmother.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE APOTHEOSIS OF AGNES ANNE No word or look included me in the invitation which Miss Irma tendered to my grandmother.
experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent
From this reading I felt in the way and unhappy.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was conscious that my knuckles were red.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading I felt in the way and unhappy.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I was conscious that my knuckles were red.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Nevertheless I followed, not knowing what else to do.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THE APOTHEOSIS OF AGNES ANNE No word or look included me in the invitation which Miss Irma tendered to my grandmother.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading THE APOTHEOSIS OF AGNES ANNE No word or look included me in the invitation which Miss Irma tendered to my grandmother.
Chapter 4 of The Dew of Their Youth by S. R. (Samuel Rutherford) Crockett 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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