Chapter 28 of The Dim Lantern is here in full — 114 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 28 of The Dim Lantern is here in full — 114 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
IN THE PINE GROVE It was on the way home that Jane had said to Baldy: “I feel like a selfish pig.” “Why, my dear?” “To take your precious prize before it is cold. It doesn’t seem right.” “It isn’t a question of right or wrong.
Chapter 28 of The Dim Lantern is here in full — 114 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a small growth of trees without underbrush
From this reading “IN THE PINE GROVE It was on the way home that Jane had said to Baldy: “I feel like a selfish pig.””
domestic swine
From this reading “IN THE PINE GROVE It was on the way home that Jane had said to Baldy: “I feel like a selfish pig.””
a coniferous tree
From this reading “IN THE PINE GROVE It was on the way home that Jane had said to Baldy: “I feel like a selfish pig.””
characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for
From this reading ““To take your precious prize before it is cold.”
something given for victory or superiority in a contest or competition or for winning a lottery
From this reading ““To take your precious prize before it is cold.”
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading “It doesn’t seem right.””
concerned chiefly or only with yourself and your advantage to the exclusion of others
From this reading “IN THE PINE GROVE It was on the way home that Jane had said to Baldy: “I feel like a selfish pig.””
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading ““It isn’t a question of right or wrong.”
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.
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In this reading “IN THE PINE GROVE It was on the way home that Jane had said to Baldy: “I feel like a selfish pig.””
In this reading “IN THE PINE GROVE It was on the way home that Jane had said to Baldy: “I feel like a selfish pig.””
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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 IN THE PINE GROVE It was on the way home that Jane had said to Baldy: “I feel like a selfish pig.”
a person whose head is bald or shaved
From this reading IN THE PINE GROVE It was on the way home that Jane had said to Baldy: “I feel like a selfish pig.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “To take your precious prize before it is cold.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading “To take your precious prize before it is cold.
dearly loved
From this reading “Why, my dear?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It doesn’t seem right.”
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading IN THE PINE GROVE It was on the way home that Jane had said to Baldy: “I feel like a selfish pig.”
a small growth of trees without underbrush
From this reading IN THE PINE GROVE It was on the way home that Jane had said to Baldy: “I feel like a selfish pig.”
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading IN THE PINE GROVE It was on the way home that Jane had said to Baldy: “I feel like a selfish pig.”
where you live at a particular time
From this reading IN THE PINE GROVE It was on the way home that Jane had said to Baldy: “I feel like a selfish pig.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading IN THE PINE GROVE It was on the way home that Jane had said to Baldy: “I feel like a selfish pig.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN THE PINE GROVE It was on the way home that Jane had said to Baldy: “I feel like a selfish pig.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “To take your precious prize before it is cold.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It isn’t a question of right or wrong.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading IN THE PINE GROVE It was on the way home that Jane had said to Baldy: “I feel like a selfish pig.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading IN THE PINE GROVE It was on the way home that Jane had said to Baldy: “I feel like a selfish pig.”
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading IN THE PINE GROVE It was on the way home that Jane had said to Baldy: “I feel like a selfish pig.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Why, my dear?”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “It isn’t a question of right or wrong.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading IN THE PINE GROVE It was on the way home that Jane had said to Baldy: “I feel like a selfish pig.”
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “It isn’t a question of right or wrong.
domestic swine
From this reading IN THE PINE GROVE It was on the way home that Jane had said to Baldy: “I feel like a selfish pig.”
a coniferous tree
From this reading IN THE PINE GROVE It was on the way home that Jane had said to Baldy: “I feel like a selfish pig.”
characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for
From this reading “To take your precious prize before it is cold.
something given for victory or superiority in a contest or competition or for winning a lottery
From this reading “To take your precious prize before it is cold.
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading “It isn’t a question of right or wrong.
precisely, exactly
From this reading It doesn’t seem right.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading IN THE PINE GROVE It was on the way home that Jane had said to Baldy: “I feel like a selfish pig.”
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading It doesn’t seem right.”
concerned chiefly or only with yourself and your advantage to the exclusion of others
From this reading IN THE PINE GROVE It was on the way home that Jane had said to Baldy: “I feel like a selfish pig.”
carry out
From this reading “To take your precious prize before it is cold.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading IN THE PINE GROVE It was on the way home that Jane had said to Baldy: “I feel like a selfish pig.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN THE PINE GROVE It was on the way home that Jane had said to Baldy: “I feel like a selfish pig.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading IN THE PINE GROVE It was on the way home that Jane had said to Baldy: “I feel like a selfish pig.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IN THE PINE GROVE It was on the way home that Jane had said to Baldy: “I feel like a selfish pig.”
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading IN THE PINE GROVE It was on the way home that Jane had said to Baldy: “I feel like a selfish pig.”
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “Why, my dear?”
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading “It isn’t a question of right or wrong.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “To take your precious prize before it is cold.
Chapter 28 of The Dim Lantern by Temple Bailey holds 114 sentences, grouped into 23 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 28 holds 114 sentences of The Dim Lantern, unabridged, divided into 23 reading sections.
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