Chapter 22 of The Flight of the Shadow is here in full — 76 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXII
Chapter 22 of The Flight of the Shadow is here in full — 76 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
LETTER AND ANSWER. We did hear of her before long. The next morning a letter was handed to my uncle as we sat at breakfast. He looked hard at the address, changed countenance, and frowned very dark, but I could not read the frown. Then his face cleared a little; he opened, read, and handed the letter to me.
Chapter 22 of The Flight of the Shadow is here in full — 76 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/15 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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speak to
From this reading “He looked hard at the address, changed countenance, and frowned very dark, but I could not read the frown.”
eat an early morning meal
From this reading “The next morning a letter was handed to my uncle as we sat at breakfast.”
made or become different in nature or form
From this reading “He looked hard at the address, changed countenance, and frowned very dark, but I could not read the frown.”
rid of objects or obstructions such as e.g. trees and brush
From this reading “Then his face cleared a little; he opened, read, and handed the letter to me.”
the appearance conveyed by a person's face
From this reading “He looked hard at the address, changed countenance, and frowned very dark, but I could not read the frown.”
look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval
From this reading “He looked hard at the address, changed countenance, and frowned very dark, but I could not read the frown.”
past form of “frown” — look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval
From this reading “He looked hard at the address, changed countenance, and frowned very dark, but I could not read the frown.”
having or involving the use of hands
From this reading “The next morning a letter was handed to my uncle as we sat at breakfast.”
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 before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The next morning a letter was handed to my uncle as we sat at breakfast.
speak to
From this reading He looked hard at the address, changed countenance, and frowned very dark, but I could not read the frown.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading LETTER AND ANSWER.
react verbally
From this reading LETTER AND ANSWER.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The next morning a letter was handed to my uncle as we sat at breakfast.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The next morning a letter was handed to my uncle as we sat at breakfast.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading We did hear of her before long.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading The next morning a letter was handed to my uncle as we sat at breakfast.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He looked hard at the address, changed countenance, and frowned very dark, but I could not read the frown.
made or become different in nature or form
From this reading He looked hard at the address, changed countenance, and frowned very dark, but I could not read the frown.
rid of objects or obstructions such as e.g. trees and brush
From this reading Then his face cleared a little; he opened, read, and handed the letter to me.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He looked hard at the address, changed countenance, and frowned very dark, but I could not read the frown.
the appearance conveyed by a person's face
From this reading He looked hard at the address, changed countenance, and frowned very dark, but I could not read the frown.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading He looked hard at the address, changed countenance, and frowned very dark, but I could not read the frown.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading We did hear of her before long.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Then his face cleared a little; he opened, read, and handed the letter to me.
look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval
From this reading He looked hard at the address, changed countenance, and frowned very dark, but I could not read the frown.
past form of “frown” — look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval
From this reading He looked hard at the address, changed countenance, and frowned very dark, but I could not read the frown.
having or involving the use of hands
From this reading The next morning a letter was handed to my uncle as we sat at breakfast.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading He looked hard at the address, changed countenance, and frowned very dark, but I could not read the frown.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He looked hard at the address, changed countenance, and frowned very dark, but I could not read the frown.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading We did hear of her before long.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading We did hear of her before long.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Then his face cleared a little; he opened, read, and handed the letter to me.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading He looked hard at the address, changed countenance, and frowned very dark, but I could not read the frown.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading LETTER AND ANSWER.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Then his face cleared a little; he opened, read, and handed the letter to me.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading We did hear of her before long.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading He looked hard at the address, changed countenance, and frowned very dark, but I could not read the frown.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Then his face cleared a little; he opened, read, and handed the letter to me.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading The next morning a letter was handed to my uncle as we sat at breakfast.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The next morning a letter was handed to my uncle as we sat at breakfast.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading The next morning a letter was handed to my uncle as we sat at breakfast.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He looked hard at the address, changed countenance, and frowned very dark, but I could not read the frown.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We did hear of her before long.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading Then his face cleared a little; he opened, read, and handed the letter to me.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading He looked hard at the address, changed countenance, and frowned very dark, but I could not read the frown.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading The next morning a letter was handed to my uncle as we sat at breakfast.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The next morning a letter was handed to my uncle as we sat at breakfast.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then his face cleared a little; he opened, read, and handed the letter to me.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The next morning a letter was handed to my uncle as we sat at breakfast.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading The next morning a letter was handed to my uncle as we sat at breakfast.
precisely as stated
From this reading He looked hard at the address, changed countenance, and frowned very dark, but I could not read the frown.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The next morning a letter was handed to my uncle as we sat at breakfast.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We did hear of her before long.
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