Chapter 19 of The Forfeit is here in full — 302 sentences across 61 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 19 of The Forfeit is here in full — 302 sentences across 61 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AT BUD'S Supper was over when Jeff arrived. He came straight into the room where the colored girl had just finished clearing the table. Nan was returning a few odds and ends to their places. Bud had already lit his evening pipe preparatory to settling down for the brief interim before turning in for the night. There was no preamble.
Chapter 19 of The Forfeit is here in full — 302 sentences across 61 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a partially opened flower
From this reading “AT BUD'S Supper was over when Jeff arrived.”
possessive form of “bud” — a partially opened flower
From this reading “AT BUD'S Supper was over when Jeff arrived.”
the time between one event, process, or period and another
From this reading “Bud had already lit his evening pipe preparatory to settling down for the brief interim before turning in for the night.”
your grandmother
From this reading “Nan was returning a few odds and ends to their places.”
the likelihood of a thing occurring rather than not occurring
From this reading “Nan was returning a few odds and ends to their places.”
a preliminary introduction to a statute or constitution (usually explaining its purpose)
From this reading “There was no preamble.”
preceding and preparing for something
From this reading “Bud had already lit his evening pipe preparatory to settling down for the brief interim before turning in for the night.”
a gradual sinking to a lower level
From this reading “Bud had already lit his evening pipe preparatory to settling down for the brief interim before turning in for the night.”
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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 Nan was returning a few odds and ends to their places.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading Bud had already lit his evening pipe preparatory to settling down for the brief interim before turning in for the night.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Nan was returning a few odds and ends to their places.
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading AT BUD'S Supper was over when Jeff arrived.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AT BUD'S Supper was over when Jeff arrived.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Bud had already lit his evening pipe preparatory to settling down for the brief interim before turning in for the night.
of short duration or distance
From this reading Bud had already lit his evening pipe preparatory to settling down for the brief interim before turning in for the night.
a partially opened flower
From this reading Bud had already lit his evening pipe preparatory to settling down for the brief interim before turning in for the night.
possessive form of “bud” — a partially opened flower
From this reading AT BUD'S Supper was over when Jeff arrived.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading He came straight into the room where the colored girl had just finished clearing the table.
a tract of land with few or no trees in the middle of a wooded area
From this reading He came straight into the room where the colored girl had just finished clearing the table.
having color or a certain color; sometimes used in combination
From this reading He came straight into the room where the colored girl had just finished clearing the table.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Bud had already lit his evening pipe preparatory to settling down for the brief interim before turning in for the night.
plural of “end” — either extremity of something that has length
From this reading Nan was returning a few odds and ends to their places.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading Bud had already lit his evening pipe preparatory to settling down for the brief interim before turning in for the night.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading Nan was returning a few odds and ends to their places.
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading He came straight into the room where the colored girl had just finished clearing the table.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Bud had already lit his evening pipe preparatory to settling down for the brief interim before turning in for the night.
a young female
From this reading He came straight into the room where the colored girl had just finished clearing the table.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He came straight into the room where the colored girl had just finished clearing the table.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He came straight into the room where the colored girl had just finished clearing the table.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Bud had already lit his evening pipe preparatory to settling down for the brief interim before turning in for the night.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Bud had already lit his evening pipe preparatory to settling down for the brief interim before turning in for the night.
the time between one event, process, or period and another
From this reading Bud had already lit his evening pipe preparatory to settling down for the brief interim before turning in for the night.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He came straight into the room where the colored girl had just finished clearing the table.
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From this reading AT BUD'S Supper was over when Jeff arrived.
and nothing more
From this reading He came straight into the room where the colored girl had just finished clearing the table.
provided with artificial light
From this reading Bud had already lit his evening pipe preparatory to settling down for the brief interim before turning in for the night.
your grandmother
From this reading Nan was returning a few odds and ends to their places.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Bud had already lit his evening pipe preparatory to settling down for the brief interim before turning in for the night.
not any; not one
From this reading There was no preamble.
the likelihood of a thing occurring rather than not occurring
From this reading Nan was returning a few odds and ends to their places.
above and across; more than
From this reading AT BUD'S Supper was over when Jeff arrived.
a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco
From this reading Bud had already lit his evening pipe preparatory to settling down for the brief interim before turning in for the night.
plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Nan was returning a few odds and ends to their places.
a preliminary introduction to a statute or constitution (usually explaining its purpose)
From this reading There was no preamble.
preceding and preparing for something
From this reading Bud had already lit his evening pipe preparatory to settling down for the brief interim before turning in for the night.
tending to return to an earlier state
From this reading Nan was returning a few odds and ends to their places.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading He came straight into the room where the colored girl had just finished clearing the table.
a gradual sinking to a lower level
From this reading Bud had already lit his evening pipe preparatory to settling down for the brief interim before turning in for the night.
successive (without a break)
From this reading He came straight into the room where the colored girl had just finished clearing the table.
a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime
From this reading AT BUD'S Supper was over when Jeff arrived.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading He came straight into the room where the colored girl had just finished clearing the table.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He came straight into the room where the colored girl had just finished clearing the table.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Nan was returning a few odds and ends to their places.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was no preamble.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Nan was returning a few odds and ends to their places.
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading Bud had already lit his evening pipe preparatory to settling down for the brief interim before turning in for the night.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading AT BUD'S Supper was over when Jeff arrived.
at the time that
From this reading AT BUD'S Supper was over when Jeff arrived.
in or at the place that
From this reading He came straight into the room where the colored girl had just finished clearing the table.
Chapter 19 of The Forfeit by Ridgwell Cullum holds 302 sentences, grouped into 61 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 19 holds 302 sentences of The Forfeit, unabridged, divided into 61 reading sections.
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