Chapter 27 of The Fur Bringers is here in full — 265 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 27 of The Fur Bringers is here in full — 265 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
NESIS. After this, Ambrose's dreary imprisonment took on a new color. True, the hours next day threatened to drag more slowly than ever, but with the hope that it might be the last day he could bear it philosophically. Hour after hour he paced his floor on springs. "Tomorrow the free sky over my head!" he told himself.
Chapter 27 of The Fur Bringers is here in full — 265 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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pull, as against a resistance
From this reading “True, the hours next day threatened to drag more slowly than ever, but with the hope that it might be the last day he could bear it philosophically.”
lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise
From this reading “After this, Ambrose's dreary imprisonment took on a new color.”
putting someone in prison or in jail as lawful punishment
From this reading “After this, Ambrose's dreary imprisonment took on a new color.”
past form of “pace” — walk with slow or fast paces
From this reading “Hour after hour he paced his floor on springs.”
in a philosophic manner
From this reading “True, the hours next day threatened to drag more slowly than ever, but with the hope that it might be the last day he could bear it philosophically.”
plural of “spring” — the season of growth
From this reading “Hour after hour he paced his floor on springs.”
(of flora or fauna) likely in the near future to become endangered
From this reading “True, the hours next day threatened to drag more slowly than ever, but with the hope that it might be the last day he could bear it philosophically.”
the day after today
From this reading “"Tomorrow the free sky over my head!" he told himself.”
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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 After this, Ambrose's dreary imprisonment took on a new color.
later than; following
From this reading After this, Ambrose's dreary imprisonment took on a new color.
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From this reading After this, Ambrose's dreary imprisonment took on a new color.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading True, the hours next day threatened to drag more slowly than ever, but with the hope that it might be the last day he could bear it philosophically.
have
From this reading True, the hours next day threatened to drag more slowly than ever, but with the hope that it might be the last day he could bear it philosophically.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading True, the hours next day threatened to drag more slowly than ever, but with the hope that it might be the last day he could bear it philosophically.
a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect
From this reading After this, Ambrose's dreary imprisonment took on a new color.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading True, the hours next day threatened to drag more slowly than ever, but with the hope that it might be the last day he could bear it philosophically.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading True, the hours next day threatened to drag more slowly than ever, but with the hope that it might be the last day he could bear it philosophically.
pull, as against a resistance
From this reading True, the hours next day threatened to drag more slowly than ever, but with the hope that it might be the last day he could bear it philosophically.
lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise
From this reading After this, Ambrose's dreary imprisonment took on a new color.
at any time
From this reading True, the hours next day threatened to drag more slowly than ever, but with the hope that it might be the last day he could bear it philosophically.
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading Hour after hour he paced his floor on springs.
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading "Tomorrow the free sky over my head!" he told himself.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading True, the hours next day threatened to drag more slowly than ever, but with the hope that it might be the last day he could bear it philosophically.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading "Tomorrow the free sky over my head!" he told himself.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "Tomorrow the free sky over my head!" he told himself.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Hour after hour he paced his floor on springs.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading True, the hours next day threatened to drag more slowly than ever, but with the hope that it might be the last day he could bear it philosophically.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading Hour after hour he paced his floor on springs.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading True, the hours next day threatened to drag more slowly than ever, but with the hope that it might be the last day he could bear it philosophically.
putting someone in prison or in jail as lawful punishment
From this reading After this, Ambrose's dreary imprisonment took on a new color.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading True, the hours next day threatened to drag more slowly than ever, but with the hope that it might be the last day he could bear it philosophically.
immediately past
From this reading True, the hours next day threatened to drag more slowly than ever, but with the hope that it might be the last day he could bear it philosophically.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading True, the hours next day threatened to drag more slowly than ever, but with the hope that it might be the last day he could bear it philosophically.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading True, the hours next day threatened to drag more slowly than ever, but with the hope that it might be the last day he could bear it philosophically.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Tomorrow the free sky over my head!" he told himself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading NESIS.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading After this, Ambrose's dreary imprisonment took on a new color.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading True, the hours next day threatened to drag more slowly than ever, but with the hope that it might be the last day he could bear it philosophically.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading After this, Ambrose's dreary imprisonment took on a new color.
above and across; more than
From this reading "Tomorrow the free sky over my head!" he told himself.
past form of “pace” — walk with slow or fast paces
From this reading Hour after hour he paced his floor on springs.
in a philosophic manner
From this reading True, the hours next day threatened to drag more slowly than ever, but with the hope that it might be the last day he could bear it philosophically.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading "Tomorrow the free sky over my head!" he told himself.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading True, the hours next day threatened to drag more slowly than ever, but with the hope that it might be the last day he could bear it philosophically.
plural of “spring” — the season of growth
From this reading Hour after hour he paced his floor on springs.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading True, the hours next day threatened to drag more slowly than ever, but with the hope that it might be the last day he could bear it philosophically.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading True, the hours next day threatened to drag more slowly than ever, but with the hope that it might be the last day he could bear it philosophically.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading True, the hours next day threatened to drag more slowly than ever, but with the hope that it might be the last day he could bear it philosophically.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading After this, Ambrose's dreary imprisonment took on a new color.
(of flora or fauna) likely in the near future to become endangered
From this reading True, the hours next day threatened to drag more slowly than ever, but with the hope that it might be the last day he could bear it philosophically.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading True, the hours next day threatened to drag more slowly than ever, but with the hope that it might be the last day he could bear it philosophically.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading "Tomorrow the free sky over my head!" he told himself.
the day after today
From this reading "Tomorrow the free sky over my head!" he told himself.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading After this, Ambrose's dreary imprisonment took on a new color.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading True, the hours next day threatened to drag more slowly than ever, but with the hope that it might be the last day he could bear it philosophically.
in the company of; together with
From this reading True, the hours next day threatened to drag more slowly than ever, but with the hope that it might be the last day he could bear it philosophically.
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