Chapter 37 of The Fur Bringers is here in full — 117 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 37 of The Fur Bringers is here in full — 117 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AN UNEXPECTED WITNESS. Those in the court-room jumped up and looked toward the door, and the confusion was redoubled. Several policemen hurried to the assistance of the doorkeepers. The judge rapped in vain. Finally one of the doorkeepers made his voice heard above the scuffling:
Chapter 37 of The Fur Bringers is here in full — 117 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
From this reading “Several policemen hurried to the assistance of the doorkeepers.”
past form of “jump” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading “Those in the court-room jumped up and looked toward the door, and the confusion was redoubled.”
plural of “policeman” — a member of a police force
From this reading “Several policemen hurried to the assistance of the doorkeepers.”
inflected form of “rap” — strike sharply
From this reading “The judge rapped in vain.”
become much greater in intensity or size or amount
From this reading “Those in the court-room jumped up and looked toward the door, and the confusion was redoubled.”
-ing form of “scuffle” — walk by dragging one's feet
From this reading “Finally one of the doorkeepers made his voice heard above the scuffling:”
not expected or anticipated
From this reading “AN UNEXPECTED WITNESS.”
someone who sees an event and reports what happened
From this reading “AN UNEXPECTED WITNESS.”
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.
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Finally one of the doorkeepers made his voice heard above the scuffling:
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN UNEXPECTED WITNESS.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Those in the court-room jumped up and looked toward the door, and the confusion was redoubled.
the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
From this reading Several policemen hurried to the assistance of the doorkeepers.
disorder resulting from a failure to behave predictably
From this reading Those in the court-room jumped up and looked toward the door, and the confusion was redoubled.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Those in the court-room jumped up and looked toward the door, and the confusion was redoubled.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Those in the court-room jumped up and looked toward the door, and the confusion was redoubled.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Several policemen hurried to the assistance of the doorkeepers.
after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay
From this reading Finally one of the doorkeepers made his voice heard above the scuffling:
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Finally one of the doorkeepers made his voice heard above the scuffling:
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Finally one of the doorkeepers made his voice heard above the scuffling:
moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste
From this reading Several policemen hurried to the assistance of the doorkeepers.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Those in the court-room jumped up and looked toward the door, and the confusion was redoubled.
determine the result of (a competition)
From this reading The judge rapped in vain.
past form of “jump” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading Those in the court-room jumped up and looked toward the door, and the confusion was redoubled.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Those in the court-room jumped up and looked toward the door, and the confusion was redoubled.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Finally one of the doorkeepers made his voice heard above the scuffling:
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Several policemen hurried to the assistance of the doorkeepers.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Finally one of the doorkeepers made his voice heard above the scuffling:
plural of “policeman” — a member of a police force
From this reading Several policemen hurried to the assistance of the doorkeepers.
inflected form of “rap” — strike sharply
From this reading The judge rapped in vain.
become much greater in intensity or size or amount
From this reading Those in the court-room jumped up and looked toward the door, and the confusion was redoubled.
-ing form of “scuffle” — walk by dragging one's feet
From this reading Finally one of the doorkeepers made his voice heard above the scuffling:
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading Several policemen hurried to the assistance of the doorkeepers.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Those in the court-room jumped up and looked toward the door, and the confusion was redoubled.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Those in the court-room jumped up and looked toward the door, and the confusion was redoubled.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Several policemen hurried to the assistance of the doorkeepers.
in the direction of
From this reading Those in the court-room jumped up and looked toward the door, and the confusion was redoubled.
not expected or anticipated
From this reading AN UNEXPECTED WITNESS.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Those in the court-room jumped up and looked toward the door, and the confusion was redoubled.
characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance
From this reading The judge rapped in vain.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Finally one of the doorkeepers made his voice heard above the scuffling:
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Those in the court-room jumped up and looked toward the door, and the confusion was redoubled.
someone who sees an event and reports what happened
From this reading AN UNEXPECTED WITNESS.
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