Chapter 21 of The Garden Without Walls is here in full — 213 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 21 of The Garden Without Walls is here in full — 213 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
I could not understand Vi. It would seem that she was trying to avoid me. If I met her in the street she was usually driving and, while she bowed and smiled, never halted. I took many strolls by her house, hoping to catch her going in or out. I think she must have watched me.
Chapter 21 of The Garden Without Walls is here in full — 213 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something
From this reading “It would seem that she was trying to avoid me.”
of a stringed instrument; sounded by stroking with a bow
From this reading “If I met her in the street she was usually driving and, while she bowed and smiled, never halted.”
discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading “I took many strolls by her house, hoping to catch her going in or out.”
having the power of driving or impelling
From this reading “If I met her in the street she was usually driving and, while she bowed and smiled, never halted.”
past form of “halt” — cause to stop
From this reading “If I met her in the street she was usually driving and, while she bowed and smiled, never halted.”
-ing form of “hope” — expect and wish
From this reading “I took many strolls by her house, hoping to catch her going in or out.”
plural of “stroll” — a leisurely walk (usually in some public place)
From this reading “I took many strolls by her house, hoping to catch her going in or out.”
under normal conditions
From this reading “If I met her in the street she was usually driving and, while she bowed and smiled, never halted.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “If I met her in the street she was usually driving and, while she bowed and smiled, never halted.”
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 to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading If I met her in the street she was usually driving and, while she bowed and smiled, never halted.
stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something
From this reading It would seem that she was trying to avoid me.
of a stringed instrument; sounded by stroking with a bow
From this reading If I met her in the street she was usually driving and, while she bowed and smiled, never halted.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I took many strolls by her house, hoping to catch her going in or out.
discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading I took many strolls by her house, hoping to catch her going in or out.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I could not understand Vi.
having the power of driving or impelling
From this reading If I met her in the street she was usually driving and, while she bowed and smiled, never halted.
the act of departing
From this reading I took many strolls by her house, hoping to catch her going in or out.
past form of “halt” — cause to stop
From this reading If I met her in the street she was usually driving and, while she bowed and smiled, never halted.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I think she must have watched me.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading If I met her in the street she was usually driving and, while she bowed and smiled, never halted.
-ing form of “hope” — expect and wish
From this reading I took many strolls by her house, hoping to catch her going in or out.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading I took many strolls by her house, hoping to catch her going in or out.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I could not understand Vi.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If I met her in the street she was usually driving and, while she bowed and smiled, never halted.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading If I met her in the street she was usually driving and, while she bowed and smiled, never halted.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It would seem that she was trying to avoid me.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading I took many strolls by her house, hoping to catch her going in or out.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It would seem that she was trying to avoid me.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading If I met her in the street she was usually driving and, while she bowed and smiled, never halted.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I think she must have watched me.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading If I met her in the street she was usually driving and, while she bowed and smiled, never halted.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I could not understand Vi.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I took many strolls by her house, hoping to catch her going in or out.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I took many strolls by her house, hoping to catch her going in or out.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading It would seem that she was trying to avoid me.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It would seem that she was trying to avoid me.
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading If I met her in the street she was usually driving and, while she bowed and smiled, never halted.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading If I met her in the street she was usually driving and, while she bowed and smiled, never halted.
plural of “stroll” — a leisurely walk (usually in some public place)
From this reading I took many strolls by her house, hoping to catch her going in or out.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It would seem that she was trying to avoid me.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading If I met her in the street she was usually driving and, while she bowed and smiled, never halted.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading I think she must have watched me.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It would seem that she was trying to avoid me.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading I took many strolls by her house, hoping to catch her going in or out.
hard to endure
From this reading It would seem that she was trying to avoid me.
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading I could not understand Vi.
under normal conditions
From this reading If I met her in the street she was usually driving and, while she bowed and smiled, never halted.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading I could not understand Vi.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It would seem that she was trying to avoid me.
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading I think she must have watched me.
during the time that
From this reading If I met her in the street she was usually driving and, while she bowed and smiled, never halted.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It would seem that she was trying to avoid me.
Chapter 21 of The Garden Without Walls by Coningsby Dawson holds 213 sentences, grouped into 43 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 21 holds 213 sentences of The Garden Without Walls, unabridged, divided into 43 reading sections.
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