Chapter 14 of The Guinea Stamp: A Tale of Modern Glasgow is here in full — 166 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of The Guinea Stamp: A Tale of Modern Glasgow is here in full — 166 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
FAREWELL. The carriage was at the door, and they stood face to face, the young man and the maiden, in the little office up-stairs, to say farewell. 'I am quite ready, Walter,' Gladys said in a still, quiet voice. 'I am going away.' 'Are you?
Chapter 14 of The Guinea Stamp: A Tale of Modern Glasgow is here in full — 166 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a railcar where passengers ride
From this reading “The carriage was at the door, and they stood face to face, the young man and the maiden, in the little office up-stairs, to say farewell.”
an acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting
From this reading “FAREWELL.”
an unmarried girl (especially a virgin)
From this reading “The carriage was at the door, and they stood face to face, the young man and the maiden, in the little office up-stairs, to say farewell.”
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading “The carriage was at the door, and they stood face to face, the young man and the maiden, in the little office up-stairs, to say farewell.”
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading “'I am quite ready, Walter,' Gladys said in a still, quiet voice.”
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading “'I am quite ready, Walter,' Gladys said in a still, quiet voice.”
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading “The carriage was at the door, and they stood face to face, the young man and the maiden, in the little office up-stairs, to say farewell.”
German conductor (1876-1962)
From this reading “'I am quite ready, Walter,' Gladys said in a still, quiet voice.”
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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 'I am quite ready, Walter,' Gladys said in a still, quiet voice.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading 'I am quite ready, Walter,' Gladys said in a still, quiet voice.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The carriage was at the door, and they stood face to face, the young man and the maiden, in the little office up-stairs, to say farewell.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading 'Are you?
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The carriage was at the door, and they stood face to face, the young man and the maiden, in the little office up-stairs, to say farewell.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading 'I am going away.'
a railcar where passengers ride
From this reading The carriage was at the door, and they stood face to face, the young man and the maiden, in the little office up-stairs, to say farewell.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading The carriage was at the door, and they stood face to face, the young man and the maiden, in the little office up-stairs, to say farewell.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading The carriage was at the door, and they stood face to face, the young man and the maiden, in the little office up-stairs, to say farewell.
an acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting
From this reading FAREWELL.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'I am quite ready, Walter,' Gladys said in a still, quiet voice.
the act of departing
From this reading 'I am going away.'
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'I am quite ready, Walter,' Gladys said in a still, quiet voice.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The carriage was at the door, and they stood face to face, the young man and the maiden, in the little office up-stairs, to say farewell.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The carriage was at the door, and they stood face to face, the young man and the maiden, in the little office up-stairs, to say farewell.
an unmarried girl (especially a virgin)
From this reading The carriage was at the door, and they stood face to face, the young man and the maiden, in the little office up-stairs, to say farewell.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The carriage was at the door, and they stood face to face, the young man and the maiden, in the little office up-stairs, to say farewell.
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading The carriage was at the door, and they stood face to face, the young man and the maiden, in the little office up-stairs, to say farewell.
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading 'I am quite ready, Walter,' Gladys said in a still, quiet voice.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading 'I am quite ready, Walter,' Gladys said in a still, quiet voice.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading 'I am quite ready, Walter,' Gladys said in a still, quiet voice.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading 'I am quite ready, Walter,' Gladys said in a still, quiet voice.
express in words
From this reading The carriage was at the door, and they stood face to face, the young man and the maiden, in the little office up-stairs, to say farewell.
not in physical motion
From this reading 'I am quite ready, Walter,' Gladys said in a still, quiet voice.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading The carriage was at the door, and they stood face to face, the young man and the maiden, in the little office up-stairs, to say farewell.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The carriage was at the door, and they stood face to face, the young man and the maiden, in the little office up-stairs, to say farewell.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The carriage was at the door, and they stood face to face, the young man and the maiden, in the little office up-stairs, to say farewell.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The carriage was at the door, and they stood face to face, the young man and the maiden, in the little office up-stairs, to say farewell.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The carriage was at the door, and they stood face to face, the young man and the maiden, in the little office up-stairs, to say farewell.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading 'I am quite ready, Walter,' Gladys said in a still, quiet voice.
German conductor (1876-1962)
From this reading 'I am quite ready, Walter,' Gladys said in a still, quiet voice.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The carriage was at the door, and they stood face to face, the young man and the maiden, in the little office up-stairs, to say farewell.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'Are you?
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading The carriage was at the door, and they stood face to face, the young man and the maiden, in the little office up-stairs, to say farewell.
Chapter 14 of The Guinea Stamp: A Tale of Modern Glasgow by Annie S. Swan holds 166 sentences, grouped into 34 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.
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