Chapter 3 of The Heart of Unaga is here in full — 471 sentences across 95 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter III
Chapter 3 of The Heart of Unaga is here in full — 471 sentences across 95 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE GOING OF STEVE There are some personalities which never fail to permeate their neighbourhood with their presence. Of such was Dr. Ian Ross. His presence never failed to impress itself. The moment he crossed the threshold of his home the household became aware of it. There was his big voice, his deep-throated husky laugh.
Chapter 3 of The Heart of Unaga is here in full — 471 sentences across 95 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a social unit living together
From this reading “The moment he crossed the threshold of his home the household became aware of it.”
muscular and heavily built
From this reading “There was his big voice, his deep-throated husky laugh.”
have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
From this reading “His presence never failed to impress itself.”
a surrounding or nearby region
From this reading “THE GOING OF STEVE There are some personalities which never fail to permeate their neighbourhood with their presence.”
spread or diffuse through
From this reading “THE GOING OF STEVE There are some personalities which never fail to permeate their neighbourhood with their presence.”
plural of “personality” — the complex of all the attributes--behavioral, temperamental, emotional and mental--that characterize a unique individual
From this reading “THE GOING OF STEVE There are some personalities which never fail to permeate their neighbourhood with their presence.”
Scottish explorer who led Arctic expeditions that yielded geographic discoveries while searching for the Northwest Passage (1777-1856)
From this reading “Of such was Dr. Ian Ross.”
the starting point for a new state or experience
From this reading “The moment he crossed the threshold of his home the household became aware of it.”
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the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE GOING OF STEVE There are some personalities which never fail to permeate their neighbourhood with their presence.
(sometimes followed by “of”) having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception
From this reading The moment he crossed the threshold of his home the household became aware of it.
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading The moment he crossed the threshold of his home the household became aware of it.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading There was his big voice, his deep-throated husky laugh.
placed crosswise
From this reading The moment he crossed the threshold of his home the household became aware of it.
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From this reading There was his big voice, his deep-throated husky laugh.
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From this reading Of such was Dr. Ian Ross.
fail to do something; leave something undone
From this reading THE GOING OF STEVE There are some personalities which never fail to permeate their neighbourhood with their presence.
past form of “fail” — fail to do something; leave something undone
From this reading His presence never failed to impress itself.
the act of departing
From this reading THE GOING OF STEVE There are some personalities which never fail to permeate their neighbourhood with their presence.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The moment he crossed the threshold of his home the household became aware of it.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His presence never failed to impress itself.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading The moment he crossed the threshold of his home the household became aware of it.
a social unit living together
From this reading The moment he crossed the threshold of his home the household became aware of it.
muscular and heavily built
From this reading There was his big voice, his deep-throated husky laugh.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Of such was Dr. Ian Ross.
have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
From this reading His presence never failed to impress itself.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The moment he crossed the threshold of his home the household became aware of it.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading His presence never failed to impress itself.
the sound of laughing
From this reading There was his big voice, his deep-throated husky laugh.
a particular point in time
From this reading The moment he crossed the threshold of his home the household became aware of it.
a surrounding or nearby region
From this reading THE GOING OF STEVE There are some personalities which never fail to permeate their neighbourhood with their presence.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading THE GOING OF STEVE There are some personalities which never fail to permeate their neighbourhood with their presence.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE GOING OF STEVE There are some personalities which never fail to permeate their neighbourhood with their presence.
spread or diffuse through
From this reading THE GOING OF STEVE There are some personalities which never fail to permeate their neighbourhood with their presence.
plural of “personality” — the complex of all the attributes--behavioral, temperamental, emotional and mental--that characterize a unique individual
From this reading THE GOING OF STEVE There are some personalities which never fail to permeate their neighbourhood with their presence.
the state of being present; current existence
From this reading THE GOING OF STEVE There are some personalities which never fail to permeate their neighbourhood with their presence.
Scottish explorer who led Arctic expeditions that yielded geographic discoveries while searching for the Northwest Passage (1777-1856)
From this reading Of such was Dr. Ian Ross.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading THE GOING OF STEVE There are some personalities which never fail to permeate their neighbourhood with their presence.
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From this reading THE GOING OF STEVE There are some personalities which never fail to permeate their neighbourhood with their presence.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Of such was Dr. Ian Ross.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GOING OF STEVE There are some personalities which never fail to permeate their neighbourhood with their presence.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading THE GOING OF STEVE There are some personalities which never fail to permeate their neighbourhood with their presence.
in or at that place or location
From this reading THE GOING OF STEVE There are some personalities which never fail to permeate their neighbourhood with their presence.
the starting point for a new state or experience
From this reading The moment he crossed the threshold of his home the household became aware of it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE GOING OF STEVE There are some personalities which never fail to permeate their neighbourhood with their presence.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading There was his big voice, his deep-throated husky laugh.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Of such was Dr. Ian Ross.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THE GOING OF STEVE There are some personalities which never fail to permeate their neighbourhood with their presence.
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE GOING OF STEVE There are some personalities which never fail to permeate their neighbourhood with their presence.
Chapter 3 of The Heart of Unaga by Ridgwell Cullum holds 471 sentences, grouped into 95 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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