Chapter 19 of The Hills of Refuge: A Novel is here in full — 228 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 19 of The Hills of Refuge: A Novel is here in full — 228 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
About noon Charles returned. Mary, at the window of the kitchen, saw him emerge from the wood back of the barn and come toward the house. There was a vague droop of weariness on him of which he seemed unaware. She met him in the front hall; his eyes fell under her stare and he flushed. "Why did you go?" she asked, reproachfully.
Chapter 19 of The Hills of Refuge: A Novel is here in full — 228 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals
From this reading “Mary, at the window of the kitchen, saw him emerge from the wood back of the barn and come toward the house.”
droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness
From this reading “There was a vague droop of weariness on him of which he seemed unaware.”
come out into view, as from concealment
From this reading “Mary, at the window of the kitchen, saw him emerge from the wood back of the barn and come toward the house.”
having the pinkish flush of health
From this reading “She met him in the front hall; his eyes fell under her stare and he flushed.”
look at with fixed eyes
From this reading “She met him in the front hall; his eyes fell under her stare and he flushed.”
(often followed by “of”) not aware
From this reading “There was a vague droop of weariness on him of which he seemed unaware.”
not clearly expressed or understood
From this reading “There was a vague droop of weariness on him of which he seemed unaware.”
temporary loss of strength and energy resulting from hard physical or mental work
From this reading “There was a vague droop of weariness on him of which he seemed unaware.”
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.
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In this reading “Mary, at the window of the kitchen, saw him emerge from the wood back of the barn and come toward the house.”
In this reading “About noon Charles returned.”
In this reading “She met him in the front hall; his eyes fell under her stare and he flushed.”
In this reading “Mary, at the window of the kitchen, saw him emerge from the wood back of the barn and come toward the house.”
In this reading “Mary, at the window of the kitchen, saw him emerge from the wood back of the barn and come toward the house.”
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 before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There was a vague droop of weariness on him of which he seemed unaware.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading About noon Charles returned.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mary, at the window of the kitchen, saw him emerge from the wood back of the barn and come toward the house.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Why did you go?" she asked, reproachfully.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Mary, at the window of the kitchen, saw him emerge from the wood back of the barn and come toward the house.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Mary, at the window of the kitchen, saw him emerge from the wood back of the barn and come toward the house.
an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals
From this reading Mary, at the window of the kitchen, saw him emerge from the wood back of the barn and come toward the house.
King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading About noon Charles returned.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Mary, at the window of the kitchen, saw him emerge from the wood back of the barn and come toward the house.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Why did you go?" she asked, reproachfully.
droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness
From this reading There was a vague droop of weariness on him of which he seemed unaware.
come out into view, as from concealment
From this reading Mary, at the window of the kitchen, saw him emerge from the wood back of the barn and come toward the house.
opinion or judgment
From this reading She met him in the front hall; his eyes fell under her stare and he flushed.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading She met him in the front hall; his eyes fell under her stare and he flushed.
having the pinkish flush of health
From this reading She met him in the front hall; his eyes fell under her stare and he flushed.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Mary, at the window of the kitchen, saw him emerge from the wood back of the barn and come toward the house.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading She met him in the front hall; his eyes fell under her stare and he flushed.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Why did you go?" she asked, reproachfully.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading She met him in the front hall; his eyes fell under her stare and he flushed.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There was a vague droop of weariness on him of which he seemed unaware.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She met him in the front hall; his eyes fell under her stare and he flushed.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Mary, at the window of the kitchen, saw him emerge from the wood back of the barn and come toward the house.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She met him in the front hall; his eyes fell under her stare and he flushed.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Mary, at the window of the kitchen, saw him emerge from the wood back of the barn and come toward the house.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She met him in the front hall; his eyes fell under her stare and he flushed.
a room equipped for preparing meals
From this reading Mary, at the window of the kitchen, saw him emerge from the wood back of the barn and come toward the house.
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading Mary, at the window of the kitchen, saw him emerge from the wood back of the barn and come toward the house.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading She met him in the front hall; his eyes fell under her stare and he flushed.
the middle of the day
From this reading About noon Charles returned.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mary, at the window of the kitchen, saw him emerge from the wood back of the barn and come toward the house.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There was a vague droop of weariness on him of which he seemed unaware.
in a reproving or reproachful manner
From this reading "Why did you go?" she asked, reproachfully.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading About noon Charles returned.
cut with a saw
From this reading Mary, at the window of the kitchen, saw him emerge from the wood back of the barn and come toward the house.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading There was a vague droop of weariness on him of which he seemed unaware.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She met him in the front hall; his eyes fell under her stare and he flushed.
look at with fixed eyes
From this reading She met him in the front hall; his eyes fell under her stare and he flushed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mary, at the window of the kitchen, saw him emerge from the wood back of the barn and come toward the house.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was a vague droop of weariness on him of which he seemed unaware.
in the direction of
From this reading Mary, at the window of the kitchen, saw him emerge from the wood back of the barn and come toward the house.
(often followed by “of”) not aware
From this reading There was a vague droop of weariness on him of which he seemed unaware.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading She met him in the front hall; his eyes fell under her stare and he flushed.
not clearly expressed or understood
From this reading There was a vague droop of weariness on him of which he seemed unaware.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a vague droop of weariness on him of which he seemed unaware.
temporary loss of strength and energy resulting from hard physical or mental work
From this reading There was a vague droop of weariness on him of which he seemed unaware.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There was a vague droop of weariness on him of which he seemed unaware.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why did you go?" she asked, reproachfully.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading Mary, at the window of the kitchen, saw him emerge from the wood back of the barn and come toward the house.
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading Mary, at the window of the kitchen, saw him emerge from the wood back of the barn and come toward the house.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Why did you go?" she asked, reproachfully.
Chapter 19 of The Hills of Refuge: A Novel by Will N. (Will Nathaniel) Harben holds 228 sentences, grouped into 46 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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