Chapter 11 of The Key Note: A Novel is here in full — 197 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 11 of The Key Note: A Novel is here in full — 197 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE NEWPORT LETTER Blake went back through the grove of firs to the cove bank and there he saw the boy again. He had sunk down on his back and, as Blake approached, appeared to be asleep. The man stooped over him. "Hello, kid," he said. As the boy did not move, Matt shook him gently by the shoulder.
Chapter 11 of The Key Note: A Novel is here in full — 197 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/39 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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visionary British poet and painter (1757-1827)
From this reading “THE NEWPORT LETTER Blake went back through the grove of firs to the cove bank and there he saw the boy again.”
a small inlet
From this reading “THE NEWPORT LETTER Blake went back through the grove of firs to the cove bank and there he saw the boy again.”
plural of “fir” — nonresinous wood of a fir tree
From this reading “THE NEWPORT LETTER Blake went back through the grove of firs to the cove bank and there he saw the boy again.”
a small growth of trees without underbrush
From this reading “THE NEWPORT LETTER Blake went back through the grove of firs to the cove bank and there he saw the boy again.”
an expression of greeting
From this reading “"Hello, kid," he said.”
the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss
From this reading “As the boy did not move, Matt shook him gently by the shoulder.”
a port city in southeastern Wales
From this reading “THE NEWPORT LETTER Blake went back through the grove of firs to the cove bank and there he saw the boy again.”
having the back and shoulders rounded; not erect
From this reading “The man stooped over him.”
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belong to an earlier time
In this reading “THE NEWPORT LETTER Blake went back through the grove of firs to the cove bank and there he saw the boy again.”
In this reading “THE NEWPORT LETTER Blake went back through the grove of firs to the cove bank and there he saw the boy again.”
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anew
From this reading THE NEWPORT LETTER Blake went back through the grove of firs to the cove bank and there he saw the boy again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE NEWPORT LETTER Blake went back through the grove of firs to the cove bank and there he saw the boy again.
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading He had sunk down on his back and, as Blake approached, appeared to be asleep.
past form of “approach” — move towards
From this reading He had sunk down on his back and, as Blake approached, appeared to be asleep.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He had sunk down on his back and, as Blake approached, appeared to be asleep.
in a state of sleep
From this reading He had sunk down on his back and, as Blake approached, appeared to be asleep.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading THE NEWPORT LETTER Blake went back through the grove of firs to the cove bank and there he saw the boy again.
sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
From this reading THE NEWPORT LETTER Blake went back through the grove of firs to the cove bank and there he saw the boy again.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He had sunk down on his back and, as Blake approached, appeared to be asleep.
visionary British poet and painter (1757-1827)
From this reading THE NEWPORT LETTER Blake went back through the grove of firs to the cove bank and there he saw the boy again.
a youthful male person
From this reading THE NEWPORT LETTER Blake went back through the grove of firs to the cove bank and there he saw the boy again.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading As the boy did not move, Matt shook him gently by the shoulder.
a small inlet
From this reading THE NEWPORT LETTER Blake went back through the grove of firs to the cove bank and there he saw the boy again.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading As the boy did not move, Matt shook him gently by the shoulder.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading He had sunk down on his back and, as Blake approached, appeared to be asleep.
plural of “fir” — nonresinous wood of a fir tree
From this reading THE NEWPORT LETTER Blake went back through the grove of firs to the cove bank and there he saw the boy again.
in a gradual manner
From this reading As the boy did not move, Matt shook him gently by the shoulder.
a small growth of trees without underbrush
From this reading THE NEWPORT LETTER Blake went back through the grove of firs to the cove bank and there he saw the boy again.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had sunk down on his back and, as Blake approached, appeared to be asleep.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE NEWPORT LETTER Blake went back through the grove of firs to the cove bank and there he saw the boy again.
an expression of greeting
From this reading "Hello, kid," he said.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The man stooped over him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had sunk down on his back and, as Blake approached, appeared to be asleep.
tell false information to for fun
From this reading "Hello, kid," he said.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading THE NEWPORT LETTER Blake went back through the grove of firs to the cove bank and there he saw the boy again.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The man stooped over him.
the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss
From this reading As the boy did not move, Matt shook him gently by the shoulder.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading As the boy did not move, Matt shook him gently by the shoulder.
a port city in southeastern Wales
From this reading THE NEWPORT LETTER Blake went back through the grove of firs to the cove bank and there he saw the boy again.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading As the boy did not move, Matt shook him gently by the shoulder.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE NEWPORT LETTER Blake went back through the grove of firs to the cove bank and there he saw the boy again.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He had sunk down on his back and, as Blake approached, appeared to be asleep.
above and across; more than
From this reading The man stooped over him.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Hello, kid," he said.
cut with a saw
From this reading THE NEWPORT LETTER Blake went back through the grove of firs to the cove bank and there he saw the boy again.
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading As the boy did not move, Matt shook him gently by the shoulder.
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading As the boy did not move, Matt shook him gently by the shoulder.
having the back and shoulders rounded; not erect
From this reading The man stooped over him.
doomed to extinction
From this reading He had sunk down on his back and, as Blake approached, appeared to be asleep.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE NEWPORT LETTER Blake went back through the grove of firs to the cove bank and there he saw the boy again.
in or at that place or location
From this reading THE NEWPORT LETTER Blake went back through the grove of firs to the cove bank and there he saw the boy again.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading THE NEWPORT LETTER Blake went back through the grove of firs to the cove bank and there he saw the boy again.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE NEWPORT LETTER Blake went back through the grove of firs to the cove bank and there he saw the boy again.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading THE NEWPORT LETTER Blake went back through the grove of firs to the cove bank and there he saw the boy again.
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