Chapter 15 of The Landloper: The Romance of a Man on Foot is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of The Landloper: The Romance of a Man on Foot is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The girl stood silent and motionless in the middle of the room. She did not weep or faint. Her face displayed no emotion. It was as white as marble. “Do you want to drag my daughter down with you?” cried Mrs. Kilgour.
Chapter 15 of The Landloper: The Romance of a Man on Foot is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “display” — to show, make visible or apparent
From this reading “Her face displayed no emotion.”
pull, as against a resistance
From this reading ““Do you want to drag my daughter down with you?” cried Mrs. Kilgour.”
any strong feeling
From this reading “Her face displayed no emotion.”
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading “She did not weep or faint.”
a hard crystalline metamorphic rock that takes a high polish; used for sculpture and as building material
From this reading “It was as white as marble.”
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
From this reading “The girl stood silent and motionless in the middle of the room.”
not in physical motion
From this reading “The girl stood silent and motionless in the middle of the room.”
shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain
From this reading “She did not weep or faint.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The girl stood silent and motionless in the middle of the room.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was as white as marble.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “Do you want to drag my daughter down with you?” cried Mrs. Kilgour.
a female human offspring
From this reading “Do you want to drag my daughter down with you?” cried Mrs. Kilgour.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She did not weep or faint.
past form of “display” — to show, make visible or apparent
From this reading Her face displayed no emotion.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Do you want to drag my daughter down with you?” cried Mrs. Kilgour.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading “Do you want to drag my daughter down with you?” cried Mrs. Kilgour.
pull, as against a resistance
From this reading “Do you want to drag my daughter down with you?” cried Mrs. Kilgour.
any strong feeling
From this reading Her face displayed no emotion.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Her face displayed no emotion.
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading She did not weep or faint.
a young female
From this reading The girl stood silent and motionless in the middle of the room.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her face displayed no emotion.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The girl stood silent and motionless in the middle of the room.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was as white as marble.
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From this reading “Do you want to drag my daughter down with you?” cried Mrs. Kilgour.
a hard crystalline metamorphic rock that takes a high polish; used for sculpture and as building material
From this reading It was as white as marble.
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
From this reading The girl stood silent and motionless in the middle of the room.
not in physical motion
From this reading The girl stood silent and motionless in the middle of the room.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading “Do you want to drag my daughter down with you?” cried Mrs. Kilgour.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Do you want to drag my daughter down with you?” cried Mrs. Kilgour.
not any; not one
From this reading Her face displayed no emotion.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She did not weep or faint.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The girl stood silent and motionless in the middle of the room.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading She did not weep or faint.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading The girl stood silent and motionless in the middle of the room.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She did not weep or faint.
marked by absence of sound
From this reading The girl stood silent and motionless in the middle of the room.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading The girl stood silent and motionless in the middle of the room.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The girl stood silent and motionless in the middle of the room.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Do you want to drag my daughter down with you?” cried Mrs. Kilgour.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “Do you want to drag my daughter down with you?” cried Mrs. Kilgour.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was as white as marble.
shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain
From this reading She did not weep or faint.
a Caucasian
From this reading It was as white as marble.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Do you want to drag my daughter down with you?” cried Mrs. Kilgour.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Do you want to drag my daughter down with you?” cried Mrs. Kilgour.
Chapter 15 of The Landloper: The Romance of a Man on Foot by Holman Day holds 402 sentences, grouped into 81 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 15 holds 402 sentences of The Landloper: The Romance of a Man on Foot, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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