Chapter 10 of The Light in the Clearing is here in full — 331 sentences across 67 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The Light in the Clearing is here in full — 331 sentences across 67 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
I MEET PRESIDENT VAN BUREN AND AM CROSS-EXAMINED BY MR. GRIMSHAW The days went easier after that. The boys took me into their play and some of them were most friendly. I had a swift foot and a good eye as well as a strong arm, and could hold my own at three-old-cat--a kind of baseball which we played in the school yard. Saturday came.
Chapter 10 of The Light in the Clearing is here in full — 331 sentences across 67 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs
From this reading “I had a swift foot and a good eye as well as a strong arm, and could hold my own at three-old-cat--a kind of baseball which we played in the school yard.”
comparative of “easy” — posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading “GRIMSHAW The days went easier after that.”
characteristic of or befitting a friend
From this reading “The boys took me into their play and some of them were most friendly.”
an executive officer of a firm or corporation
From this reading “I MEET PRESIDENT VAN BUREN AND AM CROSS-EXAMINED BY MR.”
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading “Saturday came.”
moving very fast
From this reading “I had a swift foot and a good eye as well as a strong arm, and could hold my own at three-old-cat--a kind of baseball which we played in the school yard.”
any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)
From this reading “I MEET PRESIDENT VAN BUREN AND AM CROSS-EXAMINED BY MR.”
a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading “I had a swift foot and a good eye as well as a strong arm, and could hold my own at three-old-cat--a kind of baseball which we played in the school yard.”
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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 had a swift foot and a good eye as well as a strong arm, and could hold my own at three-old-cat--a kind of baseball which we played in the school yard.
later than; following
From this reading GRIMSHAW The days went easier after that.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I MEET PRESIDENT VAN BUREN AND AM CROSS-EXAMINED BY MR.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I MEET PRESIDENT VAN BUREN AND AM CROSS-EXAMINED BY MR.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading I had a swift foot and a good eye as well as a strong arm, and could hold my own at three-old-cat--a kind of baseball which we played in the school yard.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I had a swift foot and a good eye as well as a strong arm, and could hold my own at three-old-cat--a kind of baseball which we played in the school yard.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I had a swift foot and a good eye as well as a strong arm, and could hold my own at three-old-cat--a kind of baseball which we played in the school yard.
a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs
From this reading I had a swift foot and a good eye as well as a strong arm, and could hold my own at three-old-cat--a kind of baseball which we played in the school yard.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading The boys took me into their play and some of them were most friendly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I MEET PRESIDENT VAN BUREN AND AM CROSS-EXAMINED BY MR.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I MEET PRESIDENT VAN BUREN AND AM CROSS-EXAMINED BY MR.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Saturday came.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I had a swift foot and a good eye as well as a strong arm, and could hold my own at three-old-cat--a kind of baseball which we played in the school yard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I MEET PRESIDENT VAN BUREN AND AM CROSS-EXAMINED BY MR.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading GRIMSHAW The days went easier after that.
comparative of “easy” — posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading GRIMSHAW The days went easier after that.
the organ of sight
From this reading I had a swift foot and a good eye as well as a strong arm, and could hold my own at three-old-cat--a kind of baseball which we played in the school yard.
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading I had a swift foot and a good eye as well as a strong arm, and could hold my own at three-old-cat--a kind of baseball which we played in the school yard.
characteristic of or befitting a friend
From this reading The boys took me into their play and some of them were most friendly.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading I had a swift foot and a good eye as well as a strong arm, and could hold my own at three-old-cat--a kind of baseball which we played in the school yard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading GRIMSHAW The days went easier after that.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had a swift foot and a good eye as well as a strong arm, and could hold my own at three-old-cat--a kind of baseball which we played in the school yard.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading I had a swift foot and a good eye as well as a strong arm, and could hold my own at three-old-cat--a kind of baseball which we played in the school yard.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I MEET PRESIDENT VAN BUREN AND AM CROSS-EXAMINED BY MR.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I had a swift foot and a good eye as well as a strong arm, and could hold my own at three-old-cat--a kind of baseball which we played in the school yard.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The boys took me into their play and some of them were most friendly.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading I had a swift foot and a good eye as well as a strong arm, and could hold my own at three-old-cat--a kind of baseball which we played in the school yard.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The boys took me into their play and some of them were most friendly.
come together
From this reading I MEET PRESIDENT VAN BUREN AND AM CROSS-EXAMINED BY MR.
used to form the superlative
From this reading The boys took me into their play and some of them were most friendly.
a form of address for a man
From this reading I MEET PRESIDENT VAN BUREN AND AM CROSS-EXAMINED BY MR.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I had a swift foot and a good eye as well as a strong arm, and could hold my own at three-old-cat--a kind of baseball which we played in the school yard.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The boys took me into their play and some of them were most friendly.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading I had a swift foot and a good eye as well as a strong arm, and could hold my own at three-old-cat--a kind of baseball which we played in the school yard.
participate in games or sport
From this reading The boys took me into their play and some of them were most friendly.
(of games) engaged in
From this reading I had a swift foot and a good eye as well as a strong arm, and could hold my own at three-old-cat--a kind of baseball which we played in the school yard.
an executive officer of a firm or corporation
From this reading I MEET PRESIDENT VAN BUREN AND AM CROSS-EXAMINED BY MR.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Saturday came.
an educational institution
From this reading I had a swift foot and a good eye as well as a strong arm, and could hold my own at three-old-cat--a kind of baseball which we played in the school yard.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading The boys took me into their play and some of them were most friendly.
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading I had a swift foot and a good eye as well as a strong arm, and could hold my own at three-old-cat--a kind of baseball which we played in the school yard.
moving very fast
From this reading I had a swift foot and a good eye as well as a strong arm, and could hold my own at three-old-cat--a kind of baseball which we played in the school yard.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading GRIMSHAW The days went easier after that.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading GRIMSHAW The days went easier after that.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The boys took me into their play and some of them were most friendly.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The boys took me into their play and some of them were most friendly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I had a swift foot and a good eye as well as a strong arm, and could hold my own at three-old-cat--a kind of baseball which we played in the school yard.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading The boys took me into their play and some of them were most friendly.
any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)
From this reading I MEET PRESIDENT VAN BUREN AND AM CROSS-EXAMINED BY MR.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading I had a swift foot and a good eye as well as a strong arm, and could hold my own at three-old-cat--a kind of baseball which we played in the school yard.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading I had a swift foot and a good eye as well as a strong arm, and could hold my own at three-old-cat--a kind of baseball which we played in the school yard.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading GRIMSHAW The days went easier after that.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The boys took me into their play and some of them were most friendly.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I had a swift foot and a good eye as well as a strong arm, and could hold my own at three-old-cat--a kind of baseball which we played in the school yard.
a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading I had a swift foot and a good eye as well as a strong arm, and could hold my own at three-old-cat--a kind of baseball which we played in the school yard.
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