Chapter 27 of The Man in Gray: A Romance of North and South is here in full — 95 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 27 of The Man in Gray: A Romance of North and South is here in full — 95 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
On the surface only was the Great Deed a failure. Not a single pike had been thrust into a white man's breast by his slave. Not a single torch had been applied to a Southern home. His chosen Captains never passed the sentinel peak into Fauquier county. The Black Bees had not swarmed.
Chapter 27 of The Man in Gray: A Romance of North and South is here in full — 95 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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concerned with concrete problems or data rather than with fundamental principles
From this reading “Not a single torch had been applied to a Southern home.”
plural of “bee” — any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species
From this reading “The Black Bees had not swarmed.”
plural of “captain” — an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading “His chosen Captains never passed the sentinel peak into Fauquier county.”
the most extreme possible amount or value
From this reading “His chosen Captains never passed the sentinel peak into Fauquier county.”
a broad highway designed for high-speed traffic
From this reading “Not a single pike had been thrust into a white man's breast by his slave.”
a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading “His chosen Captains never passed the sentinel peak into Fauquier county.”
past form of “swarm” — be teeming, be abuzz
From this reading “The Black Bees had not swarmed.”
a light usually carried in the hand; consists of some flammable substance
From this reading “Not a single torch had been applied to a Southern home.”
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 On the surface only was the Great Deed a failure.
concerned with concrete problems or data rather than with fundamental principles
From this reading Not a single torch had been applied to a Southern home.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Not a single pike had been thrust into a white man's breast by his slave.
plural of “bee” — any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species
From this reading The Black Bees had not swarmed.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading The Black Bees had not swarmed.
the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen
From this reading Not a single pike had been thrust into a white man's breast by his slave.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Not a single pike had been thrust into a white man's breast by his slave.
plural of “captain” — an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading His chosen Captains never passed the sentinel peak into Fauquier county.
one who is the object of choice; who is given preference
From this reading His chosen Captains never passed the sentinel peak into Fauquier county.
(United Kingdom) a region created by territorial division for the purpose of local government
From this reading His chosen Captains never passed the sentinel peak into Fauquier county.
a legal document signed and sealed and delivered to effect a transfer of property and to show the legal right to possess it
From this reading On the surface only was the Great Deed a failure.
an act that fails
From this reading On the surface only was the Great Deed a failure.
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From this reading His chosen Captains never passed the sentinel peak into Fauquier county.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading On the surface only was the Great Deed a failure.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Not a single pike had been thrust into a white man's breast by his slave.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Not a single pike had been thrust into a white man's breast by his slave.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Not a single torch had been applied to a Southern home.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Not a single pike had been thrust into a white man's breast by his slave.
possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Not a single pike had been thrust into a white man's breast by his slave.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading His chosen Captains never passed the sentinel peak into Fauquier county.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not a single pike had been thrust into a white man's breast by his slave.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the surface only was the Great Deed a failure.
and nothing more
From this reading On the surface only was the Great Deed a failure.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading His chosen Captains never passed the sentinel peak into Fauquier county.
the most extreme possible amount or value
From this reading His chosen Captains never passed the sentinel peak into Fauquier county.
a broad highway designed for high-speed traffic
From this reading Not a single pike had been thrust into a white man's breast by his slave.
a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading His chosen Captains never passed the sentinel peak into Fauquier county.
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
From this reading Not a single pike had been thrust into a white man's breast by his slave.
a person who is owned by someone
From this reading Not a single pike had been thrust into a white man's breast by his slave.
in or characteristic of a region of the United States south of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading Not a single torch had been applied to a Southern home.
the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary
From this reading On the surface only was the Great Deed a failure.
past form of “swarm” — be teeming, be abuzz
From this reading The Black Bees had not swarmed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On the surface only was the Great Deed a failure.
push forcefully
From this reading Not a single pike had been thrust into a white man's breast by his slave.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Not a single torch had been applied to a Southern home.
a light usually carried in the hand; consists of some flammable substance
From this reading Not a single torch had been applied to a Southern home.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading On the surface only was the Great Deed a failure.
a Caucasian
From this reading Not a single pike had been thrust into a white man's breast by his slave.
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