Chapter 16 of The Old Blood is here in full — 84 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of The Old Blood is here in full — 84 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A CHANGE OF PLANS Count de la Grange was in the yard with his trap and a peasant's cart for the baggage soon after dawn. He was fretting a little lest his passengers should be late, but relieved to find that the General was absent. "There will be a crush. All the village knows. Everybody is trying to get away," he said.
Chapter 16 of The Old Blood is here in full — 84 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/16 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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not being in a specified place
From this reading “He was fretting a little lest his passengers should be late, but relieved to find that the General was absent.”
cases used to carry belongings when traveling
From this reading “A CHANGE OF PLANS Count de la Grange was in the yard with his trap and a peasant's cart for the baggage soon after dawn.”
a heavy open wagon usually having two wheels and drawn by an animal
From this reading “A CHANGE OF PLANS Count de la Grange was in the yard with his trap and a peasant's cart for the baggage soon after dawn.”
come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority
From this reading “"There will be a crush.”
inflected form of “fret” — worry unnecessarily or excessively
From this reading “He was fretting a little lest his passengers should be late, but relieved to find that the General was absent.”
an outlying farm
From this reading “A CHANGE OF PLANS Count de la Grange was in the yard with his trap and a peasant's cart for the baggage soon after dawn.”
plural of “passenger” — a traveler riding in a vehicle (a boat or bus or car or plane or train etc) who is not operating it
From this reading “He was fretting a little lest his passengers should be late, but relieved to find that the General was absent.”
a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned
From this reading “A CHANGE OF PLANS Count de la Grange was in the yard with his trap and a peasant's cart for the baggage soon after dawn.”
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In this reading “A CHANGE OF PLANS Count de la Grange was in the yard with his trap and a peasant's cart for the baggage soon after dawn.”
run away from confinement
In this reading “Everybody is trying to get away," he said.”
In this reading “A CHANGE OF PLANS Count de la Grange was in the yard with his trap and a peasant's cart for the baggage soon after dawn.”
In this reading “A CHANGE OF PLANS Count de la Grange was in the yard with his trap and a peasant's cart for the baggage soon after dawn.”
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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 A CHANGE OF PLANS Count de la Grange was in the yard with his trap and a peasant's cart for the baggage soon after dawn.
not being in a specified place
From this reading He was fretting a little lest his passengers should be late, but relieved to find that the General was absent.
later than; following
From this reading A CHANGE OF PLANS Count de la Grange was in the yard with his trap and a peasant's cart for the baggage soon after dawn.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading All the village knows.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A CHANGE OF PLANS Count de la Grange was in the yard with his trap and a peasant's cart for the baggage soon after dawn.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Everybody is trying to get away," he said.
cases used to carry belongings when traveling
From this reading A CHANGE OF PLANS Count de la Grange was in the yard with his trap and a peasant's cart for the baggage soon after dawn.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He was fretting a little lest his passengers should be late, but relieved to find that the General was absent.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He was fretting a little lest his passengers should be late, but relieved to find that the General was absent.
a heavy open wagon usually having two wheels and drawn by an animal
From this reading A CHANGE OF PLANS Count de la Grange was in the yard with his trap and a peasant's cart for the baggage soon after dawn.
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading A CHANGE OF PLANS Count de la Grange was in the yard with his trap and a peasant's cart for the baggage soon after dawn.
determine the number or amount of
From this reading A CHANGE OF PLANS Count de la Grange was in the yard with his trap and a peasant's cart for the baggage soon after dawn.
come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority
From this reading "There will be a crush.
the first light of day
From this reading A CHANGE OF PLANS Count de la Grange was in the yard with his trap and a peasant's cart for the baggage soon after dawn.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading A CHANGE OF PLANS Count de la Grange was in the yard with his trap and a peasant's cart for the baggage soon after dawn.
every person
From this reading Everybody is trying to get away," he said.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading He was fretting a little lest his passengers should be late, but relieved to find that the General was absent.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A CHANGE OF PLANS Count de la Grange was in the yard with his trap and a peasant's cart for the baggage soon after dawn.
inflected form of “fret” — worry unnecessarily or excessively
From this reading He was fretting a little lest his passengers should be late, but relieved to find that the General was absent.
applying to all or most members of a category or group
From this reading He was fretting a little lest his passengers should be late, but relieved to find that the General was absent.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Everybody is trying to get away," he said.
an outlying farm
From this reading A CHANGE OF PLANS Count de la Grange was in the yard with his trap and a peasant's cart for the baggage soon after dawn.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was fretting a little lest his passengers should be late, but relieved to find that the General was absent.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A CHANGE OF PLANS Count de la Grange was in the yard with his trap and a peasant's cart for the baggage soon after dawn.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A CHANGE OF PLANS Count de la Grange was in the yard with his trap and a peasant's cart for the baggage soon after dawn.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Everybody is trying to get away," he said.
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading All the village knows.
a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth
From this reading A CHANGE OF PLANS Count de la Grange was in the yard with his trap and a peasant's cart for the baggage soon after dawn.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading He was fretting a little lest his passengers should be late, but relieved to find that the General was absent.
in order that something should not happen
From this reading He was fretting a little lest his passengers should be late, but relieved to find that the General was absent.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He was fretting a little lest his passengers should be late, but relieved to find that the General was absent.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A CHANGE OF PLANS Count de la Grange was in the yard with his trap and a peasant's cart for the baggage soon after dawn.
plural of “passenger” — a traveler riding in a vehicle (a boat or bus or car or plane or train etc) who is not operating it
From this reading He was fretting a little lest his passengers should be late, but relieved to find that the General was absent.
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From this reading A CHANGE OF PLANS Count de la Grange was in the yard with his trap and a peasant's cart for the baggage soon after dawn.
plural of “plan” — a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished
From this reading A CHANGE OF PLANS Count de la Grange was in the yard with his trap and a peasant's cart for the baggage soon after dawn.
(of pain or sorrow) made easier to bear
From this reading He was fretting a little lest his passengers should be late, but relieved to find that the General was absent.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Everybody is trying to get away," he said.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading He was fretting a little lest his passengers should be late, but relieved to find that the General was absent.
in the near future
From this reading A CHANGE OF PLANS Count de la Grange was in the yard with his trap and a peasant's cart for the baggage soon after dawn.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He was fretting a little lest his passengers should be late, but relieved to find that the General was absent.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A CHANGE OF PLANS Count de la Grange was in the yard with his trap and a peasant's cart for the baggage soon after dawn.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "There will be a crush.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He was fretting a little lest his passengers should be late, but relieved to find that the General was absent.
a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned
From this reading A CHANGE OF PLANS Count de la Grange was in the yard with his trap and a peasant's cart for the baggage soon after dawn.
hard to endure
From this reading Everybody is trying to get away," he said.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading All the village knows.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A CHANGE OF PLANS Count de la Grange was in the yard with his trap and a peasant's cart for the baggage soon after dawn.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "There will be a crush.
in the company of; together with
From this reading A CHANGE OF PLANS Count de la Grange was in the yard with his trap and a peasant's cart for the baggage soon after dawn.
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 A CHANGE OF PLANS Count de la Grange was in the yard with his trap and a peasant's cart for the baggage soon after dawn.
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