Chapter 20 of The One-Eyed Fairies is here in full — 81 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 20 of The One-Eyed Fairies is here in full — 81 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
RICKRACK TRIMMING Sir Bodkin looked quite sad as he stood on Margaret’s table. “It’s been a long time since she called me to help her,” he said to himself. Just then Margaret came into the room. She was carrying something over her arm made of blue chambray material. “Sir Bodkin!” she called.
Chapter 20 of The One-Eyed Fairies is here in full — 81 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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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 “She was carrying something over her arm made of blue chambray material.”
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading “She was carrying something over her arm made of blue chambray material.”
a dagger with a slender blade
From this reading “RICKRACK TRIMMING Sir Bodkin looked quite sad as he stood on Margaret’s table.”
-ing form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading “She was carrying something over her arm made of blue chambray material.”
concerned with worldly rather than spiritual interests
From this reading “She was carrying something over her arm made of blue chambray material.”
experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
From this reading “RICKRACK TRIMMING Sir Bodkin looked quite sad as he stood on Margaret’s table.”
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading “RICKRACK TRIMMING Sir Bodkin looked quite sad as he stood on Margaret’s table.”
the act of adding decoration
From this reading “RICKRACK TRIMMING Sir Bodkin looked quite sad as he stood on Margaret’s table.”
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a prolonged period of time
In this reading ““It’s been a long time since she called me to help her,” he said to himself.”
In this reading “Just then Margaret came into the room.”
obtain, especially accidentally
In this reading “Just then Margaret came into the room.”
In this reading “RICKRACK TRIMMING Sir Bodkin looked quite sad as he stood on Margaret’s table.”
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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 “It’s been a long time since she called me to help her,” he said to himself.
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 She was carrying something over her arm made of blue chambray material.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading RICKRACK TRIMMING Sir Bodkin looked quite sad as he stood on Margaret’s table.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “It’s been a long time since she called me to help her,” he said to himself.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading She was carrying something over her arm made of blue chambray material.
a dagger with a slender blade
From this reading RICKRACK TRIMMING Sir Bodkin looked quite sad as he stood on Margaret’s table.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “It’s been a long time since she called me to help her,” he said to himself.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Just then Margaret came into the room.
-ing form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading She was carrying something over her arm made of blue chambray material.
a lightweight fabric woven with white threads across a colored warp
From this reading She was carrying something over her arm made of blue chambray material.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading RICKRACK TRIMMING Sir Bodkin looked quite sad as he stood on Margaret’s table.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading “It’s been a long time since she called me to help her,” he said to himself.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “It’s been a long time since she called me to help her,” he said to himself.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “It’s been a long time since she called me to help her,” he said to himself.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Just then Margaret came into the room.
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From this reading “It’s been a long time since she called me to help her,” he said to himself.
and nothing more
From this reading Just then Margaret came into the room.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading “It’s been a long time since she called me to help her,” he said to himself.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading RICKRACK TRIMMING Sir Bodkin looked quite sad as he stood on Margaret’s table.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading She was carrying something over her arm made of blue chambray material.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Just then Margaret came into the room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading RICKRACK TRIMMING Sir Bodkin looked quite sad as he stood on Margaret’s table.
concerned with worldly rather than spiritual interests
From this reading She was carrying something over her arm made of blue chambray material.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “It’s been a long time since she called me to help her,” he said to himself.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She was carrying something over her arm made of blue chambray material.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading RICKRACK TRIMMING Sir Bodkin looked quite sad as he stood on Margaret’s table.
above and across; more than
From this reading She was carrying something over her arm made of blue chambray material.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading RICKRACK TRIMMING Sir Bodkin looked quite sad as he stood on Margaret’s table.
a narrow zigzag ribbon used as trimming
From this reading RICKRACK TRIMMING Sir Bodkin looked quite sad as he stood on Margaret’s table.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Just then Margaret came into the room.
experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
From this reading RICKRACK TRIMMING Sir Bodkin looked quite sad as he stood on Margaret’s table.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “It’s been a long time since she called me to help her,” he said to himself.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “It’s been a long time since she called me to help her,” he said to himself.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “It’s been a long time since she called me to help her,” he said to himself.
term of address for a man
From this reading RICKRACK TRIMMING Sir Bodkin looked quite sad as he stood on Margaret’s table.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading She was carrying something over her arm made of blue chambray material.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading RICKRACK TRIMMING Sir Bodkin looked quite sad as he stood on Margaret’s table.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading RICKRACK TRIMMING Sir Bodkin looked quite sad as he stood on Margaret’s table.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Just then Margaret came into the room.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Just then Margaret came into the room.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading “It’s been a long time since she called me to help her,” he said to himself.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “It’s been a long time since she called me to help her,” he said to himself.
the act of adding decoration
From this reading RICKRACK TRIMMING Sir Bodkin looked quite sad as he stood on Margaret’s table.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was carrying something over her arm made of blue chambray material.
Chapter 20 of The One-Eyed Fairies by Georgia Eldridge Hanley holds 81 sentences, grouped into 17 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, 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 20 holds 81 sentences of The One-Eyed Fairies, unabridged, divided into 17 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 20 of The One-Eyed Fairies by Georgia Eldridge Hanley exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 81 sentences, grouped into 17 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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