Chapter 18 of The Path of a Star is here in full — 160 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XVIII
Chapter 18 of The Path of a Star is here in full — 160 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Not long ago,” said Hilda, “I had a chat with him. We sat on the grass in the middle of the Maidan, and there was nothing to interfere with my impressions.” “What were your impressions? No!” Alicia cried.
Chapter 18 of The Path of a Star is here in full — 160 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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in the past
From this reading ““Not long ago,” said Hilda, “I had a chat with him.”
talk socially without exchanging too much information
From this reading ““Not long ago,” said Hilda, “I had a chat with him.”
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “Alicia cried.”
shoot down, of birds
From this reading “We sat on the grass in the middle of the Maidan, and there was nothing to interfere with my impressions.””
plural of “impression” — a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
From this reading “We sat on the grass in the middle of the Maidan, and there was nothing to interfere with my impressions.””
come between so as to be hindrance or obstacle
From this reading “We sat on the grass in the middle of the Maidan, and there was nothing to interfere with my impressions.””
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
From this reading “We sat on the grass in the middle of the Maidan, and there was nothing to interfere with my impressions.””
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading “We sat on the grass in the middle of the Maidan, and there was nothing to interfere with my impressions.””
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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 “Not long ago,” said Hilda, “I had a chat with him.
in the past
From this reading “Not long ago,” said Hilda, “I had a chat with him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Alicia cried.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We sat on the grass in the middle of the Maidan, and there was nothing to interfere with my impressions.”
talk socially without exchanging too much information
From this reading “Not long ago,” said Hilda, “I had a chat with him.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading Alicia cried.
shoot down, of birds
From this reading We sat on the grass in the middle of the Maidan, and there was nothing to interfere with my impressions.”
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “Not long ago,” said Hilda, “I had a chat with him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Not long ago,” said Hilda, “I had a chat with him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Not long ago,” said Hilda, “I had a chat with him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Not long ago,” said Hilda, “I had a chat with him.
plural of “impression” — a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
From this reading We sat on the grass in the middle of the Maidan, and there was nothing to interfere with my impressions.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We sat on the grass in the middle of the Maidan, and there was nothing to interfere with my impressions.”
come between so as to be hindrance or obstacle
From this reading We sat on the grass in the middle of the Maidan, and there was nothing to interfere with my impressions.”
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 “Not long ago,” said Hilda, “I had a chat with him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We sat on the grass in the middle of the Maidan, and there was nothing to interfere with my impressions.”
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
From this reading We sat on the grass in the middle of the Maidan, and there was nothing to interfere with my impressions.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading We sat on the grass in the middle of the Maidan, and there was nothing to interfere with my impressions.”
not any; not one
From this reading No!”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Not long ago,” said Hilda, “I had a chat with him.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading We sat on the grass in the middle of the Maidan, and there was nothing to interfere with my impressions.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We sat on the grass in the middle of the Maidan, and there was nothing to interfere with my impressions.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading We sat on the grass in the middle of the Maidan, and there was nothing to interfere with my impressions.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Not long ago,” said Hilda, “I had a chat with him.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading We sat on the grass in the middle of the Maidan, and there was nothing to interfere with my impressions.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We sat on the grass in the middle of the Maidan, and there was nothing to interfere with my impressions.”
in or at that place or location
From this reading We sat on the grass in the middle of the Maidan, and there was nothing to interfere with my impressions.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We sat on the grass in the middle of the Maidan, and there was nothing to interfere with my impressions.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We sat on the grass in the middle of the Maidan, and there was nothing to interfere with my impressions.”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We sat on the grass in the middle of the Maidan, and there was nothing to interfere with my impressions.”
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “What were your impressions?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What were your impressions?
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Not long ago,” said Hilda, “I had a chat with him.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “What were your impressions?
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