Chapter 7 of The Photographer's Evidence is here in full — 206 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of The Photographer's Evidence is here in full — 206 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
PATSY IS FORCED TO SLEEP. When they had him bound to their satisfaction, Patsy’s captors laid him on his back and looked him over. He saw, too late, how it had happened. Close to the rock was a thick bunch of bushes. His judgment had been perfect, for it had taken him to the exact spot where there was an easy way down to the gulch.
Chapter 7 of The Photographer's Evidence is here in full — 206 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a grouping of a number of similar things
From this reading “Close to the rock was a thick bunch of bushes.”
plural of “bush” — a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
From this reading “Close to the rock was a thick bunch of bushes.”
plural of “captor” — a person who captures and holds people or animals
From this reading “When they had him bound to their satisfaction, Patsy’s captors laid him on his back and looked him over.”
Strictly particular and correct.
From this reading “His judgment had been perfect, for it had taken him to the exact spot where there was an easy way down to the gulch.”
a narrow gorge with a stream running through it
From this reading “His judgment had been perfect, for it had taken him to the exact spot where there was an easy way down to the gulch.”
an opinion formed by judging something
From this reading “His judgment had been perfect, for it had taken him to the exact spot where there was an easy way down to the gulch.”
a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of
From this reading “PATSY IS FORCED TO SLEEP.”
the contentment one feels when one has fulfilled a desire, need, or expectation
From this reading “When they had him bound to their satisfaction, Patsy’s captors laid him on his back and looked him over.”
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In this reading “His judgment had been perfect, for it had taken him to the exact spot where there was an easy way down to the gulch.”
In this reading “He saw, too late, how it had happened.”
In this reading “His judgment had been perfect, for it had taken him to the exact spot where there was an easy way down to the gulch.”
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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 Close to the rock was a thick bunch of bushes.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading His judgment had been perfect, for it had taken him to the exact spot where there was an easy way down to the gulch.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When they had him bound to their satisfaction, Patsy’s captors laid him on his back and looked him over.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading When they had him bound to their satisfaction, Patsy’s captors laid him on his back and looked him over.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading His judgment had been perfect, for it had taken him to the exact spot where there was an easy way down to the gulch.
confined by bonds
From this reading When they had him bound to their satisfaction, Patsy’s captors laid him on his back and looked him over.
a grouping of a number of similar things
From this reading Close to the rock was a thick bunch of bushes.
plural of “bush” — a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
From this reading Close to the rock was a thick bunch of bushes.
plural of “captor” — a person who captures and holds people or animals
From this reading When they had him bound to their satisfaction, Patsy’s captors laid him on his back and looked him over.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading Close to the rock was a thick bunch of bushes.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading His judgment had been perfect, for it had taken him to the exact spot where there was an easy way down to the gulch.
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading His judgment had been perfect, for it had taken him to the exact spot where there was an easy way down to the gulch.
Strictly particular and correct.
From this reading His judgment had been perfect, for it had taken him to the exact spot where there was an easy way down to the gulch.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading His judgment had been perfect, for it had taken him to the exact spot where there was an easy way down to the gulch.
produced by or subjected to forcing
From this reading PATSY IS FORCED TO SLEEP.
a narrow gorge with a stream running through it
From this reading His judgment had been perfect, for it had taken him to the exact spot where there was an easy way down to the gulch.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When they had him bound to their satisfaction, Patsy’s captors laid him on his back and looked him over.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading He saw, too late, how it had happened.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He saw, too late, how it had happened.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When they had him bound to their satisfaction, Patsy’s captors laid him on his back and looked him over.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When they had him bound to their satisfaction, Patsy’s captors laid him on his back and looked him over.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He saw, too late, how it had happened.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading PATSY IS FORCED TO SLEEP.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He saw, too late, how it had happened.
an opinion formed by judging something
From this reading His judgment had been perfect, for it had taken him to the exact spot where there was an easy way down to the gulch.
set down according to a plan
From this reading When they had him bound to their satisfaction, Patsy’s captors laid him on his back and looked him over.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading He saw, too late, how it had happened.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading When they had him bound to their satisfaction, Patsy’s captors laid him on his back and looked him over.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Close to the rock was a thick bunch of bushes.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When they had him bound to their satisfaction, Patsy’s captors laid him on his back and looked him over.
above and across; more than
From this reading When they had him bound to their satisfaction, Patsy’s captors laid him on his back and looked him over.
a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of
From this reading PATSY IS FORCED TO SLEEP.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When they had him bound to their satisfaction, Patsy’s captors laid him on his back and looked him over.
being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish
From this reading His judgment had been perfect, for it had taken him to the exact spot where there was an easy way down to the gulch.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading Close to the rock was a thick bunch of bushes.
the contentment one feels when one has fulfilled a desire, need, or expectation
From this reading When they had him bound to their satisfaction, Patsy’s captors laid him on his back and looked him over.
cut with a saw
From this reading He saw, too late, how it had happened.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading PATSY IS FORCED TO SLEEP.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading His judgment had been perfect, for it had taken him to the exact spot where there was an easy way down to the gulch.
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading His judgment had been perfect, for it had taken him to the exact spot where there was an easy way down to the gulch.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Close to the rock was a thick bunch of bushes.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading When they had him bound to their satisfaction, Patsy’s captors laid him on his back and looked him over.
in or at that place or location
From this reading His judgment had been perfect, for it had taken him to the exact spot where there was an easy way down to the gulch.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When they had him bound to their satisfaction, Patsy’s captors laid him on his back and looked him over.
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading Close to the rock was a thick bunch of bushes.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading PATSY IS FORCED TO SLEEP.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading He saw, too late, how it had happened.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Close to the rock was a thick bunch of bushes.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading His judgment had been perfect, for it had taken him to the exact spot where there was an easy way down to the gulch.
at the time that
From this reading When they had him bound to their satisfaction, Patsy’s captors laid him on his back and looked him over.
in or at the place that
From this reading His judgment had been perfect, for it had taken him to the exact spot where there was an easy way down to the gulch.
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