Chapter 29 of The Prodigal Father is here in full — 106 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 29 of The Prodigal Father is here in full — 106 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I heard you had come back again," said Mrs. Dunbar. She closed the door as gently as she had opened it. The action pathetically expressed the quiet sorrow of a much-wronged woman's heart. "Yes," said Heriot gallantly, "I'm back again to Scotland, home and beauty. Ha, ha!
Chapter 29 of The Prodigal Father is here in full — 106 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/21 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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something done (usually as opposed to something said)
From this reading “The action pathetically expressed the quiet sorrow of a much-wronged woman's heart.”
communicated in words
From this reading “The action pathetically expressed the quiet sorrow of a much-wronged woman's heart.”
in a gallant manner
From this reading “"Yes," said Heriot gallantly, "I'm back again to Scotland, home and beauty.”
in a gradual manner
From this reading “She closed the door as gently as she had opened it.”
in a manner arousing sympathy and compassion
From this reading “The action pathetically expressed the quiet sorrow of a much-wronged woman's heart.”
one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; located on the northern part of the island of Great Britain; famous for bagpipes and plaids and kilts
From this reading “"Yes," said Heriot gallantly, "I'm back again to Scotland, home and beauty.”
an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement
From this reading “The action pathetically expressed the quiet sorrow of a much-wronged woman's heart.”
possessive form of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading “The action pathetically expressed the quiet sorrow of a much-wronged woman's heart.”
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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 The action pathetically expressed the quiet sorrow of a much-wronged woman's heart.
something done (usually as opposed to something said)
From this reading The action pathetically expressed the quiet sorrow of a much-wronged woman's heart.
anew
From this reading "I heard you had come back again," said Mrs. Dunbar.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Yes," said Heriot gallantly, "I'm back again to Scotland, home and beauty.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She closed the door as gently as she had opened it.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "I heard you had come back again," said Mrs. Dunbar.
the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
From this reading "Yes," said Heriot gallantly, "I'm back again to Scotland, home and beauty.
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading She closed the door as gently as she had opened it.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "I heard you had come back again," said Mrs. Dunbar.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading She closed the door as gently as she had opened it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I heard you had come back again," said Mrs. Dunbar.
communicated in words
From this reading The action pathetically expressed the quiet sorrow of a much-wronged woman's heart.
in a gallant manner
From this reading "Yes," said Heriot gallantly, "I'm back again to Scotland, home and beauty.
in a gradual manner
From this reading She closed the door as gently as she had opened it.
(astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing; the right ascension for an observer at a particular location and time of day
From this reading Ha, ha!
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "I heard you had come back again," said Mrs. Dunbar.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading "I heard you had come back again," said Mrs. Dunbar.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading The action pathetically expressed the quiet sorrow of a much-wronged woman's heart.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes," said Heriot gallantly, "I'm back again to Scotland, home and beauty.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading "Yes," said Heriot gallantly, "I'm back again to Scotland, home and beauty.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I heard you had come back again," said Mrs. Dunbar.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes," said Heriot gallantly, "I'm back again to Scotland, home and beauty.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She closed the door as gently as she had opened it.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading "I heard you had come back again," said Mrs. Dunbar.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The action pathetically expressed the quiet sorrow of a much-wronged woman's heart.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The action pathetically expressed the quiet sorrow of a much-wronged woman's heart.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading She closed the door as gently as she had opened it.
in a manner arousing sympathy and compassion
From this reading The action pathetically expressed the quiet sorrow of a much-wronged woman's heart.
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading The action pathetically expressed the quiet sorrow of a much-wronged woman's heart.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I heard you had come back again," said Mrs. Dunbar.
one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; located on the northern part of the island of Great Britain; famous for bagpipes and plaids and kilts
From this reading "Yes," said Heriot gallantly, "I'm back again to Scotland, home and beauty.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She closed the door as gently as she had opened it.
an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement
From this reading The action pathetically expressed the quiet sorrow of a much-wronged woman's heart.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She closed the door as gently as she had opened it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Yes," said Heriot gallantly, "I'm back again to Scotland, home and beauty.
possessive form of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading The action pathetically expressed the quiet sorrow of a much-wronged woman's heart.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes," said Heriot gallantly, "I'm back again to Scotland, home and beauty.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I heard you had come back again," said Mrs. Dunbar.
Chapter 29 of The Prodigal Father by J. Storer (Joseph Storer) Clouston holds 106 sentences, grouped into 22 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 29 holds 106 sentences of The Prodigal Father, unabridged, divided into 22 reading sections.
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