Chapter 22 of The Prodigal Pro Tem is here in full — 217 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 22 of The Prodigal Pro Tem is here in full — 217 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE BLIND SEE Barnes was awakened the next morning by a gentle tap at his door. He thought it was John. But, in answer to his response, his mother entered. She looked as fresh as a girl of twenty. Her face was radiant.
Chapter 22 of The Prodigal Pro Tem is here in full — 217 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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aroused or activated
From this reading “THE BLIND SEE Barnes was awakened the next morning by a gentle tap at his door.”
people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group
From this reading “THE BLIND SEE Barnes was awakened the next morning by a gentle tap at his door.”
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading “She looked as fresh as a girl of twenty.”
soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe
From this reading “THE BLIND SEE Barnes was awakened the next morning by a gentle tap at his door.”
radiating or as if radiating light
From this reading “Her face was radiant.”
a result
From this reading “But, in answer to his response, his mother entered.”
cut a female screw thread with a tap
From this reading “THE BLIND SEE Barnes was awakened the next morning by a gentle tap at his door.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading “She looked as fresh as a girl of twenty.”
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In this reading “THE BLIND SEE Barnes was awakened the next morning by a gentle tap at his door.”
In this reading “THE BLIND SEE Barnes was awakened the next morning by a gentle tap at his door.”
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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 BLIND SEE Barnes was awakened the next morning by a gentle tap at his door.
react verbally
From this reading But, in answer to his response, his mother entered.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She looked as fresh as a girl of twenty.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE BLIND SEE Barnes was awakened the next morning by a gentle tap at his door.
aroused or activated
From this reading THE BLIND SEE Barnes was awakened the next morning by a gentle tap at his door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE BLIND SEE Barnes was awakened the next morning by a gentle tap at his door.
people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group
From this reading THE BLIND SEE Barnes was awakened the next morning by a gentle tap at his door.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But, in answer to his response, his mother entered.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE BLIND SEE Barnes was awakened the next morning by a gentle tap at his door.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading THE BLIND SEE Barnes was awakened the next morning by a gentle tap at his door.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading But, in answer to his response, his mother entered.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Her face was radiant.
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading She looked as fresh as a girl of twenty.
soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe
From this reading THE BLIND SEE Barnes was awakened the next morning by a gentle tap at his door.
a young female
From this reading She looked as fresh as a girl of twenty.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He thought it was John.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her face was radiant.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE BLIND SEE Barnes was awakened the next morning by a gentle tap at his door.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But, in answer to his response, his mother entered.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He thought it was John.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading He thought it was John.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading She looked as fresh as a girl of twenty.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading THE BLIND SEE Barnes was awakened the next morning by a gentle tap at his door.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading But, in answer to his response, his mother entered.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading THE BLIND SEE Barnes was awakened the next morning by a gentle tap at his door.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She looked as fresh as a girl of twenty.
radiating or as if radiating light
From this reading Her face was radiant.
a result
From this reading But, in answer to his response, his mother entered.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading THE BLIND SEE Barnes was awakened the next morning by a gentle tap at his door.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She looked as fresh as a girl of twenty.
cut a female screw thread with a tap
From this reading THE BLIND SEE Barnes was awakened the next morning by a gentle tap at his door.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BLIND SEE Barnes was awakened the next morning by a gentle tap at his door.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading He thought it was John.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But, in answer to his response, his mother entered.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading She looked as fresh as a girl of twenty.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE BLIND SEE Barnes was awakened the next morning by a gentle tap at his door.
Chapter 22 of The Prodigal Pro Tem by Frederick Orin Bartlett holds 217 sentences, grouped into 44 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 22 holds 217 sentences of The Prodigal Pro Tem, unabridged, divided into 44 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 22 of The Prodigal Pro Tem by Frederick Orin Bartlett exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 217 sentences, grouped into 44 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.
Work through the 44 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 44 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
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