Chapter 18 of The quest of the Silver Swan is here in full — 94 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XVIII
Chapter 18 of The quest of the Silver Swan is here in full — 94 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BRANDON LISTENS TO A SHORT FAMILY HISTORY “WEEKS! Weeks! I wouldn’t have thought it of you,” exclaimed Adoniram Pepper sorrowfully, turning away from the ’phone to gaze sternly at the rascally clerk. “Wouldn’t have thought it of him?” roared Caleb. “’Doniram, you’re a fool!
Chapter 18 of The quest of the Silver Swan is here in full — 94 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/18 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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an employee who performs clerical work (e.g., keeps records or accounts)
From this reading “I wouldn’t have thought it of you,” exclaimed Adoniram Pepper sorrowfully, turning away from the ’phone to gaze sternly at the rascally clerk.”
a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading ““’Doniram, you’re a fool!”
a long fixed look
From this reading “I wouldn’t have thought it of you,” exclaimed Adoniram Pepper sorrowfully, turning away from the ’phone to gaze sternly at the rascally clerk.”
third-person singular of “listen” — hear with intention
From this reading “BRANDON LISTENS TO A SHORT FAMILY HISTORY “WEEKS!”
add pepper to
From this reading “I wouldn’t have thought it of you,” exclaimed Adoniram Pepper sorrowfully, turning away from the ’phone to gaze sternly at the rascally clerk.”
electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
From this reading “I wouldn’t have thought it of you,” exclaimed Adoniram Pepper sorrowfully, turning away from the ’phone to gaze sternly at the rascally clerk.”
past form of “roar” — make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles
From this reading ““Wouldn’t have thought it of him?” roared Caleb.”
with sternness; in a severe manner
From this reading “I wouldn’t have thought it of you,” exclaimed Adoniram Pepper sorrowfully, turning away from the ’phone to gaze sternly at the rascally clerk.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
part of a patient's medical history in which questions are asked in an attempt to find out whether the patient has hereditary tendencies toward particular diseases
In this reading “BRANDON LISTENS TO A SHORT FAMILY HISTORY “WEEKS!”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading BRANDON LISTENS TO A SHORT FAMILY HISTORY “WEEKS!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I wouldn’t have thought it of you,” exclaimed Adoniram Pepper sorrowfully, turning away from the ’phone to gaze sternly at the rascally clerk.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I wouldn’t have thought it of you,” exclaimed Adoniram Pepper sorrowfully, turning away from the ’phone to gaze sternly at the rascally clerk.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading I wouldn’t have thought it of you,” exclaimed Adoniram Pepper sorrowfully, turning away from the ’phone to gaze sternly at the rascally clerk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BRANDON LISTENS TO A SHORT FAMILY HISTORY “WEEKS!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Wouldn’t have thought it of him?” roared Caleb.
an employee who performs clerical work (e.g., keeps records or accounts)
From this reading I wouldn’t have thought it of you,” exclaimed Adoniram Pepper sorrowfully, turning away from the ’phone to gaze sternly at the rascally clerk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “’Doniram, you’re a fool!
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading I wouldn’t have thought it of you,” exclaimed Adoniram Pepper sorrowfully, turning away from the ’phone to gaze sternly at the rascally clerk.
a social unit living together
From this reading BRANDON LISTENS TO A SHORT FAMILY HISTORY “WEEKS!
a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading “’Doniram, you’re a fool!
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I wouldn’t have thought it of you,” exclaimed Adoniram Pepper sorrowfully, turning away from the ’phone to gaze sternly at the rascally clerk.
a long fixed look
From this reading I wouldn’t have thought it of you,” exclaimed Adoniram Pepper sorrowfully, turning away from the ’phone to gaze sternly at the rascally clerk.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I wouldn’t have thought it of you,” exclaimed Adoniram Pepper sorrowfully, turning away from the ’phone to gaze sternly at the rascally clerk.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Wouldn’t have thought it of him?” roared Caleb.
the aggregate of past events
From this reading BRANDON LISTENS TO A SHORT FAMILY HISTORY “WEEKS!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I wouldn’t have thought it of you,” exclaimed Adoniram Pepper sorrowfully, turning away from the ’phone to gaze sternly at the rascally clerk.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I wouldn’t have thought it of you,” exclaimed Adoniram Pepper sorrowfully, turning away from the ’phone to gaze sternly at the rascally clerk.
third-person singular of “listen” — hear with intention
From this reading BRANDON LISTENS TO A SHORT FAMILY HISTORY “WEEKS!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I wouldn’t have thought it of you,” exclaimed Adoniram Pepper sorrowfully, turning away from the ’phone to gaze sternly at the rascally clerk.
add pepper to
From this reading I wouldn’t have thought it of you,” exclaimed Adoniram Pepper sorrowfully, turning away from the ’phone to gaze sternly at the rascally clerk.
electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
From this reading I wouldn’t have thought it of you,” exclaimed Adoniram Pepper sorrowfully, turning away from the ’phone to gaze sternly at the rascally clerk.
playful in an appealingly bold way
From this reading I wouldn’t have thought it of you,” exclaimed Adoniram Pepper sorrowfully, turning away from the ’phone to gaze sternly at the rascally clerk.
past form of “roar” — make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles
From this reading “Wouldn’t have thought it of him?” roared Caleb.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading BRANDON LISTENS TO A SHORT FAMILY HISTORY “WEEKS!
in a sorrowful manner
From this reading I wouldn’t have thought it of you,” exclaimed Adoniram Pepper sorrowfully, turning away from the ’phone to gaze sternly at the rascally clerk.
with sternness; in a severe manner
From this reading I wouldn’t have thought it of you,” exclaimed Adoniram Pepper sorrowfully, turning away from the ’phone to gaze sternly at the rascally clerk.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I wouldn’t have thought it of you,” exclaimed Adoniram Pepper sorrowfully, turning away from the ’phone to gaze sternly at the rascally clerk.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading I wouldn’t have thought it of you,” exclaimed Adoniram Pepper sorrowfully, turning away from the ’phone to gaze sternly at the rascally clerk.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading BRANDON LISTENS TO A SHORT FAMILY HISTORY “WEEKS!
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading I wouldn’t have thought it of you,” exclaimed Adoniram Pepper sorrowfully, turning away from the ’phone to gaze sternly at the rascally clerk.
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading BRANDON LISTENS TO A SHORT FAMILY HISTORY “WEEKS!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I wouldn’t have thought it of you,” exclaimed Adoniram Pepper sorrowfully, turning away from the ’phone to gaze sternly at the rascally clerk.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I wouldn’t have thought it of you,” exclaimed Adoniram Pepper sorrowfully, turning away from the ’phone to gaze sternly at the rascally clerk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “’Doniram, you’re a fool!
Chapter 18 of The quest of the Silver Swan by W. Bert (Walter Bertram) Foster holds 94 sentences, grouped into 19 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 18 holds 94 sentences of The quest of the Silver Swan, unabridged, divided into 19 reading sections.
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