Chapter 25 of The Ramrodders: A Novel is here in full — 183 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 25 of The Ramrodders: A Novel is here in full — 183 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE WAY OF A MAID WITH A MAID The Duke found his grandson in an anteroom where the half dozen excited, wondering men had conveyed him. The old man and the young man stood for a few moments and gazed at each other. Harlan was breathless, disheveled, his knuckles were bleeding. "Where is she?" The Duke came close to him.
Chapter 25 of The Ramrodders: A Novel is here in full — 183 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the flow of blood from a ruptured blood vessel
From this reading “Harlan was breathless, disheveled, his knuckles were bleeding.”
not breathing or able to breathe except with difficulty
From this reading “Harlan was breathless, disheveled, his knuckles were bleeding.”
past form of “convey” — (of information) make known; pass on
From this reading “THE WAY OF A MAID WITH A MAID The Duke found his grandson in an anteroom where the half dozen excited, wondering men had conveyed him.”
in disarray; extremely disorderly
From this reading “Harlan was breathless, disheveled, his knuckles were bleeding.”
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading “THE WAY OF A MAID WITH A MAID The Duke found his grandson in an anteroom where the half dozen excited, wondering men had conveyed him.”
a male grandchild
From this reading “THE WAY OF A MAID WITH A MAID The Duke found his grandson in an anteroom where the half dozen excited, wondering men had conveyed him.”
(used in the plural) a small metal weapon; worn over the knuckles on the back of the hand
From this reading “Harlan was breathless, disheveled, his knuckles were bleeding.”
showing curiosity
From this reading “THE WAY OF A MAID WITH A MAID The Duke found his grandson in an anteroom where the half dozen excited, wondering men had conveyed him.”
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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 WAY OF A MAID WITH A MAID The Duke found his grandson in an anteroom where the half dozen excited, wondering men had conveyed him.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading THE WAY OF A MAID WITH A MAID The Duke found his grandson in an anteroom where the half dozen excited, wondering men had conveyed him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The old man and the young man stood for a few moments and gazed at each other.
a large entrance or reception room or area
From this reading THE WAY OF A MAID WITH A MAID The Duke found his grandson in an anteroom where the half dozen excited, wondering men had conveyed him.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The old man and the young man stood for a few moments and gazed at each other.
the flow of blood from a ruptured blood vessel
From this reading Harlan was breathless, disheveled, his knuckles were bleeding.
not breathing or able to breathe except with difficulty
From this reading Harlan was breathless, disheveled, his knuckles were bleeding.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The Duke came close to him.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading The Duke came close to him.
past form of “convey” — (of information) make known; pass on
From this reading THE WAY OF A MAID WITH A MAID The Duke found his grandson in an anteroom where the half dozen excited, wondering men had conveyed him.
in disarray; extremely disorderly
From this reading Harlan was breathless, disheveled, his knuckles were bleeding.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading THE WAY OF A MAID WITH A MAID The Duke found his grandson in an anteroom where the half dozen excited, wondering men had conveyed him.
a British peer of the highest rank
From this reading THE WAY OF A MAID WITH A MAID The Duke found his grandson in an anteroom where the half dozen excited, wondering men had conveyed him.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading The old man and the young man stood for a few moments and gazed at each other.
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading THE WAY OF A MAID WITH A MAID The Duke found his grandson in an anteroom where the half dozen excited, wondering men had conveyed him.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading The old man and the young man stood for a few moments and gazed at each other.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The old man and the young man stood for a few moments and gazed at each other.
set up or found
From this reading THE WAY OF A MAID WITH A MAID The Duke found his grandson in an anteroom where the half dozen excited, wondering men had conveyed him.
past form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading The old man and the young man stood for a few moments and gazed at each other.
a male grandchild
From this reading THE WAY OF A MAID WITH A MAID The Duke found his grandson in an anteroom where the half dozen excited, wondering men had conveyed him.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE WAY OF A MAID WITH A MAID The Duke found his grandson in an anteroom where the half dozen excited, wondering men had conveyed him.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading THE WAY OF A MAID WITH A MAID The Duke found his grandson in an anteroom where the half dozen excited, wondering men had conveyed him.
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From this reading Harlan was breathless, disheveled, his knuckles were bleeding.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE WAY OF A MAID WITH A MAID The Duke found his grandson in an anteroom where the half dozen excited, wondering men had conveyed him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE WAY OF A MAID WITH A MAID The Duke found his grandson in an anteroom where the half dozen excited, wondering men had conveyed him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE WAY OF A MAID WITH A MAID The Duke found his grandson in an anteroom where the half dozen excited, wondering men had conveyed him.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Where is she?"
(used in the plural) a small metal weapon; worn over the knuckles on the back of the hand
From this reading Harlan was breathless, disheveled, his knuckles were bleeding.
a female domestic
From this reading THE WAY OF A MAID WITH A MAID The Duke found his grandson in an anteroom where the half dozen excited, wondering men had conveyed him.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The old man and the young man stood for a few moments and gazed at each other.
the force of workers available
From this reading THE WAY OF A MAID WITH A MAID The Duke found his grandson in an anteroom where the half dozen excited, wondering men had conveyed him.
plural of “moment” — a particular point in time
From this reading The old man and the young man stood for a few moments and gazed at each other.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE WAY OF A MAID WITH A MAID The Duke found his grandson in an anteroom where the half dozen excited, wondering men had conveyed him.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading The old man and the young man stood for a few moments and gazed at each other.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading The old man and the young man stood for a few moments and gazed at each other.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Where is she?"
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading The old man and the young man stood for a few moments and gazed at each other.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WAY OF A MAID WITH A MAID The Duke found his grandson in an anteroom where the half dozen excited, wondering men had conveyed him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Duke came close to him.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Harlan was breathless, disheveled, his knuckles were bleeding.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading THE WAY OF A MAID WITH A MAID The Duke found his grandson in an anteroom where the half dozen excited, wondering men had conveyed him.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Harlan was breathless, disheveled, his knuckles were bleeding.
in or at the place that
From this reading THE WAY OF A MAID WITH A MAID The Duke found his grandson in an anteroom where the half dozen excited, wondering men had conveyed him.
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE WAY OF A MAID WITH A MAID The Duke found his grandson in an anteroom where the half dozen excited, wondering men had conveyed him.
showing curiosity
From this reading THE WAY OF A MAID WITH A MAID The Duke found his grandson in an anteroom where the half dozen excited, wondering men had conveyed him.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading The old man and the young man stood for a few moments and gazed at each other.
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