Chapter 17 of The Seaboard Parish, Complete is here in full — 168 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 17 of The Seaboard Parish, Complete is here in full — 168 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ANOTHER SUNDAY EVENING. In the evening we met in Connie’s room, as usual, to have our talk. And this is what came out of it. The window was open. The sun was in the west.
Chapter 17 of The Seaboard Parish, Complete is here in full — 168 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading “ANOTHER SUNDAY EVENING.”
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading “In the evening we met in Connie’s room, as usual, to have our talk.”
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading “The sun was in the west.”
first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
From this reading “ANOTHER SUNDAY EVENING.”
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading “In the evening we met in Connie’s room, as usual, to have our talk.”
occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure
From this reading “In the evening we met in Connie’s room, as usual, to have our talk.”
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading “The sun was in the west.”
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading “The window was open.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And this is what came out of it.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading ANOTHER SUNDAY EVENING.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In the evening we met in Connie’s room, as usual, to have our talk.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading And this is what came out of it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the evening we met in Connie’s room, as usual, to have our talk.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading ANOTHER SUNDAY EVENING.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading In the evening we met in Connie’s room, as usual, to have our talk.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the evening we met in Connie’s room, as usual, to have our talk.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And this is what came out of it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And this is what came out of it.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading In the evening we met in Connie’s room, as usual, to have our talk.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And this is what came out of it.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading The window was open.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading In the evening we met in Connie’s room, as usual, to have our talk.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading And this is what came out of it.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading In the evening we met in Connie’s room, as usual, to have our talk.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading The sun was in the west.
first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
From this reading ANOTHER SUNDAY EVENING.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading In the evening we met in Connie’s room, as usual, to have our talk.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the evening we met in Connie’s room, as usual, to have our talk.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And this is what came out of it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In the evening we met in Connie’s room, as usual, to have our talk.
occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure
From this reading In the evening we met in Connie’s room, as usual, to have our talk.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The window was open.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading In the evening we met in Connie’s room, as usual, to have our talk.
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading The sun was in the west.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading And this is what came out of it.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading The window was open.
Chapter 17 of The Seaboard Parish, Complete by George MacDonald holds 168 sentences, grouped into 34 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.
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