Chapter 10 of The Shepherd of the North is here in full — 433 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The Shepherd of the North is here in full — 433 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
That she should not tell him, or give him any outward hint of what she was hiding in her mind, did not surprise him. It was a very serious matter this with Catholics. It was a sacred matter with anybody, to carry the secret of a dead man. Ruth would not speak unnecessarily of it. When the proper time came, and there was need, she would speak.
Chapter 10 of The Shepherd of the North is here in full — 433 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/86 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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any person at all
From this reading “It was a sacred matter with anybody, to carry the secret of a dead man.”
plural of “catholic” — a member of a Catholic church
From this reading “It was a very serious matter this with Catholics.”
the activity of keeping something secret
From this reading “That she should not tell him, or give him any outward hint of what she was hiding in her mind, did not surprise him.”
an indirect suggestion
From this reading “That she should not tell him, or give him any outward hint of what she was hiding in her mind, did not surprise him.”
relating to physical reality rather than with thoughts or the mind
From this reading “That she should not tell him, or give him any outward hint of what she was hiding in her mind, did not surprise him.”
United States professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948)
From this reading “Ruth would not speak unnecessarily of it.”
concerned with religion or religious purposes
From this reading “It was a sacred matter with anybody, to carry the secret of a dead man.”
in an unnecessary manner
From this reading “Ruth would not speak unnecessarily of it.”
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.
In this reading “It was a very serious matter this with Catholics.”
In this reading “It was a sacred matter with anybody, to carry the secret of a dead man.”
In this reading “When the proper time came, and there was need, she would speak.”
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 It was a very serious matter this with Catholics.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When the proper time came, and there was need, she would speak.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading That she should not tell him, or give him any outward hint of what she was hiding in her mind, did not surprise him.
any person at all
From this reading It was a sacred matter with anybody, to carry the secret of a dead man.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading When the proper time came, and there was need, she would speak.
move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading It was a sacred matter with anybody, to carry the secret of a dead man.
plural of “catholic” — a member of a Catholic church
From this reading It was a very serious matter this with Catholics.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading It was a sacred matter with anybody, to carry the secret of a dead man.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading That she should not tell him, or give him any outward hint of what she was hiding in her mind, did not surprise him.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading That she should not tell him, or give him any outward hint of what she was hiding in her mind, did not surprise him.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading That she should not tell him, or give him any outward hint of what she was hiding in her mind, did not surprise him.
the activity of keeping something secret
From this reading That she should not tell him, or give him any outward hint of what she was hiding in her mind, did not surprise him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading That she should not tell him, or give him any outward hint of what she was hiding in her mind, did not surprise him.
an indirect suggestion
From this reading That she should not tell him, or give him any outward hint of what she was hiding in her mind, did not surprise him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading That she should not tell him, or give him any outward hint of what she was hiding in her mind, did not surprise him.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a very serious matter this with Catholics.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading It was a sacred matter with anybody, to carry the secret of a dead man.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading It was a very serious matter this with Catholics.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading That she should not tell him, or give him any outward hint of what she was hiding in her mind, did not surprise him.
a condition requiring relief
From this reading When the proper time came, and there was need, she would speak.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading That she should not tell him, or give him any outward hint of what she was hiding in her mind, did not surprise him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading That she should not tell him, or give him any outward hint of what she was hiding in her mind, did not surprise him.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading That she should not tell him, or give him any outward hint of what she was hiding in her mind, did not surprise him.
relating to physical reality rather than with thoughts or the mind
From this reading That she should not tell him, or give him any outward hint of what she was hiding in her mind, did not surprise him.
marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness
From this reading When the proper time came, and there was need, she would speak.
United States professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948)
From this reading Ruth would not speak unnecessarily of it.
concerned with religion or religious purposes
From this reading It was a sacred matter with anybody, to carry the secret of a dead man.
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading It was a sacred matter with anybody, to carry the secret of a dead man.
concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities
From this reading It was a very serious matter this with Catholics.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading That she should not tell him, or give him any outward hint of what she was hiding in her mind, did not surprise him.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading That she should not tell him, or give him any outward hint of what she was hiding in her mind, did not surprise him.
express in speech
From this reading Ruth would not speak unnecessarily of it.
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading That she should not tell him, or give him any outward hint of what she was hiding in her mind, did not surprise him.
express in words
From this reading That she should not tell him, or give him any outward hint of what she was hiding in her mind, did not surprise him.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That she should not tell him, or give him any outward hint of what she was hiding in her mind, did not surprise him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was a sacred matter with anybody, to carry the secret of a dead man.
in or at that place or location
From this reading When the proper time came, and there was need, she would speak.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It was a very serious matter this with Catholics.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading When the proper time came, and there was need, she would speak.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was a sacred matter with anybody, to carry the secret of a dead man.
in an unnecessary manner
From this reading Ruth would not speak unnecessarily of it.
precisely as stated
From this reading It was a very serious matter this with Catholics.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That she should not tell him, or give him any outward hint of what she was hiding in her mind, did not surprise him.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading That she should not tell him, or give him any outward hint of what she was hiding in her mind, did not surprise him.
at the time that
From this reading When the proper time came, and there was need, she would speak.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was a very serious matter this with Catholics.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Ruth would not speak unnecessarily of it.
Chapter 10 of The Shepherd of the North by Richard Aumerle Maher holds 433 sentences, grouped into 87 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 10 holds 433 sentences of The Shepherd of the North, unabridged, divided into 87 reading sections.
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