Chapter 4 of The silver dial, volume 3 (of 3) is here in full — 221 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The silver dial, volume 3 (of 3) is here in full — 221 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“SHOEMAKER’S HOLIDAY.” “Some sheep-heads from the Chancellery, I’ll dare swear, whose business would have been the better for sleeping on,” testily said Niklaus, as he rose and went out. Sabina laid aside the virginal and crossed to her old seat in the window. “It is very sultry to-night,” she said. “Very,” assented the mathematician.
Chapter 4 of The silver dial, volume 3 (of 3) is here in full — 221 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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placed crosswise
From this reading “Sabina laid aside the virginal and crossed to her old seat in the window.”
leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
From this reading ““SHOEMAKER’S HOLIDAY.””
a person skilled in mathematics
From this reading ““Very,” assented the mathematician.”
the state of being asleep
From this reading ““Some sheep-heads from the Chancellery, I’ll dare swear, whose business would have been the better for sleeping on,” testily said Niklaus, as he rose and went out.”
sexually exciting or gratifying
From this reading ““It is very sultry to-night,” she said.”
utter obscenities or profanities
From this reading ““Some sheep-heads from the Chancellery, I’ll dare swear, whose business would have been the better for sleeping on,” testily said Niklaus, as he rose and went out.”
in a petulant manner
From this reading ““Some sheep-heads from the Chancellery, I’ll dare swear, whose business would have been the better for sleeping on,” testily said Niklaus, as he rose and went out.”
characteristic of a virgin or virginity
From this reading “Sabina laid aside the virginal and crossed to her old seat in the window.”
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move out of or depart from
In this reading ““Some sheep-heads from the Chancellery, I’ll dare swear, whose business would have been the better for sleeping on,” testily said Niklaus, as he rose and went out.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Some sheep-heads from the Chancellery, I’ll dare swear, whose business would have been the better for sleeping on,” testily said Niklaus, as he rose and went out.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Some sheep-heads from the Chancellery, I’ll dare swear, whose business would have been the better for sleeping on,” testily said Niklaus, as he rose and went out.
on or to one side
From this reading Sabina laid aside the virginal and crossed to her old seat in the window.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Very,” assented the mathematician.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Some sheep-heads from the Chancellery, I’ll dare swear, whose business would have been the better for sleeping on,” testily said Niklaus, as he rose and went out.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading “Some sheep-heads from the Chancellery, I’ll dare swear, whose business would have been the better for sleeping on,” testily said Niklaus, as he rose and went out.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading “Some sheep-heads from the Chancellery, I’ll dare swear, whose business would have been the better for sleeping on,” testily said Niklaus, as he rose and went out.
a government building housing the office of a chancellor
From this reading “Some sheep-heads from the Chancellery, I’ll dare swear, whose business would have been the better for sleeping on,” testily said Niklaus, as he rose and went out.
placed crosswise
From this reading Sabina laid aside the virginal and crossed to her old seat in the window.
take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
From this reading “Some sheep-heads from the Chancellery, I’ll dare swear, whose business would have been the better for sleeping on,” testily said Niklaus, as he rose and went out.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Some sheep-heads from the Chancellery, I’ll dare swear, whose business would have been the better for sleeping on,” testily said Niklaus, as he rose and went out.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “Some sheep-heads from the Chancellery, I’ll dare swear, whose business would have been the better for sleeping on,” testily said Niklaus, as he rose and went out.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Some sheep-heads from the Chancellery, I’ll dare swear, whose business would have been the better for sleeping on,” testily said Niklaus, as he rose and went out.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Some sheep-heads from the Chancellery, I’ll dare swear, whose business would have been the better for sleeping on,” testily said Niklaus, as he rose and went out.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Sabina laid aside the virginal and crossed to her old seat in the window.
leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
From this reading “SHOEMAKER’S HOLIDAY.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Some sheep-heads from the Chancellery, I’ll dare swear, whose business would have been the better for sleeping on,” testily said Niklaus, as he rose and went out.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Sabina laid aside the virginal and crossed to her old seat in the window.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It is very sultry to-night,” she said.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It is very sultry to-night,” she said.
set down according to a plan
From this reading Sabina laid aside the virginal and crossed to her old seat in the window.
a person skilled in mathematics
From this reading “Very,” assented the mathematician.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Some sheep-heads from the Chancellery, I’ll dare swear, whose business would have been the better for sleeping on,” testily said Niklaus, as he rose and went out.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Sabina laid aside the virginal and crossed to her old seat in the window.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Some sheep-heads from the Chancellery, I’ll dare swear, whose business would have been the better for sleeping on,” testily said Niklaus, as he rose and went out.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “Some sheep-heads from the Chancellery, I’ll dare swear, whose business would have been the better for sleeping on,” testily said Niklaus, as he rose and went out.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading “Some sheep-heads from the Chancellery, I’ll dare swear, whose business would have been the better for sleeping on,” testily said Niklaus, as he rose and went out.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sabina laid aside the virginal and crossed to her old seat in the window.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Some sheep-heads from the Chancellery, I’ll dare swear, whose business would have been the better for sleeping on,” testily said Niklaus, as he rose and went out.
a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
From this reading Sabina laid aside the virginal and crossed to her old seat in the window.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “It is very sultry to-night,” she said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Some sheep-heads from the Chancellery, I’ll dare swear, whose business would have been the better for sleeping on,” testily said Niklaus, as he rose and went out.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “SHOEMAKER’S HOLIDAY.”
the state of being asleep
From this reading “Some sheep-heads from the Chancellery, I’ll dare swear, whose business would have been the better for sleeping on,” testily said Niklaus, as he rose and went out.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading “Some sheep-heads from the Chancellery, I’ll dare swear, whose business would have been the better for sleeping on,” testily said Niklaus, as he rose and went out.
sexually exciting or gratifying
From this reading “It is very sultry to-night,” she said.
utter obscenities or profanities
From this reading “Some sheep-heads from the Chancellery, I’ll dare swear, whose business would have been the better for sleeping on,” testily said Niklaus, as he rose and went out.
in a petulant manner
From this reading “Some sheep-heads from the Chancellery, I’ll dare swear, whose business would have been the better for sleeping on,” testily said Niklaus, as he rose and went out.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Some sheep-heads from the Chancellery, I’ll dare swear, whose business would have been the better for sleeping on,” testily said Niklaus, as he rose and went out.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Sabina laid aside the virginal and crossed to her old seat in the window.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It is very sultry to-night,” she said.
precisely as stated
From this reading “It is very sultry to-night,” she said.
characteristic of a virgin or virginity
From this reading Sabina laid aside the virginal and crossed to her old seat in the window.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “Some sheep-heads from the Chancellery, I’ll dare swear, whose business would have been the better for sleeping on,” testily said Niklaus, as he rose and went out.
belonging to which person
From this reading “Some sheep-heads from the Chancellery, I’ll dare swear, whose business would have been the better for sleeping on,” testily said Niklaus, as he rose and went out.
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 Sabina laid aside the virginal and crossed to her old seat in the window.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Some sheep-heads from the Chancellery, I’ll dare swear, whose business would have been the better for sleeping on,” testily said Niklaus, as he rose and went out.
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