Chapter 38 of The Sowers is here in full — 205 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 38 of The Sowers is here in full — 205 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE STORM BURSTS The large drawing-room was brilliantly lighted. Another weary day had dragged to its close. It was the Tuesday evening--the last Tuesday in March five years ago. The starosta had not been near the castle all day. Steinmetz and Paul had never lost sight of the ladies since breakfast time.
Chapter 38 of The Sowers is here in full — 205 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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with brightness
From this reading “THE STORM BURSTS The large drawing-room was brilliantly lighted.”
plural of “burst” — the act of exploding or bursting
From this reading “THE STORM BURSTS The large drawing-room was brilliantly lighted.”
inflected form of “drag” — pull, as against a resistance
From this reading “Another weary day had dragged to its close.”
set afire or burning
From this reading “THE STORM BURSTS The large drawing-room was brilliantly lighted.”
United States feminist (1885-1977)
From this reading “Steinmetz and Paul had never lost sight of the ladies since breakfast time.”
United States electrical engineer and inventor (born in Germany) (1865-1923)
From this reading “Steinmetz and Paul had never lost sight of the ladies since breakfast time.”
the third day of the week; the second working day
From this reading “It was the Tuesday evening--the last Tuesday in March five years ago.”
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
From this reading “Another weary day had dragged to its close.”
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.
in the past
From this reading It was the Tuesday evening--the last Tuesday in March five years ago.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading The starosta had not been near the castle all day.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Steinmetz and Paul had never lost sight of the ladies since breakfast time.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Another weary day had dragged to its close.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The starosta had not been near the castle all day.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading Steinmetz and Paul had never lost sight of the ladies since breakfast time.
with brightness
From this reading THE STORM BURSTS The large drawing-room was brilliantly lighted.
plural of “burst” — the act of exploding or bursting
From this reading THE STORM BURSTS The large drawing-room was brilliantly lighted.
a large and stately mansion
From this reading The starosta had not been near the castle all day.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading Another weary day had dragged to its close.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Another weary day had dragged to its close.
inflected form of “drag” — pull, as against a resistance
From this reading Another weary day had dragged to its close.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE STORM BURSTS The large drawing-room was brilliantly lighted.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading It was the Tuesday evening--the last Tuesday in March five years ago.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading It was the Tuesday evening--the last Tuesday in March five years ago.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Another weary day had dragged to its close.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was the Tuesday evening--the last Tuesday in March five years ago.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the Tuesday evening--the last Tuesday in March five years ago.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Another weary day had dragged to its close.
plural of “lady” — a polite name for any woman
From this reading Steinmetz and Paul had never lost sight of the ladies since breakfast time.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading THE STORM BURSTS The large drawing-room was brilliantly lighted.
immediately past
From this reading It was the Tuesday evening--the last Tuesday in March five years ago.
set afire or burning
From this reading THE STORM BURSTS The large drawing-room was brilliantly lighted.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading Steinmetz and Paul had never lost sight of the ladies since breakfast time.
march in a procession
From this reading It was the Tuesday evening--the last Tuesday in March five years ago.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading The starosta had not been near the castle all day.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Steinmetz and Paul had never lost sight of the ladies since breakfast time.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The starosta had not been near the castle all day.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Steinmetz and Paul had never lost sight of the ladies since breakfast time.
United States feminist (1885-1977)
From this reading Steinmetz and Paul had never lost sight of the ladies since breakfast time.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading Steinmetz and Paul had never lost sight of the ladies since breakfast time.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Steinmetz and Paul had never lost sight of the ladies since breakfast time.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The starosta had not been near the castle all day.
United States electrical engineer and inventor (born in Germany) (1865-1923)
From this reading Steinmetz and Paul had never lost sight of the ladies since breakfast time.
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading THE STORM BURSTS The large drawing-room was brilliantly lighted.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE STORM BURSTS The large drawing-room was brilliantly lighted.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Steinmetz and Paul had never lost sight of the ladies since breakfast time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Another weary day had dragged to its close.
the third day of the week; the second working day
From this reading It was the Tuesday evening--the last Tuesday in March five years ago.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE STORM BURSTS The large drawing-room was brilliantly lighted.
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
From this reading Another weary day had dragged to its close.
a late time of life
From this reading It was the Tuesday evening--the last Tuesday in March five years ago.
Chapter 38 of The Sowers by Henry Seton Merriman holds 205 sentences, grouped into 41 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 38 holds 205 sentences of The Sowers, unabridged, divided into 41 reading sections.
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