Chapter 29 of The Tempting of Tavernake is here in full — 135 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 29 of The Tempting of Tavernake is here in full — 135 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Late in the afternoon of the following day, Ruth came home from the village and found Tavernake hard at work on his boat. She put down her basket and stopped by his side. “So you are back again,” she remarked. “Yes, I am back again.” “And nothing has happened?”
Chapter 29 of The Tempting of Tavernake is here in full — 135 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading “Late in the afternoon of the following day, Ruth came home from the village and found Tavernake hard at work on his boat.”
a container that is usually woven and has handles
From this reading “She put down her basket and stopped by his side.”
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading “Late in the afternoon of the following day, Ruth came home from the village and found Tavernake hard at work on his boat.”
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading “Late in the afternoon of the following day, Ruth came home from the village and found Tavernake hard at work on his boat.”
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading ““So you are back again,” she remarked.”
United States professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948)
From this reading “Late in the afternoon of the following day, Ruth came home from the village and found Tavernake hard at work on his boat.”
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading “She put down her basket and stopped by his side.”
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading “Late in the afternoon of the following day, Ruth came home from the village and found Tavernake hard at work on his boat.”
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the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading Late in the afternoon of the following day, Ruth came home from the village and found Tavernake hard at work on his boat.
anew
From this reading “So you are back again,” she remarked.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “Yes, I am back again.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Late in the afternoon of the following day, Ruth came home from the village and found Tavernake hard at work on his boat.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “So you are back again,” she remarked.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Late in the afternoon of the following day, Ruth came home from the village and found Tavernake hard at work on his boat.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading “So you are back again,” she remarked.
a container that is usually woven and has handles
From this reading She put down her basket and stopped by his side.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading Late in the afternoon of the following day, Ruth came home from the village and found Tavernake hard at work on his boat.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She put down her basket and stopped by his side.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Late in the afternoon of the following day, Ruth came home from the village and found Tavernake hard at work on his boat.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Late in the afternoon of the following day, Ruth came home from the village and found Tavernake hard at work on his boat.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading She put down her basket and stopped by his side.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading Late in the afternoon of the following day, Ruth came home from the village and found Tavernake hard at work on his boat.
set up or found
From this reading Late in the afternoon of the following day, Ruth came home from the village and found Tavernake hard at work on his boat.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Late in the afternoon of the following day, Ruth came home from the village and found Tavernake hard at work on his boat.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading “And nothing has happened?”
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading Late in the afternoon of the following day, Ruth came home from the village and found Tavernake hard at work on his boat.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “And nothing has happened?”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She put down her basket and stopped by his side.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Late in the afternoon of the following day, Ruth came home from the village and found Tavernake hard at work on his boat.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Late in the afternoon of the following day, Ruth came home from the village and found Tavernake hard at work on his boat.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Yes, I am back again.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Late in the afternoon of the following day, Ruth came home from the village and found Tavernake hard at work on his boat.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading Late in the afternoon of the following day, Ruth came home from the village and found Tavernake hard at work on his boat.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “And nothing has happened?”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Late in the afternoon of the following day, Ruth came home from the village and found Tavernake hard at work on his boat.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Late in the afternoon of the following day, Ruth came home from the village and found Tavernake hard at work on his boat.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading She put down her basket and stopped by his side.
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading “So you are back again,” she remarked.
United States professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948)
From this reading Late in the afternoon of the following day, Ruth came home from the village and found Tavernake hard at work on his boat.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She put down her basket and stopped by his side.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading She put down her basket and stopped by his side.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “So you are back again,” she remarked.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading She put down her basket and stopped by his side.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Late in the afternoon of the following day, Ruth came home from the village and found Tavernake hard at work on his boat.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Late in the afternoon of the following day, Ruth came home from the village and found Tavernake hard at work on his boat.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading Late in the afternoon of the following day, Ruth came home from the village and found Tavernake hard at work on his boat.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Late in the afternoon of the following day, Ruth came home from the village and found Tavernake hard at work on his boat.
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes, I am back again.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “So you are back again,” she remarked.
Chapter 29 of The Tempting of Tavernake by E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim holds 135 sentences, grouped into 27 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 29 holds 135 sentences of The Tempting of Tavernake, unabridged, divided into 27 reading sections.
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