Chapter 6 of The Trespasser, Complete is here in full — 220 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The Trespasser, Complete is here in full — 220 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A few hours afterwards Gaston sat on his horse, in a quiet corner of the grounds, while his uncle sketched him. After a time he said that Saracen would remain quiet no longer. His uncle held up the sketch. Gaston could scarcely believe that so strong and life-like a thing were possible in the time. It had force and imagination.
Chapter 6 of The Trespasser, Complete is here in full — 220 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading “A few hours afterwards Gaston sat on his horse, in a quiet corner of the grounds, while his uncle sketched him.”
a powerful effect or influence
From this reading “It had force and imagination.”
your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
From this reading “A few hours afterwards Gaston sat on his horse, in a quiet corner of the grounds, while his uncle sketched him.”
the formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the senses
From this reading “It had force and imagination.”
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading “After a time he said that Saracen would remain quiet no longer.”
only a very short time before
From this reading “Gaston could scarcely believe that so strong and life-like a thing were possible in the time.”
preliminary drawing for later elaboration
From this reading “His uncle held up the sketch.”
past form of “sketch” — make a sketch of
From this reading “A few hours afterwards Gaston sat on his horse, in a quiet corner of the grounds, while his uncle sketched him.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A few hours afterwards Gaston sat on his horse, in a quiet corner of the grounds, while his uncle sketched him.
later than; following
From this reading After a time he said that Saracen would remain quiet no longer.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading A few hours afterwards Gaston sat on his horse, in a quiet corner of the grounds, while his uncle sketched him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Gaston could scarcely believe that so strong and life-like a thing were possible in the time.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading Gaston could scarcely believe that so strong and life-like a thing were possible in the time.
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading A few hours afterwards Gaston sat on his horse, in a quiet corner of the grounds, while his uncle sketched him.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Gaston could scarcely believe that so strong and life-like a thing were possible in the time.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading A few hours afterwards Gaston sat on his horse, in a quiet corner of the grounds, while his uncle sketched him.
a powerful effect or influence
From this reading It had force and imagination.
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From this reading A few hours afterwards Gaston sat on his horse, in a quiet corner of the grounds, while his uncle sketched him.
your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
From this reading A few hours afterwards Gaston sat on his horse, in a quiet corner of the grounds, while his uncle sketched him.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It had force and imagination.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading After a time he said that Saracen would remain quiet no longer.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading His uncle held up the sketch.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A few hours afterwards Gaston sat on his horse, in a quiet corner of the grounds, while his uncle sketched him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A few hours afterwards Gaston sat on his horse, in a quiet corner of the grounds, while his uncle sketched him.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading A few hours afterwards Gaston sat on his horse, in a quiet corner of the grounds, while his uncle sketched him.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading A few hours afterwards Gaston sat on his horse, in a quiet corner of the grounds, while his uncle sketched him.
the formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the senses
From this reading It had force and imagination.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A few hours afterwards Gaston sat on his horse, in a quiet corner of the grounds, while his uncle sketched him.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had force and imagination.
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From this reading Gaston could scarcely believe that so strong and life-like a thing were possible in the time.
for more time
From this reading After a time he said that Saracen would remain quiet no longer.
not any; not one
From this reading After a time he said that Saracen would remain quiet no longer.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A few hours afterwards Gaston sat on his horse, in a quiet corner of the grounds, while his uncle sketched him.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A few hours afterwards Gaston sat on his horse, in a quiet corner of the grounds, while his uncle sketched him.
capable of happening or existing
From this reading Gaston could scarcely believe that so strong and life-like a thing were possible in the time.
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading A few hours afterwards Gaston sat on his horse, in a quiet corner of the grounds, while his uncle sketched him.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading After a time he said that Saracen would remain quiet no longer.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading After a time he said that Saracen would remain quiet no longer.
(historically) a member of the nomadic people of the Syrian and Arabian deserts at the time of the Roman Empire
From this reading After a time he said that Saracen would remain quiet no longer.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading A few hours afterwards Gaston sat on his horse, in a quiet corner of the grounds, while his uncle sketched him.
only a very short time before
From this reading Gaston could scarcely believe that so strong and life-like a thing were possible in the time.
preliminary drawing for later elaboration
From this reading His uncle held up the sketch.
past form of “sketch” — make a sketch of
From this reading A few hours afterwards Gaston sat on his horse, in a quiet corner of the grounds, while his uncle sketched him.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Gaston could scarcely believe that so strong and life-like a thing were possible in the time.
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading Gaston could scarcely believe that so strong and life-like a thing were possible in the time.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading After a time he said that Saracen would remain quiet no longer.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A few hours afterwards Gaston sat on his horse, in a quiet corner of the grounds, while his uncle sketched him.
a special situation
From this reading Gaston could scarcely believe that so strong and life-like a thing were possible in the time.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading After a time he said that Saracen would remain quiet no longer.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading A few hours afterwards Gaston sat on his horse, in a quiet corner of the grounds, while his uncle sketched him.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading His uncle held up the sketch.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Gaston could scarcely believe that so strong and life-like a thing were possible in the time.
during the time that
From this reading A few hours afterwards Gaston sat on his horse, in a quiet corner of the grounds, while his uncle sketched him.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading After a time he said that Saracen would remain quiet no longer.
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