Chapter 13 of The Untilled Field is here in full — 353 sentences across 71 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of The Untilled Field is here in full — 353 sentences across 71 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE WAY BACK It was a pleasure to meet, even when they had nothing to say, and the two men had stopped to talk. "Still in London, Rodney." "Yes, till the end of the week; and then I go to Italy. And you? You're going to meet Sir Owen Asher at Marseilles."
Chapter 13 of The Untilled Field is here in full — 353 sentences across 71 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a republic in southern Europe on the Italian Peninsula; was the core of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire between the 4th century BC and the 5th century AD
From this reading “"Yes, till the end of the week; and then I go to Italy.”
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading “"Still in London, Rodney."”
a port city in southeastern France on the Mediterranean
From this reading “You're going to meet Sir Owen Asher at Marseilles."”
come together
From this reading “THE WAY BACK It was a pleasure to meet, even when they had nothing to say, and the two men had stopped to talk.”
Welsh industrialist and social reformer who founded cooperative communities (1771-1858)
From this reading “You're going to meet Sir Owen Asher at Marseilles."”
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading “THE WAY BACK It was a pleasure to meet, even when they had nothing to say, and the two men had stopped to talk.”
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading “THE WAY BACK It was a pleasure to meet, even when they had nothing to say, and the two men had stopped to talk.”
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading “"Yes, till the end of the week; and then I go to Italy.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 THE WAY BACK It was a pleasure to meet, even when they had nothing to say, and the two men had stopped to talk.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE WAY BACK It was a pleasure to meet, even when they had nothing to say, and the two men had stopped to talk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You're going to meet Sir Owen Asher at Marseilles."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading You're going to meet Sir Owen Asher at Marseilles."
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading THE WAY BACK It was a pleasure to meet, even when they had nothing to say, and the two men had stopped to talk.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading "Yes, till the end of the week; and then I go to Italy.
divisible by two
From this reading THE WAY BACK It was a pleasure to meet, even when they had nothing to say, and the two men had stopped to talk.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Yes, till the end of the week; and then I go to Italy.
the act of departing
From this reading You're going to meet Sir Owen Asher at Marseilles."
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE WAY BACK It was a pleasure to meet, even when they had nothing to say, and the two men had stopped to talk.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Yes, till the end of the week; and then I go to Italy.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Still in London, Rodney."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE WAY BACK It was a pleasure to meet, even when they had nothing to say, and the two men had stopped to talk.
a republic in southern Europe on the Italian Peninsula; was the core of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire between the 4th century BC and the 5th century AD
From this reading "Yes, till the end of the week; and then I go to Italy.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading "Still in London, Rodney."
a port city in southeastern France on the Mediterranean
From this reading You're going to meet Sir Owen Asher at Marseilles."
come together
From this reading THE WAY BACK It was a pleasure to meet, even when they had nothing to say, and the two men had stopped to talk.
the force of workers available
From this reading THE WAY BACK It was a pleasure to meet, even when they had nothing to say, and the two men had stopped to talk.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading THE WAY BACK It was a pleasure to meet, even when they had nothing to say, and the two men had stopped to talk.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Yes, till the end of the week; and then I go to Italy.
Welsh industrialist and social reformer who founded cooperative communities (1771-1858)
From this reading You're going to meet Sir Owen Asher at Marseilles."
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading THE WAY BACK It was a pleasure to meet, even when they had nothing to say, and the two men had stopped to talk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Still in London, Rodney."
express in words
From this reading THE WAY BACK It was a pleasure to meet, even when they had nothing to say, and the two men had stopped to talk.
term of address for a man
From this reading You're going to meet Sir Owen Asher at Marseilles."
not in physical motion
From this reading "Still in London, Rodney."
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading THE WAY BACK It was a pleasure to meet, even when they had nothing to say, and the two men had stopped to talk.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading THE WAY BACK It was a pleasure to meet, even when they had nothing to say, and the two men had stopped to talk.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WAY BACK It was a pleasure to meet, even when they had nothing to say, and the two men had stopped to talk.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Yes, till the end of the week; and then I go to Italy.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE WAY BACK It was a pleasure to meet, even when they had nothing to say, and the two men had stopped to talk.
up to a particular time
From this reading "Yes, till the end of the week; and then I go to Italy.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE WAY BACK It was a pleasure to meet, even when they had nothing to say, and the two men had stopped to talk.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading THE WAY BACK It was a pleasure to meet, even when they had nothing to say, and the two men had stopped to talk.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE WAY BACK It was a pleasure to meet, even when they had nothing to say, and the two men had stopped to talk.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading THE WAY BACK It was a pleasure to meet, even when they had nothing to say, and the two men had stopped to talk.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading "Yes, till the end of the week; and then I go to Italy.
at the time that
From this reading THE WAY BACK It was a pleasure to meet, even when they had nothing to say, and the two men had stopped to talk.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, till the end of the week; and then I go to Italy.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And you?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You're going to meet Sir Owen Asher at Marseilles."
Chapter 13 of The Untilled Field by George Moore holds 353 sentences, grouped into 71 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 13 holds 353 sentences of The Untilled Field, unabridged, divided into 71 reading sections.
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