Chapter 15 of The Way of an Eagle is here in full — 199 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of The Way of an Eagle is here in full — 199 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A HARBOUR OF REFUGE To Daisy the news that Grange imparted was more pleasing than startling. "I knew he would come before long if he were a wise man," she said. But when her cousin wanted to know what she meant, she would not tell him. "No, I can't, Blake," was her answer. "I once promised Muriel never to speak of it.
Chapter 15 of The Way of an Eagle is here in full — 199 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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visionary British poet and painter (1757-1827)
From this reading “"No, I can't, Blake," was her answer.”
any of numerous composite plants having flower heads with well-developed ray flowers usually arranged in a single whorl
From this reading “A HARBOUR OF REFUGE To Daisy the news that Grange imparted was more pleasing than startling.”
an outlying farm
From this reading “A HARBOUR OF REFUGE To Daisy the news that Grange imparted was more pleasing than startling.”
secretly shelter (as of fugitives or criminals)
From this reading “A HARBOUR OF REFUGE To Daisy the news that Grange imparted was more pleasing than startling.”
past form of “impart” — transmit (knowledge or skills)
From this reading “A HARBOUR OF REFUGE To Daisy the news that Grange imparted was more pleasing than startling.”
giving pleasure and satisfaction
From this reading “A HARBOUR OF REFUGE To Daisy the news that Grange imparted was more pleasing than startling.”
a safe place
From this reading “A HARBOUR OF REFUGE To Daisy the news that Grange imparted was more pleasing than startling.”
so remarkably different or sudden as to cause momentary shock or alarm
From this reading “A HARBOUR OF REFUGE To Daisy the news that Grange imparted was more pleasing than startling.”
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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 HARBOUR OF REFUGE To Daisy the news that Grange imparted was more pleasing than startling.
react verbally
From this reading "No, I can't, Blake," was her answer.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "I knew he would come before long if he were a wise man," she said.
visionary British poet and painter (1757-1827)
From this reading "No, I can't, Blake," was her answer.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But when her cousin wanted to know what she meant, she would not tell him.
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From this reading "No, I can't, Blake," was her answer.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "I knew he would come before long if he were a wise man," she said.
the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading But when her cousin wanted to know what she meant, she would not tell him.
any of numerous composite plants having flower heads with well-developed ray flowers usually arranged in a single whorl
From this reading A HARBOUR OF REFUGE To Daisy the news that Grange imparted was more pleasing than startling.
an outlying farm
From this reading A HARBOUR OF REFUGE To Daisy the news that Grange imparted was more pleasing than startling.
secretly shelter (as of fugitives or criminals)
From this reading A HARBOUR OF REFUGE To Daisy the news that Grange imparted was more pleasing than startling.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I knew he would come before long if he were a wise man," she said.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But when her cousin wanted to know what she meant, she would not tell him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But when her cousin wanted to know what she meant, she would not tell him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I knew he would come before long if he were a wise man," she said.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "I knew he would come before long if he were a wise man," she said.
past form of “impart” — transmit (knowledge or skills)
From this reading A HARBOUR OF REFUGE To Daisy the news that Grange imparted was more pleasing than startling.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I once promised Muriel never to speak of it.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "I knew he would come before long if he were a wise man," she said.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading But when her cousin wanted to know what she meant, she would not tell him.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading "I knew he would come before long if he were a wise man," she said.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "I knew he would come before long if he were a wise man," she said.
inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading But when her cousin wanted to know what she meant, she would not tell him.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading A HARBOUR OF REFUGE To Daisy the news that Grange imparted was more pleasing than startling.
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From this reading "I once promised Muriel never to speak of it.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "I once promised Muriel never to speak of it.
information about recent and important events
From this reading A HARBOUR OF REFUGE To Daisy the news that Grange imparted was more pleasing than startling.
not any; not one
From this reading "No, I can't, Blake," was her answer.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But when her cousin wanted to know what she meant, she would not tell him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A HARBOUR OF REFUGE To Daisy the news that Grange imparted was more pleasing than startling.
on one occasion
From this reading "I once promised Muriel never to speak of it.
giving pleasure and satisfaction
From this reading A HARBOUR OF REFUGE To Daisy the news that Grange imparted was more pleasing than startling.
past form of “promise” — make a promise or commitment
From this reading "I once promised Muriel never to speak of it.
a safe place
From this reading A HARBOUR OF REFUGE To Daisy the news that Grange imparted was more pleasing than startling.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I knew he would come before long if he were a wise man," she said.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I knew he would come before long if he were a wise man," she said.
express in speech
From this reading "I once promised Muriel never to speak of it.
so remarkably different or sudden as to cause momentary shock or alarm
From this reading A HARBOUR OF REFUGE To Daisy the news that Grange imparted was more pleasing than startling.
express in words
From this reading But when her cousin wanted to know what she meant, she would not tell him.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading A HARBOUR OF REFUGE To Daisy the news that Grange imparted was more pleasing than startling.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A HARBOUR OF REFUGE To Daisy the news that Grange imparted was more pleasing than startling.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A HARBOUR OF REFUGE To Daisy the news that Grange imparted was more pleasing than startling.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A HARBOUR OF REFUGE To Daisy the news that Grange imparted was more pleasing than startling.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading But when her cousin wanted to know what she meant, she would not tell him.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A HARBOUR OF REFUGE To Daisy the news that Grange imparted was more pleasing than startling.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "I knew he would come before long if he were a wise man," she said.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading But when her cousin wanted to know what she meant, she would not tell him.
at the time that
From this reading But when her cousin wanted to know what she meant, she would not tell him.
having or prompted by wisdom or discernment
From this reading "I knew he would come before long if he were a wise man," she said.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "I knew he would come before long if he were a wise man," she said.
Chapter 15 of The Way of an Eagle by Ethel M. (Ethel May) Dell holds 199 sentences, grouped into 40 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.
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