Chapter 22 of The Way of the Wind is here in full — 40 sentences across 8 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 22 of The Way of the Wind is here in full — 40 sentences across 8 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
For some months after Celia's return to her native town, her friends gathered gladly about her. A little visit! That was natural enough. They welcomed her with open arms. As the visit lengthened, questions ensued.
Chapter 22 of The Way of the Wind is here in full — 40 sentences across 8 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “ensue” — issue or terminate (in a specified way, state, etc.); end
From this reading “As the visit lengthened, questions ensued.”
brought together in one place
From this reading “For some months after Celia's return to her native town, her friends gathered gladly about her.”
in a willing manner
From this reading “For some months after Celia's return to her native town, her friends gathered gladly about her.”
drawn out or made longer spatially
From this reading “As the visit lengthened, questions ensued.”
characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin
From this reading “For some months after Celia's return to her native town, her friends gathered gladly about her.”
plural of “question” — an instance of questioning
From this reading “As the visit lengthened, questions ensued.”
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading “A little visit!”
past form of “welcome” — accept gladly
From this reading “They welcomed her with open arms.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A little visit!
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading For some months after Celia's return to her native town, her friends gathered gladly about her.
later than; following
From this reading For some months after Celia's return to her native town, her friends gathered gladly about her.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading They welcomed her with open arms.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As the visit lengthened, questions ensued.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For some months after Celia's return to her native town, her friends gathered gladly about her.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading That was natural enough.
past form of “ensue” — issue or terminate (in a specified way, state, etc.); end
From this reading As the visit lengthened, questions ensued.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For some months after Celia's return to her native town, her friends gathered gladly about her.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading For some months after Celia's return to her native town, her friends gathered gladly about her.
brought together in one place
From this reading For some months after Celia's return to her native town, her friends gathered gladly about her.
in a willing manner
From this reading For some months after Celia's return to her native town, her friends gathered gladly about her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading For some months after Celia's return to her native town, her friends gathered gladly about her.
drawn out or made longer spatially
From this reading As the visit lengthened, questions ensued.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading A little visit!
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading For some months after Celia's return to her native town, her friends gathered gladly about her.
characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin
From this reading For some months after Celia's return to her native town, her friends gathered gladly about her.
in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature
From this reading That was natural enough.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading They welcomed her with open arms.
plural of “question” — an instance of questioning
From this reading As the visit lengthened, questions ensued.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading For some months after Celia's return to her native town, her friends gathered gladly about her.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading For some months after Celia's return to her native town, her friends gathered gladly about her.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That was natural enough.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As the visit lengthened, questions ensued.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They welcomed her with open arms.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For some months after Celia's return to her native town, her friends gathered gladly about her.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading For some months after Celia's return to her native town, her friends gathered gladly about her.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading A little visit!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That was natural enough.
past form of “welcome” — accept gladly
From this reading They welcomed her with open arms.
in the company of; together with
From this reading They welcomed her with open arms.
Chapter 22 of The Way of the Wind by Zoé Anderson Norris holds 40 sentences, grouped into 8 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 22 holds 40 sentences of The Way of the Wind, unabridged, divided into 8 reading sections.
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