Chapter 4 of The wild fawn is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The wild fawn is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“I want you to meet her,” he muttered hastily. “Just a moment----” He hurried toward Fanchon. Colonel Denbigh caught Virginia’s eye and shook silently. “Gone to capture that cigarette!” he murmured. “I think I’ll not call to-day.”
Chapter 4 of The wild fawn is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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succeed in representing or expressing something intangible
From this reading ““Gone to capture that cigarette!” he murmured.”
finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking
From this reading ““Gone to capture that cigarette!” he murmured.”
in a hurried or hasty manner
From this reading ““I want you to meet her,” he muttered hastily.”
moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste
From this reading ““Just a moment----” He hurried toward Fanchon.”
past form of “murmur” — speak softly or indistinctly
From this reading ““Gone to capture that cigarette!” he murmured.”
past form of “mutter” — talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
From this reading ““I want you to meet her,” he muttered hastily.”
without speaking
From this reading “Colonel Denbigh caught Virginia’s eye and shook silently.”
possessive form of “virginia” — a state in the eastern United States; one of the original 13 colonies; one of the Confederate States in the American Civil War
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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 “Just a moment----” He hurried toward Fanchon.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Colonel Denbigh caught Virginia’s eye and shook silently.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “I think I’ll not call to-day.”
succeed in representing or expressing something intangible
From this reading “Gone to capture that cigarette!” he murmured.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading Colonel Denbigh caught Virginia’s eye and shook silently.
finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking
From this reading “Gone to capture that cigarette!” he murmured.
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading Colonel Denbigh caught Virginia’s eye and shook silently.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Colonel Denbigh caught Virginia’s eye and shook silently.
the organ of sight
From this reading Colonel Denbigh caught Virginia’s eye and shook silently.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Just a moment----” He hurried toward Fanchon.
destroyed or killed
From this reading “Gone to capture that cigarette!” he murmured.
in a hurried or hasty manner
From this reading “I want you to meet her,” he muttered hastily.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I want you to meet her,” he muttered hastily.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “I want you to meet her,” he muttered hastily.
moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste
From this reading “Just a moment----” He hurried toward Fanchon.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I want you to meet her,” he muttered hastily.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I think I’ll not call to-day.”
and nothing more
From this reading “Just a moment----” He hurried toward Fanchon.
come together
From this reading “I want you to meet her,” he muttered hastily.
a particular point in time
From this reading “Just a moment----” He hurried toward Fanchon.
past form of “murmur” — speak softly or indistinctly
From this reading “Gone to capture that cigarette!” he murmured.
past form of “mutter” — talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
From this reading “I want you to meet her,” he muttered hastily.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “I think I’ll not call to-day.”
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading Colonel Denbigh caught Virginia’s eye and shook silently.
without speaking
From this reading Colonel Denbigh caught Virginia’s eye and shook silently.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Gone to capture that cigarette!” he murmured.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading “I think I’ll not call to-day.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I want you to meet her,” he muttered hastily.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I think I’ll not call to-day.”
in the direction of
From this reading “Just a moment----” He hurried toward Fanchon.
possessive form of “virginia” — a state in the eastern United States; one of the original 13 colonies; one of the Confederate States in the American Civil War
From this reading Colonel Denbigh caught Virginia’s eye and shook silently.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “I want you to meet her,” he muttered hastily.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I want you to meet her,” he muttered hastily.
Chapter 4 of The wild fawn by Mary Imlay Taylor holds 401 sentences, grouped into 81 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 4 holds 401 sentences of The wild fawn, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 4 of The wild fawn by Mary Imlay Taylor exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 401 sentences, grouped into 81 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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