Chapter 14 of The wild fawn is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of The wild fawn is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Mrs. Carter started to her feet. “Oh, Dan, I’ll--I’ll try!” she stammered. Daniel seized her arm and led her toward her daughter-in-law. They had to push through the crowd to a side door behind the witness-stand, for Fanchon had already reached it. Her veil was down, and, as Daniel spoke her name, she stood motionless, waiting.
Chapter 14 of The wild fawn is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Englishman and Egyptologist who in 1922 discovered and excavated the tomb of Tutankhamen (1873-1939)
From this reading “Mrs. Carter started to her feet.”
cause to herd, drive, or crowd together
From this reading “They had to push through the crowd to a side door behind the witness-stand, for Fanchon had already reached it.”
(Old Testament) a youth who was taken into the court of Nebuchadnezzar and given divine protection when thrown into a den of lions (6th century BC)
From this reading “Daniel seized her arm and led her toward her daughter-in-law.”
the wife of your son
From this reading “Daniel seized her arm and led her toward her daughter-in-law.”
not in physical motion
From this reading “Her veil was down, and, as Daniel spoke her name, she stood motionless, waiting.”
move with force
From this reading “They had to push through the crowd to a side door behind the witness-stand, for Fanchon had already reached it.”
past form of “seize” — take hold of; grab
From this reading “Daniel seized her arm and led her toward her daughter-in-law.”
a garment that covers the head and face
From this reading “Her veil was down, and, as Daniel spoke her name, she stood motionless, waiting.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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In this reading “Her veil was down, and, as Daniel spoke her name, she stood motionless, waiting.”
break out
In this reading “They had to push through the crowd to a side door behind the witness-stand, for Fanchon had already reached it.”
an exterior door at one side of a building
In this reading “They had to push through the crowd to a side door behind the witness-stand, for Fanchon had already reached it.”
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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 They had to push through the crowd to a side door behind the witness-stand, for Fanchon had already reached it.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading They had to push through the crowd to a side door behind the witness-stand, for Fanchon had already reached it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Daniel seized her arm and led her toward her daughter-in-law.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading Daniel seized her arm and led her toward her daughter-in-law.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Her veil was down, and, as Daniel spoke her name, she stood motionless, waiting.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading They had to push through the crowd to a side door behind the witness-stand, for Fanchon had already reached it.
Englishman and Egyptologist who in 1922 discovered and excavated the tomb of Tutankhamen (1873-1939)
From this reading Mrs. Carter started to her feet.
cause to herd, drive, or crowd together
From this reading They had to push through the crowd to a side door behind the witness-stand, for Fanchon had already reached it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh, Dan, I’ll--I’ll try!” she stammered.
(Old Testament) a youth who was taken into the court of Nebuchadnezzar and given divine protection when thrown into a den of lions (6th century BC)
From this reading Daniel seized her arm and led her toward her daughter-in-law.
the wife of your son
From this reading Daniel seized her arm and led her toward her daughter-in-law.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading They had to push through the crowd to a side door behind the witness-stand, for Fanchon had already reached it.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Her veil was down, and, as Daniel spoke her name, she stood motionless, waiting.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They had to push through the crowd to a side door behind the witness-stand, for Fanchon had already reached it.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Mrs. Carter started to her feet.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They had to push through the crowd to a side door behind the witness-stand, for Fanchon had already reached it.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had to push through the crowd to a side door behind the witness-stand, for Fanchon had already reached it.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Carter started to her feet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh, Dan, I’ll--I’ll try!” she stammered.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading They had to push through the crowd to a side door behind the witness-stand, for Fanchon had already reached it.
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading Daniel seized her arm and led her toward her daughter-in-law.
not in physical motion
From this reading Her veil was down, and, as Daniel spoke her name, she stood motionless, waiting.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Mrs. Carter started to her feet.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Her veil was down, and, as Daniel spoke her name, she stood motionless, waiting.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, Dan, I’ll--I’ll try!” she stammered.
move with force
From this reading They had to push through the crowd to a side door behind the witness-stand, for Fanchon had already reached it.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading They had to push through the crowd to a side door behind the witness-stand, for Fanchon had already reached it.
past form of “seize” — take hold of; grab
From this reading Daniel seized her arm and led her toward her daughter-in-law.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Oh, Dan, I’ll--I’ll try!” she stammered.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading They had to push through the crowd to a side door behind the witness-stand, for Fanchon had already reached it.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading Her veil was down, and, as Daniel spoke her name, she stood motionless, waiting.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh, Dan, I’ll--I’ll try!” she stammered.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Mrs. Carter started to her feet.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Her veil was down, and, as Daniel spoke her name, she stood motionless, waiting.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They had to push through the crowd to a side door behind the witness-stand, for Fanchon had already reached it.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had to push through the crowd to a side door behind the witness-stand, for Fanchon had already reached it.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading They had to push through the crowd to a side door behind the witness-stand, for Fanchon had already reached it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mrs. Carter started to her feet.
in the direction of
From this reading Daniel seized her arm and led her toward her daughter-in-law.
make an effort or attempt
From this reading “Oh, Dan, I’ll--I’ll try!” she stammered.
a garment that covers the head and face
From this reading Her veil was down, and, as Daniel spoke her name, she stood motionless, waiting.
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading Her veil was down, and, as Daniel spoke her name, she stood motionless, waiting.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Her veil was down, and, as Daniel spoke her name, she stood motionless, waiting.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They had to push through the crowd to a side door behind the witness-stand, for Fanchon had already reached it.
Chapter 14 of The wild fawn by Mary Imlay Taylor holds 422 sentences, grouped into 85 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 14 holds 422 sentences of The wild fawn, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
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