Chapter 11 of The Window-Gazer is here in full — 295 sentences across 59 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of The Window-Gazer is here in full — 295 sentences across 59 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Comprising a lengthy letter from, Benis Spence to John Rogers, M.D. DEAR and Venerable Bones: Your fatherly letter came too late. What was going to happen has happened. But I will be honest and admit that its earlier arrival would have made no difference. Calm yourself with the thought that our fates are written upon our foreheads.
Chapter 11 of The Window-Gazer is here in full — 295 sentences across 59 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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-ing form of “comprise” — be composed of
From this reading “Comprising a lengthy letter from, Benis Spence to John Rogers, M.D.”
earlier in time; previously
From this reading “But I will be honest and admit that its earlier arrival would have made no difference.”
plural of “fate” — an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading “Calm yourself with the thought that our fates are written upon our foreheads.”
like or befitting a father or fatherhood; kind and protective
From this reading “DEAR and Venerable Bones: Your fatherly letter came too late.”
plural of “forehead” — the part of the face above the eyes
From this reading “Calm yourself with the thought that our fates are written upon our foreheads.”
relatively long in duration; tediously protracted
From this reading “Comprising a lengthy letter from, Benis Spence to John Rogers, M.D.”
United States humorist remembered for his homespun commentary on politics and American society (1879-1935)
From this reading “Comprising a lengthy letter from, Benis Spence to John Rogers, M.D.”
impressive by reason of age
From this reading “DEAR and Venerable Bones: Your fatherly letter came too late.”
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 Comprising a lengthy letter from, Benis Spence to John Rogers, M.D.
declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
From this reading But I will be honest and admit that its earlier arrival would have made no difference.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading DEAR and Venerable Bones: Your fatherly letter came too late.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Calm yourself with the thought that our fates are written upon our foreheads.
accomplishment of an objective
From this reading But I will be honest and admit that its earlier arrival would have made no difference.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But I will be honest and admit that its earlier arrival would have made no difference.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Comprising a lengthy letter from, Benis Spence to John Rogers, M.D.
(used in the plural) a percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance
From this reading DEAR and Venerable Bones: Your fatherly letter came too late.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I will be honest and admit that its earlier arrival would have made no difference.
make calm or still
From this reading Calm yourself with the thought that our fates are written upon our foreheads.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading DEAR and Venerable Bones: Your fatherly letter came too late.
-ing form of “comprise” — be composed of
From this reading Comprising a lengthy letter from, Benis Spence to John Rogers, M.D.
a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
From this reading Comprising a lengthy letter from, Benis Spence to John Rogers, M.D.
dearly loved
From this reading DEAR and Venerable Bones: Your fatherly letter came too late.
the quality of being unlike or dissimilar
From this reading But I will be honest and admit that its earlier arrival would have made no difference.
earlier in time; previously
From this reading But I will be honest and admit that its earlier arrival would have made no difference.
plural of “fate” — an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading Calm yourself with the thought that our fates are written upon our foreheads.
like or befitting a father or fatherhood; kind and protective
From this reading DEAR and Venerable Bones: Your fatherly letter came too late.
plural of “forehead” — the part of the face above the eyes
From this reading Calm yourself with the thought that our fates are written upon our foreheads.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Comprising a lengthy letter from, Benis Spence to John Rogers, M.D.
the act of departing
From this reading What was going to happen has happened.
come to pass
From this reading What was going to happen has happened.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading What was going to happen has happened.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What was going to happen has happened.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But I will be honest and admit that its earlier arrival would have made no difference.
not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent
From this reading But I will be honest and admit that its earlier arrival would have made no difference.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading But I will be honest and admit that its earlier arrival would have made no difference.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading But I will be honest and admit that its earlier arrival would have made no difference.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading Comprising a lengthy letter from, Benis Spence to John Rogers, M.D.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading DEAR and Venerable Bones: Your fatherly letter came too late.
relatively long in duration; tediously protracted
From this reading Comprising a lengthy letter from, Benis Spence to John Rogers, M.D.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading Comprising a lengthy letter from, Benis Spence to John Rogers, M.D.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading Comprising a lengthy letter from, Benis Spence to John Rogers, M.D.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading But I will be honest and admit that its earlier arrival would have made no difference.
not any; not one
From this reading But I will be honest and admit that its earlier arrival would have made no difference.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Calm yourself with the thought that our fates are written upon our foreheads.
United States humorist remembered for his homespun commentary on politics and American society (1879-1935)
From this reading Comprising a lengthy letter from, Benis Spence to John Rogers, M.D.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Comprising a lengthy letter from, Benis Spence to John Rogers, M.D.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But I will be honest and admit that its earlier arrival would have made no difference.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Calm yourself with the thought that our fates are written upon our foreheads.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Calm yourself with the thought that our fates are written upon our foreheads.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Comprising a lengthy letter from, Benis Spence to John Rogers, M.D.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading DEAR and Venerable Bones: Your fatherly letter came too late.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Calm yourself with the thought that our fates are written upon our foreheads.
impressive by reason of age
From this reading DEAR and Venerable Bones: Your fatherly letter came too late.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What was going to happen has happened.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What was going to happen has happened.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading But I will be honest and admit that its earlier arrival would have made no difference.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Calm yourself with the thought that our fates are written upon our foreheads.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading But I will be honest and admit that its earlier arrival would have made no difference.
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading Calm yourself with the thought that our fates are written upon our foreheads.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading DEAR and Venerable Bones: Your fatherly letter came too late.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading Calm yourself with the thought that our fates are written upon our foreheads.
Chapter 11 of The Window-Gazer by Isabel Ecclestone Mackay holds 295 sentences, grouped into 59 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 11 holds 295 sentences of The Window-Gazer, unabridged, divided into 59 reading sections.
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