Chapter 30 of The wiser folly is here in full — 143 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 30 of The wiser folly is here in full — 143 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CONCERNING AN ARGUMENT SEATED on a rock, some half-dozen yards or so in his rear, was David Delancey, calmly gazing out to sea. “How long have you been there?” demanded an astonished Corin. “Oh, twenty minutes or thereabouts,” returned David. He got up from the rock and came to seat himself nearer Corin. “I thought you were dozing.”
Chapter 30 of The wiser folly is here in full — 143 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true
From this reading “CONCERNING AN ARGUMENT SEATED on a rock, some half-dozen yards or so in his rear, was David Delancey, calmly gazing out to sea.”
filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock
From this reading ““How long have you been there?” demanded an astonished Corin.”
with self-possession (especially in times of stress)
From this reading “CONCERNING AN ARGUMENT SEATED on a rock, some half-dozen yards or so in his rear, was David Delancey, calmly gazing out to sea.”
-ing form of “concern” — be relevant to
From this reading “CONCERNING AN ARGUMENT SEATED on a rock, some half-dozen yards or so in his rear, was David Delancey, calmly gazing out to sea.”
-ing form of “doze” — sleep lightly or for a short period of time
From this reading ““I thought you were dozing.””
denoting a quantity consisting of six items or units
From this reading “CONCERNING AN ARGUMENT SEATED on a rock, some half-dozen yards or so in his rear, was David Delancey, calmly gazing out to sea.”
the back of a military formation or procession
From this reading “CONCERNING AN ARGUMENT SEATED on a rock, some half-dozen yards or so in his rear, was David Delancey, calmly gazing out to sea.”
near that time or date
From this reading ““Oh, twenty minutes or thereabouts,” returned David.”
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In this reading ““Oh, twenty minutes or thereabouts,” returned David.”
rise to one's feet
In this reading “He got up from the rock and came to seat himself nearer Corin.”
In this reading “CONCERNING AN ARGUMENT SEATED on a rock, some half-dozen yards or so in his rear, was David Delancey, calmly gazing out to sea.”
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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 CONCERNING AN ARGUMENT SEATED on a rock, some half-dozen yards or so in his rear, was David Delancey, calmly gazing out to sea.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading CONCERNING AN ARGUMENT SEATED on a rock, some half-dozen yards or so in his rear, was David Delancey, calmly gazing out to sea.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He got up from the rock and came to seat himself nearer Corin.
a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true
From this reading CONCERNING AN ARGUMENT SEATED on a rock, some half-dozen yards or so in his rear, was David Delancey, calmly gazing out to sea.
filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock
From this reading “How long have you been there?” demanded an astonished Corin.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “How long have you been there?” demanded an astonished Corin.
with self-possession (especially in times of stress)
From this reading CONCERNING AN ARGUMENT SEATED on a rock, some half-dozen yards or so in his rear, was David Delancey, calmly gazing out to sea.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading He got up from the rock and came to seat himself nearer Corin.
-ing form of “concern” — be relevant to
From this reading CONCERNING AN ARGUMENT SEATED on a rock, some half-dozen yards or so in his rear, was David Delancey, calmly gazing out to sea.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “How long have you been there?” demanded an astonished Corin.
patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)
From this reading CONCERNING AN ARGUMENT SEATED on a rock, some half-dozen yards or so in his rear, was David Delancey, calmly gazing out to sea.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CONCERNING AN ARGUMENT SEATED on a rock, some half-dozen yards or so in his rear, was David Delancey, calmly gazing out to sea.
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading “How long have you been there?” demanded an astonished Corin.
-ing form of “doze” — sleep lightly or for a short period of time
From this reading “I thought you were dozing.”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He got up from the rock and came to seat himself nearer Corin.
-ing form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading CONCERNING AN ARGUMENT SEATED on a rock, some half-dozen yards or so in his rear, was David Delancey, calmly gazing out to sea.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading He got up from the rock and came to seat himself nearer Corin.
denoting a quantity consisting of six items or units
From this reading CONCERNING AN ARGUMENT SEATED on a rock, some half-dozen yards or so in his rear, was David Delancey, calmly gazing out to sea.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “How long have you been there?” demanded an astonished Corin.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He got up from the rock and came to seat himself nearer Corin.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He got up from the rock and came to seat himself nearer Corin.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading CONCERNING AN ARGUMENT SEATED on a rock, some half-dozen yards or so in his rear, was David Delancey, calmly gazing out to sea.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “How long have you been there?” demanded an astonished Corin.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I thought you were dozing.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading CONCERNING AN ARGUMENT SEATED on a rock, some half-dozen yards or so in his rear, was David Delancey, calmly gazing out to sea.
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 “How long have you been there?” demanded an astonished Corin.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading “Oh, twenty minutes or thereabouts,” returned David.
(comparative of “near” or “close”) within a shorter distance
From this reading He got up from the rock and came to seat himself nearer Corin.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, twenty minutes or thereabouts,” returned David.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading CONCERNING AN ARGUMENT SEATED on a rock, some half-dozen yards or so in his rear, was David Delancey, calmly gazing out to sea.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading CONCERNING AN ARGUMENT SEATED on a rock, some half-dozen yards or so in his rear, was David Delancey, calmly gazing out to sea.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading CONCERNING AN ARGUMENT SEATED on a rock, some half-dozen yards or so in his rear, was David Delancey, calmly gazing out to sea.
the back of a military formation or procession
From this reading CONCERNING AN ARGUMENT SEATED on a rock, some half-dozen yards or so in his rear, was David Delancey, calmly gazing out to sea.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading “Oh, twenty minutes or thereabouts,” returned David.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading CONCERNING AN ARGUMENT SEATED on a rock, some half-dozen yards or so in his rear, was David Delancey, calmly gazing out to sea.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading CONCERNING AN ARGUMENT SEATED on a rock, some half-dozen yards or so in his rear, was David Delancey, calmly gazing out to sea.
a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
From this reading He got up from the rock and came to seat himself nearer Corin.
(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks
From this reading CONCERNING AN ARGUMENT SEATED on a rock, some half-dozen yards or so in his rear, was David Delancey, calmly gazing out to sea.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading CONCERNING AN ARGUMENT SEATED on a rock, some half-dozen yards or so in his rear, was David Delancey, calmly gazing out to sea.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading CONCERNING AN ARGUMENT SEATED on a rock, some half-dozen yards or so in his rear, was David Delancey, calmly gazing out to sea.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He got up from the rock and came to seat himself nearer Corin.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “How long have you been there?” demanded an astonished Corin.
near that time or date
From this reading “Oh, twenty minutes or thereabouts,” returned David.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “I thought you were dozing.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading CONCERNING AN ARGUMENT SEATED on a rock, some half-dozen yards or so in his rear, was David Delancey, calmly gazing out to sea.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading “Oh, twenty minutes or thereabouts,” returned David.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading He got up from the rock and came to seat himself nearer Corin.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading CONCERNING AN ARGUMENT SEATED on a rock, some half-dozen yards or so in his rear, was David Delancey, calmly gazing out to sea.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “I thought you were dozing.”
plural of “yard” — a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading CONCERNING AN ARGUMENT SEATED on a rock, some half-dozen yards or so in his rear, was David Delancey, calmly gazing out to sea.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “How long have you been there?” demanded an astonished Corin.
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