Chapter 28 of The Witch is here in full — 187 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 28 of The Witch is here in full — 187 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
FOUR YEARS NO Spaniards came to be driven back, had Aderhold been that magician who could do it. It was like a lost island, or the first peopled island, or the last. Day after day they watched a tranquil sea and saw no point of any sail. Time passed. The Indians from the great island ceased to dream of recapture.
Chapter 28 of The Witch is here in full — 187 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “cease” — put an end to a state or an activity
From this reading “The Indians from the great island ceased to dream of recapture.”
compelled forcibly by an outside agency
From this reading “FOUR YEARS NO Spaniards came to be driven back, had Aderhold been that magician who could do it.”
A practitioner of magic and ancient arcane arts, often wielding deception and powerful spells.
From this reading “FOUR YEARS NO Spaniards came to be driven back, had Aderhold been that magician who could do it.”
furnished with people
From this reading “It was like a lost island, or the first peopled island, or the last.”
experience anew
From this reading “The Indians from the great island ceased to dream of recapture.”
traverse or travel on (a body of water)
From this reading “Day after day they watched a tranquil sea and saw no point of any sail.”
plural of “spaniard” — a native or inhabitant of Spain
From this reading “FOUR YEARS NO Spaniards came to be driven back, had Aderhold been that magician who could do it.”
(of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves
From this reading “Day after day they watched a tranquil sea and saw no point of any sail.”
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In this reading “FOUR YEARS NO Spaniards came to be driven back, had Aderhold been that magician who could do it.”
In this reading “Day after day they watched a tranquil sea and saw no point of any sail.”
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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 It was like a lost island, or the first peopled island, or the last.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FOUR YEARS NO Spaniards came to be driven back, had Aderhold been that magician who could do it.
later than; following
From this reading Day after day they watched a tranquil sea and saw no point of any sail.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Day after day they watched a tranquil sea and saw no point of any sail.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Day after day they watched a tranquil sea and saw no point of any sail.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading FOUR YEARS NO Spaniards came to be driven back, had Aderhold been that magician who could do it.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading FOUR YEARS NO Spaniards came to be driven back, had Aderhold been that magician who could do it.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading FOUR YEARS NO Spaniards came to be driven back, had Aderhold been that magician who could do it.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading FOUR YEARS NO Spaniards came to be driven back, had Aderhold been that magician who could do it.
past form of “cease” — put an end to a state or an activity
From this reading The Indians from the great island ceased to dream of recapture.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading FOUR YEARS NO Spaniards came to be driven back, had Aderhold been that magician who could do it.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Day after day they watched a tranquil sea and saw no point of any sail.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading FOUR YEARS NO Spaniards came to be driven back, had Aderhold been that magician who could do it.
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading The Indians from the great island ceased to dream of recapture.
compelled forcibly by an outside agency
From this reading FOUR YEARS NO Spaniards came to be driven back, had Aderhold been that magician who could do it.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading It was like a lost island, or the first peopled island, or the last.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading FOUR YEARS NO Spaniards came to be driven back, had Aderhold been that magician who could do it.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The Indians from the great island ceased to dream of recapture.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading The Indians from the great island ceased to dream of recapture.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading FOUR YEARS NO Spaniards came to be driven back, had Aderhold been that magician who could do it.
plural of “indian” — a native or inhabitant of India
From this reading The Indians from the great island ceased to dream of recapture.
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading It was like a lost island, or the first peopled island, or the last.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading FOUR YEARS NO Spaniards came to be driven back, had Aderhold been that magician who could do it.
immediately past
From this reading It was like a lost island, or the first peopled island, or the last.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading It was like a lost island, or the first peopled island, or the last.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading It was like a lost island, or the first peopled island, or the last.
A practitioner of magic and ancient arcane arts, often wielding deception and powerful spells.
From this reading FOUR YEARS NO Spaniards came to be driven back, had Aderhold been that magician who could do it.
not any; not one
From this reading FOUR YEARS NO Spaniards came to be driven back, had Aderhold been that magician who could do it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Day after day they watched a tranquil sea and saw no point of any sail.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It was like a lost island, or the first peopled island, or the last.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading Time passed.
furnished with people
From this reading It was like a lost island, or the first peopled island, or the last.
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading Day after day they watched a tranquil sea and saw no point of any sail.
experience anew
From this reading The Indians from the great island ceased to dream of recapture.
traverse or travel on (a body of water)
From this reading Day after day they watched a tranquil sea and saw no point of any sail.
cut with a saw
From this reading Day after day they watched a tranquil sea and saw no point of any sail.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading Day after day they watched a tranquil sea and saw no point of any sail.
plural of “spaniard” — a native or inhabitant of Spain
From this reading FOUR YEARS NO Spaniards came to be driven back, had Aderhold been that magician who could do it.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading FOUR YEARS NO Spaniards came to be driven back, had Aderhold been that magician who could do it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was like a lost island, or the first peopled island, or the last.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Day after day they watched a tranquil sea and saw no point of any sail.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Time passed.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading FOUR YEARS NO Spaniards came to be driven back, had Aderhold been that magician who could do it.
(of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves
From this reading Day after day they watched a tranquil sea and saw no point of any sail.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was like a lost island, or the first peopled island, or the last.
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading Day after day they watched a tranquil sea and saw no point of any sail.
which person or people
From this reading FOUR YEARS NO Spaniards came to be driven back, had Aderhold been that magician who could do it.
a late time of life
From this reading FOUR YEARS NO Spaniards came to be driven back, had Aderhold been that magician who could do it.
Chapter 28 of The Witch by Mary Johnston holds 187 sentences, grouped into 38 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 28 holds 187 sentences of The Witch, unabridged, divided into 38 reading sections.
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