Chapter 19 of The Witness is here in full — 191 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 19 of The Witness is here in full — 191 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Mother Marshall got strenuously to her feet from the low hassock on which she had been sitting to sew the carpet, and trotted to the head of the stairs. "Father!" she called, happily. "Oh, Father! It's all done! I just set the last stitch.
Chapter 19 of The Witness is here in full — 191 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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floor covering consisting of a piece of thick heavy fabric (usually with nap or pile)
From this reading “Mother Marshall got strenuously to her feet from the low hassock on which she had been sitting to sew the carpet, and trotted to the head of the stairs.”
in a joyous manner
From this reading “"Father!" she called, happily.”
United States actor (1914-1998)
From this reading “Mother Marshall got strenuously to her feet from the low hassock on which she had been sitting to sew the carpet, and trotted to the head of the stairs.”
fasten by sewing; do needlework
From this reading “Mother Marshall got strenuously to her feet from the low hassock on which she had been sitting to sew the carpet, and trotted to the head of the stairs.”
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading “Mother Marshall got strenuously to her feet from the low hassock on which she had been sitting to sew the carpet, and trotted to the head of the stairs.”
a link or loop or knot made by an implement in knitting, crocheting, embroidery, or sewing
From this reading “I just set the last stitch.”
in a strenuous manner; strongly or vigorously
From this reading “Mother Marshall got strenuously to her feet from the low hassock on which she had been sitting to sew the carpet, and trotted to the head of the stairs.”
inflected form of “trot” — run at a moderately swift pace
From this reading “Mother Marshall got strenuously to her feet from the low hassock on which she had been sitting to sew the carpet, and trotted to the head of the stairs.”
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(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading It's all done!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mother Marshall got strenuously to her feet from the low hassock on which she had been sitting to sew the carpet, and trotted to the head of the stairs.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Mother Marshall got strenuously to her feet from the low hassock on which she had been sitting to sew the carpet, and trotted to the head of the stairs.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "Father!" she called, happily.
floor covering consisting of a piece of thick heavy fabric (usually with nap or pile)
From this reading Mother Marshall got strenuously to her feet from the low hassock on which she had been sitting to sew the carpet, and trotted to the head of the stairs.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading It's all done!
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading "Father!" she called, happily.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Mother Marshall got strenuously to her feet from the low hassock on which she had been sitting to sew the carpet, and trotted to the head of the stairs.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Mother Marshall got strenuously to her feet from the low hassock on which she had been sitting to sew the carpet, and trotted to the head of the stairs.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Mother Marshall got strenuously to her feet from the low hassock on which she had been sitting to sew the carpet, and trotted to the head of the stairs.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mother Marshall got strenuously to her feet from the low hassock on which she had been sitting to sew the carpet, and trotted to the head of the stairs.
in a joyous manner
From this reading "Father!" she called, happily.
thick cushion used as a seat
From this reading Mother Marshall got strenuously to her feet from the low hassock on which she had been sitting to sew the carpet, and trotted to the head of the stairs.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Mother Marshall got strenuously to her feet from the low hassock on which she had been sitting to sew the carpet, and trotted to the head of the stairs.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mother Marshall got strenuously to her feet from the low hassock on which she had been sitting to sew the carpet, and trotted to the head of the stairs.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I just set the last stitch.
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From this reading It's all done!
and nothing more
From this reading I just set the last stitch.
immediately past
From this reading I just set the last stitch.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading Mother Marshall got strenuously to her feet from the low hassock on which she had been sitting to sew the carpet, and trotted to the head of the stairs.
United States actor (1914-1998)
From this reading Mother Marshall got strenuously to her feet from the low hassock on which she had been sitting to sew the carpet, and trotted to the head of the stairs.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Mother Marshall got strenuously to her feet from the low hassock on which she had been sitting to sew the carpet, and trotted to the head of the stairs.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mother Marshall got strenuously to her feet from the low hassock on which she had been sitting to sew the carpet, and trotted to the head of the stairs.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, Father!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Mother Marshall got strenuously to her feet from the low hassock on which she had been sitting to sew the carpet, and trotted to the head of the stairs.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading I just set the last stitch.
fasten by sewing; do needlework
From this reading Mother Marshall got strenuously to her feet from the low hassock on which she had been sitting to sew the carpet, and trotted to the head of the stairs.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mother Marshall got strenuously to her feet from the low hassock on which she had been sitting to sew the carpet, and trotted to the head of the stairs.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading Mother Marshall got strenuously to her feet from the low hassock on which she had been sitting to sew the carpet, and trotted to the head of the stairs.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading Mother Marshall got strenuously to her feet from the low hassock on which she had been sitting to sew the carpet, and trotted to the head of the stairs.
a link or loop or knot made by an implement in knitting, crocheting, embroidery, or sewing
From this reading I just set the last stitch.
in a strenuous manner; strongly or vigorously
From this reading Mother Marshall got strenuously to her feet from the low hassock on which she had been sitting to sew the carpet, and trotted to the head of the stairs.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mother Marshall got strenuously to her feet from the low hassock on which she had been sitting to sew the carpet, and trotted to the head of the stairs.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mother Marshall got strenuously to her feet from the low hassock on which she had been sitting to sew the carpet, and trotted to the head of the stairs.
inflected form of “trot” — run at a moderately swift pace
From this reading Mother Marshall got strenuously to her feet from the low hassock on which she had been sitting to sew the carpet, and trotted to the head of the stairs.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Mother Marshall got strenuously to her feet from the low hassock on which she had been sitting to sew the carpet, and trotted to the head of the stairs.
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