Chapter 29 of The Wolf Demon is here in full — 133 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 29 of The Wolf Demon is here in full — 133 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
As Kate left the lodge and turned to the right toward the river, she found herself suddenly confronted by her father, David Kendrick. There was a peculiar grin upon the face of the renegade as he looked upon his daughter. “Been in to see the little gal, hey?” he asked. “Yes,” Kate replied. “Been making a neighborly call, hey?
Chapter 29 of The Wolf Demon is here in full — 133 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “confront” — oppose, as in hostility or a competition
From this reading “As Kate left the lodge and turned to the right toward the river, she found herself suddenly confronted by her father, David Kendrick.”
patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)
From this reading “As Kate left the lodge and turned to the right toward the river, she found herself suddenly confronted by her father, David Kendrick.”
United States liquid unit equal to 4 quarts or 3.785 liters
From this reading ““Been in to see the little gal, hey?” he asked.”
a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading “There was a peculiar grin upon the face of the renegade as he looked upon his daughter.”
be a lodger; stay temporarily
From this reading “As Kate left the lodge and turned to the right toward the river, she found herself suddenly confronted by her father, David Kendrick.”
exhibiting the qualities expected in a friendly neighbor
From this reading ““Been making a neighborly call, hey?”
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading “There was a peculiar grin upon the face of the renegade as he looked upon his daughter.”
someone who rebels and becomes an outlaw
From this reading “There was a peculiar grin upon the face of the renegade as he looked upon his daughter.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading ““Been in to see the little gal, hey?” he asked.”
In this reading “As Kate left the lodge and turned to the right toward the river, she found herself suddenly confronted by her father, David Kendrick.”
In this reading “As Kate left the lodge and turned to the right toward the river, she found herself suddenly confronted by her father, David Kendrick.”
look on as or consider
In this reading “There was a peculiar grin upon the face of the renegade as he looked upon his daughter.”
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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 There was a peculiar grin upon the face of the renegade as he looked upon his daughter.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As Kate left the lodge and turned to the right toward the river, she found herself suddenly confronted by her father, David Kendrick.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As Kate left the lodge and turned to the right toward the river, she found herself suddenly confronted by her father, David Kendrick.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “Been in to see the little gal, hey?” he asked.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Been in to see the little gal, hey?” he asked.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading As Kate left the lodge and turned to the right toward the river, she found herself suddenly confronted by her father, David Kendrick.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “Been making a neighborly call, hey?
past form of “confront” — oppose, as in hostility or a competition
From this reading As Kate left the lodge and turned to the right toward the river, she found herself suddenly confronted by her father, David Kendrick.
a female human offspring
From this reading There was a peculiar grin upon the face of the renegade as he looked upon his daughter.
patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)
From this reading As Kate left the lodge and turned to the right toward the river, she found herself suddenly confronted by her father, David Kendrick.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading There was a peculiar grin upon the face of the renegade as he looked upon his daughter.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading As Kate left the lodge and turned to the right toward the river, she found herself suddenly confronted by her father, David Kendrick.
set up or found
From this reading As Kate left the lodge and turned to the right toward the river, she found herself suddenly confronted by her father, David Kendrick.
United States liquid unit equal to 4 quarts or 3.785 liters
From this reading “Been in to see the little gal, hey?” he asked.
a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading There was a peculiar grin upon the face of the renegade as he looked upon his daughter.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There was a peculiar grin upon the face of the renegade as he looked upon his daughter.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading As Kate left the lodge and turned to the right toward the river, she found herself suddenly confronted by her father, David Kendrick.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading As Kate left the lodge and turned to the right toward the river, she found herself suddenly confronted by her father, David Kendrick.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Been in to see the little gal, hey?” he asked.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading There was a peculiar grin upon the face of the renegade as he looked upon his daughter.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Been in to see the little gal, hey?” he asked.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As Kate left the lodge and turned to the right toward the river, she found herself suddenly confronted by her father, David Kendrick.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As Kate left the lodge and turned to the right toward the river, she found herself suddenly confronted by her father, David Kendrick.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading As Kate left the lodge and turned to the right toward the river, she found herself suddenly confronted by her father, David Kendrick.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “Been in to see the little gal, hey?” he asked.
be a lodger; stay temporarily
From this reading As Kate left the lodge and turned to the right toward the river, she found herself suddenly confronted by her father, David Kendrick.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading There was a peculiar grin upon the face of the renegade as he looked upon his daughter.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading “Been making a neighborly call, hey?
exhibiting the qualities expected in a friendly neighbor
From this reading “Been making a neighborly call, hey?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was a peculiar grin upon the face of the renegade as he looked upon his daughter.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading There was a peculiar grin upon the face of the renegade as he looked upon his daughter.
someone who rebels and becomes an outlaw
From this reading There was a peculiar grin upon the face of the renegade as he looked upon his daughter.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading “Yes,” Kate replied.
precisely, exactly
From this reading As Kate left the lodge and turned to the right toward the river, she found herself suddenly confronted by her father, David Kendrick.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading As Kate left the lodge and turned to the right toward the river, she found herself suddenly confronted by her father, David Kendrick.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “Been in to see the little gal, hey?” he asked.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As Kate left the lodge and turned to the right toward the river, she found herself suddenly confronted by her father, David Kendrick.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading As Kate left the lodge and turned to the right toward the river, she found herself suddenly confronted by her father, David Kendrick.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As Kate left the lodge and turned to the right toward the river, she found herself suddenly confronted by her father, David Kendrick.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was a peculiar grin upon the face of the renegade as he looked upon his daughter.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As Kate left the lodge and turned to the right toward the river, she found herself suddenly confronted by her father, David Kendrick.
in the direction of
From this reading As Kate left the lodge and turned to the right toward the river, she found herself suddenly confronted by her father, David Kendrick.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading As Kate left the lodge and turned to the right toward the river, she found herself suddenly confronted by her father, David Kendrick.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading There was a peculiar grin upon the face of the renegade as he looked upon his daughter.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a peculiar grin upon the face of the renegade as he looked upon his daughter.
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes,” Kate replied.
Chapter 29 of The Wolf Demon by Albert W. Aiken holds 133 sentences, grouped into 27 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 29 holds 133 sentences of The Wolf Demon, unabridged, divided into 27 reading sections.
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