The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson — Vol. 20

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EVENTS OF FRIDAY MORNING: THE CUTTING OF THE GORDIAN KNOT I pulled out my watch.

A fickle ray--the merest filtration of moonlight--glimmered on the dial.

Fourteen minutes past one!

"Past yin o'clock, and a dark, haary moarnin'."

I recalled the bull voice of the watchman as he had called it on the night of our escape from the Castle--its very tones: and this echo of memory seemed to strike and reverberate the hour closing a long day of fate.

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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

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Chapter XXXII

Chapter 32 of The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson — Vol. 20 is here in full — 290 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

EVENTS OF FRIDAY MORNING: THE CUTTING OF THE GORDIAN KNOT I pulled out my watch. A fickle ray--the merest filtration of moonlight--glimmered on the dial. Fourteen minutes past one! "Past yin o'clock, and a dark, haary moarnin'." I recalled the bull voice of the watchman as he had called it on the night of our escape from the Castle--its very tones: and this echo of memory seemed to strike and reverberate the hour closing a long day of fate.

The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson — Vol. 20

Chapter XXXII

Chapter 32 of The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson — Vol. 20 is here in full — 290 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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EVENTS OF FRIDAY MORNING: THE CUTTING OF THE GORDIAN KNOT I pulled out my watch.

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A fickle ray--the merest filtration of moonlight--glimmered on the dial.

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Fourteen minutes past one!

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"Past yin o'clock, and a dark, haary moarnin'."

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Memory noun US /ˈmem.ər.i/

The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.

From this reading “I recalled the bull voice of the watchman as he had called it on the night of our escape from the Castle--its very tones: and this echo of memory seemed to strike and reverberate the hour closing a long day of fate.”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “Fourteen minutes past one!”

All words in this reading · 61

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AdeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading A fickle ray--the merest filtration of moonlight--glimmered on the dial.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading "Past yin o'clock, and a dark, haary moarnin'."

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading I recalled the bull voice of the watchman as he had called it on the night of our escape from the Castle--its very tones: and this echo of memory seemed to strike and reverberate the hour closing a long day of fate.

bull

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called

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Castle

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closing

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CUTTING

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dark

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From this reading "Past yin o'clock, and a dark, haary moarnin'."

day

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dial

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From this reading A fickle ray--the merest filtration of moonlight--glimmered on the dial.

echo

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escape

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EVENTS

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From this reading EVENTS OF FRIDAY MORNING: THE CUTTING OF THE GORDIAN KNOT I pulled out my watch.

fate

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fickle

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From this reading A fickle ray--the merest filtration of moonlight--glimmered on the dial.

filtration

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From this reading A fickle ray--the merest filtration of moonlight--glimmered on the dial.

Fourteen

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From this reading Fourteen minutes past one!

FRIDAY

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From this reading EVENTS OF FRIDAY MORNING: THE CUTTING OF THE GORDIAN KNOT I pulled out my watch.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

glimmered

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From this reading A fickle ray--the merest filtration of moonlight--glimmered on the dial.

GORDIAN

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From this reading EVENTS OF FRIDAY MORNING: THE CUTTING OF THE GORDIAN KNOT I pulled out my watch.

haary

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From this reading "Past yin o'clock, and a dark, haary moarnin'."

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

hour

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IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading EVENTS OF FRIDAY MORNING: THE CUTTING OF THE GORDIAN KNOT I pulled out my watch.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

KNOT

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From this reading EVENTS OF FRIDAY MORNING: THE CUTTING OF THE GORDIAN KNOT I pulled out my watch.

long

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memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/

The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.

merest

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From this reading A fickle ray--the merest filtration of moonlight--glimmered on the dial.

minutes

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From this reading Fourteen minutes past one!

moarnin

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From this reading "Past yin o'clock, and a dark, haary moarnin'."

moonlight

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From this reading A fickle ray--the merest filtration of moonlight--glimmered on the dial.

MORNING

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From this reading EVENTS OF FRIDAY MORNING: THE CUTTING OF THE GORDIAN KNOT I pulled out my watch.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading EVENTS OF FRIDAY MORNING: THE CUTTING OF THE GORDIAN KNOT I pulled out my watch.

night

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o'clock

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From this reading "Past yin o'clock, and a dark, haary moarnin'."

OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading EVENTS OF FRIDAY MORNING: THE CUTTING OF THE GORDIAN KNOT I pulled out my watch.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading A fickle ray--the merest filtration of moonlight--glimmered on the dial.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Fourteen minutes past one!

ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/

belonging to the speaker and others

out

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From this reading EVENTS OF FRIDAY MORNING: THE CUTTING OF THE GORDIAN KNOT I pulled out my watch.

past

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From this reading Fourteen minutes past one!

pulled

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From this reading EVENTS OF FRIDAY MORNING: THE CUTTING OF THE GORDIAN KNOT I pulled out my watch.

ray

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From this reading A fickle ray--the merest filtration of moonlight--glimmered on the dial.

recalled

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reverberate

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seemed

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strike

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THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading EVENTS OF FRIDAY MORNING: THE CUTTING OF THE GORDIAN KNOT I pulled out my watch.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

tones

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very

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voice

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watch

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From this reading EVENTS OF FRIDAY MORNING: THE CUTTING OF THE GORDIAN KNOT I pulled out my watch.

watchman

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yin

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From this reading "Past yin o'clock, and a dark, haary moarnin'."

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