Chapter 35 of The Young Bridge-Tender is here in full — 116 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 35 of The Young Bridge-Tender is here in full — 116 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MICKETY TO THE RESCUE. "That was easier done than I anticipated," muttered Martin, grimly, as he gazed down at his young prisoner. "Now what is best to do? It's good I remembered these rooms were empty." He walked about the bare apartment and then paused to listen.
Chapter 35 of The Young Bridge-Tender is here in full — 116 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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expected hopefully
From this reading “"That was easier done than I anticipated," muttered Martin, grimly, as he gazed down at his young prisoner.”
a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house
From this reading “He walked about the bare apartment and then paused to listen.”
comparative of “easy” — posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading “"That was easier done than I anticipated," muttered Martin, grimly, as he gazed down at his young prisoner.”
in a grim implacable manner
From this reading “"That was easier done than I anticipated," muttered Martin, grimly, as he gazed down at his young prisoner.”
French bishop who is a patron saint of France (died in 397)
From this reading “"That was easier done than I anticipated," muttered Martin, grimly, as he gazed down at his young prisoner.”
past form of “mutter” — talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
From this reading “"That was easier done than I anticipated," muttered Martin, grimly, as he gazed down at his young prisoner.”
a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading “"That was easier done than I anticipated," muttered Martin, grimly, as he gazed down at his young prisoner.”
free from harm or evil
From this reading “MICKETY TO THE RESCUE.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He walked about the bare apartment and then paused to listen.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He walked about the bare apartment and then paused to listen.
expected hopefully
From this reading "That was easier done than I anticipated," muttered Martin, grimly, as he gazed down at his young prisoner.
a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house
From this reading He walked about the bare apartment and then paused to listen.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "That was easier done than I anticipated," muttered Martin, grimly, as he gazed down at his young prisoner.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "That was easier done than I anticipated," muttered Martin, grimly, as he gazed down at his young prisoner.
completely unclothed
From this reading He walked about the bare apartment and then paused to listen.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading "Now what is best to do?
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Now what is best to do?
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading "That was easier done than I anticipated," muttered Martin, grimly, as he gazed down at his young prisoner.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "That was easier done than I anticipated," muttered Martin, grimly, as he gazed down at his young prisoner.
comparative of “easy” — posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading "That was easier done than I anticipated," muttered Martin, grimly, as he gazed down at his young prisoner.
make void or empty of contents
From this reading It's good I remembered these rooms were empty."
past form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading "That was easier done than I anticipated," muttered Martin, grimly, as he gazed down at his young prisoner.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading It's good I remembered these rooms were empty."
in a grim implacable manner
From this reading "That was easier done than I anticipated," muttered Martin, grimly, as he gazed down at his young prisoner.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "That was easier done than I anticipated," muttered Martin, grimly, as he gazed down at his young prisoner.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "That was easier done than I anticipated," muttered Martin, grimly, as he gazed down at his young prisoner.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "That was easier done than I anticipated," muttered Martin, grimly, as he gazed down at his young prisoner.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Now what is best to do?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's good I remembered these rooms were empty."
hear with intention
From this reading He walked about the bare apartment and then paused to listen.
French bishop who is a patron saint of France (died in 397)
From this reading "That was easier done than I anticipated," muttered Martin, grimly, as he gazed down at his young prisoner.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MICKETY TO THE RESCUE.
past form of “mutter” — talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
From this reading "That was easier done than I anticipated," muttered Martin, grimly, as he gazed down at his young prisoner.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Now what is best to do?
past form of “pause” — interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing
From this reading He walked about the bare apartment and then paused to listen.
a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading "That was easier done than I anticipated," muttered Martin, grimly, as he gazed down at his young prisoner.
past form of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading It's good I remembered these rooms were empty."
free from harm or evil
From this reading MICKETY TO THE RESCUE.
apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)
From this reading It's good I remembered these rooms were empty."
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "That was easier done than I anticipated," muttered Martin, grimly, as he gazed down at his young prisoner.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "That was easier done than I anticipated," muttered Martin, grimly, as he gazed down at his young prisoner.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MICKETY TO THE RESCUE.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading He walked about the bare apartment and then paused to listen.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading It's good I remembered these rooms were empty."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading MICKETY TO THE RESCUE.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading He walked about the bare apartment and then paused to listen.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "That was easier done than I anticipated," muttered Martin, grimly, as he gazed down at his young prisoner.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It's good I remembered these rooms were empty."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Now what is best to do?
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading "That was easier done than I anticipated," muttered Martin, grimly, as he gazed down at his young prisoner.
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