Chapter 7 of Through the Postern Gate is here in full — 382 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of Through the Postern Gate is here in full — 382 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The boat drew nearer. She could hear the measured plash of the oars; the rhythmic rattle of the rowlocks. They advanced, to the beat of the words in her brain. "There must--be pion--eers! Don't let the old bloke through.
Chapter 7 of Through the Postern Gate is here in full — 382 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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farther along in physical or mental development
From this reading “They advanced, to the beat of the words in her brain.”
a boy or man
From this reading “Don't let the old bloke through.”
that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading “They advanced, to the beat of the words in her brain.”
having notes of fixed rhythmic value
From this reading “She could hear the measured plash of the oars; the rhythmic rattle of the rowlocks.”
plural of “oar” — an implement used to propel or steer a boat
From this reading “She could hear the measured plash of the oars; the rhythmic rattle of the rowlocks.”
a meson involved in holding the nucleus together; produced as the result of high-energy particle collision
From this reading “"There must--be pion--eers!”
make short successive sounds
From this reading “She could hear the measured plash of the oars; the rhythmic rattle of the rowlocks.”
recurring with measured regularity
From this reading “She could hear the measured plash of the oars; the rhythmic rattle of the rowlocks.”
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 “She could hear the measured plash of the oars; the rhythmic rattle of the rowlocks.”
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farther along in physical or mental development
From this reading They advanced, to the beat of the words in her brain.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "There must--be pion--eers!
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
From this reading They advanced, to the beat of the words in her brain.
a boy or man
From this reading Don't let the old bloke through.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading The boat drew nearer.
that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading They advanced, to the beat of the words in her brain.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She could hear the measured plash of the oars; the rhythmic rattle of the rowlocks.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Don't let the old bloke through.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading The boat drew nearer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There must--be pion--eers!
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading She could hear the measured plash of the oars; the rhythmic rattle of the rowlocks.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading They advanced, to the beat of the words in her brain.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They advanced, to the beat of the words in her brain.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Don't let the old bloke through.
having notes of fixed rhythmic value
From this reading She could hear the measured plash of the oars; the rhythmic rattle of the rowlocks.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "There must--be pion--eers!
(comparative of “near” or “close”) within a shorter distance
From this reading The boat drew nearer.
plural of “oar” — an implement used to propel or steer a boat
From this reading She could hear the measured plash of the oars; the rhythmic rattle of the rowlocks.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She could hear the measured plash of the oars; the rhythmic rattle of the rowlocks.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Don't let the old bloke through.
a meson involved in holding the nucleus together; produced as the result of high-energy particle collision
From this reading "There must--be pion--eers!
interlace the shoots of
From this reading She could hear the measured plash of the oars; the rhythmic rattle of the rowlocks.
make short successive sounds
From this reading She could hear the measured plash of the oars; the rhythmic rattle of the rowlocks.
recurring with measured regularity
From this reading She could hear the measured plash of the oars; the rhythmic rattle of the rowlocks.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She could hear the measured plash of the oars; the rhythmic rattle of the rowlocks.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She could hear the measured plash of the oars; the rhythmic rattle of the rowlocks.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The boat drew nearer.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "There must--be pion--eers!
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They advanced, to the beat of the words in her brain.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Don't let the old bloke through.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They advanced, to the beat of the words in her brain.
the words that are spoken
From this reading They advanced, to the beat of the words in her brain.
Chapter 7 of Through the Postern Gate by Florence L. (Florence Louisa) Barclay holds 382 sentences, grouped into 77 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 7 holds 382 sentences of Through the Postern Gate, unabridged, divided into 77 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 7 of Through the Postern Gate by Florence L. (Florence Louisa) Barclay exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 382 sentences, grouped into 77 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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