Chapter 8 of Tiverton Tales is here in full — 434 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VIII
Chapter 8 of Tiverton Tales is here in full — 434 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"When you been home last, Lucy Ann?" asked he. A little flush came into her face, and she winked bravely. "I ain't been home at all," said she, in a low tone. "Not sence August." John groped vainly in mental depths for other experiences likely to illuminate this.
Chapter 8 of Tiverton Tales is here in full — 434 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the month following July and preceding September
From this reading “"Not sence August."”
in a courageous manner
From this reading “A little flush came into her face, and she winked bravely.”
plural of “experience” — the accumulation of knowledge or skill that results from direct participation in events or activities
From this reading “John groped vainly in mental depths for other experiences likely to illuminate this.”
the period of greatest prosperity or productivity
From this reading “A little flush came into her face, and she winked bravely.”
past form of “grope” — feel about uncertainly or blindly
From this reading “John groped vainly in mental depths for other experiences likely to illuminate this.”
To light up or make clear; to decorate a manuscript with gold, silver, or brilliant colors.
From this reading “John groped vainly in mental depths for other experiences likely to illuminate this.”
to no avail
From this reading “John groped vainly in mental depths for other experiences likely to illuminate this.”
past form of “wink” — signal by winking
From this reading “A little flush came into her face, and she winked bravely.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A little flush came into her face, and she winked bravely.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I ain't been home at all," said she, in a low tone.
(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 "I ain't been home at all," said she, in a low tone.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A little flush came into her face, and she winked bravely.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "When you been home last, Lucy Ann?" asked he.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "When you been home last, Lucy Ann?" asked he.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "I ain't been home at all," said she, in a low tone.
the month following July and preceding September
From this reading "Not sence August."
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "When you been home last, Lucy Ann?" asked he.
in a courageous manner
From this reading A little flush came into her face, and she winked bravely.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading A little flush came into her face, and she winked bravely.
(plural) the deepest and most remote part
From this reading John groped vainly in mental depths for other experiences likely to illuminate this.
plural of “experience” — the accumulation of knowledge or skill that results from direct participation in events or activities
From this reading John groped vainly in mental depths for other experiences likely to illuminate this.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading A little flush came into her face, and she winked bravely.
the period of greatest prosperity or productivity
From this reading A little flush came into her face, and she winked bravely.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading John groped vainly in mental depths for other experiences likely to illuminate this.
past form of “grope” — feel about uncertainly or blindly
From this reading John groped vainly in mental depths for other experiences likely to illuminate this.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "When you been home last, Lucy Ann?" asked he.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A little flush came into her face, and she winked bravely.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading "When you been home last, Lucy Ann?" asked he.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I ain't been home at all," said she, in a low tone.
To light up or make clear; to decorate a manuscript with gold, silver, or brilliant colors.
From this reading John groped vainly in mental depths for other experiences likely to illuminate this.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I ain't been home at all," said she, in a low tone.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading A little flush came into her face, and she winked bravely.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading John groped vainly in mental depths for other experiences likely to illuminate this.
immediately past
From this reading "When you been home last, Lucy Ann?" asked he.
has a good chance of being the case or of coming about
From this reading John groped vainly in mental depths for other experiences likely to illuminate this.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading A little flush came into her face, and she winked bravely.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading "I ain't been home at all," said she, in a low tone.
incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974
From this reading "When you been home last, Lucy Ann?" asked he.
involving the mind or an intellectual process
From this reading John groped vainly in mental depths for other experiences likely to illuminate this.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Not sence August."
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading John groped vainly in mental depths for other experiences likely to illuminate this.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I ain't been home at all," said she, in a low tone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Not sence August."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A little flush came into her face, and she winked bravely.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading John groped vainly in mental depths for other experiences likely to illuminate this.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading John groped vainly in mental depths for other experiences likely to illuminate this.
the quality of a person's voice
From this reading "I ain't been home at all," said she, in a low tone.
to no avail
From this reading John groped vainly in mental depths for other experiences likely to illuminate this.
at the time that
From this reading "When you been home last, Lucy Ann?" asked he.
past form of “wink” — signal by winking
From this reading A little flush came into her face, and she winked bravely.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "When you been home last, Lucy Ann?" asked he.
Chapter 8 of Tiverton Tales by Alice Brown holds 434 sentences, grouped into 87 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 8 holds 434 sentences of Tiverton Tales, unabridged, divided into 87 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 8 of Tiverton Tales by Alice Brown exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 434 sentences, grouped into 87 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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