Chapter 19 of Told in the Hills: A Novel is here in full — 250 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 19 of Told in the Hills: A Novel is here in full — 250 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE TELLING OF A STORY. "But you promised! Yes, you did, Mr. Stuart--didn't he, Mrs. Hardy? There, that settles it; so you see this is your evening to tell a story." The protracted twilight, with its cool grays and purples, had finally faded away over the snow, long after the stars took up their watch for the night.
Chapter 19 of Told in the Hills: A Novel is here in full — 250 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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having lost freshness or brilliance of color
From this reading “The protracted twilight, with its cool grays and purples, had finally faded away over the snow, long after the stars took up their watch for the night.”
plural of “gray” — a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading “The protracted twilight, with its cool grays and purples, had finally faded away over the snow, long after the stars took up their watch for the night.”
having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships
From this reading “Yes, you did, Mr. Stuart--didn't he, Mrs. Hardy?”
relatively long in duration; tediously protracted
From this reading “The protracted twilight, with its cool grays and purples, had finally faded away over the snow, long after the stars took up their watch for the night.”
plural of “purple” — a purple color or pigment
From this reading “The protracted twilight, with its cool grays and purples, had finally faded away over the snow, long after the stars took up their watch for the night.”
plural of “settle” — a long wooden bench with a back
From this reading “There, that settles it; so you see this is your evening to tell a story."”
United States painter best known for his portraits of George Washington (1755-1828)
From this reading “Yes, you did, Mr. Stuart--didn't he, Mrs. Hardy?”
the time of day immediately following sunset
From this reading “The protracted twilight, with its cool grays and purples, had finally faded away over the snow, long after the stars took up their watch for the night.”
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In this reading “There, that settles it; so you see this is your evening to tell a story."”
pursue or resume
In this reading “The protracted twilight, with its cool grays and purples, had finally faded away over the snow, long after the stars took up their watch for the night.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 THE TELLING OF A STORY.
later than; following
From this reading The protracted twilight, with its cool grays and purples, had finally faded away over the snow, long after the stars took up their watch for the night.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The protracted twilight, with its cool grays and purples, had finally faded away over the snow, long after the stars took up their watch for the night.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The protracted twilight, with its cool grays and purples, had finally faded away over the snow, long after the stars took up their watch for the night.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But you promised!
neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat
From this reading The protracted twilight, with its cool grays and purples, had finally faded away over the snow, long after the stars took up their watch for the night.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Yes, you did, Mr. Stuart--didn't he, Mrs. Hardy?
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From this reading Yes, you did, Mr. Stuart--didn't he, Mrs. Hardy?
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading There, that settles it; so you see this is your evening to tell a story."
having lost freshness or brilliance of color
From this reading The protracted twilight, with its cool grays and purples, had finally faded away over the snow, long after the stars took up their watch for the night.
after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay
From this reading The protracted twilight, with its cool grays and purples, had finally faded away over the snow, long after the stars took up their watch for the night.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The protracted twilight, with its cool grays and purples, had finally faded away over the snow, long after the stars took up their watch for the night.
plural of “gray” — a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading The protracted twilight, with its cool grays and purples, had finally faded away over the snow, long after the stars took up their watch for the night.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The protracted twilight, with its cool grays and purples, had finally faded away over the snow, long after the stars took up their watch for the night.
having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships
From this reading Yes, you did, Mr. Stuart--didn't he, Mrs. Hardy?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Yes, you did, Mr. Stuart--didn't he, Mrs. Hardy?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There, that settles it; so you see this is your evening to tell a story."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There, that settles it; so you see this is your evening to tell a story."
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The protracted twilight, with its cool grays and purples, had finally faded away over the snow, long after the stars took up their watch for the night.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading The protracted twilight, with its cool grays and purples, had finally faded away over the snow, long after the stars took up their watch for the night.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Yes, you did, Mr. Stuart--didn't he, Mrs. Hardy?
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Yes, you did, Mr. Stuart--didn't he, Mrs. Hardy?
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading The protracted twilight, with its cool grays and purples, had finally faded away over the snow, long after the stars took up their watch for the night.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE TELLING OF A STORY.
above and across; more than
From this reading The protracted twilight, with its cool grays and purples, had finally faded away over the snow, long after the stars took up their watch for the night.
past form of “promise” — make a promise or commitment
From this reading "But you promised!
relatively long in duration; tediously protracted
From this reading The protracted twilight, with its cool grays and purples, had finally faded away over the snow, long after the stars took up their watch for the night.
plural of “purple” — a purple color or pigment
From this reading The protracted twilight, with its cool grays and purples, had finally faded away over the snow, long after the stars took up their watch for the night.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading There, that settles it; so you see this is your evening to tell a story."
plural of “settle” — a long wooden bench with a back
From this reading There, that settles it; so you see this is your evening to tell a story."
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading The protracted twilight, with its cool grays and purples, had finally faded away over the snow, long after the stars took up their watch for the night.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading There, that settles it; so you see this is your evening to tell a story."
plural of “star” — (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading The protracted twilight, with its cool grays and purples, had finally faded away over the snow, long after the stars took up their watch for the night.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading THE TELLING OF A STORY.
United States painter best known for his portraits of George Washington (1755-1828)
From this reading Yes, you did, Mr. Stuart--didn't he, Mrs. Hardy?
express in words
From this reading There, that settles it; so you see this is your evening to tell a story."
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading THE TELLING OF A STORY.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There, that settles it; so you see this is your evening to tell a story."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TELLING OF A STORY.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The protracted twilight, with its cool grays and purples, had finally faded away over the snow, long after the stars took up their watch for the night.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There, that settles it; so you see this is your evening to tell a story."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading There, that settles it; so you see this is your evening to tell a story."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There, that settles it; so you see this is your evening to tell a story."
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading The protracted twilight, with its cool grays and purples, had finally faded away over the snow, long after the stars took up their watch for the night.
the time of day immediately following sunset
From this reading The protracted twilight, with its cool grays and purples, had finally faded away over the snow, long after the stars took up their watch for the night.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The protracted twilight, with its cool grays and purples, had finally faded away over the snow, long after the stars took up their watch for the night.
look attentively
From this reading The protracted twilight, with its cool grays and purples, had finally faded away over the snow, long after the stars took up their watch for the night.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The protracted twilight, with its cool grays and purples, had finally faded away over the snow, long after the stars took up their watch for the night.
an affirmative
From this reading Yes, you did, Mr. Stuart--didn't he, Mrs. Hardy?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "But you promised!
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading There, that settles it; so you see this is your evening to tell a story."
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