Chapter 17 of Twilight Land is here in full — 184 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XVII
Chapter 17 of Twilight Land is here in full — 184 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
There he was! And such a place he had never seen before. Such fruit! Such flowers! Such fountains!
Chapter 17 of Twilight Land is here in full — 184 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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earlier than; in front of
From this reading “And such a place he had never seen before.”
plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading “Such flowers!”
plural of “fountain” — a structure from which an artificially produced jet of water arises
From this reading “Such fountains!”
the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant
From this reading “Such fruit!”
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading “And such a place he had never seen before.”
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading “And such a place he had never seen before.”
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “And such a place he had never seen before.”
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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 And such a place he had never seen before.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And such a place he had never seen before.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading And such a place he had never seen before.
plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading Such flowers!
plural of “fountain” — a structure from which an artificially produced jet of water arises
From this reading Such fountains!
the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant
From this reading Such fruit!
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And such a place he had never seen before.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There he was!
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading And such a place he had never seen before.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading And such a place he had never seen before.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading And such a place he had never seen before.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading And such a place he had never seen before.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There he was!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There he was!
Chapter 17 of Twilight Land by Howard Pyle holds 184 sentences, grouped into 37 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 17 holds 184 sentences of Twilight Land, unabridged, divided into 37 reading sections.
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