Chapter 8 of Waynflete is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Waynflete is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"You know," said Guy, after a minute, "that I was not beaten. I was not quite too late." "Yes, I know." "It was very hard." "Very."
Chapter 8 of Waynflete is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/85 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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later than; following
From this reading “"You know," said Guy, after a minute, "that I was not beaten.”
formed or made thin by hammering
From this reading “"You know," said Guy, after a minute, "that I was not beaten.”
an informal term for a youth or man
From this reading “"You know," said Guy, after a minute, "that I was not beaten.”
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading “"It was very hard."”
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading “I was not quite too late."”
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading “"You know," said Guy, after a minute, "that I was not beaten.”
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading “I was not quite too late."”
an affirmative
From this reading “"Yes, I know."”
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In this reading “I was not quite too late."”
In this reading “"You know," said Guy, after a minute, "that I was not beaten.”
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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 "You know," said Guy, after a minute, "that I was not beaten.
later than; following
From this reading "You know," said Guy, after a minute, "that I was not beaten.
formed or made thin by hammering
From this reading "You know," said Guy, after a minute, "that I was not beaten.
an informal term for a youth or man
From this reading "You know," said Guy, after a minute, "that I was not beaten.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading "It was very hard."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "You know," said Guy, after a minute, "that I was not beaten.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It was very hard."
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "You know," said Guy, after a minute, "that I was not beaten.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading I was not quite too late."
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading "You know," said Guy, after a minute, "that I was not beaten.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "You know," said Guy, after a minute, "that I was not beaten.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading I was not quite too late."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "You know," said Guy, after a minute, "that I was not beaten.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "You know," said Guy, after a minute, "that I was not beaten.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading I was not quite too late."
precisely as stated
From this reading "It was very hard."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "You know," said Guy, after a minute, "that I was not beaten.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, I know."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You know," said Guy, after a minute, "that I was not beaten.
Chapter 8 of Waynflete by Christabel R. (Christabel Rose) Coleridge holds 427 sentences, grouped into 86 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 427 sentences of Waynflete, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 8 of Waynflete by Christabel R. (Christabel Rose) Coleridge exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 427 sentences, grouped into 86 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.
Work through the 86 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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