Chapter 5 of Well, After All-- is here in full — 197 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Well, After All-- is here in full — 197 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
|The stranger stood with his back to whatever light there was remaining in the sky, but Dick Westwood and his guest could see what manner of man he was. He wore a short beard and moustache. His clothes were shabby, and so was his soft hat. He might have been a foreman of mechanics just left off work. Westwood stepped to the wall and switched on a lamp.
Chapter 5 of Well, After All-- is here in full — 197 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face
From this reading “He wore a short beard and moustache.”
a person who exercises control over workers
From this reading “He might have been a foreman of mechanics just left off work.”
a visitor to whom hospitality is extended
From this reading “|The stranger stood with his back to whatever light there was remaining in the sky, but Dick Westwood and his guest could see what manner of man he was.”
the branch of physics concerned with the motion of bodies in a frame of reference
From this reading “He might have been a foreman of mechanics just left off work.”
an unshaved growth of hair on the upper lip
From this reading “He wore a short beard and moustache.”
not used up
From this reading “|The stranger stood with his back to whatever light there was remaining in the sky, but Dick Westwood and his guest could see what manner of man he was.”
showing signs of wear and tear
From this reading “His clothes were shabby, and so was his soft hat.”
past form of “switch” — change over, change around, as to a new order or sequence
From this reading “Westwood stepped to the wall and switched on a lamp.”
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In this reading “His clothes were shabby, and so was his soft hat.”
cause to operate by flipping a switch
In this reading “Westwood stepped to the wall and switched on a lamp.”
In this reading “He wore a short beard and moustache.”
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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 He wore a short beard and moustache.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading |The stranger stood with his back to whatever light there was remaining in the sky, but Dick Westwood and his guest could see what manner of man he was.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading |The stranger stood with his back to whatever light there was remaining in the sky, but Dick Westwood and his guest could see what manner of man he was.
the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face
From this reading He wore a short beard and moustache.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He might have been a foreman of mechanics just left off work.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading |The stranger stood with his back to whatever light there was remaining in the sky, but Dick Westwood and his guest could see what manner of man he was.
clothing in general
From this reading His clothes were shabby, and so was his soft hat.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading |The stranger stood with his back to whatever light there was remaining in the sky, but Dick Westwood and his guest could see what manner of man he was.
someone who is a detective
From this reading |The stranger stood with his back to whatever light there was remaining in the sky, but Dick Westwood and his guest could see what manner of man he was.
a person who exercises control over workers
From this reading He might have been a foreman of mechanics just left off work.
a visitor to whom hospitality is extended
From this reading |The stranger stood with his back to whatever light there was remaining in the sky, but Dick Westwood and his guest could see what manner of man he was.
headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
From this reading His clothes were shabby, and so was his soft hat.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He might have been a foreman of mechanics just left off work.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading |The stranger stood with his back to whatever light there was remaining in the sky, but Dick Westwood and his guest could see what manner of man he was.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading |The stranger stood with his back to whatever light there was remaining in the sky, but Dick Westwood and his guest could see what manner of man he was.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading |The stranger stood with his back to whatever light there was remaining in the sky, but Dick Westwood and his guest could see what manner of man he was.
and nothing more
From this reading He might have been a foreman of mechanics just left off work.
an artificial source of visible illumination
From this reading Westwood stepped to the wall and switched on a lamp.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading He might have been a foreman of mechanics just left off work.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading |The stranger stood with his back to whatever light there was remaining in the sky, but Dick Westwood and his guest could see what manner of man he was.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading |The stranger stood with his back to whatever light there was remaining in the sky, but Dick Westwood and his guest could see what manner of man he was.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading |The stranger stood with his back to whatever light there was remaining in the sky, but Dick Westwood and his guest could see what manner of man he was.
the branch of physics concerned with the motion of bodies in a frame of reference
From this reading He might have been a foreman of mechanics just left off work.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading He might have been a foreman of mechanics just left off work.
an unshaved growth of hair on the upper lip
From this reading He wore a short beard and moustache.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading |The stranger stood with his back to whatever light there was remaining in the sky, but Dick Westwood and his guest could see what manner of man he was.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading He might have been a foreman of mechanics just left off work.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Westwood stepped to the wall and switched on a lamp.
not used up
From this reading |The stranger stood with his back to whatever light there was remaining in the sky, but Dick Westwood and his guest could see what manner of man he was.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading |The stranger stood with his back to whatever light there was remaining in the sky, but Dick Westwood and his guest could see what manner of man he was.
showing signs of wear and tear
From this reading His clothes were shabby, and so was his soft hat.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading He wore a short beard and moustache.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading |The stranger stood with his back to whatever light there was remaining in the sky, but Dick Westwood and his guest could see what manner of man he was.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading His clothes were shabby, and so was his soft hat.
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading His clothes were shabby, and so was his soft hat.
inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step
From this reading Westwood stepped to the wall and switched on a lamp.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading |The stranger stood with his back to whatever light there was remaining in the sky, but Dick Westwood and his guest could see what manner of man he was.
anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
From this reading |The stranger stood with his back to whatever light there was remaining in the sky, but Dick Westwood and his guest could see what manner of man he was.
past form of “switch” — change over, change around, as to a new order or sequence
From this reading Westwood stepped to the wall and switched on a lamp.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading |The stranger stood with his back to whatever light there was remaining in the sky, but Dick Westwood and his guest could see what manner of man he was.
in or at that place or location
From this reading |The stranger stood with his back to whatever light there was remaining in the sky, but Dick Westwood and his guest could see what manner of man he was.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading |The stranger stood with his back to whatever light there was remaining in the sky, but Dick Westwood and his guest could see what manner of man he was.
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading Westwood stepped to the wall and switched on a lamp.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading |The stranger stood with his back to whatever light there was remaining in the sky, but Dick Westwood and his guest could see what manner of man he was.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading His clothes were shabby, and so was his soft hat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading |The stranger stood with his back to whatever light there was remaining in the sky, but Dick Westwood and his guest could see what manner of man he was.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading |The stranger stood with his back to whatever light there was remaining in the sky, but Dick Westwood and his guest could see what manner of man he was.
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading |The stranger stood with his back to whatever light there was remaining in the sky, but Dick Westwood and his guest could see what manner of man he was.
in the company of; together with
From this reading |The stranger stood with his back to whatever light there was remaining in the sky, but Dick Westwood and his guest could see what manner of man he was.
inflected form of “wear” — be dressed in
From this reading He wore a short beard and moustache.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading He might have been a foreman of mechanics just left off work.
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