Chapter 2 of Westways: A Village Chronicle is here in full — 361 sentences across 73 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Westways: A Village Chronicle is here in full — 361 sentences across 73 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
John was the first to return to the outer world. He stood still, seeing the horse on its legs, Billy unharnessing, Leila for an instant lost to sight. The boy was scared. In his ordered life it was an unequalled experience. Then he saw a merry face above the drift and lying around it a wide-spread glory of red hair on the white snow.
Chapter 2 of Westways: A Village Chronicle is here in full — 361 sentences across 73 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a short stout club used primarily by policemen
From this reading “He stood still, seeing the horse on its legs, Billy unharnessing, Leila for an instant lost to sight.”
be in motion due to some air or water current
From this reading “Then he saw a merry face above the drift and lying around it a wide-spread glory of red hair on the white snow.”
a state of high honor
From this reading “Then he saw a merry face above the drift and lying around it a wide-spread glory of red hair on the white snow.”
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading “Then he saw a merry face above the drift and lying around it a wide-spread glory of red hair on the white snow.”
having a systematic arrangement; especially having elements succeeding in order according to rule
From this reading “In his ordered life it was an unequalled experience.”
being on the outside or further from a center
From this reading “John was the first to return to the outer world.”
made afraid
From this reading “The boy was scared.”
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading “Then he saw a merry face above the drift and lying around it a wide-spread glory of red hair on the white snow.”
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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 Then he saw a merry face above the drift and lying around it a wide-spread glory of red hair on the white snow.
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Then he saw a merry face above the drift and lying around it a wide-spread glory of red hair on the white snow.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He stood still, seeing the horse on its legs, Billy unharnessing, Leila for an instant lost to sight.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then he saw a merry face above the drift and lying around it a wide-spread glory of red hair on the white snow.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Then he saw a merry face above the drift and lying around it a wide-spread glory of red hair on the white snow.
a short stout club used primarily by policemen
From this reading He stood still, seeing the horse on its legs, Billy unharnessing, Leila for an instant lost to sight.
a youthful male person
From this reading The boy was scared.
be in motion due to some air or water current
From this reading Then he saw a merry face above the drift and lying around it a wide-spread glory of red hair on the white snow.
undergo or live through a difficult experience
From this reading In his ordered life it was an unequalled experience.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Then he saw a merry face above the drift and lying around it a wide-spread glory of red hair on the white snow.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading John was the first to return to the outer world.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He stood still, seeing the horse on its legs, Billy unharnessing, Leila for an instant lost to sight.
a state of high honor
From this reading Then he saw a merry face above the drift and lying around it a wide-spread glory of red hair on the white snow.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading Then he saw a merry face above the drift and lying around it a wide-spread glory of red hair on the white snow.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He stood still, seeing the horse on its legs, Billy unharnessing, Leila for an instant lost to sight.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In his ordered life it was an unequalled experience.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading He stood still, seeing the horse on its legs, Billy unharnessing, Leila for an instant lost to sight.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In his ordered life it was an unequalled experience.
a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
From this reading He stood still, seeing the horse on its legs, Billy unharnessing, Leila for an instant lost to sight.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading In his ordered life it was an unequalled experience.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading He stood still, seeing the horse on its legs, Billy unharnessing, Leila for an instant lost to sight.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading John was the first to return to the outer world.
staying power
From this reading He stood still, seeing the horse on its legs, Billy unharnessing, Leila for an instant lost to sight.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He stood still, seeing the horse on its legs, Billy unharnessing, Leila for an instant lost to sight.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading In his ordered life it was an unequalled experience.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading He stood still, seeing the horse on its legs, Billy unharnessing, Leila for an instant lost to sight.
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading Then he saw a merry face above the drift and lying around it a wide-spread glory of red hair on the white snow.
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading Then he saw a merry face above the drift and lying around it a wide-spread glory of red hair on the white snow.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then he saw a merry face above the drift and lying around it a wide-spread glory of red hair on the white snow.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He stood still, seeing the horse on its legs, Billy unharnessing, Leila for an instant lost to sight.
having a systematic arrangement; especially having elements succeeding in order according to rule
From this reading In his ordered life it was an unequalled experience.
being on the outside or further from a center
From this reading John was the first to return to the outer world.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading Then he saw a merry face above the drift and lying around it a wide-spread glory of red hair on the white snow.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading John was the first to return to the outer world.
cut with a saw
From this reading Then he saw a merry face above the drift and lying around it a wide-spread glory of red hair on the white snow.
made afraid
From this reading The boy was scared.
perception by means of the eyes
From this reading He stood still, seeing the horse on its legs, Billy unharnessing, Leila for an instant lost to sight.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading He stood still, seeing the horse on its legs, Billy unharnessing, Leila for an instant lost to sight.
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading Then he saw a merry face above the drift and lying around it a wide-spread glory of red hair on the white snow.
not in physical motion
From this reading He stood still, seeing the horse on its legs, Billy unharnessing, Leila for an instant lost to sight.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading He stood still, seeing the horse on its legs, Billy unharnessing, Leila for an instant lost to sight.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading John was the first to return to the outer world.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then he saw a merry face above the drift and lying around it a wide-spread glory of red hair on the white snow.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading John was the first to return to the outer world.
radically distinctive and without equal
From this reading In his ordered life it was an unequalled experience.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He stood still, seeing the horse on its legs, Billy unharnessing, Leila for an instant lost to sight.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading John was the first to return to the outer world.
a Caucasian
From this reading Then he saw a merry face above the drift and lying around it a wide-spread glory of red hair on the white snow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then he saw a merry face above the drift and lying around it a wide-spread glory of red hair on the white snow.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading John was the first to return to the outer world.
Chapter 2 of Westways: A Village Chronicle by S. Weir (Silas Weir) Mitchell holds 361 sentences, grouped into 73 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 2 holds 361 sentences of Westways: A Village Chronicle, unabridged, divided into 73 reading sections.
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