Chapter 34 of Westways: A Village Chronicle is here in full — 321 sentences across 65 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXXIV
Chapter 34 of Westways: A Village Chronicle is here in full — 321 sentences across 65 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
In her room she went straight to the long cheval glass and looked at Leila Grey. "So, he will never ask me again?" The mirror reported a quite other answer. "Mark Rivers once said conscience runs down at times like a watch. I must have forgotten to wind up mine.
Chapter 34 of Westways: A Village Chronicle is here in full — 321 sentences across 65 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actions
From this reading “"Mark Rivers once said conscience runs down at times like a watch.”
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading “I must have forgotten to wind up mine.”
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading “In her room she went straight to the long cheval glass and looked at Leila Grey.”
attach a tag or label to
From this reading “"Mark Rivers once said conscience runs down at times like a watch.”
polished surface that forms images by reflecting light
From this reading “The mirror reported a quite other answer.”
made known or told about; especially presented in a formal account
From this reading “The mirror reported a quite other answer.”
plural of “river” — a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading “"Mark Rivers once said conscience runs down at times like a watch.”
plural of “run” — a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely
From this reading “"Mark Rivers once said conscience runs down at times like a watch.”
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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 mirror reported a quite other answer.
anew
From this reading "So, he will never ask me again?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In her room she went straight to the long cheval glass and looked at Leila Grey.
react verbally
From this reading The mirror reported a quite other answer.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "So, he will never ask me again?"
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In her room she went straight to the long cheval glass and looked at Leila Grey.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In her room she went straight to the long cheval glass and looked at Leila Grey.
motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actions
From this reading "Mark Rivers once said conscience runs down at times like a watch.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "Mark Rivers once said conscience runs down at times like a watch.
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading I must have forgotten to wind up mine.
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading In her room she went straight to the long cheval glass and looked at Leila Grey.
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading In her room she went straight to the long cheval glass and looked at Leila Grey.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I must have forgotten to wind up mine.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "So, he will never ask me again?"
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading In her room she went straight to the long cheval glass and looked at Leila Grey.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I must have forgotten to wind up mine.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In her room she went straight to the long cheval glass and looked at Leila Grey.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In her room she went straight to the long cheval glass and looked at Leila Grey.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "Mark Rivers once said conscience runs down at times like a watch.
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 In her room she went straight to the long cheval glass and looked at Leila Grey.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading In her room she went straight to the long cheval glass and looked at Leila Grey.
attach a tag or label to
From this reading "Mark Rivers once said conscience runs down at times like a watch.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "So, he will never ask me again?"
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I must have forgotten to wind up mine.
polished surface that forms images by reflecting light
From this reading The mirror reported a quite other answer.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I must have forgotten to wind up mine.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "So, he will never ask me again?"
on one occasion
From this reading "Mark Rivers once said conscience runs down at times like a watch.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading The mirror reported a quite other answer.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading The mirror reported a quite other answer.
made known or told about; especially presented in a formal account
From this reading The mirror reported a quite other answer.
plural of “river” — a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading "Mark Rivers once said conscience runs down at times like a watch.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading In her room she went straight to the long cheval glass and looked at Leila Grey.
plural of “run” — a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely
From this reading "Mark Rivers once said conscience runs down at times like a watch.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Mark Rivers once said conscience runs down at times like a watch.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In her room she went straight to the long cheval glass and looked at Leila Grey.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "So, he will never ask me again?"
successive (without a break)
From this reading In her room she went straight to the long cheval glass and looked at Leila Grey.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In her room she went straight to the long cheval glass and looked at Leila Grey.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading "Mark Rivers once said conscience runs down at times like a watch.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In her room she went straight to the long cheval glass and looked at Leila Grey.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I must have forgotten to wind up mine.
look attentively
From this reading "Mark Rivers once said conscience runs down at times like a watch.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading In her room she went straight to the long cheval glass and looked at Leila Grey.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "So, he will never ask me again?"
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading I must have forgotten to wind up mine.
Chapter 34 of Westways: A Village Chronicle by S. Weir (Silas Weir) Mitchell holds 321 sentences, grouped into 65 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.
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