Chapter 10 of Wilderness of Spring is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Wilderness of Spring is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Next time, of course, everything would go smoothly. He might even be allowed to speak with Faith alone. Meanwhile, the memory of her double wink helped him to repair the fabric of sentiment.... Where to? Uncle John would have left for home; riding, too, and Ben was afoot, for yesterday his mare had gone slightly lame.
Chapter 10 of Wilderness of Spring is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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on foot; walking
From this reading “Uncle John would have left for home; riding, too, and Ben was afoot, for yesterday his mare had gone slightly lame.”
artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
From this reading “Meanwhile, the memory of her double wink helped him to repair the fabric of sentiment....”
someone who doesn't understand what is going on
From this reading “Uncle John would have left for home; riding, too, and Ben was afoot, for yesterday his mare had gone slightly lame.”
female equine animal
From this reading “Uncle John would have left for home; riding, too, and Ben was afoot, for yesterday his mare had gone slightly lame.”
the act of putting something in working order again
From this reading “Meanwhile, the memory of her double wink helped him to repair the fabric of sentiment....”
tender, romantic, or nostalgic feeling or emotion
From this reading “Meanwhile, the memory of her double wink helped him to repair the fabric of sentiment....”
with no problems or difficulties
From this reading “Next time, of course, everything would go smoothly.”
signal by winking
From this reading “Meanwhile, the memory of her double wink helped him to repair the fabric of sentiment....”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “Next time, of course, everything would go smoothly.”
as might be expected
In this reading “Next time, of course, everything would go smoothly.”
In this reading “Next time, of course, everything would go smoothly.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
on foot; walking
From this reading Uncle John would have left for home; riding, too, and Ben was afoot, for yesterday his mare had gone slightly lame.
past form of “allow” — make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
From this reading He might even be allowed to speak with Faith alone.
Having no one else present.
From this reading He might even be allowed to speak with Faith alone.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Uncle John would have left for home; riding, too, and Ben was afoot, for yesterday his mare had gone slightly lame.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He might even be allowed to speak with Faith alone.
a mountain or tall hill
From this reading Uncle John would have left for home; riding, too, and Ben was afoot, for yesterday his mare had gone slightly lame.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading Next time, of course, everything would go smoothly.
increase twofold
From this reading Meanwhile, the memory of her double wink helped him to repair the fabric of sentiment....
divisible by two
From this reading He might even be allowed to speak with Faith alone.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Next time, of course, everything would go smoothly.
artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
From this reading Meanwhile, the memory of her double wink helped him to repair the fabric of sentiment....
a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
From this reading He might even be allowed to speak with Faith alone.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Uncle John would have left for home; riding, too, and Ben was afoot, for yesterday his mare had gone slightly lame.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Next time, of course, everything would go smoothly.
destroyed or killed
From this reading Uncle John would have left for home; riding, too, and Ben was afoot, for yesterday his mare had gone slightly lame.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Uncle John would have left for home; riding, too, and Ben was afoot, for yesterday his mare had gone slightly lame.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Uncle John would have left for home; riding, too, and Ben was afoot, for yesterday his mare had gone slightly lame.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He might even be allowed to speak with Faith alone.
past form of “help” — give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading Meanwhile, the memory of her double wink helped him to repair the fabric of sentiment....
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Meanwhile, the memory of her double wink helped him to repair the fabric of sentiment....
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Meanwhile, the memory of her double wink helped him to repair the fabric of sentiment....
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Uncle John would have left for home; riding, too, and Ben was afoot, for yesterday his mare had gone slightly lame.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Uncle John would have left for home; riding, too, and Ben was afoot, for yesterday his mare had gone slightly lame.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading Uncle John would have left for home; riding, too, and Ben was afoot, for yesterday his mare had gone slightly lame.
someone who doesn't understand what is going on
From this reading Uncle John would have left for home; riding, too, and Ben was afoot, for yesterday his mare had gone slightly lame.
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 Uncle John would have left for home; riding, too, and Ben was afoot, for yesterday his mare had gone slightly lame.
female equine animal
From this reading Uncle John would have left for home; riding, too, and Ben was afoot, for yesterday his mare had gone slightly lame.
at the same time but in another place
From this reading Meanwhile, the memory of her double wink helped him to repair the fabric of sentiment....
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading Meanwhile, the memory of her double wink helped him to repair the fabric of sentiment....
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading He might even be allowed to speak with Faith alone.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading Next time, of course, everything would go smoothly.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Next time, of course, everything would go smoothly.
the act of putting something in working order again
From this reading Meanwhile, the memory of her double wink helped him to repair the fabric of sentiment....
the sport of sitting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements
From this reading Uncle John would have left for home; riding, too, and Ben was afoot, for yesterday his mare had gone slightly lame.
tender, romantic, or nostalgic feeling or emotion
From this reading Meanwhile, the memory of her double wink helped him to repair the fabric of sentiment....
to a small degree or extent
From this reading Uncle John would have left for home; riding, too, and Ben was afoot, for yesterday his mare had gone slightly lame.
with no problems or difficulties
From this reading Next time, of course, everything would go smoothly.
express in speech
From this reading He might even be allowed to speak with Faith alone.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Meanwhile, the memory of her double wink helped him to repair the fabric of sentiment....
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Next time, of course, everything would go smoothly.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He might even be allowed to speak with Faith alone.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Uncle John would have left for home; riding, too, and Ben was afoot, for yesterday his mare had gone slightly lame.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading Uncle John would have left for home; riding, too, and Ben was afoot, for yesterday his mare had gone slightly lame.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Uncle John would have left for home; riding, too, and Ben was afoot, for yesterday his mare had gone slightly lame.
in or at the place that
From this reading Where to?
signal by winking
From this reading Meanwhile, the memory of her double wink helped him to repair the fabric of sentiment....
in the company of; together with
From this reading He might even be allowed to speak with Faith alone.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Next time, of course, everything would go smoothly.
the day immediately before today
From this reading Uncle John would have left for home; riding, too, and Ben was afoot, for yesterday his mare had gone slightly lame.
Chapter 10 of Wilderness of Spring by Edgar Pangborn holds 397 sentences, grouped into 80 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 10 holds 397 sentences of Wilderness of Spring, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
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