Chapter 28 of Winding Paths is here in full — 298 sentences across 60 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 28 of Winding Paths is here in full — 298 sentences across 60 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
On her way home Hal stopped the taxi and bought an evening paper. When she got it, however, she found Dudley there, so she merely held it under her cloak. “You are back early,” he said, in a surprised voice. “Yes. It was very formal and very dull, and I was tired.”
Chapter 28 of Winding Paths is here in full — 298 sentences across 60 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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inflected form of “buy” — obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading “On her way home Hal stopped the taxi and bought an evening paper.”
anything that covers or conceals
From this reading “When she got it, however, she found Dudley there, so she merely held it under her cloak.”
lacking in liveliness or animation
From this reading “It was very formal and very dull, and I was tired.””
being in accord with established forms and conventions and requirements (as e.g. of formal dress)
From this reading “It was very formal and very dull, and I was tired.””
and nothing more
From this reading “When she got it, however, she found Dudley there, so she merely held it under her cloak.”
taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment
From this reading ““You are back early,” he said, in a surprised voice.”
travel slowly
From this reading “On her way home Hal stopped the taxi and bought an evening paper.”
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading “It was very formal and very dull, and I was tired.””
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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 are back early,” he said, in a surprised voice.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading On her way home Hal stopped the taxi and bought an evening paper.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On her way home Hal stopped the taxi and bought an evening paper.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “You are back early,” he said, in a surprised voice.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading “You are back early,” he said, in a surprised voice.
inflected form of “buy” — obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading On her way home Hal stopped the taxi and bought an evening paper.
anything that covers or conceals
From this reading When she got it, however, she found Dudley there, so she merely held it under her cloak.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When she got it, however, she found Dudley there, so she merely held it under her cloak.
lacking in liveliness or animation
From this reading It was very formal and very dull, and I was tired.”
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading “You are back early,” he said, in a surprised voice.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading On her way home Hal stopped the taxi and bought an evening paper.
being in accord with established forms and conventions and requirements (as e.g. of formal dress)
From this reading It was very formal and very dull, and I was tired.”
set up or found
From this reading When she got it, however, she found Dudley there, so she merely held it under her cloak.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading When she got it, however, she found Dudley there, so she merely held it under her cloak.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On her way home Hal stopped the taxi and bought an evening paper.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “You are back early,” he said, in a surprised voice.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading When she got it, however, she found Dudley there, so she merely held it under her cloak.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading On her way home Hal stopped the taxi and bought an evening paper.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading On her way home Hal stopped the taxi and bought an evening paper.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading When she got it, however, she found Dudley there, so she merely held it under her cloak.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It was very formal and very dull, and I was tired.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “You are back early,” he said, in a surprised voice.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When she got it, however, she found Dudley there, so she merely held it under her cloak.
and nothing more
From this reading When she got it, however, she found Dudley there, so she merely held it under her cloak.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On her way home Hal stopped the taxi and bought an evening paper.
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading On her way home Hal stopped the taxi and bought an evening paper.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “You are back early,” he said, in a surprised voice.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When she got it, however, she found Dudley there, so she merely held it under her cloak.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading When she got it, however, she found Dudley there, so she merely held it under her cloak.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading On her way home Hal stopped the taxi and bought an evening paper.
taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment
From this reading “You are back early,” he said, in a surprised voice.
travel slowly
From this reading On her way home Hal stopped the taxi and bought an evening paper.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On her way home Hal stopped the taxi and bought an evening paper.
in or at that place or location
From this reading When she got it, however, she found Dudley there, so she merely held it under her cloak.
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading It was very formal and very dull, and I was tired.”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading When she got it, however, she found Dudley there, so she merely held it under her cloak.
precisely as stated
From this reading It was very formal and very dull, and I was tired.”
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading “You are back early,” he said, in a surprised voice.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was very formal and very dull, and I was tired.”
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading On her way home Hal stopped the taxi and bought an evening paper.
at the time that
From this reading When she got it, however, she found Dudley there, so she merely held it under her cloak.
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You are back early,” he said, in a surprised voice.
Chapter 28 of Winding Paths by Gertrude Page holds 298 sentences, grouped into 60 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 28 holds 298 sentences of Winding Paths, unabridged, divided into 60 reading sections.
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