Chapter 27 of With Edged Tools is here in full — 178 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXVII
Chapter 27 of With Edged Tools is here in full — 178 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
What Fate does, let Fate answer for. One afternoon Joseph had his wish. Moreover he had it given to him even as he desired, which does not usually happen. We are given a part, or the whole, so distorted that we fail to recognise it. Joseph looked up from his work and saw Jocelyn coming into the bungalow garden.
Chapter 27 of With Edged Tools is here in full — 178 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a small house with a single story
From this reading “Joseph looked up from his work and saw Jocelyn coming into the bungalow garden.”
wanted intensely
From this reading “Moreover he had it given to him even as he desired, which does not usually happen.”
so badly formed or out of shape as to be ugly
From this reading “We are given a part, or the whole, so distorted that we fail to recognise it.”
fail to do something; leave something undone
From this reading “We are given a part, or the whole, so distorted that we fail to recognise it.”
leader of the Nez Perce in their retreat from United States troops (1840-1904)
From this reading “One afternoon Joseph had his wish.”
in addition to what has just been said
From this reading “Moreover he had it given to him even as he desired, which does not usually happen.”
show approval or appreciation of
From this reading “We are given a part, or the whole, so distorted that we fail to recognise it.”
under normal conditions
From this reading “Moreover he had it given to him even as he desired, which does not usually happen.”
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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 We are given a part, or the whole, so distorted that we fail to recognise it.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading One afternoon Joseph had his wish.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Joseph looked up from his work and saw Jocelyn coming into the bungalow garden.
react verbally
From this reading What Fate does, let Fate answer for.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We are given a part, or the whole, so distorted that we fail to recognise it.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Moreover he had it given to him even as he desired, which does not usually happen.
a small house with a single story
From this reading Joseph looked up from his work and saw Jocelyn coming into the bungalow garden.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading Joseph looked up from his work and saw Jocelyn coming into the bungalow garden.
wanted intensely
From this reading Moreover he had it given to him even as he desired, which does not usually happen.
so badly formed or out of shape as to be ugly
From this reading We are given a part, or the whole, so distorted that we fail to recognise it.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What Fate does, let Fate answer for.
divisible by two
From this reading Moreover he had it given to him even as he desired, which does not usually happen.
fail to do something; leave something undone
From this reading We are given a part, or the whole, so distorted that we fail to recognise it.
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading What Fate does, let Fate answer for.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading What Fate does, let Fate answer for.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Joseph looked up from his work and saw Jocelyn coming into the bungalow garden.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading Joseph looked up from his work and saw Jocelyn coming into the bungalow garden.
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading Moreover he had it given to him even as he desired, which does not usually happen.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading One afternoon Joseph had his wish.
come to pass
From this reading Moreover he had it given to him even as he desired, which does not usually happen.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Moreover he had it given to him even as he desired, which does not usually happen.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Moreover he had it given to him even as he desired, which does not usually happen.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading One afternoon Joseph had his wish.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Joseph looked up from his work and saw Jocelyn coming into the bungalow garden.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Moreover he had it given to him even as he desired, which does not usually happen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Joseph looked up from his work and saw Jocelyn coming into the bungalow garden.
leader of the Nez Perce in their retreat from United States troops (1840-1904)
From this reading One afternoon Joseph had his wish.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading What Fate does, let Fate answer for.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Joseph looked up from his work and saw Jocelyn coming into the bungalow garden.
in addition to what has just been said
From this reading Moreover he had it given to him even as he desired, which does not usually happen.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Moreover he had it given to him even as he desired, which does not usually happen.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One afternoon Joseph had his wish.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading We are given a part, or the whole, so distorted that we fail to recognise it.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading We are given a part, or the whole, so distorted that we fail to recognise it.
show approval or appreciation of
From this reading We are given a part, or the whole, so distorted that we fail to recognise it.
cut with a saw
From this reading Joseph looked up from his work and saw Jocelyn coming into the bungalow garden.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading We are given a part, or the whole, so distorted that we fail to recognise it.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We are given a part, or the whole, so distorted that we fail to recognise it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We are given a part, or the whole, so distorted that we fail to recognise it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Moreover he had it given to him even as he desired, which does not usually happen.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Joseph looked up from his work and saw Jocelyn coming into the bungalow garden.
under normal conditions
From this reading Moreover he had it given to him even as he desired, which does not usually happen.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We are given a part, or the whole, so distorted that we fail to recognise it.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What Fate does, let Fate answer for.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Moreover he had it given to him even as he desired, which does not usually happen.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading We are given a part, or the whole, so distorted that we fail to recognise it.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading One afternoon Joseph had his wish.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Joseph looked up from his work and saw Jocelyn coming into the bungalow garden.
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