Chapter 36 of A Debt of Honor is here in full — 136 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXXVI
Chapter 36 of A Debt of Honor is here in full — 136 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
OLD ACQUAINTANCES. “NOW, what have you to say about Bradley Wentworth?” asked Hastings abruptly, as they walked slowly up the road. “First, let me ask you how long you have known him?” “How long have I known him? Before you were born, youngster—a matter of twenty years, I should say.”
Chapter 36 of A Debt of Honor is here in full — 136 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/27 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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quickly and without warning
From this reading ““NOW, what have you to say about Bradley Wentworth?” asked Hastings abruptly, as they walked slowly up the road.”
plural of “acquaintance” — personal knowledge or information about someone or something
From this reading “OLD ACQUAINTANCES.”
brought into existence
From this reading “Before you were born, youngster—a matter of twenty years, I should say.””
United States politician who was elected the first black mayor of Los Angeles (1917-1998)
From this reading ““NOW, what have you to say about Bradley Wentworth?” asked Hastings abruptly, as they walked slowly up the road.”
United States architect who formed and important architectural firm with John Merven Carrere (1860-1929)
From this reading ““NOW, what have you to say about Bradley Wentworth?” asked Hastings abruptly, as they walked slowly up the road.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading “Before you were born, youngster—a matter of twenty years, I should say.””
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading ““NOW, what have you to say about Bradley Wentworth?” asked Hastings abruptly, as they walked slowly up the road.”
a young person of either sex
From this reading “Before you were born, youngster—a matter of twenty years, I should say.””
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In this reading “Before you were born, youngster—a matter of twenty years, I should say.””
In this reading “OLD ACQUAINTANCES.”
In this reading ““NOW, what have you to say about Bradley Wentworth?” asked Hastings abruptly, as they walked slowly up the road.”
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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 Before you were born, youngster—a matter of twenty years, I should say.”
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “NOW, what have you to say about Bradley Wentworth?” asked Hastings abruptly, as they walked slowly up the road.
quickly and without warning
From this reading “NOW, what have you to say about Bradley Wentworth?” asked Hastings abruptly, as they walked slowly up the road.
plural of “acquaintance” — personal knowledge or information about someone or something
From this reading OLD ACQUAINTANCES.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “NOW, what have you to say about Bradley Wentworth?” asked Hastings abruptly, as they walked slowly up the road.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “First, let me ask you how long you have known him?”
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “NOW, what have you to say about Bradley Wentworth?” asked Hastings abruptly, as they walked slowly up the road.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before you were born, youngster—a matter of twenty years, I should say.”
brought into existence
From this reading Before you were born, youngster—a matter of twenty years, I should say.”
United States politician who was elected the first black mayor of Los Angeles (1917-1998)
From this reading “NOW, what have you to say about Bradley Wentworth?” asked Hastings abruptly, as they walked slowly up the road.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading “First, let me ask you how long you have known him?”
United States architect who formed and important architectural firm with John Merven Carrere (1860-1929)
From this reading “NOW, what have you to say about Bradley Wentworth?” asked Hastings abruptly, as they walked slowly up the road.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “NOW, what have you to say about Bradley Wentworth?” asked Hastings abruptly, as they walked slowly up the road.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “First, let me ask you how long you have known him?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “First, let me ask you how long you have known him?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “How long have I known him?
apprehended with certainty
From this reading “First, let me ask you how long you have known him?”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “First, let me ask you how long you have known him?”
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 “First, let me ask you how long you have known him?”
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading Before you were born, youngster—a matter of twenty years, I should say.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “First, let me ask you how long you have known him?”
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “NOW, what have you to say about Bradley Wentworth?” asked Hastings abruptly, as they walked slowly up the road.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Before you were born, youngster—a matter of twenty years, I should say.”
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading OLD ACQUAINTANCES.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading “NOW, what have you to say about Bradley Wentworth?” asked Hastings abruptly, as they walked slowly up the road.
express in words
From this reading “NOW, what have you to say about Bradley Wentworth?” asked Hastings abruptly, as they walked slowly up the road.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Before you were born, youngster—a matter of twenty years, I should say.”
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading “NOW, what have you to say about Bradley Wentworth?” asked Hastings abruptly, as they walked slowly up the road.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “NOW, what have you to say about Bradley Wentworth?” asked Hastings abruptly, as they walked slowly up the road.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “NOW, what have you to say about Bradley Wentworth?” asked Hastings abruptly, as they walked slowly up the road.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “NOW, what have you to say about Bradley Wentworth?” asked Hastings abruptly, as they walked slowly up the road.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading Before you were born, youngster—a matter of twenty years, I should say.”
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “NOW, what have you to say about Bradley Wentworth?” asked Hastings abruptly, as they walked slowly up the road.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading “NOW, what have you to say about Bradley Wentworth?” asked Hastings abruptly, as they walked slowly up the road.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “NOW, what have you to say about Bradley Wentworth?” asked Hastings abruptly, as they walked slowly up the road.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Before you were born, youngster—a matter of twenty years, I should say.”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “NOW, what have you to say about Bradley Wentworth?” asked Hastings abruptly, as they walked slowly up the road.
a late time of life
From this reading Before you were born, youngster—a matter of twenty years, I should say.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “NOW, what have you to say about Bradley Wentworth?” asked Hastings abruptly, as they walked slowly up the road.
a young person of either sex
From this reading Before you were born, youngster—a matter of twenty years, I should say.”
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