Chapter 24 of A Jolly Fellowship is here in full — 104 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 24 of A Jolly Fellowship is here in full — 104 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE STORY ENDS. Three letters came to me the next morning. I was rather surprised at this, because I did not expect to get letters after I found myself at home; or, at least, with my family. The first of these was handed to me by Rectus. It was from his father.
Chapter 24 of A Jolly Fellowship is here in full — 104 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “end” — either extremity of something that has length
From this reading “THE STORY ENDS.”
regard something as probable or likely
From this reading “I was rather surprised at this, because I did not expect to get letters after I found myself at home; or, at least, with my family.”
a social unit living together
From this reading “I was rather surprised at this, because I did not expect to get letters after I found myself at home; or, at least, with my family.”
having or involving the use of hands
From this reading “The first of these was handed to me by Rectus.”
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading “I was rather surprised at this, because I did not expect to get letters after I found myself at home; or, at least, with my family.”
the literary culture
From this reading “Three letters came to me the next morning.”
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading “THE STORY ENDS.”
taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment
From this reading “I was rather surprised at this, because I did not expect to get letters after I found myself at home; or, at least, with my family.”
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.
later than; following
From this reading I was rather surprised at this, because I did not expect to get letters after I found myself at home; or, at least, with my family.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I was rather surprised at this, because I did not expect to get letters after I found myself at home; or, at least, with my family.
for the reason that
From this reading I was rather surprised at this, because I did not expect to get letters after I found myself at home; or, at least, with my family.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The first of these was handed to me by Rectus.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Three letters came to me the next morning.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I was rather surprised at this, because I did not expect to get letters after I found myself at home; or, at least, with my family.
plural of “end” — either extremity of something that has length
From this reading THE STORY ENDS.
regard something as probable or likely
From this reading I was rather surprised at this, because I did not expect to get letters after I found myself at home; or, at least, with my family.
a social unit living together
From this reading I was rather surprised at this, because I did not expect to get letters after I found myself at home; or, at least, with my family.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading It was from his father.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading The first of these was handed to me by Rectus.
set up or found
From this reading I was rather surprised at this, because I did not expect to get letters after I found myself at home; or, at least, with my family.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was from his father.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I was rather surprised at this, because I did not expect to get letters after I found myself at home; or, at least, with my family.
having or involving the use of hands
From this reading The first of these was handed to me by Rectus.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was from his father.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading I was rather surprised at this, because I did not expect to get letters after I found myself at home; or, at least, with my family.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was rather surprised at this, because I did not expect to get letters after I found myself at home; or, at least, with my family.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was from his father.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading I was rather surprised at this, because I did not expect to get letters after I found myself at home; or, at least, with my family.
the literary culture
From this reading Three letters came to me the next morning.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Three letters came to me the next morning.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Three letters came to me the next morning.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I was rather surprised at this, because I did not expect to get letters after I found myself at home; or, at least, with my family.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I was rather surprised at this, because I did not expect to get letters after I found myself at home; or, at least, with my family.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading Three letters came to me the next morning.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I was rather surprised at this, because I did not expect to get letters after I found myself at home; or, at least, with my family.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The first of these was handed to me by Rectus.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I was rather surprised at this, because I did not expect to get letters after I found myself at home; or, at least, with my family.
on the contrary
From this reading I was rather surprised at this, because I did not expect to get letters after I found myself at home; or, at least, with my family.
any of various straight muscles
From this reading The first of these was handed to me by Rectus.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading THE STORY ENDS.
taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment
From this reading I was rather surprised at this, because I did not expect to get letters after I found myself at home; or, at least, with my family.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE STORY ENDS.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading The first of these was handed to me by Rectus.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I was rather surprised at this, because I did not expect to get letters after I found myself at home; or, at least, with my family.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Three letters came to me the next morning.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Three letters came to me the next morning.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was rather surprised at this, because I did not expect to get letters after I found myself at home; or, at least, with my family.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I was rather surprised at this, because I did not expect to get letters after I found myself at home; or, at least, with my family.
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