Chapter 33 of A Laodicean : A Story of To-day is here in full — 188 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXXIII
Chapter 33 of A Laodicean : A Story of To-day is here in full — 188 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
‘I have no other standard,’ said De Stancy; ‘and if my own is wrong, it is you who have made it so. Have you thought any more of what I said at Cologne?’ ‘I don’t quite remember what you did say at Cologne?’ ‘My dearest life!’ Paula’s eyes rounding somewhat, he corrected the exclamation.
Chapter 33 of A Laodicean : A Story of To-day is here in full — 188 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a commercial center and river port in western Germany on the Rhine River; flourished during the 15th century as a member of the Hanseatic League
From this reading “Have you thought any more of what I said at Cologne?’”
having something undesirable neutralized
From this reading “Paula’s eyes rounding somewhat, he corrected the exclamation.”
a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
From this reading “‘My dearest life!’”
an abrupt excited utterance
From this reading “Paula’s eyes rounding somewhat, he corrected the exclamation.”
(mathematics) a miscalculation that results from rounding off numbers to a convenient number of decimals
From this reading “Paula’s eyes rounding somewhat, he corrected the exclamation.”
to a small degree or extent
From this reading “Paula’s eyes rounding somewhat, he corrected the exclamation.”
conforming to or constituting a standard of measurement or value; or of the usual or regularized or accepted kind
From this reading “‘I have no other standard,’ said De Stancy; ‘and if my own is wrong, it is you who have made it so.”
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading “‘I have no other standard,’ said De Stancy; ‘and if my own is wrong, it is you who have made it so.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ‘I have no other standard,’ said De Stancy; ‘and if my own is wrong, it is you who have made it so.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Have you thought any more of what I said at Cologne?’
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Have you thought any more of what I said at Cologne?’
a commercial center and river port in western Germany on the Rhine River; flourished during the 15th century as a member of the Hanseatic League
From this reading Have you thought any more of what I said at Cologne?’
having something undesirable neutralized
From this reading Paula’s eyes rounding somewhat, he corrected the exclamation.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading ‘I have no other standard,’ said De Stancy; ‘and if my own is wrong, it is you who have made it so.
a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
From this reading ‘My dearest life!’
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading ‘I don’t quite remember what you did say at Cologne?’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘I don’t quite remember what you did say at Cologne?’
an abrupt excited utterance
From this reading Paula’s eyes rounding somewhat, he corrected the exclamation.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Paula’s eyes rounding somewhat, he corrected the exclamation.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ‘I have no other standard,’ said De Stancy; ‘and if my own is wrong, it is you who have made it so.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Paula’s eyes rounding somewhat, he corrected the exclamation.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ‘I have no other standard,’ said De Stancy; ‘and if my own is wrong, it is you who have made it so.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading ‘I have no other standard,’ said De Stancy; ‘and if my own is wrong, it is you who have made it so.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ‘I have no other standard,’ said De Stancy; ‘and if my own is wrong, it is you who have made it so.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading ‘I have no other standard,’ said De Stancy; ‘and if my own is wrong, it is you who have made it so.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading ‘My dearest life!’
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading ‘I have no other standard,’ said De Stancy; ‘and if my own is wrong, it is you who have made it so.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Have you thought any more of what I said at Cologne?’
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading ‘I have no other standard,’ said De Stancy; ‘and if my own is wrong, it is you who have made it so.
not any; not one
From this reading ‘I have no other standard,’ said De Stancy; ‘and if my own is wrong, it is you who have made it so.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Have you thought any more of what I said at Cologne?’
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading ‘I have no other standard,’ said De Stancy; ‘and if my own is wrong, it is you who have made it so.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading ‘I have no other standard,’ said De Stancy; ‘and if my own is wrong, it is you who have made it so.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Paula’s eyes rounding somewhat, he corrected the exclamation.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading ‘I don’t quite remember what you did say at Cologne?’
To recall to mind.
From this reading ‘I don’t quite remember what you did say at Cologne?’
(mathematics) a miscalculation that results from rounding off numbers to a convenient number of decimals
From this reading Paula’s eyes rounding somewhat, he corrected the exclamation.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading ‘I have no other standard,’ said De Stancy; ‘and if my own is wrong, it is you who have made it so.
express in words
From this reading ‘I don’t quite remember what you did say at Cologne?’
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading ‘I have no other standard,’ said De Stancy; ‘and if my own is wrong, it is you who have made it so.
to a small degree or extent
From this reading Paula’s eyes rounding somewhat, he corrected the exclamation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘I have no other standard,’ said De Stancy; ‘and if my own is wrong, it is you who have made it so.
conforming to or constituting a standard of measurement or value; or of the usual or regularized or accepted kind
From this reading ‘I have no other standard,’ said De Stancy; ‘and if my own is wrong, it is you who have made it so.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Paula’s eyes rounding somewhat, he corrected the exclamation.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Have you thought any more of what I said at Cologne?’
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Have you thought any more of what I said at Cologne?’
which person or people
From this reading ‘I have no other standard,’ said De Stancy; ‘and if my own is wrong, it is you who have made it so.
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading ‘I have no other standard,’ said De Stancy; ‘and if my own is wrong, it is you who have made it so.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘I have no other standard,’ said De Stancy; ‘and if my own is wrong, it is you who have made it so.
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