Chapter 19 of A Mysterious Disappearance is here in full — 156 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XIX
Chapter 19 of A Mysterious Disappearance is here in full — 156 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WHERE MRS. HILLMER WENT Sir Charles Dyke, in sending off the hurried announcement of his wife's death, forgot the "society" papers. Such a promising topic did not come in their way every week, and they made the most of it. Where did Lady Dyke die? Under what circumstances did she die?
Chapter 19 of A Mysterious Disappearance is here in full — 156 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a formal public statement
From this reading “HILLMER WENT Sir Charles Dyke, in sending off the hurried announcement of his wife's death, forgot the "society" papers.”
(slang) offensive term for a lesbian who is noticeably masculine
From this reading “HILLMER WENT Sir Charles Dyke, in sending off the hurried announcement of his wife's death, forgot the "society" papers.”
inflected form of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading “HILLMER WENT Sir Charles Dyke, in sending off the hurried announcement of his wife's death, forgot the "society" papers.”
moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste
From this reading “HILLMER WENT Sir Charles Dyke, in sending off the hurried announcement of his wife's death, forgot the "society" papers.”
showing possibility of achievement or excellence
From this reading “Such a promising topic did not come in their way every week, and they made the most of it.”
the act of causing something to go (especially messages)
From this reading “HILLMER WENT Sir Charles Dyke, in sending off the hurried announcement of his wife's death, forgot the "society" papers.”
the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
From this reading “Such a promising topic did not come in their way every week, and they made the most of it.”
possessive form of “wife” — a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading “HILLMER WENT Sir Charles Dyke, in sending off the hurried announcement of his wife's death, forgot the "society" papers.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
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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 Such a promising topic did not come in their way every week, and they made the most of it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Such a promising topic did not come in their way every week, and they made the most of it.
a formal public statement
From this reading HILLMER WENT Sir Charles Dyke, in sending off the hurried announcement of his wife's death, forgot the "society" papers.
King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading HILLMER WENT Sir Charles Dyke, in sending off the hurried announcement of his wife's death, forgot the "society" papers.
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading Under what circumstances did she die?
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Such a promising topic did not come in their way every week, and they made the most of it.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading HILLMER WENT Sir Charles Dyke, in sending off the hurried announcement of his wife's death, forgot the "society" papers.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Such a promising topic did not come in their way every week, and they made the most of it.
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading Where did Lady Dyke die?
(slang) offensive term for a lesbian who is noticeably masculine
From this reading HILLMER WENT Sir Charles Dyke, in sending off the hurried announcement of his wife's death, forgot the "society" papers.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Such a promising topic did not come in their way every week, and they made the most of it.
inflected form of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading HILLMER WENT Sir Charles Dyke, in sending off the hurried announcement of his wife's death, forgot the "society" papers.
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From this reading HILLMER WENT Sir Charles Dyke, in sending off the hurried announcement of his wife's death, forgot the "society" papers.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading HILLMER WENT Sir Charles Dyke, in sending off the hurried announcement of his wife's death, forgot the "society" papers.
moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste
From this reading HILLMER WENT Sir Charles Dyke, in sending off the hurried announcement of his wife's death, forgot the "society" papers.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading HILLMER WENT Sir Charles Dyke, in sending off the hurried announcement of his wife's death, forgot the "society" papers.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Such a promising topic did not come in their way every week, and they made the most of it.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading Where did Lady Dyke die?
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Such a promising topic did not come in their way every week, and they made the most of it.
used to form the superlative
From this reading Such a promising topic did not come in their way every week, and they made the most of it.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading WHERE MRS.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Such a promising topic did not come in their way every week, and they made the most of it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading HILLMER WENT Sir Charles Dyke, in sending off the hurried announcement of his wife's death, forgot the "society" papers.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading HILLMER WENT Sir Charles Dyke, in sending off the hurried announcement of his wife's death, forgot the "society" papers.
writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)
From this reading HILLMER WENT Sir Charles Dyke, in sending off the hurried announcement of his wife's death, forgot the "society" papers.
showing possibility of achievement or excellence
From this reading Such a promising topic did not come in their way every week, and they made the most of it.
the act of causing something to go (especially messages)
From this reading HILLMER WENT Sir Charles Dyke, in sending off the hurried announcement of his wife's death, forgot the "society" papers.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Under what circumstances did she die?
term of address for a man
From this reading HILLMER WENT Sir Charles Dyke, in sending off the hurried announcement of his wife's death, forgot the "society" papers.
an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization
From this reading HILLMER WENT Sir Charles Dyke, in sending off the hurried announcement of his wife's death, forgot the "society" papers.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Such a promising topic did not come in their way every week, and they made the most of it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HILLMER WENT Sir Charles Dyke, in sending off the hurried announcement of his wife's death, forgot the "society" papers.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Such a promising topic did not come in their way every week, and they made the most of it.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Such a promising topic did not come in their way every week, and they made the most of it.
the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
From this reading Such a promising topic did not come in their way every week, and they made the most of it.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Under what circumstances did she die?
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Such a promising topic did not come in their way every week, and they made the most of it.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading Such a promising topic did not come in their way every week, and they made the most of it.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading HILLMER WENT Sir Charles Dyke, in sending off the hurried announcement of his wife's death, forgot the "society" papers.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Under what circumstances did she die?
in or at the place that
From this reading WHERE MRS.
possessive form of “wife” — a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading HILLMER WENT Sir Charles Dyke, in sending off the hurried announcement of his wife's death, forgot the "society" papers.
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