Chapter 7 of A Rogue by Compulsion is here in full — 194 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of A Rogue by Compulsion is here in full — 194 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
RT. HON. SIR GEORGE FRINTON, P.C. That journey of mine to London stands out in my memory with extraordinary vividness. I don't think I shall ever forget the smallest and most unimportant detail of it.
Chapter 7 of A Rogue by Compulsion is here in full — 194 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole
From this reading “I don't think I shall ever forget the smallest and most unimportant detail of it.”
beyond what is ordinary or usual; highly unusual or exceptional or remarkable
From this reading “That journey of mine to London stands out in my memory with extraordinary vividness.”
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading “That journey of mine to London stands out in my memory with extraordinary vividness.”
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading “That journey of mine to London stands out in my memory with extraordinary vividness.”
superlative of “small” — limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “I don't think I shall ever forget the smallest and most unimportant detail of it.”
plural of “stand” — a support or foundation
From this reading “That journey of mine to London stands out in my memory with extraordinary vividness.”
not important
From this reading “I don't think I shall ever forget the smallest and most unimportant detail of it.”
interest and variety and intensity
From this reading “That journey of mine to London stands out in my memory with extraordinary vividness.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I don't think I shall ever forget the smallest and most unimportant detail of it.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading SIR GEORGE FRINTON, P.C.
an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole
From this reading I don't think I shall ever forget the smallest and most unimportant detail of it.
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From this reading I don't think I shall ever forget the smallest and most unimportant detail of it.
at any time
From this reading I don't think I shall ever forget the smallest and most unimportant detail of it.
beyond what is ordinary or usual; highly unusual or exceptional or remarkable
From this reading That journey of mine to London stands out in my memory with extraordinary vividness.
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading I don't think I shall ever forget the smallest and most unimportant detail of it.
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From this reading SIR GEORGE FRINTON, P.C.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading SIR GEORGE FRINTON, P.C.
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From this reading HON.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I don't think I shall ever forget the smallest and most unimportant detail of it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading That journey of mine to London stands out in my memory with extraordinary vividness.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I don't think I shall ever forget the smallest and most unimportant detail of it.
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading That journey of mine to London stands out in my memory with extraordinary vividness.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading That journey of mine to London stands out in my memory with extraordinary vividness.
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading That journey of mine to London stands out in my memory with extraordinary vividness.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading That journey of mine to London stands out in my memory with extraordinary vividness.
used to form the superlative
From this reading I don't think I shall ever forget the smallest and most unimportant detail of it.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading That journey of mine to London stands out in my memory with extraordinary vividness.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading That journey of mine to London stands out in my memory with extraordinary vividness.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading That journey of mine to London stands out in my memory with extraordinary vividness.
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading SIR GEORGE FRINTON, P.C.
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From this reading RT.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I don't think I shall ever forget the smallest and most unimportant detail of it.
term of address for a man
From this reading SIR GEORGE FRINTON, P.C.
superlative of “small” — limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading I don't think I shall ever forget the smallest and most unimportant detail of it.
plural of “stand” — a support or foundation
From this reading That journey of mine to London stands out in my memory with extraordinary vividness.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That journey of mine to London stands out in my memory with extraordinary vividness.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I don't think I shall ever forget the smallest and most unimportant detail of it.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading I don't think I shall ever forget the smallest and most unimportant detail of it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That journey of mine to London stands out in my memory with extraordinary vividness.
not important
From this reading I don't think I shall ever forget the smallest and most unimportant detail of it.
interest and variety and intensity
From this reading That journey of mine to London stands out in my memory with extraordinary vividness.
in the company of; together with
From this reading That journey of mine to London stands out in my memory with extraordinary vividness.
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