Chapter 13 of A Search For A Secret: A Novel. Vol. 1 is here in full — 147 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of A Search For A Secret: A Novel. Vol. 1 is here in full — 147 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A BAD BUSINESS. "Mr. Harmer is dead! Sophy Needham is missing!" Such was the news a groom, riding into Canterbury for a doctor, brought; such was the telegram which a friend at once sent down to us at Ramsgate. Mr. Harmer dead!
Chapter 13 of A Search For A Secret: A Novel. Vol. 1 is here in full — 147 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
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having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading “A BAD BUSINESS.”
a town in Kent in southeastern England; site of the cathedral where Thomas a Becket was martyred in 1170; seat of the archbishop and primate of the Anglican Church
From this reading “Such was the news a groom, riding into Canterbury for a doctor, brought; such was the telegram which a friend at once sent down to us at Ramsgate.”
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading “Such was the news a groom, riding into Canterbury for a doctor, brought; such was the telegram which a friend at once sent down to us at Ramsgate.”
educate for a future role or function
From this reading “Such was the news a groom, riding into Canterbury for a doctor, brought; such was the telegram which a friend at once sent down to us at Ramsgate.”
not able to be found
From this reading “Sophy Needham is missing!"”
information about recent and important events
From this reading “Such was the news a groom, riding into Canterbury for a doctor, brought; such was the telegram which a friend at once sent down to us at Ramsgate.”
the sport of sitting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements
From this reading “Such was the news a groom, riding into Canterbury for a doctor, brought; such was the telegram which a friend at once sent down to us at Ramsgate.”
a message transmitted by telegraph
From this reading “Such was the news a groom, riding into Canterbury for a doctor, brought; such was the telegram which a friend at once sent down to us at Ramsgate.”
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.
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without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
In this reading “Such was the news a groom, riding into Canterbury for a doctor, brought; such was the telegram which a friend at once sent down to us at Ramsgate.”
In this reading “A BAD BUSINESS.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A BAD BUSINESS.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Such was the news a groom, riding into Canterbury for a doctor, brought; such was the telegram which a friend at once sent down to us at Ramsgate.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading A BAD BUSINESS.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Such was the news a groom, riding into Canterbury for a doctor, brought; such was the telegram which a friend at once sent down to us at Ramsgate.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading A BAD BUSINESS.
a town in Kent in southeastern England; site of the cathedral where Thomas a Becket was martyred in 1170; seat of the archbishop and primate of the Anglican Church
From this reading Such was the news a groom, riding into Canterbury for a doctor, brought; such was the telegram which a friend at once sent down to us at Ramsgate.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading "Mr. Harmer is dead!
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading Such was the news a groom, riding into Canterbury for a doctor, brought; such was the telegram which a friend at once sent down to us at Ramsgate.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Such was the news a groom, riding into Canterbury for a doctor, brought; such was the telegram which a friend at once sent down to us at Ramsgate.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Such was the news a groom, riding into Canterbury for a doctor, brought; such was the telegram which a friend at once sent down to us at Ramsgate.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Such was the news a groom, riding into Canterbury for a doctor, brought; such was the telegram which a friend at once sent down to us at Ramsgate.
educate for a future role or function
From this reading Such was the news a groom, riding into Canterbury for a doctor, brought; such was the telegram which a friend at once sent down to us at Ramsgate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Mr. Harmer is dead!
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Such was the news a groom, riding into Canterbury for a doctor, brought; such was the telegram which a friend at once sent down to us at Ramsgate.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Mr. Harmer is dead!
not able to be found
From this reading Sophy Needham is missing!"
a form of address for a man
From this reading "Mr. Harmer is dead!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sophy Needham is missing!"
information about recent and important events
From this reading Such was the news a groom, riding into Canterbury for a doctor, brought; such was the telegram which a friend at once sent down to us at Ramsgate.
on one occasion
From this reading Such was the news a groom, riding into Canterbury for a doctor, brought; such was the telegram which a friend at once sent down to us at Ramsgate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Such was the news a groom, riding into Canterbury for a doctor, brought; such was the telegram which a friend at once sent down to us at Ramsgate.
the sport of sitting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements
From this reading Such was the news a groom, riding into Canterbury for a doctor, brought; such was the telegram which a friend at once sent down to us at Ramsgate.
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From this reading Such was the news a groom, riding into Canterbury for a doctor, brought; such was the telegram which a friend at once sent down to us at Ramsgate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sophy Needham is missing!"
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Such was the news a groom, riding into Canterbury for a doctor, brought; such was the telegram which a friend at once sent down to us at Ramsgate.
a message transmitted by telegraph
From this reading Such was the news a groom, riding into Canterbury for a doctor, brought; such was the telegram which a friend at once sent down to us at Ramsgate.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Such was the news a groom, riding into Canterbury for a doctor, brought; such was the telegram which a friend at once sent down to us at Ramsgate.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Such was the news a groom, riding into Canterbury for a doctor, brought; such was the telegram which a friend at once sent down to us at Ramsgate.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Such was the news a groom, riding into Canterbury for a doctor, brought; such was the telegram which a friend at once sent down to us at Ramsgate.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Such was the news a groom, riding into Canterbury for a doctor, brought; such was the telegram which a friend at once sent down to us at Ramsgate.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Such was the news a groom, riding into Canterbury for a doctor, brought; such was the telegram which a friend at once sent down to us at Ramsgate.
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