Chapter 9 of A Traitor in London is here in full — 248 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 9 of A Traitor in London is here in full — 248 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MRS. ST. LEGER IS DISCREET. "Is that all?" asked Brenda, drawing a breath of relief. "Oh, you stupid boy, did you run away because you were afraid to tell me that?"
Chapter 9 of A Traitor in London is here in full — 248 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading “"Oh, you stupid boy, did you run away because you were afraid to tell me that?"”
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading “"Is that all?" asked Brenda, drawing a breath of relief.”
marked by prudence or modesty and wise self-restraint
From this reading “LEGER IS DISCREET.”
an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper
From this reading “"Is that all?" asked Brenda, drawing a breath of relief.”
a record in which commercial accounts are recorded
From this reading “LEGER IS DISCREET.”
the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced
From this reading “"Is that all?" asked Brenda, drawing a breath of relief.”
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading “"Oh, you stupid boy, did you run away because you were afraid to tell me that?"”
lacking or marked by lack of intellectual acuity
From this reading “"Oh, you stupid boy, did you run away because you were afraid to tell me that?"”
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flee; take to one's heels; cut and run
In this reading “"Oh, you stupid boy, did you run away because you were afraid to tell me that?"”
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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 "Is that all?" asked Brenda, drawing a breath of relief.
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading "Oh, you stupid boy, did you run away because you were afraid to tell me that?"
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "Is that all?" asked Brenda, drawing a breath of relief.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Is that all?" asked Brenda, drawing a breath of relief.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "Oh, you stupid boy, did you run away because you were afraid to tell me that?"
for the reason that
From this reading "Oh, you stupid boy, did you run away because you were afraid to tell me that?"
a youthful male person
From this reading "Oh, you stupid boy, did you run away because you were afraid to tell me that?"
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading "Is that all?" asked Brenda, drawing a breath of relief.
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From this reading "Is that all?" asked Brenda, drawing a breath of relief.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Oh, you stupid boy, did you run away because you were afraid to tell me that?"
marked by prudence or modesty and wise self-restraint
From this reading LEGER IS DISCREET.
an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper
From this reading "Is that all?" asked Brenda, drawing a breath of relief.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading LEGER IS DISCREET.
a record in which commercial accounts are recorded
From this reading LEGER IS DISCREET.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Oh, you stupid boy, did you run away because you were afraid to tell me that?"
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading MRS.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Is that all?" asked Brenda, drawing a breath of relief.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, you stupid boy, did you run away because you were afraid to tell me that?"
the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced
From this reading "Is that all?" asked Brenda, drawing a breath of relief.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading "Oh, you stupid boy, did you run away because you were afraid to tell me that?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ST.
lacking or marked by lack of intellectual acuity
From this reading "Oh, you stupid boy, did you run away because you were afraid to tell me that?"
express in words
From this reading "Oh, you stupid boy, did you run away because you were afraid to tell me that?"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Is that all?" asked Brenda, drawing a breath of relief.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Oh, you stupid boy, did you run away because you were afraid to tell me that?"
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Oh, you stupid boy, did you run away because you were afraid to tell me that?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Oh, you stupid boy, did you run away because you were afraid to tell me that?"
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