Chapter 15 of Annals of a Quiet Neighbourhood is here in full — 61 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 15 of Annals of a Quiet Neighbourhood is here in full — 61 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE ORGAN. One little matter I forgot to mention as having been talked about between Dr Duncan and myself that same evening. I happened to refer to Old Rogers. “What a fine old fellow that is!” said Dr Duncan. “Indeed he is,” I answered.
Chapter 15 of Annals of a Quiet Neighbourhood is here in full — 61 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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United States dancer and pioneer of modern dance (1878-1927)
From this reading “One little matter I forgot to mention as having been talked about between Dr Duncan and myself that same evening.”
inflected form of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading “One little matter I forgot to mention as having been talked about between Dr Duncan and myself that same evening.”
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading “I happened to refer to Old Rogers.”
make reference to
From this reading “One little matter I forgot to mention as having been talked about between Dr Duncan and myself that same evening.”
a fully differentiated structural and functional unit in an animal that is specialized for some particular function
From this reading “THE ORGAN.”
make reference to
From this reading “I happened to refer to Old Rogers.”
United States humorist remembered for his homespun commentary on politics and American society (1879-1935)
From this reading “I happened to refer to Old Rogers.”
past form of “talk” — exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading “One little matter I forgot to mention as having been talked about between Dr Duncan and myself that same evening.”
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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 “What a fine old fellow that is!” said Dr Duncan.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading One little matter I forgot to mention as having been talked about between Dr Duncan and myself that same evening.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading One little matter I forgot to mention as having been talked about between Dr Duncan and myself that same evening.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading “Indeed he is,” I answered.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading One little matter I forgot to mention as having been talked about between Dr Duncan and myself that same evening.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading One little matter I forgot to mention as having been talked about between Dr Duncan and myself that same evening.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading One little matter I forgot to mention as having been talked about between Dr Duncan and myself that same evening.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One little matter I forgot to mention as having been talked about between Dr Duncan and myself that same evening.
United States dancer and pioneer of modern dance (1878-1927)
From this reading One little matter I forgot to mention as having been talked about between Dr Duncan and myself that same evening.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading One little matter I forgot to mention as having been talked about between Dr Duncan and myself that same evening.
a boy or man
From this reading “What a fine old fellow that is!” said Dr Duncan.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading “What a fine old fellow that is!” said Dr Duncan.
inflected form of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading One little matter I forgot to mention as having been talked about between Dr Duncan and myself that same evening.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading I happened to refer to Old Rogers.
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading One little matter I forgot to mention as having been talked about between Dr Duncan and myself that same evening.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Indeed he is,” I answered.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading One little matter I forgot to mention as having been talked about between Dr Duncan and myself that same evening.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading “Indeed he is,” I answered.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “What a fine old fellow that is!” said Dr Duncan.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading One little matter I forgot to mention as having been talked about between Dr Duncan and myself that same evening.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading One little matter I forgot to mention as having been talked about between Dr Duncan and myself that same evening.
make reference to
From this reading One little matter I forgot to mention as having been talked about between Dr Duncan and myself that same evening.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading One little matter I forgot to mention as having been talked about between Dr Duncan and myself that same evening.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading I happened to refer to Old Rogers.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One little matter I forgot to mention as having been talked about between Dr Duncan and myself that same evening.
a fully differentiated structural and functional unit in an animal that is specialized for some particular function
From this reading THE ORGAN.
make reference to
From this reading I happened to refer to Old Rogers.
United States humorist remembered for his homespun commentary on politics and American society (1879-1935)
From this reading I happened to refer to Old Rogers.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “What a fine old fellow that is!” said Dr Duncan.
Identical; not different.
From this reading One little matter I forgot to mention as having been talked about between Dr Duncan and myself that same evening.
past form of “talk” — exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading One little matter I forgot to mention as having been talked about between Dr Duncan and myself that same evening.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading One little matter I forgot to mention as having been talked about between Dr Duncan and myself that same evening.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ORGAN.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading One little matter I forgot to mention as having been talked about between Dr Duncan and myself that same evening.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What a fine old fellow that is!” said Dr Duncan.
Chapter 15 of Annals of a Quiet Neighbourhood by George MacDonald holds 61 sentences, grouped into 13 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
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