Chapter 14 of Anne Hereford: A Novel is here in full — 349 sentences across 70 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 14 of Anne Hereford: A Novel is here in full — 349 sentences across 70 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE NEW TENANT BY THE LODGE GATES. The new tenant by the lodge gates! And it was Edwin Barley! What could have brought him to Chandos? Was it to look after me?
Chapter 14 of Anne Hereford: A Novel is here in full — 349 sentences across 70 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a grain of barley
From this reading “And it was Edwin Barley!”
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading “What could have brought him to Chandos?”
king of Northumbria who was converted to Christianity (585-633)
From this reading “And it was Edwin Barley!”
United States computer entrepreneur whose software company made him the youngest multi-billionaire in the history of the United States (born in 1955)
From this reading “THE NEW TENANT BY THE LODGE GATES.”
be a lodger; stay temporarily
From this reading “THE NEW TENANT BY THE LODGE GATES.”
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading “Was it to look after me?”
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading “THE NEW TENANT BY THE LODGE GATES.”
someone who pays rent to use land or a building or a car that is owned by someone else
From this reading “THE NEW TENANT BY THE LODGE GATES.”
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In this reading “THE NEW TENANT BY THE LODGE GATES.”
In this reading “THE NEW TENANT BY THE LODGE GATES.”
keep under careful scrutiny
In this reading “Was it to look after me?”
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later than; following
From this reading Was it to look after me?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And it was Edwin Barley!
a grain of barley
From this reading And it was Edwin Barley!
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading What could have brought him to Chandos?
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE NEW TENANT BY THE LODGE GATES.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What could have brought him to Chandos?
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading What could have brought him to Chandos?
king of Northumbria who was converted to Christianity (585-633)
From this reading And it was Edwin Barley!
United States computer entrepreneur whose software company made him the youngest multi-billionaire in the history of the United States (born in 1955)
From this reading THE NEW TENANT BY THE LODGE GATES.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading What could have brought him to Chandos?
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading What could have brought him to Chandos?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And it was Edwin Barley!
be a lodger; stay temporarily
From this reading THE NEW TENANT BY THE LODGE GATES.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Was it to look after me?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Was it to look after me?
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading THE NEW TENANT BY THE LODGE GATES.
someone who pays rent to use land or a building or a car that is owned by someone else
From this reading THE NEW TENANT BY THE LODGE GATES.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE NEW TENANT BY THE LODGE GATES.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading What could have brought him to Chandos?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And it was Edwin Barley!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What could have brought him to Chandos?
Chapter 14 of Anne Hereford: A Novel by Henry, Mrs. Wood holds 349 sentences, grouped into 70 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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