Chapter 7 of Bab: A Sub-Deb is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Bab: A Sub-Deb is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
JANUARY 1st. I have today received this diary from home, having come back a few days early to make up a French condition. Weather, clear and cold. New Year's dinner. Roast chicken (Turkey being very expensive), mashed turnips, sweet potatoes and mince pie.
Chapter 7 of Bab: A Sub-Deb is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a daily written record of (usually personal) experiences and observations
From this reading “I have today received this diary from home, having come back a few days early to make up a French condition.”
past form of “mash” — to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition
From this reading “Roast chicken (Turkey being very expensive), mashed turnips, sweet potatoes and mince pie.”
make less severe or harsh
From this reading “Roast chicken (Turkey being very expensive), mashed turnips, sweet potatoes and mince pie.”
dish baked in pastry-lined pan often with a pastry top
From this reading “Roast chicken (Turkey being very expensive), mashed turnips, sweet potatoes and mince pie.”
cook with dry heat, usually in an oven
From this reading “Roast chicken (Turkey being very expensive), mashed turnips, sweet potatoes and mince pie.”
large gallinaceous bird with fan-shaped tail; widely domesticated for food
From this reading “Roast chicken (Turkey being very expensive), mashed turnips, sweet potatoes and mince pie.”
plural of “turnip” — widely cultivated plant having a large fleshy edible white or yellow root
From this reading “Roast chicken (Turkey being very expensive), mashed turnips, sweet potatoes and mince pie.”
possessive form of “year” — a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading “New Year's dinner.”
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pie containing mincemeat
In this reading “Roast chicken (Turkey being very expensive), mashed turnips, sweet potatoes and mince pie.”
In this reading “Roast chicken (Turkey being very expensive), mashed turnips, sweet potatoes and mince pie.”
In this reading “I have today received this diary from home, having come back a few days early to make up a French condition.”
pantropical vine widely cultivated in several varieties for its large sweet tuberous root with orange flesh
In this reading “Roast chicken (Turkey being very expensive), mashed turnips, sweet potatoes and mince pie.”
be restored
In this reading “I have today received this diary from home, having come back a few days early to make up a French condition.”
form or compose
In this reading “I have today received this diary from home, having come back a few days early to make up a French condition.”
In this reading “I have today received this diary from home, having come back a few days early to make up a French condition.”
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From this reading JANUARY 1st.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I have today received this diary from home, having come back a few days early to make up a French condition.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Weather, clear and cold.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading I have today received this diary from home, having come back a few days early to make up a French condition.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Roast chicken (Turkey being very expensive), mashed turnips, sweet potatoes and mince pie.
the flesh of a chicken used for food
From this reading Roast chicken (Turkey being very expensive), mashed turnips, sweet potatoes and mince pie.
rid of obstructions
From this reading Weather, clear and cold.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading Weather, clear and cold.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading I have today received this diary from home, having come back a few days early to make up a French condition.
a state at a particular time
From this reading I have today received this diary from home, having come back a few days early to make up a French condition.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading I have today received this diary from home, having come back a few days early to make up a French condition.
a daily written record of (usually personal) experiences and observations
From this reading I have today received this diary from home, having come back a few days early to make up a French condition.
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading New Year's dinner.
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading I have today received this diary from home, having come back a few days early to make up a French condition.
high in price or charging high prices
From this reading Roast chicken (Turkey being very expensive), mashed turnips, sweet potatoes and mince pie.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading I have today received this diary from home, having come back a few days early to make up a French condition.
the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France
From this reading I have today received this diary from home, having come back a few days early to make up a French condition.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I have today received this diary from home, having come back a few days early to make up a French condition.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have today received this diary from home, having come back a few days early to make up a French condition.
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading I have today received this diary from home, having come back a few days early to make up a French condition.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading I have today received this diary from home, having come back a few days early to make up a French condition.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have today received this diary from home, having come back a few days early to make up a French condition.
the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice
From this reading JANUARY 1st.
engage in
From this reading I have today received this diary from home, having come back a few days early to make up a French condition.
past form of “mash” — to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition
From this reading Roast chicken (Turkey being very expensive), mashed turnips, sweet potatoes and mince pie.
make less severe or harsh
From this reading Roast chicken (Turkey being very expensive), mashed turnips, sweet potatoes and mince pie.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading New Year's dinner.
dish baked in pastry-lined pan often with a pastry top
From this reading Roast chicken (Turkey being very expensive), mashed turnips, sweet potatoes and mince pie.
plural of “potato” — an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland
From this reading Roast chicken (Turkey being very expensive), mashed turnips, sweet potatoes and mince pie.
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading I have today received this diary from home, having come back a few days early to make up a French condition.
cook with dry heat, usually in an oven
From this reading Roast chicken (Turkey being very expensive), mashed turnips, sweet potatoes and mince pie.
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading Roast chicken (Turkey being very expensive), mashed turnips, sweet potatoes and mince pie.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I have today received this diary from home, having come back a few days early to make up a French condition.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I have today received this diary from home, having come back a few days early to make up a French condition.
the present time or age
From this reading I have today received this diary from home, having come back a few days early to make up a French condition.
large gallinaceous bird with fan-shaped tail; widely domesticated for food
From this reading Roast chicken (Turkey being very expensive), mashed turnips, sweet potatoes and mince pie.
plural of “turnip” — widely cultivated plant having a large fleshy edible white or yellow root
From this reading Roast chicken (Turkey being very expensive), mashed turnips, sweet potatoes and mince pie.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I have today received this diary from home, having come back a few days early to make up a French condition.
precisely as stated
From this reading Roast chicken (Turkey being very expensive), mashed turnips, sweet potatoes and mince pie.
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading Weather, clear and cold.
possessive form of “year” — a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading New Year's dinner.
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