Chapter 34 of Brooke's Daughter: A Novel is here in full — 178 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 34 of Brooke's Daughter: A Novel is here in full — 178 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A VAIN APPEAL. Lesley went home to sleep, and learned from her aunt the details of her father's arrest. "But he will be back in a few hours," said Miss Brooke, obstinately. "They will be obliged to let him ago. They will accept bail, of course.
Chapter 34 of Brooke's Daughter: A Novel is here in full — 178 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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consider or hold as true
From this reading “They will accept bail, of course.”
take a court case to a higher court for review
From this reading “A VAIN APPEAL.”
take into custody
From this reading “Lesley went home to sleep, and learned from her aunt the details of her father's arrest.”
release after a security has been paid
From this reading “They will accept bail, of course.”
English lyric poet (1887-1915)
From this reading “"But he will be back in a few hours," said Miss Brooke, obstinately.”
true confidential information
From this reading “Lesley went home to sleep, and learned from her aunt the details of her father's arrest.”
possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading “Lesley went home to sleep, and learned from her aunt the details of her father's arrest.”
under a moral obligation to do something
From this reading “"They will be obliged to let him ago.”
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In this reading “"But he will be back in a few hours," said Miss Brooke, obstinately.”
return home
In this reading “Lesley went home to sleep, and learned from her aunt the details of her father's arrest.”
as might be expected
In this reading “They will accept bail, of course.”
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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 A VAIN APPEAL.
consider or hold as true
From this reading They will accept bail, of course.
in the past
From this reading "They will be obliged to let him ago.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Lesley went home to sleep, and learned from her aunt the details of her father's arrest.
take a court case to a higher court for review
From this reading A VAIN APPEAL.
take into custody
From this reading Lesley went home to sleep, and learned from her aunt the details of her father's arrest.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading Lesley went home to sleep, and learned from her aunt the details of her father's arrest.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "But he will be back in a few hours," said Miss Brooke, obstinately.
release after a security has been paid
From this reading They will accept bail, of course.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "But he will be back in a few hours," said Miss Brooke, obstinately.
English lyric poet (1887-1915)
From this reading "But he will be back in a few hours," said Miss Brooke, obstinately.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But he will be back in a few hours," said Miss Brooke, obstinately.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading They will accept bail, of course.
true confidential information
From this reading Lesley went home to sleep, and learned from her aunt the details of her father's arrest.
possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Lesley went home to sleep, and learned from her aunt the details of her father's arrest.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading "But he will be back in a few hours," said Miss Brooke, obstinately.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Lesley went home to sleep, and learned from her aunt the details of her father's arrest.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "But he will be back in a few hours," said Miss Brooke, obstinately.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Lesley went home to sleep, and learned from her aunt the details of her father's arrest.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "They will be obliged to let him ago.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Lesley went home to sleep, and learned from her aunt the details of her father's arrest.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading "But he will be back in a few hours," said Miss Brooke, obstinately.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "But he will be back in a few hours," said Miss Brooke, obstinately.
having or showing profound knowledge
From this reading Lesley went home to sleep, and learned from her aunt the details of her father's arrest.
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From this reading Lesley went home to sleep, and learned from her aunt the details of her father's arrest.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "They will be obliged to let him ago.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading "But he will be back in a few hours," said Miss Brooke, obstinately.
under a moral obligation to do something
From this reading "They will be obliged to let him ago.
in a stubborn unregenerate manner
From this reading "But he will be back in a few hours," said Miss Brooke, obstinately.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Lesley went home to sleep, and learned from her aunt the details of her father's arrest.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "But he will be back in a few hours," said Miss Brooke, obstinately.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading Lesley went home to sleep, and learned from her aunt the details of her father's arrest.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Lesley went home to sleep, and learned from her aunt the details of her father's arrest.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "They will be obliged to let him ago.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Lesley went home to sleep, and learned from her aunt the details of her father's arrest.
characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance
From this reading A VAIN APPEAL.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Lesley went home to sleep, and learned from her aunt the details of her father's arrest.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "But he will be back in a few hours," said Miss Brooke, obstinately.
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