Chapter 39 of Brooke's Daughter: A Novel is here in full — 152 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXXIX
Chapter 39 of Brooke's Daughter: A Novel is here in full — 152 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CAIN. Maurice Kenyon took an early opportunity of asking Lady Alice whether she would recognize the man Smith if she saw him again. "I think so. Why do you ask? You know I talked to him a good deal."
Chapter 39 of Brooke's Daughter: A Novel is here in full — 152 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the verbal act of requesting
From this reading “Maurice Kenyon took an early opportunity of asking Lady Alice whether she would recognize the man Smith if she saw him again.”
(Old Testament) Cain and Abel were the first children of Adam and Eve born after the Fall of Man; Cain killed Abel out of jealousy and was exiled by God
From this reading “CAIN.”
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading “You know I talked to him a good deal."”
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading “Maurice Kenyon took an early opportunity of asking Lady Alice whether she would recognize the man Smith if she saw him again.”
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading “Maurice Kenyon took an early opportunity of asking Lady Alice whether she would recognize the man Smith if she saw him again.”
accept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept his power and authority
From this reading “Maurice Kenyon took an early opportunity of asking Lady Alice whether she would recognize the man Smith if she saw him again.”
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading “Maurice Kenyon took an early opportunity of asking Lady Alice whether she would recognize the man Smith if she saw him again.”
past form of “talk” — exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading “You know I talked to him a good deal."”
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In this reading “Maurice Kenyon took an early opportunity of asking Lady Alice whether she would recognize the man Smith if she saw him again.”
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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 You know I talked to him a good deal."
anew
From this reading Maurice Kenyon took an early opportunity of asking Lady Alice whether she would recognize the man Smith if she saw him again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Maurice Kenyon took an early opportunity of asking Lady Alice whether she would recognize the man Smith if she saw him again.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Maurice Kenyon took an early opportunity of asking Lady Alice whether she would recognize the man Smith if she saw him again.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Why do you ask?
the verbal act of requesting
From this reading Maurice Kenyon took an early opportunity of asking Lady Alice whether she would recognize the man Smith if she saw him again.
(Old Testament) Cain and Abel were the first children of Adam and Eve born after the Fall of Man; Cain killed Abel out of jealousy and was exiled by God
From this reading CAIN.
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading You know I talked to him a good deal."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Why do you ask?
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading Maurice Kenyon took an early opportunity of asking Lady Alice whether she would recognize the man Smith if she saw him again.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading You know I talked to him a good deal."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Maurice Kenyon took an early opportunity of asking Lady Alice whether she would recognize the man Smith if she saw him again.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I think so.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Maurice Kenyon took an early opportunity of asking Lady Alice whether she would recognize the man Smith if she saw him again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Maurice Kenyon took an early opportunity of asking Lady Alice whether she would recognize the man Smith if she saw him again.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading You know I talked to him a good deal."
a polite name for any woman
From this reading Maurice Kenyon took an early opportunity of asking Lady Alice whether she would recognize the man Smith if she saw him again.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Maurice Kenyon took an early opportunity of asking Lady Alice whether she would recognize the man Smith if she saw him again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Maurice Kenyon took an early opportunity of asking Lady Alice whether she would recognize the man Smith if she saw him again.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Maurice Kenyon took an early opportunity of asking Lady Alice whether she would recognize the man Smith if she saw him again.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading Maurice Kenyon took an early opportunity of asking Lady Alice whether she would recognize the man Smith if she saw him again.
accept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept his power and authority
From this reading Maurice Kenyon took an early opportunity of asking Lady Alice whether she would recognize the man Smith if she saw him again.
cut with a saw
From this reading Maurice Kenyon took an early opportunity of asking Lady Alice whether she would recognize the man Smith if she saw him again.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Maurice Kenyon took an early opportunity of asking Lady Alice whether she would recognize the man Smith if she saw him again.
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading Maurice Kenyon took an early opportunity of asking Lady Alice whether she would recognize the man Smith if she saw him again.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "I think so.
past form of “talk” — exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading You know I talked to him a good deal."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Maurice Kenyon took an early opportunity of asking Lady Alice whether she would recognize the man Smith if she saw him again.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "I think so.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You know I talked to him a good deal."
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Maurice Kenyon took an early opportunity of asking Lady Alice whether she would recognize the man Smith if she saw him again.
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading Maurice Kenyon took an early opportunity of asking Lady Alice whether she would recognize the man Smith if she saw him again.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why do you ask?
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Maurice Kenyon took an early opportunity of asking Lady Alice whether she would recognize the man Smith if she saw him again.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Why do you ask?
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