Chapter 16 of Chantry House is here in full — 127 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of Chantry House is here in full — 127 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE WHITE FEATHER. ‘The white doe’s milk is not out of his mouth.’ SCOTT. CLARENCE had come home free from all blots. His summer holiday had been prevented by the illness of one of the other clerks, whose place, Mr. Castleford wrote, he had so well supplied that ere long he would be sure to earn his promotion.
Chapter 16 of Chantry House is here in full — 127 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “blot” — a blemish made by dirt
From this reading “CLARENCE had come home free from all blots.”
a closed carriage with four wheels and seats for four passengers
From this reading “CLARENCE had come home free from all blots.”
plural of “clerk” — an employee who performs clerical work (e.g., keeps records or accounts)
From this reading “His summer holiday had been prevented by the illness of one of the other clerks, whose place, Mr. Castleford wrote, he had so well supplied that ere long he would be sure to earn his promotion.”
possessive form of “doe” — the federal department responsible for maintaining a national energy policy of the United States; created in 1977
earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
From this reading “His summer holiday had been prevented by the illness of one of the other clerks, whose place, Mr. Castleford wrote, he had so well supplied that ere long he would be sure to earn his promotion.”
join tongue and groove, in carpentry
From this reading “THE WHITE FEATHER.”
a message issued in behalf of some product or cause or idea or person or institution
From this reading “His summer holiday had been prevented by the illness of one of the other clerks, whose place, Mr. Castleford wrote, he had so well supplied that ere long he would be sure to earn his promotion.”
inflected form of “supply” — give something useful or necessary to
From this reading “His summer holiday had been prevented by the illness of one of the other clerks, whose place, Mr. Castleford wrote, he had so well supplied that ere long he would be sure to earn his promotion.”
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(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading CLARENCE had come home free from all blots.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading His summer holiday had been prevented by the illness of one of the other clerks, whose place, Mr. Castleford wrote, he had so well supplied that ere long he would be sure to earn his promotion.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading His summer holiday had been prevented by the illness of one of the other clerks, whose place, Mr. Castleford wrote, he had so well supplied that ere long he would be sure to earn his promotion.
plural of “blot” — a blemish made by dirt
From this reading CLARENCE had come home free from all blots.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading His summer holiday had been prevented by the illness of one of the other clerks, whose place, Mr. Castleford wrote, he had so well supplied that ere long he would be sure to earn his promotion.
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From this reading His summer holiday had been prevented by the illness of one of the other clerks, whose place, Mr. Castleford wrote, he had so well supplied that ere long he would be sure to earn his promotion.
a closed carriage with four wheels and seats for four passengers
From this reading CLARENCE had come home free from all blots.
plural of “clerk” — an employee who performs clerical work (e.g., keeps records or accounts)
From this reading His summer holiday had been prevented by the illness of one of the other clerks, whose place, Mr. Castleford wrote, he had so well supplied that ere long he would be sure to earn his promotion.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading CLARENCE had come home free from all blots.
possessive form of “doe” — the federal department responsible for maintaining a national energy policy of the United States; created in 1977
From this reading ‘The white doe’s milk is not out of his mouth.’
earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
From this reading His summer holiday had been prevented by the illness of one of the other clerks, whose place, Mr. Castleford wrote, he had so well supplied that ere long he would be sure to earn his promotion.
an old word for “before”
From this reading His summer holiday had been prevented by the illness of one of the other clerks, whose place, Mr. Castleford wrote, he had so well supplied that ere long he would be sure to earn his promotion.
join tongue and groove, in carpentry
From this reading THE WHITE FEATHER.
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading CLARENCE had come home free from all blots.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading CLARENCE had come home free from all blots.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading CLARENCE had come home free from all blots.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading His summer holiday had been prevented by the illness of one of the other clerks, whose place, Mr. Castleford wrote, he had so well supplied that ere long he would be sure to earn his promotion.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading ‘The white doe’s milk is not out of his mouth.’
leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
From this reading His summer holiday had been prevented by the illness of one of the other clerks, whose place, Mr. Castleford wrote, he had so well supplied that ere long he would be sure to earn his promotion.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading CLARENCE had come home free from all blots.
impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism
From this reading His summer holiday had been prevented by the illness of one of the other clerks, whose place, Mr. Castleford wrote, he had so well supplied that ere long he would be sure to earn his promotion.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ‘The white doe’s milk is not out of his mouth.’
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading His summer holiday had been prevented by the illness of one of the other clerks, whose place, Mr. Castleford wrote, he had so well supplied that ere long he would be sure to earn his promotion.
a white nutritious liquid secreted by mammals and used as food by human beings
From this reading ‘The white doe’s milk is not out of his mouth.’
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading ‘The white doe’s milk is not out of his mouth.’
a form of address for a man
From this reading His summer holiday had been prevented by the illness of one of the other clerks, whose place, Mr. Castleford wrote, he had so well supplied that ere long he would be sure to earn his promotion.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading ‘The white doe’s milk is not out of his mouth.’
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ‘The white doe’s milk is not out of his mouth.’
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading His summer holiday had been prevented by the illness of one of the other clerks, whose place, Mr. Castleford wrote, he had so well supplied that ere long he would be sure to earn his promotion.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading His summer holiday had been prevented by the illness of one of the other clerks, whose place, Mr. Castleford wrote, he had so well supplied that ere long he would be sure to earn his promotion.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading ‘The white doe’s milk is not out of his mouth.’
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading His summer holiday had been prevented by the illness of one of the other clerks, whose place, Mr. Castleford wrote, he had so well supplied that ere long he would be sure to earn his promotion.
past form of “prevent” — keep from happening or arising; make impossible
From this reading His summer holiday had been prevented by the illness of one of the other clerks, whose place, Mr. Castleford wrote, he had so well supplied that ere long he would be sure to earn his promotion.
a message issued in behalf of some product or cause or idea or person or institution
From this reading His summer holiday had been prevented by the illness of one of the other clerks, whose place, Mr. Castleford wrote, he had so well supplied that ere long he would be sure to earn his promotion.
award-winning United States film actor (1928-1999)
From this reading SCOTT.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading His summer holiday had been prevented by the illness of one of the other clerks, whose place, Mr. Castleford wrote, he had so well supplied that ere long he would be sure to earn his promotion.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading His summer holiday had been prevented by the illness of one of the other clerks, whose place, Mr. Castleford wrote, he had so well supplied that ere long he would be sure to earn his promotion.
inflected form of “supply” — give something useful or necessary to
From this reading His summer holiday had been prevented by the illness of one of the other clerks, whose place, Mr. Castleford wrote, he had so well supplied that ere long he would be sure to earn his promotion.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading His summer holiday had been prevented by the illness of one of the other clerks, whose place, Mr. Castleford wrote, he had so well supplied that ere long he would be sure to earn his promotion.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading His summer holiday had been prevented by the illness of one of the other clerks, whose place, Mr. Castleford wrote, he had so well supplied that ere long he would be sure to earn his promotion.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WHITE FEATHER.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading His summer holiday had been prevented by the illness of one of the other clerks, whose place, Mr. Castleford wrote, he had so well supplied that ere long he would be sure to earn his promotion.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading His summer holiday had been prevented by the illness of one of the other clerks, whose place, Mr. Castleford wrote, he had so well supplied that ere long he would be sure to earn his promotion.
a Caucasian
From this reading THE WHITE FEATHER.
belonging to which person
From this reading His summer holiday had been prevented by the illness of one of the other clerks, whose place, Mr. Castleford wrote, he had so well supplied that ere long he would be sure to earn his promotion.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading His summer holiday had been prevented by the illness of one of the other clerks, whose place, Mr. Castleford wrote, he had so well supplied that ere long he would be sure to earn his promotion.
inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading His summer holiday had been prevented by the illness of one of the other clerks, whose place, Mr. Castleford wrote, he had so well supplied that ere long he would be sure to earn his promotion.
Chapter 16 of Chantry House by Charlotte M. (Charlotte Mary) Yonge holds 127 sentences, grouped into 26 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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