Chapter 27 of Chantry House is here in full — 61 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 27 of Chantry House is here in full — 61 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WALY, WALY. ‘And am I then forgot, forgot? It broke the heart of Ellen!’ CAMPBELL. CLARENCE and Martyn walked over to Hillside the first thing the next morning to inquire for the two sisters.
Chapter 27 of Chantry House is here in full — 61 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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lacking funds
From this reading “It broke the heart of Ellen!’”
United States mythologist (1904-1987)
From this reading “CAMPBELL.”
a closed carriage with four wheels and seats for four passengers
From this reading “CLARENCE and Martyn walked over to Hillside the first thing the next morning to inquire for the two sisters.”
inflected form of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading “‘And am I then forgot, forgot?”
the side or slope of a hill
From this reading “CLARENCE and Martyn walked over to Hillside the first thing the next morning to inquire for the two sisters.”
address a question to and expect an answer from
From this reading “CLARENCE and Martyn walked over to Hillside the first thing the next morning to inquire for the two sisters.”
plural of “sister” — a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading “CLARENCE and Martyn walked over to Hillside the first thing the next morning to inquire for the two sisters.”
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading “CLARENCE and Martyn walked over to Hillside the first thing the next morning to inquire for the two sisters.”
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the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading ‘And am I then forgot, forgot?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ‘And am I then forgot, forgot?
lacking funds
From this reading It broke the heart of Ellen!’
United States mythologist (1904-1987)
From this reading CAMPBELL.
a closed carriage with four wheels and seats for four passengers
From this reading CLARENCE and Martyn walked over to Hillside the first thing the next morning to inquire for the two sisters.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It broke the heart of Ellen!’
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading CLARENCE and Martyn walked over to Hillside the first thing the next morning to inquire for the two sisters.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading CLARENCE and Martyn walked over to Hillside the first thing the next morning to inquire for the two sisters.
inflected form of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading ‘And am I then forgot, forgot?
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading It broke the heart of Ellen!’
the side or slope of a hill
From this reading CLARENCE and Martyn walked over to Hillside the first thing the next morning to inquire for the two sisters.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ‘And am I then forgot, forgot?
address a question to and expect an answer from
From this reading CLARENCE and Martyn walked over to Hillside the first thing the next morning to inquire for the two sisters.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It broke the heart of Ellen!’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CLARENCE and Martyn walked over to Hillside the first thing the next morning to inquire for the two sisters.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading CLARENCE and Martyn walked over to Hillside the first thing the next morning to inquire for the two sisters.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading CLARENCE and Martyn walked over to Hillside the first thing the next morning to inquire for the two sisters.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It broke the heart of Ellen!’
above and across; more than
From this reading CLARENCE and Martyn walked over to Hillside the first thing the next morning to inquire for the two sisters.
plural of “sister” — a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading CLARENCE and Martyn walked over to Hillside the first thing the next morning to inquire for the two sisters.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It broke the heart of Ellen!’
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading ‘And am I then forgot, forgot?
a special situation
From this reading CLARENCE and Martyn walked over to Hillside the first thing the next morning to inquire for the two sisters.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading CLARENCE and Martyn walked over to Hillside the first thing the next morning to inquire for the two sisters.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading CLARENCE and Martyn walked over to Hillside the first thing the next morning to inquire for the two sisters.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading CLARENCE and Martyn walked over to Hillside the first thing the next morning to inquire for the two sisters.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WALY, WALY.
Chapter 27 of Chantry House by Charlotte M. (Charlotte Mary) Yonge holds 61 sentences, grouped into 13 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.
Chapter 27 holds 61 sentences of Chantry House, unabridged, divided into 13 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 27 of Chantry House by Charlotte M. (Charlotte Mary) Yonge exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 61 sentences, grouped into 13 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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