Chapter 10 of Charles Lever, His Life in His Letters, Vol. II is here in full — 453 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 10 of Charles Lever, His Life in His Letters, Vol. II is here in full — 453 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“I am glad to hear of Oliphant. It gives great interest to the correspondence to remember a friend’s hand in it. “I have been always forgetting to ask you about Kinglake. A bishop who came through here said he had died last autumn. Surely this is not true.
Chapter 10 of Charles Lever, His Life in His Letters, Vol. II is here in full — 453 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the season when the leaves fall from the trees
From this reading “A bishop who came through here said he had died last autumn.”
a senior member of the Christian clergy having spiritual and administrative authority; appointed in Christian churches to oversee priests or ministers; considered in some churches to be successors of the twelve Apostles of Christ
From this reading “A bishop who came through here said he had died last autumn.”
communication by the exchange of letters
From this reading “It gives great interest to the correspondence to remember a friend’s hand in it.”
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading “A bishop who came through here said he had died last autumn.”
inflected form of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading ““I have been always forgetting to ask you about Kinglake.”
possessive form of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
plural of “give” — the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length
From this reading “It gives great interest to the correspondence to remember a friend’s hand in it.”
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading “Surely this is not true.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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In this reading “A bishop who came through here said he had died last autumn.”
In this reading “It gives great interest to the correspondence to remember a friend’s hand in it.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 It gives great interest to the correspondence to remember a friend’s hand in it.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “I have been always forgetting to ask you about Kinglake.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading “I have been always forgetting to ask you about Kinglake.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “I am glad to hear of Oliphant.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “I have been always forgetting to ask you about Kinglake.
the season when the leaves fall from the trees
From this reading A bishop who came through here said he had died last autumn.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “I have been always forgetting to ask you about Kinglake.
a senior member of the Christian clergy having spiritual and administrative authority; appointed in Christian churches to oversee priests or ministers; considered in some churches to be successors of the twelve Apostles of Christ
From this reading A bishop who came through here said he had died last autumn.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading A bishop who came through here said he had died last autumn.
communication by the exchange of letters
From this reading It gives great interest to the correspondence to remember a friend’s hand in it.
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading A bishop who came through here said he had died last autumn.
inflected form of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading “I have been always forgetting to ask you about Kinglake.
possessive form of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading It gives great interest to the correspondence to remember a friend’s hand in it.
plural of “give” — the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length
From this reading It gives great interest to the correspondence to remember a friend’s hand in it.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading “I am glad to hear of Oliphant.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading It gives great interest to the correspondence to remember a friend’s hand in it.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A bishop who came through here said he had died last autumn.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading It gives great interest to the correspondence to remember a friend’s hand in it.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I have been always forgetting to ask you about Kinglake.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A bishop who came through here said he had died last autumn.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading “I am glad to hear of Oliphant.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading A bishop who came through here said he had died last autumn.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I am glad to hear of Oliphant.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It gives great interest to the correspondence to remember a friend’s hand in it.
a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading It gives great interest to the correspondence to remember a friend’s hand in it.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Surely this is not true.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It gives great interest to the correspondence to remember a friend’s hand in it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I have been always forgetting to ask you about Kinglake.
immediately past
From this reading A bishop who came through here said he had died last autumn.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Surely this is not true.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “I am glad to hear of Oliphant.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I am glad to hear of Oliphant.
To recall to mind.
From this reading It gives great interest to the correspondence to remember a friend’s hand in it.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading A bishop who came through here said he had died last autumn.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading Surely this is not true.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It gives great interest to the correspondence to remember a friend’s hand in it.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Surely this is not true.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading A bishop who came through here said he had died last autumn.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I am glad to hear of Oliphant.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading Surely this is not true.
which person or people
From this reading A bishop who came through here said he had died last autumn.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I have been always forgetting to ask you about Kinglake.
Chapter 10 of Charles Lever, His Life in His Letters, Vol. II by Charles Lever holds 453 sentences, grouped into 91 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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