Chapter 8 of Charlotte's Inheritance is here in full — 247 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Charlotte's Inheritance is here in full — 247 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
EPISTOLARY. _From Horatio Paget to Philip Sheldon_. Royal Hotel, Ullerton, Oct. 7, 186--. My dear sir,--I arrived here last evening just in time to run against Hawkehurst on the platform, which was rather a provoking encounter at the outset.
Chapter 8 of Charlotte's Inheritance is here in full — 247 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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come together
From this reading “My dear sir,--I arrived here last evening just in time to run against Hawkehurst on the platform, which was rather a provoking encounter at the outset.”
written in the form of or carried on by letters or correspondence
From this reading “EPISTOLARY.”
the month following September and preceding November
From this reading “Royal Hotel, Ullerton, Oct.”
the time at which something is supposed to begin
From this reading “My dear sir,--I arrived here last evening just in time to run against Hawkehurst on the platform, which was rather a provoking encounter at the outset.”
English pathologist who discovered the cause of trichinosis (1814-1899)
From this reading “_From Horatio Paget to Philip Sheldon_.”
Englishman and husband of Elizabeth II (born 1921)
From this reading “_From Horatio Paget to Philip Sheldon_.”
a raised horizontal surface
From this reading “My dear sir,--I arrived here last evening just in time to run against Hawkehurst on the platform, which was rather a provoking encounter at the outset.”
causing or tending to cause anger or resentment
From this reading “My dear sir,--I arrived here last evening just in time to run against Hawkehurst on the platform, which was rather a provoking encounter at the outset.”
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From this reading 7, 186--.
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From this reading 7, 186--.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading My dear sir,--I arrived here last evening just in time to run against Hawkehurst on the platform, which was rather a provoking encounter at the outset.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading My dear sir,--I arrived here last evening just in time to run against Hawkehurst on the platform, which was rather a provoking encounter at the outset.
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading My dear sir,--I arrived here last evening just in time to run against Hawkehurst on the platform, which was rather a provoking encounter at the outset.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading My dear sir,--I arrived here last evening just in time to run against Hawkehurst on the platform, which was rather a provoking encounter at the outset.
dearly loved
From this reading My dear sir,--I arrived here last evening just in time to run against Hawkehurst on the platform, which was rather a provoking encounter at the outset.
come together
From this reading My dear sir,--I arrived here last evening just in time to run against Hawkehurst on the platform, which was rather a provoking encounter at the outset.
written in the form of or carried on by letters or correspondence
From this reading EPISTOLARY.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading My dear sir,--I arrived here last evening just in time to run against Hawkehurst on the platform, which was rather a provoking encounter at the outset.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading _From Horatio Paget to Philip Sheldon_.
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From this reading My dear sir,--I arrived here last evening just in time to run against Hawkehurst on the platform, which was rather a provoking encounter at the outset.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading My dear sir,--I arrived here last evening just in time to run against Hawkehurst on the platform, which was rather a provoking encounter at the outset.
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From this reading _From Horatio Paget to Philip Sheldon_.
a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading Royal Hotel, Ullerton, Oct.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading My dear sir,--I arrived here last evening just in time to run against Hawkehurst on the platform, which was rather a provoking encounter at the outset.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading My dear sir,--I arrived here last evening just in time to run against Hawkehurst on the platform, which was rather a provoking encounter at the outset.
and nothing more
From this reading My dear sir,--I arrived here last evening just in time to run against Hawkehurst on the platform, which was rather a provoking encounter at the outset.
immediately past
From this reading My dear sir,--I arrived here last evening just in time to run against Hawkehurst on the platform, which was rather a provoking encounter at the outset.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My dear sir,--I arrived here last evening just in time to run against Hawkehurst on the platform, which was rather a provoking encounter at the outset.
the month following September and preceding November
From this reading Royal Hotel, Ullerton, Oct.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading My dear sir,--I arrived here last evening just in time to run against Hawkehurst on the platform, which was rather a provoking encounter at the outset.
the time at which something is supposed to begin
From this reading My dear sir,--I arrived here last evening just in time to run against Hawkehurst on the platform, which was rather a provoking encounter at the outset.
English pathologist who discovered the cause of trichinosis (1814-1899)
From this reading _From Horatio Paget to Philip Sheldon_.
Englishman and husband of Elizabeth II (born 1921)
From this reading _From Horatio Paget to Philip Sheldon_.
a raised horizontal surface
From this reading My dear sir,--I arrived here last evening just in time to run against Hawkehurst on the platform, which was rather a provoking encounter at the outset.
causing or tending to cause anger or resentment
From this reading My dear sir,--I arrived here last evening just in time to run against Hawkehurst on the platform, which was rather a provoking encounter at the outset.
on the contrary
From this reading My dear sir,--I arrived here last evening just in time to run against Hawkehurst on the platform, which was rather a provoking encounter at the outset.
of or relating to or indicative of or issued or performed by a king or queen or other monarch
From this reading Royal Hotel, Ullerton, Oct.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading My dear sir,--I arrived here last evening just in time to run against Hawkehurst on the platform, which was rather a provoking encounter at the outset.
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From this reading _From Horatio Paget to Philip Sheldon_.
term of address for a man
From this reading My dear sir,--I arrived here last evening just in time to run against Hawkehurst on the platform, which was rather a provoking encounter at the outset.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading My dear sir,--I arrived here last evening just in time to run against Hawkehurst on the platform, which was rather a provoking encounter at the outset.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading My dear sir,--I arrived here last evening just in time to run against Hawkehurst on the platform, which was rather a provoking encounter at the outset.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _From Horatio Paget to Philip Sheldon_.
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From this reading Royal Hotel, Ullerton, Oct.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My dear sir,--I arrived here last evening just in time to run against Hawkehurst on the platform, which was rather a provoking encounter at the outset.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading My dear sir,--I arrived here last evening just in time to run against Hawkehurst on the platform, which was rather a provoking encounter at the outset.
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