Chapter 36 of Complete Short Works of George Meredith is here in full — 2080 sentences across 416 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 36 of Complete Short Works of George Meredith is here in full — 2080 sentences across 416 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SHE I am at home. There was never anybody who felt so strange in her home. It is not a month since I left my sisters, and I hardly remember that I know them. They all, and even papa, appear to be thinking about such petty things. They complain that I tell them nothing.
Chapter 36 of Complete Short Works of George Meredith is here in full — 2080 sentences across 416 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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any person at all
From this reading “There was never anybody who felt so strange in her home.”
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading “They all, and even papa, appear to be thinking about such petty things.”
express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness
From this reading “They complain that I tell them nothing.”
only a very short time before
From this reading “It is not a month since I left my sisters, and I hardly remember that I know them.”
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading “It is not a month since I left my sisters, and I hardly remember that I know them.”
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading “They all, and even papa, appear to be thinking about such petty things.”
inferior in rank or status
From this reading “They all, and even papa, appear to be thinking about such petty things.”
plural of “sister” — a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading “It is not a month since I left my sisters, and I hardly remember that I know them.”
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 is not a month since I left my sisters, and I hardly remember that I know them.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading They all, and even papa, appear to be thinking about such petty things.
(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 They all, and even papa, appear to be thinking about such petty things.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading SHE I am at home.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It is not a month since I left my sisters, and I hardly remember that I know them.
any person at all
From this reading There was never anybody who felt so strange in her home.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading They all, and even papa, appear to be thinking about such petty things.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading SHE I am at home.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading They all, and even papa, appear to be thinking about such petty things.
express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness
From this reading They complain that I tell them nothing.
divisible by two
From this reading They all, and even papa, appear to be thinking about such petty things.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading There was never anybody who felt so strange in her home.
only a very short time before
From this reading It is not a month since I left my sisters, and I hardly remember that I know them.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading There was never anybody who felt so strange in her home.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading SHE I am at home.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading SHE I am at home.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was never anybody who felt so strange in her home.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is not a month since I left my sisters, and I hardly remember that I know them.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is not a month since I left my sisters, and I hardly remember that I know them.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading It is not a month since I left my sisters, and I hardly remember that I know them.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading It is not a month since I left my sisters, and I hardly remember that I know them.
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading It is not a month since I left my sisters, and I hardly remember that I know them.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It is not a month since I left my sisters, and I hardly remember that I know them.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading There was never anybody who felt so strange in her home.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It is not a month since I left my sisters, and I hardly remember that I know them.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading They complain that I tell them nothing.
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading They all, and even papa, appear to be thinking about such petty things.
inferior in rank or status
From this reading They all, and even papa, appear to be thinking about such petty things.
To recall to mind.
From this reading It is not a month since I left my sisters, and I hardly remember that I know them.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading SHE I am at home.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading It is not a month since I left my sisters, and I hardly remember that I know them.
plural of “sister” — a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading It is not a month since I left my sisters, and I hardly remember that I know them.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading There was never anybody who felt so strange in her home.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading There was never anybody who felt so strange in her home.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading They all, and even papa, appear to be thinking about such petty things.
express in words
From this reading They complain that I tell them nothing.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It is not a month since I left my sisters, and I hardly remember that I know them.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading It is not a month since I left my sisters, and I hardly remember that I know them.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was never anybody who felt so strange in her home.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They all, and even papa, appear to be thinking about such petty things.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading They all, and even papa, appear to be thinking about such petty things.
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading They all, and even papa, appear to be thinking about such petty things.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They all, and even papa, appear to be thinking about such petty things.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was never anybody who felt so strange in her home.
which person or people
From this reading There was never anybody who felt so strange in her home.
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