Chapter 17 of Cord and Creese is here in full — 432 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 17 of Cord and Creese is here in full — 432 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE BYZANTINE HYMNISTS. More than a year had passed since that visit to Thornton Grange which has already been mentioned. Despard had not forgotten or neglected the melancholy case of the Brandon family. He had written in all directions, and had gone on frequent visits. On his return from one of these he went to the Grange.
Chapter 17 of Cord and Creese is here in full — 432 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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of or relating to the Eastern Orthodox Church or the rites performed in it
From this reading “THE BYZANTINE HYMNISTS.”
plural of “direction” — a line leading to a place or point
From this reading “He had written in all directions, and had gone on frequent visits.”
do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of
From this reading “He had written in all directions, and had gone on frequent visits.”
an outlying farm
From this reading “More than a year had passed since that visit to Thornton Grange which has already been mentioned.”
a feeling of thoughtful sadness
From this reading “Despard had not forgotten or neglected the melancholy case of the Brandon family.”
disregarded
From this reading “Despard had not forgotten or neglected the melancholy case of the Brandon family.”
American architect (1759-1828)
From this reading “More than a year had passed since that visit to Thornton Grange which has already been mentioned.”
plural of “visit” — the act of going to see some person or place or thing for a short time
From this reading “He had written in all directions, and had gone on frequent visits.”
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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 More than a year had passed since that visit to Thornton Grange which has already been mentioned.
(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 He had written in all directions, and had gone on frequent visits.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading More than a year had passed since that visit to Thornton Grange which has already been mentioned.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had written in all directions, and had gone on frequent visits.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading More than a year had passed since that visit to Thornton Grange which has already been mentioned.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Despard had not forgotten or neglected the melancholy case of the Brandon family.
of or relating to the Eastern Orthodox Church or the rites performed in it
From this reading THE BYZANTINE HYMNISTS.
an occurrence of something
From this reading Despard had not forgotten or neglected the melancholy case of the Brandon family.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Despard had not forgotten or neglected the melancholy case of the Brandon family.
plural of “direction” — a line leading to a place or point
From this reading He had written in all directions, and had gone on frequent visits.
a social unit living together
From this reading Despard had not forgotten or neglected the melancholy case of the Brandon family.
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading Despard had not forgotten or neglected the melancholy case of the Brandon family.
do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of
From this reading He had written in all directions, and had gone on frequent visits.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading On his return from one of these he went to the Grange.
destroyed or killed
From this reading He had written in all directions, and had gone on frequent visits.
an outlying farm
From this reading More than a year had passed since that visit to Thornton Grange which has already been mentioned.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading More than a year had passed since that visit to Thornton Grange which has already been mentioned.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading More than a year had passed since that visit to Thornton Grange which has already been mentioned.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had written in all directions, and had gone on frequent visits.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading On his return from one of these he went to the Grange.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE BYZANTINE HYMNISTS.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He had written in all directions, and had gone on frequent visits.
a feeling of thoughtful sadness
From this reading Despard had not forgotten or neglected the melancholy case of the Brandon family.
past form of “mention” — make reference to
From this reading More than a year had passed since that visit to Thornton Grange which has already been mentioned.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading More than a year had passed since that visit to Thornton Grange which has already been mentioned.
disregarded
From this reading Despard had not forgotten or neglected the melancholy case of the Brandon family.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Despard had not forgotten or neglected the melancholy case of the Brandon family.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Despard had not forgotten or neglected the melancholy case of the Brandon family.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He had written in all directions, and had gone on frequent visits.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading On his return from one of these he went to the Grange.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Despard had not forgotten or neglected the melancholy case of the Brandon family.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading More than a year had passed since that visit to Thornton Grange which has already been mentioned.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading On his return from one of these he went to the Grange.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading More than a year had passed since that visit to Thornton Grange which has already been mentioned.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading More than a year had passed since that visit to Thornton Grange which has already been mentioned.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading More than a year had passed since that visit to Thornton Grange which has already been mentioned.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BYZANTINE HYMNISTS.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading On his return from one of these he went to the Grange.
American architect (1759-1828)
From this reading More than a year had passed since that visit to Thornton Grange which has already been mentioned.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading More than a year had passed since that visit to Thornton Grange which has already been mentioned.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading More than a year had passed since that visit to Thornton Grange which has already been mentioned.
plural of “visit” — the act of going to see some person or place or thing for a short time
From this reading He had written in all directions, and had gone on frequent visits.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading On his return from one of these he went to the Grange.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading More than a year had passed since that visit to Thornton Grange which has already been mentioned.
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading He had written in all directions, and had gone on frequent visits.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading More than a year had passed since that visit to Thornton Grange which has already been mentioned.
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