Chapter 21 of Cord and Creese is here in full — 434 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 21 of Cord and Creese is here in full — 434 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
PAOLO LANGHETTI. Many weeks passed on, and music still formed the chief occupation in life for Despard and Mrs. Thornton. His journey to Brandon village had been without result. He knew not what to do. The inquiries which he made every where turned out useless.
Chapter 21 of Cord and Creese is here in full — 434 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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having or given a form or shape
From this reading “Many weeks passed on, and music still formed the chief occupation in life for Despard and Mrs. Thornton.”
plural of “inquiry” — a search for knowledge
From this reading “The inquiries which he made every where turned out useless.”
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading “His journey to Brandon village had been without result.”
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading “Many weeks passed on, and music still formed the chief occupation in life for Despard and Mrs. Thornton.”
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading “His journey to Brandon village had been without result.”
American architect (1759-1828)
From this reading “Many weeks passed on, and music still formed the chief occupation in life for Despard and Mrs. Thornton.”
having no beneficial use or incapable of functioning usefully
From this reading “The inquiries which he made every where turned out useless.”
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading “Many weeks passed on, and music still formed the chief occupation in life for Despard and Mrs. Thornton.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Many weeks passed on, and music still formed the chief occupation in life for Despard and Mrs. Thornton.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading His journey to Brandon village had been without result.
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From this reading His journey to Brandon village had been without result.
a person who is in charge
From this reading Many weeks passed on, and music still formed the chief occupation in life for Despard and Mrs. Thornton.
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From this reading Many weeks passed on, and music still formed the chief occupation in life for Despard and Mrs. Thornton.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading He knew not what to do.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The inquiries which he made every where turned out useless.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Many weeks passed on, and music still formed the chief occupation in life for Despard and Mrs. Thornton.
having or given a form or shape
From this reading Many weeks passed on, and music still formed the chief occupation in life for Despard and Mrs. Thornton.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading His journey to Brandon village had been without result.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He knew not what to do.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His journey to Brandon village had been without result.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Many weeks passed on, and music still formed the chief occupation in life for Despard and Mrs. Thornton.
plural of “inquiry” — a search for knowledge
From this reading The inquiries which he made every where turned out useless.
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading His journey to Brandon village had been without result.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading He knew not what to do.
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a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Many weeks passed on, and music still formed the chief occupation in life for Despard and Mrs. Thornton.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The inquiries which he made every where turned out useless.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading Many weeks passed on, and music still formed the chief occupation in life for Despard and Mrs. Thornton.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Many weeks passed on, and music still formed the chief occupation in life for Despard and Mrs. Thornton.
an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
From this reading Many weeks passed on, and music still formed the chief occupation in life for Despard and Mrs. Thornton.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He knew not what to do.
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading Many weeks passed on, and music still formed the chief occupation in life for Despard and Mrs. Thornton.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Many weeks passed on, and music still formed the chief occupation in life for Despard and Mrs. Thornton.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The inquiries which he made every where turned out useless.
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From this reading PAOLO LANGHETTI.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading Many weeks passed on, and music still formed the chief occupation in life for Despard and Mrs. Thornton.
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading His journey to Brandon village had been without result.
not in physical motion
From this reading Many weeks passed on, and music still formed the chief occupation in life for Despard and Mrs. Thornton.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Many weeks passed on, and music still formed the chief occupation in life for Despard and Mrs. Thornton.
American architect (1759-1828)
From this reading Many weeks passed on, and music still formed the chief occupation in life for Despard and Mrs. Thornton.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading His journey to Brandon village had been without result.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading The inquiries which he made every where turned out useless.
having no beneficial use or incapable of functioning usefully
From this reading The inquiries which he made every where turned out useless.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading His journey to Brandon village had been without result.
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading Many weeks passed on, and music still formed the chief occupation in life for Despard and Mrs. Thornton.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He knew not what to do.
in or at the place that
From this reading The inquiries which he made every where turned out useless.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The inquiries which he made every where turned out useless.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading His journey to Brandon village had been without result.
Chapter 21 of Cord and Creese by James De Mille holds 434 sentences, grouped into 87 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 21 holds 434 sentences of Cord and Creese, unabridged, divided into 87 reading sections.
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