Chapter 35 of Court Netherleigh: A Novel is here in full — 271 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 35 of Court Netherleigh: A Novel is here in full — 271 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
VISITORS AT MOAT GRANGE. Autumn weather lay on the world and on Netherleigh. Things were coming to a revolt. Never were poor tenant-farmers so ground down and oppressed as those on the estate of Moat Grange. Rents were raised, fines imposed, expenses, properly belonging to landlords, refused to be paid or allowed for.
Chapter 35 of Court Netherleigh: A Novel is here in full — 271 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “fine” — money extracted as a penalty
From this reading “Rents were raised, fines imposed, expenses, properly belonging to landlords, refused to be paid or allowed for.”
an outlying farm
From this reading “VISITORS AT MOAT GRANGE.”
set forth authoritatively as obligatory
From this reading “Rents were raised, fines imposed, expenses, properly belonging to landlords, refused to be paid or allowed for.”
plural of “landlord” — a landowner who leases to others
From this reading “Rents were raised, fines imposed, expenses, properly belonging to landlords, refused to be paid or allowed for.”
ditch dug as a fortification and usually filled with water
From this reading “VISITORS AT MOAT GRANGE.”
burdened psychologically or mentally
From this reading “Never were poor tenant-farmers so ground down and oppressed as those on the estate of Moat Grange.”
plural of “rent” — a payment or series of payments made by the lessee to an owner for use of some property, facility, equipment, or service
From this reading “Rents were raised, fines imposed, expenses, properly belonging to landlords, refused to be paid or allowed for.”
organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another
From this reading “Things were coming to a revolt.”
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In this reading “Autumn weather lay on the world and on Netherleigh.”
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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 Things were coming to a revolt.
past form of “allow” — make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
From this reading Rents were raised, fines imposed, expenses, properly belonging to landlords, refused to be paid or allowed for.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Autumn weather lay on the world and on Netherleigh.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Never were poor tenant-farmers so ground down and oppressed as those on the estate of Moat Grange.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading VISITORS AT MOAT GRANGE.
the season when the leaves fall from the trees
From this reading Autumn weather lay on the world and on Netherleigh.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Rents were raised, fines imposed, expenses, properly belonging to landlords, refused to be paid or allowed for.
happiness felt in a secure relationship
From this reading Rents were raised, fines imposed, expenses, properly belonging to landlords, refused to be paid or allowed for.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading Things were coming to a revolt.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Never were poor tenant-farmers so ground down and oppressed as those on the estate of Moat Grange.
everything you own; all of your assets (whether real property or personal property) and liabilities
From this reading Never were poor tenant-farmers so ground down and oppressed as those on the estate of Moat Grange.
plural of “expense” — amounts paid for goods and services that may be currently tax deductible (as opposed to capital expenditures)
From this reading Rents were raised, fines imposed, expenses, properly belonging to landlords, refused to be paid or allowed for.
plural of “fine” — money extracted as a penalty
From this reading Rents were raised, fines imposed, expenses, properly belonging to landlords, refused to be paid or allowed for.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Rents were raised, fines imposed, expenses, properly belonging to landlords, refused to be paid or allowed for.
an outlying farm
From this reading VISITORS AT MOAT GRANGE.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading Never were poor tenant-farmers so ground down and oppressed as those on the estate of Moat Grange.
set forth authoritatively as obligatory
From this reading Rents were raised, fines imposed, expenses, properly belonging to landlords, refused to be paid or allowed for.
plural of “landlord” — a landowner who leases to others
From this reading Rents were raised, fines imposed, expenses, properly belonging to landlords, refused to be paid or allowed for.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Autumn weather lay on the world and on Netherleigh.
ditch dug as a fortification and usually filled with water
From this reading VISITORS AT MOAT GRANGE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Autumn weather lay on the world and on Netherleigh.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Never were poor tenant-farmers so ground down and oppressed as those on the estate of Moat Grange.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Never were poor tenant-farmers so ground down and oppressed as those on the estate of Moat Grange.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Autumn weather lay on the world and on Netherleigh.
burdened psychologically or mentally
From this reading Never were poor tenant-farmers so ground down and oppressed as those on the estate of Moat Grange.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Rents were raised, fines imposed, expenses, properly belonging to landlords, refused to be paid or allowed for.
marked by the reception of pay
From this reading Rents were raised, fines imposed, expenses, properly belonging to landlords, refused to be paid or allowed for.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading Never were poor tenant-farmers so ground down and oppressed as those on the estate of Moat Grange.
in the right manner; correctly; suitably
From this reading Rents were raised, fines imposed, expenses, properly belonging to landlords, refused to be paid or allowed for.
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading Rents were raised, fines imposed, expenses, properly belonging to landlords, refused to be paid or allowed for.
past form of “refuse” — show unwillingness towards
From this reading Rents were raised, fines imposed, expenses, properly belonging to landlords, refused to be paid or allowed for.
plural of “rent” — a payment or series of payments made by the lessee to an owner for use of some property, facility, equipment, or service
From this reading Rents were raised, fines imposed, expenses, properly belonging to landlords, refused to be paid or allowed for.
organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another
From this reading Things were coming to a revolt.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Never were poor tenant-farmers so ground down and oppressed as those on the estate of Moat Grange.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Never were poor tenant-farmers so ground down and oppressed as those on the estate of Moat Grange.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Autumn weather lay on the world and on Netherleigh.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading Things were coming to a revolt.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Never were poor tenant-farmers so ground down and oppressed as those on the estate of Moat Grange.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Things were coming to a revolt.
plural of “visitor” — someone who visits
From this reading VISITORS AT MOAT GRANGE.
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading Autumn weather lay on the world and on Netherleigh.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Things were coming to a revolt.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading Autumn weather lay on the world and on Netherleigh.
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