Chapter 36 of December Love is here in full — 223 sentences across 45 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 December Love is here in full — 223 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
When Sir Seymour was going out of the main hall of the building in which Arabian lived a taxicab happened to drive up. A man got out of it and paid the chauffeur. Sir Seymour made a sign to the chauffeur, who jerked his head and said: “Yes, sir.” “Drive me to Claridge’s Hotel, please,” said Sir Seymour.
Chapter 36 of December Love is here in full — 223 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a member of a Semitic people originally from the Arabian peninsula and surrounding territories who speaks Arabic and who inhabits much of the Middle East and northern Africa
From this reading “When Sir Seymour was going out of the main hall of the building in which Arabian lived a taxicab happened to drive up.”
a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
From this reading “When Sir Seymour was going out of the main hall of the building in which Arabian lived a taxicab happened to drive up.”
a man paid to drive a privately owned car
From this reading “A man got out of it and paid the chauffeur.”
operate or control a vehicle
From this reading “When Sir Seymour was going out of the main hall of the building in which Arabian lived a taxicab happened to drive up.”
past form of “jerk” — pull, or move with a sudden movement
From this reading “Sir Seymour made a sign to the chauffeur, who jerked his head and said:”
most important element
From this reading “When Sir Seymour was going out of the main hall of the building in which Arabian lived a taxicab happened to drive up.”
Queen of England as the third wife of Henry VIII and mother of Edward VI (1509-1537)
From this reading “When Sir Seymour was going out of the main hall of the building in which Arabian lived a taxicab happened to drive up.”
a car driven by a person whose job is to take passengers where they want to go in exchange for money
From this reading “When Sir Seymour was going out of the main hall of the building in which Arabian lived a taxicab happened to drive up.”
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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 When Sir Seymour was going out of the main hall of the building in which Arabian lived a taxicab happened to drive up.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A man got out of it and paid the chauffeur.
a member of a Semitic people originally from the Arabian peninsula and surrounding territories who speaks Arabic and who inhabits much of the Middle East and northern Africa
From this reading When Sir Seymour was going out of the main hall of the building in which Arabian lived a taxicab happened to drive up.
a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
From this reading When Sir Seymour was going out of the main hall of the building in which Arabian lived a taxicab happened to drive up.
a man paid to drive a privately owned car
From this reading A man got out of it and paid the chauffeur.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Drive me to Claridge’s Hotel, please,” said Sir Seymour.
operate or control a vehicle
From this reading When Sir Seymour was going out of the main hall of the building in which Arabian lived a taxicab happened to drive up.
the act of departing
From this reading When Sir Seymour was going out of the main hall of the building in which Arabian lived a taxicab happened to drive up.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading A man got out of it and paid the chauffeur.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading When Sir Seymour was going out of the main hall of the building in which Arabian lived a taxicab happened to drive up.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading When Sir Seymour was going out of the main hall of the building in which Arabian lived a taxicab happened to drive up.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Sir Seymour made a sign to the chauffeur, who jerked his head and said:
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Sir Seymour made a sign to the chauffeur, who jerked his head and said:
a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading “Drive me to Claridge’s Hotel, please,” said Sir Seymour.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When Sir Seymour was going out of the main hall of the building in which Arabian lived a taxicab happened to drive up.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A man got out of it and paid the chauffeur.
past form of “jerk” — pull, or move with a sudden movement
From this reading Sir Seymour made a sign to the chauffeur, who jerked his head and said:
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading When Sir Seymour was going out of the main hall of the building in which Arabian lived a taxicab happened to drive up.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Sir Seymour made a sign to the chauffeur, who jerked his head and said:
most important element
From this reading When Sir Seymour was going out of the main hall of the building in which Arabian lived a taxicab happened to drive up.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading A man got out of it and paid the chauffeur.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Drive me to Claridge’s Hotel, please,” said Sir Seymour.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When Sir Seymour was going out of the main hall of the building in which Arabian lived a taxicab happened to drive up.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading When Sir Seymour was going out of the main hall of the building in which Arabian lived a taxicab happened to drive up.
marked by the reception of pay
From this reading A man got out of it and paid the chauffeur.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading “Drive me to Claridge’s Hotel, please,” said Sir Seymour.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Sir Seymour made a sign to the chauffeur, who jerked his head and said:
Queen of England as the third wife of Henry VIII and mother of Edward VI (1509-1537)
From this reading When Sir Seymour was going out of the main hall of the building in which Arabian lived a taxicab happened to drive up.
a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading Sir Seymour made a sign to the chauffeur, who jerked his head and said:
term of address for a man
From this reading When Sir Seymour was going out of the main hall of the building in which Arabian lived a taxicab happened to drive up.
a car driven by a person whose job is to take passengers where they want to go in exchange for money
From this reading When Sir Seymour was going out of the main hall of the building in which Arabian lived a taxicab happened to drive up.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When Sir Seymour was going out of the main hall of the building in which Arabian lived a taxicab happened to drive up.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When Sir Seymour was going out of the main hall of the building in which Arabian lived a taxicab happened to drive up.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading When Sir Seymour was going out of the main hall of the building in which Arabian lived a taxicab happened to drive up.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When Sir Seymour was going out of the main hall of the building in which Arabian lived a taxicab happened to drive up.
at the time that
From this reading When Sir Seymour was going out of the main hall of the building in which Arabian lived a taxicab happened to drive up.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading When Sir Seymour was going out of the main hall of the building in which Arabian lived a taxicab happened to drive up.
which person or people
From this reading Sir Seymour made a sign to the chauffeur, who jerked his head and said:
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes, sir.”
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