Chapter 16 of Deep Moat Grange is here in full — 152 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 16 of Deep Moat Grange is here in full — 152 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MR. MUSTARD'S FIRST ASSISTANT Yes, I was surprised. But there were several other and greater surprises waiting me. I got one the very next day. I met Dan McConchie on his way home from school, at the dinner hour.
Chapter 16 of Deep Moat Grange is here in full — 152 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
From this reading “MUSTARD'S FIRST ASSISTANT Yes, I was surprised.”
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading “I met Dan McConchie on his way home from school, at the dinner hour.”
greater in size or importance or degree
From this reading “But there were several other and greater surprises waiting me.”
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading “I met Dan McConchie on his way home from school, at the dinner hour.”
an educational institution
From this reading “I met Dan McConchie on his way home from school, at the dinner hour.”
taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment
From this reading “MUSTARD'S FIRST ASSISTANT Yes, I was surprised.”
plural of “surprise” — the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading “But there were several other and greater surprises waiting me.”
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading “But there were several other and greater surprises waiting me.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “I got one the very next day.”
In this reading “I met Dan McConchie on his way home from school, at the dinner hour.”
In this reading “I met Dan McConchie on his way home from school, at the dinner hour.”
In this reading “But there were several other and greater surprises waiting me.”
In this reading “I met Dan McConchie on his way home from school, at the dinner hour.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But there were several other and greater surprises waiting me.
a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
From this reading MUSTARD'S FIRST ASSISTANT Yes, I was surprised.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I met Dan McConchie on his way home from school, at the dinner hour.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But there were several other and greater surprises waiting me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I met Dan McConchie on his way home from school, at the dinner hour.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading I got one the very next day.
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading I met Dan McConchie on his way home from school, at the dinner hour.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading MUSTARD'S FIRST ASSISTANT Yes, I was surprised.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I met Dan McConchie on his way home from school, at the dinner hour.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I got one the very next day.
greater in size or importance or degree
From this reading But there were several other and greater surprises waiting me.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I met Dan McConchie on his way home from school, at the dinner hour.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading I met Dan McConchie on his way home from school, at the dinner hour.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading I met Dan McConchie on his way home from school, at the dinner hour.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading MUSTARD'S FIRST ASSISTANT Yes, I was surprised.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I met Dan McConchie on his way home from school, at the dinner hour.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But there were several other and greater surprises waiting me.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading I met Dan McConchie on his way home from school, at the dinner hour.
a form of address for a man
From this reading MR.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MUSTARD'S FIRST ASSISTANT Yes, I was surprised.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading I got one the very next day.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I met Dan McConchie on his way home from school, at the dinner hour.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I got one the very next day.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading But there were several other and greater surprises waiting me.
an educational institution
From this reading I met Dan McConchie on his way home from school, at the dinner hour.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading But there were several other and greater surprises waiting me.
taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment
From this reading MUSTARD'S FIRST ASSISTANT Yes, I was surprised.
plural of “surprise” — the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading But there were several other and greater surprises waiting me.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I got one the very next day.
in or at that place or location
From this reading But there were several other and greater surprises waiting me.
precisely as stated
From this reading I got one the very next day.
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading But there were several other and greater surprises waiting me.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading MUSTARD'S FIRST ASSISTANT Yes, I was surprised.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading I met Dan McConchie on his way home from school, at the dinner hour.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But there were several other and greater surprises waiting me.
an affirmative
From this reading MUSTARD'S FIRST ASSISTANT Yes, I was surprised.
Chapter 16 of Deep Moat Grange by S. R. (Samuel Rutherford) Crockett holds 152 sentences, grouped into 31 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, 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 16 holds 152 sentences of Deep Moat Grange, unabridged, divided into 31 reading sections.
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