Chapter 26 of Doctor Grimshawe's Secret — a Romance is here in full — 11 sentences across 3 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXVI
Chapter 26 of Doctor Grimshawe's Secret — a Romance is here in full — 11 sentences across 3 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Note 1. Author’s note_.--“Perhaps put this narratively, not as spoken.” _Note 2. Author’s note_.--“He was privately married to the heiress, if she were an heiress. They meant to kill him in the wood, but, by contrivance, he was kidnapped.”
Chapter 26 of Doctor Grimshawe's Secret — a Romance is here in full — 11 sentences across 3 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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possessive form of “author” — writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
a device or control that is very useful for a particular job
From this reading “They meant to kill him in the wood, but, by contrivance, he was kidnapped.””
a female heir
From this reading “Author’s note_.--“He was privately married to the heiress, if she were an heiress.”
inflected form of “kidnap” — take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom
From this reading “They meant to kill him in the wood, but, by contrivance, he was kidnapped.””
cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading “They meant to kill him in the wood, but, by contrivance, he was kidnapped.””
kept private or confined to those intimately concerned
From this reading “Author’s note_.--“He was privately married to the heiress, if she were an heiress.”
uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination
From this reading “Author’s note_.--“Perhaps put this narratively, not as spoken.””
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading “They meant to kill him in the wood, but, by contrivance, he was kidnapped.””
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From this reading _Note 1.
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From this reading _Note 2.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Author’s note_.--“He was privately married to the heiress, if she were an heiress.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Author’s note_.--“Perhaps put this narratively, not as spoken.”
possessive form of “author” — writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading Author’s note_.--“Perhaps put this narratively, not as spoken.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They meant to kill him in the wood, but, by contrivance, he was kidnapped.”
showing who or what does the action
From this reading They meant to kill him in the wood, but, by contrivance, he was kidnapped.”
a device or control that is very useful for a particular job
From this reading They meant to kill him in the wood, but, by contrivance, he was kidnapped.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Author’s note_.--“He was privately married to the heiress, if she were an heiress.
a female heir
From this reading Author’s note_.--“He was privately married to the heiress, if she were an heiress.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They meant to kill him in the wood, but, by contrivance, he was kidnapped.”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Author’s note_.--“He was privately married to the heiress, if she were an heiress.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They meant to kill him in the wood, but, by contrivance, he was kidnapped.”
inflected form of “kidnap” — take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom
From this reading They meant to kill him in the wood, but, by contrivance, he was kidnapped.”
cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading They meant to kill him in the wood, but, by contrivance, he was kidnapped.”
joined in matrimony
From this reading Author’s note_.--“He was privately married to the heiress, if she were an heiress.
inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading They meant to kill him in the wood, but, by contrivance, he was kidnapped.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Author’s note_.--“Perhaps put this narratively, not as spoken.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Author’s note_.--“Perhaps put this narratively, not as spoken.”
a brief written record
From this reading _Note 1.
by chance
From this reading Author’s note_.--“Perhaps put this narratively, not as spoken.”
kept private or confined to those intimately concerned
From this reading Author’s note_.--“He was privately married to the heiress, if she were an heiress.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Author’s note_.--“Perhaps put this narratively, not as spoken.”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Author’s note_.--“He was privately married to the heiress, if she were an heiress.
uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination
From this reading Author’s note_.--“Perhaps put this narratively, not as spoken.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Author’s note_.--“He was privately married to the heiress, if she were an heiress.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They meant to kill him in the wood, but, by contrivance, he was kidnapped.”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Author’s note_.--“Perhaps put this narratively, not as spoken.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Author’s note_.--“He was privately married to the heiress, if she were an heiress.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Author’s note_.--“He was privately married to the heiress, if she were an heiress.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Author’s note_.--“He was privately married to the heiress, if she were an heiress.
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading They meant to kill him in the wood, but, by contrivance, he was kidnapped.”
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