Chapter 22 of Dusty answer is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXII
Chapter 22 of Dusty answer is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Just the date though.... Two days old, this thing was now.... Mr. G. M. St. V. Fyfe--Martin Fyfe--_Martin_ had been nothing for two days.... She thought: If I pretend I never saw it, it will be just as if it hadn’t happened. I won’t know it, and then it’ll stop being true.
Chapter 22 of Dusty answer is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/82 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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the specified day of the month
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the time during which someone's life continues
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past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading “She thought: If I pretend I never saw it, it will be just as if it hadn’t happened.”
French bishop who is a patron saint of France (died in 397)
From this reading “Mr. G. M. St. V. Fyfe--Martin Fyfe--_Martin_ had been nothing for two days....”
make believe with the intent to deceive
From this reading “She thought: If I pretend I never saw it, it will be just as if it hadn’t happened.”
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading “I won’t know it, and then it’ll stop being true.”
a special situation
From this reading “Two days old, this thing was now....”
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading “I won’t know it, and then it’ll stop being true.”
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 “Two days old, this thing was now....”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I won’t know it, and then it’ll stop being true.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She thought: If I pretend I never saw it, it will be just as if it hadn’t happened.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She thought: If I pretend I never saw it, it will be just as if it hadn’t happened.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Mr. G. M. St. V. Fyfe--Martin Fyfe--_Martin_ had been nothing for two days....
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading I won’t know it, and then it’ll stop being true.
the specified day of the month
From this reading Just the date though....
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Two days old, this thing was now....
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Mr. G. M. St. V. Fyfe--Martin Fyfe--_Martin_ had been nothing for two days....
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. G. M. St. V. Fyfe--Martin Fyfe--_Martin_ had been nothing for two days....
a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram
From this reading Mr. G. M. St. V. Fyfe--Martin Fyfe--_Martin_ had been nothing for two days....
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mr. G. M. St. V. Fyfe--Martin Fyfe--_Martin_ had been nothing for two days....
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She thought: If I pretend I never saw it, it will be just as if it hadn’t happened.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading She thought: If I pretend I never saw it, it will be just as if it hadn’t happened.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading She thought: If I pretend I never saw it, it will be just as if it hadn’t happened.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading She thought: If I pretend I never saw it, it will be just as if it hadn’t happened.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She thought: If I pretend I never saw it, it will be just as if it hadn’t happened.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I won’t know it, and then it’ll stop being true.
and nothing more
From this reading Just the date though....
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I won’t know it, and then it’ll stop being true.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading Mr. G. M. St. V. Fyfe--Martin Fyfe--_Martin_ had been nothing for two days....
French bishop who is a patron saint of France (died in 397)
From this reading Mr. G. M. St. V. Fyfe--Martin Fyfe--_Martin_ had been nothing for two days....
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. G. M. St. V. Fyfe--Martin Fyfe--_Martin_ had been nothing for two days....
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading She thought: If I pretend I never saw it, it will be just as if it hadn’t happened.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Mr. G. M. St. V. Fyfe--Martin Fyfe--_Martin_ had been nothing for two days....
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Two days old, this thing was now....
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Two days old, this thing was now....
make believe with the intent to deceive
From this reading She thought: If I pretend I never saw it, it will be just as if it hadn’t happened.
cut with a saw
From this reading She thought: If I pretend I never saw it, it will be just as if it hadn’t happened.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She thought: If I pretend I never saw it, it will be just as if it hadn’t happened.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. G. M. St. V. Fyfe--Martin Fyfe--_Martin_ had been nothing for two days....
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading I won’t know it, and then it’ll stop being true.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Just the date though....
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading I won’t know it, and then it’ll stop being true.
a special situation
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used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
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in spite of the fact that
From this reading Just the date though....
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading She thought: If I pretend I never saw it, it will be just as if it hadn’t happened.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading I won’t know it, and then it’ll stop being true.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Two days old, this thing was now....
a unit of potential equal to the potential difference between two points on a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between the two points is 1 watt
From this reading Mr. G. M. St. V. Fyfe--Martin Fyfe--_Martin_ had been nothing for two days....
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Two days old, this thing was now....
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading She thought: If I pretend I never saw it, it will be just as if it hadn’t happened.
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From this reading I won’t know it, and then it’ll stop being true.
Chapter 22 of Dusty answer by Rosamond Lehmann holds 411 sentences, grouped into 83 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 22 holds 411 sentences of Dusty answer, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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