Chapter 8 of Dynevor Terrace is here in full — 353 sentences across 71 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Dynevor Terrace is here in full — 353 sentences across 71 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A TRUANT DISPOSITION. Gathering up each broken thread. WHYTEHEAD. 'Tom Madison is come back,' said the Vicar, as he sat beside Fitzjocelyn's couch, a day or two after Lord Ormersfield had gone to London. 'Come back--where has he been?' exclaimed Louis.
Chapter 8 of Dynevor Terrace is here in full — 353 sentences across 71 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an upholstered seat for more than one person
From this reading “'Tom Madison is come back,' said the Vicar, as he sat beside Fitzjocelyn's couch, a day or two after Lord Ormersfield had gone to London.”
your usual mood
From this reading “A TRUANT DISPOSITION.”
a group of persons together in one place
From this reading “Gathering up each broken thread.”
United States prizefighter who was world heavyweight champion for 12 years (1914-1981)
From this reading “'Come back--where has he been?' exclaimed Louis.”
4th President of the United States; member of the Continental Congress and rapporteur at the Constitutional Convention in 1776; helped frame the Bill of Rights (1751-1836)
From this reading “'Tom Madison is come back,' said the Vicar, as he sat beside Fitzjocelyn's couch, a day or two after Lord Ormersfield had gone to London.”
to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course
From this reading “Gathering up each broken thread.”
one who is absent from school without permission
From this reading “A TRUANT DISPOSITION.”
a Roman Catholic priest who acts for another higher-ranking clergyman
From this reading “'Tom Madison is come back,' said the Vicar, as he sat beside Fitzjocelyn's couch, a day or two after Lord Ormersfield had gone to London.”
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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 A TRUANT DISPOSITION.
later than; following
From this reading 'Tom Madison is come back,' said the Vicar, as he sat beside Fitzjocelyn's couch, a day or two after Lord Ormersfield had gone to London.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading 'Tom Madison is come back,' said the Vicar, as he sat beside Fitzjocelyn's couch, a day or two after Lord Ormersfield had gone to London.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading 'Tom Madison is come back,' said the Vicar, as he sat beside Fitzjocelyn's couch, a day or two after Lord Ormersfield had gone to London.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading 'Come back--where has he been?' exclaimed Louis.
next to; at the side of
From this reading 'Tom Madison is come back,' said the Vicar, as he sat beside Fitzjocelyn's couch, a day or two after Lord Ormersfield had gone to London.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading Gathering up each broken thread.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading 'Tom Madison is come back,' said the Vicar, as he sat beside Fitzjocelyn's couch, a day or two after Lord Ormersfield had gone to London.
an upholstered seat for more than one person
From this reading 'Tom Madison is come back,' said the Vicar, as he sat beside Fitzjocelyn's couch, a day or two after Lord Ormersfield had gone to London.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading 'Tom Madison is come back,' said the Vicar, as he sat beside Fitzjocelyn's couch, a day or two after Lord Ormersfield had gone to London.
your usual mood
From this reading A TRUANT DISPOSITION.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Gathering up each broken thread.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading 'Come back--where has he been?' exclaimed Louis.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Tom Madison is come back,' said the Vicar, as he sat beside Fitzjocelyn's couch, a day or two after Lord Ormersfield had gone to London.
a group of persons together in one place
From this reading Gathering up each broken thread.
destroyed or killed
From this reading 'Tom Madison is come back,' said the Vicar, as he sat beside Fitzjocelyn's couch, a day or two after Lord Ormersfield had gone to London.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading 'Tom Madison is come back,' said the Vicar, as he sat beside Fitzjocelyn's couch, a day or two after Lord Ormersfield had gone to London.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'Come back--where has he been?' exclaimed Louis.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'Tom Madison is come back,' said the Vicar, as he sat beside Fitzjocelyn's couch, a day or two after Lord Ormersfield had gone to London.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'Tom Madison is come back,' said the Vicar, as he sat beside Fitzjocelyn's couch, a day or two after Lord Ormersfield had gone to London.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading 'Tom Madison is come back,' said the Vicar, as he sat beside Fitzjocelyn's couch, a day or two after Lord Ormersfield had gone to London.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading 'Tom Madison is come back,' said the Vicar, as he sat beside Fitzjocelyn's couch, a day or two after Lord Ormersfield had gone to London.
United States prizefighter who was world heavyweight champion for 12 years (1914-1981)
From this reading 'Come back--where has he been?' exclaimed Louis.
4th President of the United States; member of the Continental Congress and rapporteur at the Constitutional Convention in 1776; helped frame the Bill of Rights (1751-1836)
From this reading 'Tom Madison is come back,' said the Vicar, as he sat beside Fitzjocelyn's couch, a day or two after Lord Ormersfield had gone to London.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading 'Tom Madison is come back,' said the Vicar, as he sat beside Fitzjocelyn's couch, a day or two after Lord Ormersfield had gone to London.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Tom Madison is come back,' said the Vicar, as he sat beside Fitzjocelyn's couch, a day or two after Lord Ormersfield had gone to London.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading 'Tom Madison is come back,' said the Vicar, as he sat beside Fitzjocelyn's couch, a day or two after Lord Ormersfield had gone to London.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading 'Tom Madison is come back,' said the Vicar, as he sat beside Fitzjocelyn's couch, a day or two after Lord Ormersfield had gone to London.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 'Tom Madison is come back,' said the Vicar, as he sat beside Fitzjocelyn's couch, a day or two after Lord Ormersfield had gone to London.
to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course
From this reading Gathering up each broken thread.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'Tom Madison is come back,' said the Vicar, as he sat beside Fitzjocelyn's couch, a day or two after Lord Ormersfield had gone to London.
male cat
From this reading 'Tom Madison is come back,' said the Vicar, as he sat beside Fitzjocelyn's couch, a day or two after Lord Ormersfield had gone to London.
one who is absent from school without permission
From this reading A TRUANT DISPOSITION.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading 'Tom Madison is come back,' said the Vicar, as he sat beside Fitzjocelyn's couch, a day or two after Lord Ormersfield had gone to London.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Gathering up each broken thread.
a Roman Catholic priest who acts for another higher-ranking clergyman
From this reading 'Tom Madison is come back,' said the Vicar, as he sat beside Fitzjocelyn's couch, a day or two after Lord Ormersfield had gone to London.
in or at the place that
From this reading 'Come back--where has he been?' exclaimed Louis.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WHYTEHEAD.
Chapter 8 of Dynevor Terrace by Charlotte M. (Charlotte Mary) Yonge holds 353 sentences, grouped into 71 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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.
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