Chapter 34 of Evelina is here in full — 111 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 34 of Evelina is here in full — 111 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
EVELINA IN CONTINUATION. Oct. 1st. GOOD God, my dear Sir, what a wonderful tale have I again to relate! even yet, I am not recovered from my extreme surprise. Yesterday morning, as soon as I had finished my hasty letter, I was summoned to attend a walking party to the Hot Wells.
Chapter 34 of Evelina is here in full — 111 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/22 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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be present at (meetings, church services, university), etc.
From this reading “Yesterday morning, as soon as I had finished my hasty letter, I was summoned to attend a walking party to the Hot Wells.”
the act of continuing an activity without interruption
From this reading “EVELINA IN CONTINUATION.”
of the greatest possible degree or extent or intensity
From this reading “GOOD God, my dear Sir, what a wonderful tale have I again to relate! even yet, I am not recovered from my extreme surprise.”
excessively quick
From this reading “Yesterday morning, as soon as I had finished my hasty letter, I was summoned to attend a walking party to the Hot Wells.”
the month following September and preceding November
From this reading “Oct.”
make a logical or causal connection
From this reading “GOOD God, my dear Sir, what a wonderful tale have I again to relate! even yet, I am not recovered from my extreme surprise.”
past form of “summon” — call in an official matter, such as to attend court
From this reading “Yesterday morning, as soon as I had finished my hasty letter, I was summoned to attend a walking party to the Hot Wells.”
prolific English writer best known for his science-fiction novels; he also wrote on contemporary social problems and wrote popular accounts of history and science (1866-1946)
From this reading “Yesterday morning, as soon as I had finished my hasty letter, I was summoned to attend a walking party to the Hot Wells.”
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From this reading 1st.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading GOOD God, my dear Sir, what a wonderful tale have I again to relate! even yet, I am not recovered from my extreme surprise.
anew
From this reading GOOD God, my dear Sir, what a wonderful tale have I again to relate! even yet, I am not recovered from my extreme surprise.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading GOOD God, my dear Sir, what a wonderful tale have I again to relate! even yet, I am not recovered from my extreme surprise.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Yesterday morning, as soon as I had finished my hasty letter, I was summoned to attend a walking party to the Hot Wells.
be present at (meetings, church services, university), etc.
From this reading Yesterday morning, as soon as I had finished my hasty letter, I was summoned to attend a walking party to the Hot Wells.
the act of continuing an activity without interruption
From this reading EVELINA IN CONTINUATION.
dearly loved
From this reading GOOD God, my dear Sir, what a wonderful tale have I again to relate! even yet, I am not recovered from my extreme surprise.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading EVELINA IN CONTINUATION.
divisible by two
From this reading GOOD God, my dear Sir, what a wonderful tale have I again to relate! even yet, I am not recovered from my extreme surprise.
of the greatest possible degree or extent or intensity
From this reading GOOD God, my dear Sir, what a wonderful tale have I again to relate! even yet, I am not recovered from my extreme surprise.
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading Yesterday morning, as soon as I had finished my hasty letter, I was summoned to attend a walking party to the Hot Wells.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading GOOD God, my dear Sir, what a wonderful tale have I again to relate! even yet, I am not recovered from my extreme surprise.
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading GOOD God, my dear Sir, what a wonderful tale have I again to relate! even yet, I am not recovered from my extreme surprise.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading GOOD God, my dear Sir, what a wonderful tale have I again to relate! even yet, I am not recovered from my extreme surprise.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Yesterday morning, as soon as I had finished my hasty letter, I was summoned to attend a walking party to the Hot Wells.
excessively quick
From this reading Yesterday morning, as soon as I had finished my hasty letter, I was summoned to attend a walking party to the Hot Wells.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading GOOD God, my dear Sir, what a wonderful tale have I again to relate! even yet, I am not recovered from my extreme surprise.
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading Yesterday morning, as soon as I had finished my hasty letter, I was summoned to attend a walking party to the Hot Wells.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading GOOD God, my dear Sir, what a wonderful tale have I again to relate! even yet, I am not recovered from my extreme surprise.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading EVELINA IN CONTINUATION.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading Yesterday morning, as soon as I had finished my hasty letter, I was summoned to attend a walking party to the Hot Wells.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Yesterday morning, as soon as I had finished my hasty letter, I was summoned to attend a walking party to the Hot Wells.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading GOOD God, my dear Sir, what a wonderful tale have I again to relate! even yet, I am not recovered from my extreme surprise.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading GOOD God, my dear Sir, what a wonderful tale have I again to relate! even yet, I am not recovered from my extreme surprise.
the month following September and preceding November
From this reading Oct.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading Yesterday morning, as soon as I had finished my hasty letter, I was summoned to attend a walking party to the Hot Wells.
freed from illness or injury
From this reading GOOD God, my dear Sir, what a wonderful tale have I again to relate! even yet, I am not recovered from my extreme surprise.
make a logical or causal connection
From this reading GOOD God, my dear Sir, what a wonderful tale have I again to relate! even yet, I am not recovered from my extreme surprise.
term of address for a man
From this reading GOOD God, my dear Sir, what a wonderful tale have I again to relate! even yet, I am not recovered from my extreme surprise.
in the near future
From this reading Yesterday morning, as soon as I had finished my hasty letter, I was summoned to attend a walking party to the Hot Wells.
past form of “summon” — call in an official matter, such as to attend court
From this reading Yesterday morning, as soon as I had finished my hasty letter, I was summoned to attend a walking party to the Hot Wells.
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading GOOD God, my dear Sir, what a wonderful tale have I again to relate! even yet, I am not recovered from my extreme surprise.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading GOOD God, my dear Sir, what a wonderful tale have I again to relate! even yet, I am not recovered from my extreme surprise.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Yesterday morning, as soon as I had finished my hasty letter, I was summoned to attend a walking party to the Hot Wells.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading GOOD God, my dear Sir, what a wonderful tale have I again to relate! even yet, I am not recovered from my extreme surprise.
close enough to be walked to
From this reading Yesterday morning, as soon as I had finished my hasty letter, I was summoned to attend a walking party to the Hot Wells.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Yesterday morning, as soon as I had finished my hasty letter, I was summoned to attend a walking party to the Hot Wells.
prolific English writer best known for his science-fiction novels; he also wrote on contemporary social problems and wrote popular accounts of history and science (1866-1946)
From this reading Yesterday morning, as soon as I had finished my hasty letter, I was summoned to attend a walking party to the Hot Wells.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading GOOD God, my dear Sir, what a wonderful tale have I again to relate! even yet, I am not recovered from my extreme surprise.
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading GOOD God, my dear Sir, what a wonderful tale have I again to relate! even yet, I am not recovered from my extreme surprise.
the day immediately before today
From this reading Yesterday morning, as soon as I had finished my hasty letter, I was summoned to attend a walking party to the Hot Wells.
but in spite of that
From this reading GOOD God, my dear Sir, what a wonderful tale have I again to relate! even yet, I am not recovered from my extreme surprise.
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