Chapter 11 of Fernley House is here in full — 241 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XI
Chapter 11 of Fernley House is here in full — 241 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE MYSTERIES OF FERNLEY "Now, Uncle John!" "Now, Margaret!" "Don't be tormenting, sir! You know that you promised us a new Mystery of Fernley, if we would all be good. We have been good; virtue shines from every one of us, doesn't it, Hugh?"
Chapter 11 of Fernley House is here in full — 241 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading “THE MYSTERIES OF FERNLEY "Now, Uncle John!"”
plural of “mystery” — something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading “THE MYSTERIES OF FERNLEY "Now, Uncle John!"”
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading “You know that you promised us a new Mystery of Fernley, if we would all be good.”
past form of “promise” — make a promise or commitment
From this reading “You know that you promised us a new Mystery of Fernley, if we would all be good.”
plural of “shine” — the quality of being bright and sending out rays of light
From this reading “We have been good; virtue shines from every one of us, doesn't it, Hugh?"”
-ing form of “torment” — torment emotionally or mentally
From this reading “"Don't be tormenting, sir!”
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading “THE MYSTERIES OF FERNLEY "Now, Uncle John!"”
Moral excellence and goodness of character; the highest human attainment in Stoic philosophy.
From this reading “We have been good; virtue shines from every one of us, doesn't it, Hugh?"”
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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 You know that you promised us a new Mystery of Fernley, if we would all be good.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading You know that you promised us a new Mystery of Fernley, if we would all be good.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Don't be tormenting, sir!
the past participle of “be”
From this reading We have been good; virtue shines from every one of us, doesn't it, Hugh?"
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From this reading We have been good; virtue shines from every one of us, doesn't it, Hugh?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Don't be tormenting, sir!
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading We have been good; virtue shines from every one of us, doesn't it, Hugh?"
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From this reading THE MYSTERIES OF FERNLEY "Now, Uncle John!"
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading We have been good; virtue shines from every one of us, doesn't it, Hugh?"
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading You know that you promised us a new Mystery of Fernley, if we would all be good.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We have been good; virtue shines from every one of us, doesn't it, Hugh?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We have been good; virtue shines from every one of us, doesn't it, Hugh?"
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading You know that you promised us a new Mystery of Fernley, if we would all be good.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading We have been good; virtue shines from every one of us, doesn't it, Hugh?"
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading THE MYSTERIES OF FERNLEY "Now, Uncle John!"
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading You know that you promised us a new Mystery of Fernley, if we would all be good.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Now, Margaret!"
plural of “mystery” — something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading THE MYSTERIES OF FERNLEY "Now, Uncle John!"
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading You know that you promised us a new Mystery of Fernley, if we would all be good.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading You know that you promised us a new Mystery of Fernley, if we would all be good.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading THE MYSTERIES OF FERNLEY "Now, Uncle John!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE MYSTERIES OF FERNLEY "Now, Uncle John!"
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading We have been good; virtue shines from every one of us, doesn't it, Hugh?"
past form of “promise” — make a promise or commitment
From this reading You know that you promised us a new Mystery of Fernley, if we would all be good.
plural of “shine” — the quality of being bright and sending out rays of light
From this reading We have been good; virtue shines from every one of us, doesn't it, Hugh?"
term of address for a man
From this reading "Don't be tormenting, sir!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading You know that you promised us a new Mystery of Fernley, if we would all be good.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MYSTERIES OF FERNLEY "Now, Uncle John!"
-ing form of “torment” — torment emotionally or mentally
From this reading "Don't be tormenting, sir!
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading THE MYSTERIES OF FERNLEY "Now, Uncle John!"
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You know that you promised us a new Mystery of Fernley, if we would all be good.
Moral excellence and goodness of character; the highest human attainment in Stoic philosophy.
From this reading We have been good; virtue shines from every one of us, doesn't it, Hugh?"
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading You know that you promised us a new Mystery of Fernley, if we would all be good.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading You know that you promised us a new Mystery of Fernley, if we would all be good.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You know that you promised us a new Mystery of Fernley, if we would all be good.
Chapter 11 of Fernley House by Laura Elizabeth Howe Richards holds 241 sentences, grouped into 49 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 11 holds 241 sentences of Fernley House, unabridged, divided into 49 reading sections.
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