Chapter 8 of Fifteen Days is here in full — 436 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VIII
Chapter 8 of Fifteen Days is here in full — 436 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"No more than you on them. Their ancestor made his choice, as yours made his. They have the portion of goods that falleth to them. They are quite as content with their share as you are with yours. Moreover, each party is free to complete his inheritance without prejudice to the other.
Chapter 8 of Fifteen Days is here in full — 436 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)
From this reading “Their ancestor made his choice, as yours made his.”
the person or thing chosen or selected
From this reading “Their ancestor made his choice, as yours made his.”
(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something
From this reading “They are quite as content with their share as you are with yours.”
plural of “good” — benefit
From this reading “They have the portion of goods that falleth to them.”
hereditary succession to a title or an office or property
From this reading “Moreover, each party is free to complete his inheritance without prejudice to the other.”
in addition to what has just been said
From this reading “Moreover, each party is free to complete his inheritance without prejudice to the other.”
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading “They have the portion of goods that falleth to them.”
a partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation
From this reading “Moreover, each party is free to complete his inheritance without prejudice to the other.”
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 “Moreover, each party is free to complete his inheritance without prejudice to the other.”
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someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)
From this reading Their ancestor made his choice, as yours made his.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They are quite as content with their share as you are with yours.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Their ancestor made his choice, as yours made his.
the person or thing chosen or selected
From this reading Their ancestor made his choice, as yours made his.
come or bring to a finish or an end
From this reading Moreover, each party is free to complete his inheritance without prejudice to the other.
(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something
From this reading They are quite as content with their share as you are with yours.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Moreover, each party is free to complete his inheritance without prejudice to the other.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They have the portion of goods that falleth to them.
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading Moreover, each party is free to complete his inheritance without prejudice to the other.
plural of “good” — benefit
From this reading They have the portion of goods that falleth to them.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading They have the portion of goods that falleth to them.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Their ancestor made his choice, as yours made his.
hereditary succession to a title or an office or property
From this reading Moreover, each party is free to complete his inheritance without prejudice to the other.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Moreover, each party is free to complete his inheritance without prejudice to the other.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Their ancestor made his choice, as yours made his.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "No more than you on them.
in addition to what has just been said
From this reading Moreover, each party is free to complete his inheritance without prejudice to the other.
not any; not one
From this reading "No more than you on them.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They have the portion of goods that falleth to them.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "No more than you on them.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Moreover, each party is free to complete his inheritance without prejudice to the other.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading Moreover, each party is free to complete his inheritance without prejudice to the other.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading They have the portion of goods that falleth to them.
a partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation
From this reading Moreover, each party is free to complete his inheritance without prejudice to the other.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading They are quite as content with their share as you are with yours.
have in common
From this reading They are quite as content with their share as you are with yours.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "No more than you on them.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They have the portion of goods that falleth to them.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They have the portion of goods that falleth to them.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Their ancestor made his choice, as yours made his.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "No more than you on them.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They have the portion of goods that falleth to them.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They have the portion of goods that falleth to them.
in the company of; together with
From this reading They are quite as content with their share as you are with yours.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Moreover, each party is free to complete his inheritance without prejudice to the other.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "No more than you on them.
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading Their ancestor made his choice, as yours made his.
Chapter 8 of Fifteen Days by Mary Lowell Putnam holds 436 sentences, grouped into 88 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 8 holds 436 sentences of Fifteen Days, unabridged, divided into 88 reading sections.
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