Chapter 21 of Geoffrey's victory is here in full — 135 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 21 of Geoffrey's victory is here in full — 135 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
GEOFFREY PICKS UP A THREAD. “Who can he be? How strangely he acts,” Gladys said, as she gazed after the retreating form. “One would almost believe he has some personal connection with your history, he was so agitated on learning your name.” “I am sure that he has, Gladys; I believe that man is my father!”
Chapter 21 of Geoffrey's victory is here in full — 135 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a New Testament book describing the development of the early church from Christ's Ascension to Paul's sojourn at Rome
From this reading “How strangely he acts,” Gladys said, as she gazed after the retreating form.”
troubled emotionally and usually deeply
From this reading ““One would almost believe he has some personal connection with your history, he was so agitated on learning your name.””
a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it)
From this reading ““One would almost believe he has some personal connection with your history, he was so agitated on learning your name.””
the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge
From this reading ““One would almost believe he has some personal connection with your history, he was so agitated on learning your name.””
plural of “pick” — the person or thing chosen or selected
From this reading “GEOFFREY PICKS UP A THREAD.”
-ing form of “retreat” — pull back or move away or backward
From this reading “How strangely he acts,” Gladys said, as she gazed after the retreating form.”
in a strange manner
From this reading “How strangely he acts,” Gladys said, as she gazed after the retreating form.”
to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course
From this reading “GEOFFREY PICKS UP A THREAD.”
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take and lift upward
In this reading “GEOFFREY PICKS UP A THREAD.”
In this reading “How strangely he acts,” Gladys said, as she gazed after the retreating form.”
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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 GEOFFREY PICKS UP A THREAD.
a New Testament book describing the development of the early church from Christ's Ascension to Paul's sojourn at Rome
From this reading How strangely he acts,” Gladys said, as she gazed after the retreating form.
later than; following
From this reading How strangely he acts,” Gladys said, as she gazed after the retreating form.
troubled emotionally and usually deeply
From this reading “One would almost believe he has some personal connection with your history, he was so agitated on learning your name.”
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading “One would almost believe he has some personal connection with your history, he was so agitated on learning your name.”
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “I am sure that he has, Gladys; I believe that man is my father!”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading How strangely he acts,” Gladys said, as she gazed after the retreating form.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Who can he be?
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading “One would almost believe he has some personal connection with your history, he was so agitated on learning your name.”
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “Who can he be?
a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it)
From this reading “One would almost believe he has some personal connection with your history, he was so agitated on learning your name.”
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading “I am sure that he has, Gladys; I believe that man is my father!”
the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
From this reading How strangely he acts,” Gladys said, as she gazed after the retreating form.
past form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading How strangely he acts,” Gladys said, as she gazed after the retreating form.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading GEOFFREY PICKS UP A THREAD.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How strangely he acts,” Gladys said, as she gazed after the retreating form.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “One would almost believe he has some personal connection with your history, he was so agitated on learning your name.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Who can he be?
the aggregate of past events
From this reading “One would almost believe he has some personal connection with your history, he was so agitated on learning your name.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How strangely he acts,” Gladys said, as she gazed after the retreating form.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I am sure that he has, Gladys; I believe that man is my father!”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I am sure that he has, Gladys; I believe that man is my father!”
the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge
From this reading “One would almost believe he has some personal connection with your history, he was so agitated on learning your name.”
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “I am sure that he has, Gladys; I believe that man is my father!”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “I am sure that he has, Gladys; I believe that man is my father!”
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “One would almost believe he has some personal connection with your history, he was so agitated on learning your name.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “One would almost believe he has some personal connection with your history, he was so agitated on learning your name.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “One would almost believe he has some personal connection with your history, he was so agitated on learning your name.”
concerning or affecting a particular person or his or her private life and personality
From this reading “One would almost believe he has some personal connection with your history, he was so agitated on learning your name.”
plural of “pick” — the person or thing chosen or selected
From this reading GEOFFREY PICKS UP A THREAD.
-ing form of “retreat” — pull back or move away or backward
From this reading How strangely he acts,” Gladys said, as she gazed after the retreating form.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading How strangely he acts,” Gladys said, as she gazed after the retreating form.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading How strangely he acts,” Gladys said, as she gazed after the retreating form.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “One would almost believe he has some personal connection with your history, he was so agitated on learning your name.”
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading “One would almost believe he has some personal connection with your history, he was so agitated on learning your name.”
in a strange manner
From this reading How strangely he acts,” Gladys said, as she gazed after the retreating form.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading “I am sure that he has, Gladys; I believe that man is my father!”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I am sure that he has, Gladys; I believe that man is my father!”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading How strangely he acts,” Gladys said, as she gazed after the retreating form.
to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course
From this reading GEOFFREY PICKS UP A THREAD.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading GEOFFREY PICKS UP A THREAD.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “One would almost believe he has some personal connection with your history, he was so agitated on learning your name.”
which person or people
From this reading “Who can he be?
in the company of; together with
From this reading “One would almost believe he has some personal connection with your history, he was so agitated on learning your name.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “One would almost believe he has some personal connection with your history, he was so agitated on learning your name.”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “One would almost believe he has some personal connection with your history, he was so agitated on learning your name.”
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