Chapter 24 of Grif: A Story of Australian Life 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 24 of Grif: A Story of Australian Life is here in full — 135 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MRS. NICHOLAS NUTTALL TAKES POSSESSION. Mrs. Nicholas Nuttall was in a high state of glorification. It wanted but a few days to Christmas, and she and her family were on a visit to their rich squatter relative. The promise that Alice's father had extracted from his brother Nicholas had been strictly kept.
Chapter 24 of Grif: A Story of Australian Life is here in full — 135 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
From this reading “It wanted but a few days to Christmas, and she and her family were on a visit to their rich squatter relative.”
past form of “extract” — remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense
From this reading “The promise that Alice's father had extracted from his brother Nicholas had been strictly kept.”
a state of high honor
From this reading “Mrs. Nicholas Nuttall was in a high state of glorification.”
a bishop in Asia Minor who is associated with Santa Claus (4th century)
From this reading “NICHOLAS NUTTALL TAKES POSSESSION.”
the act of having and controlling property
From this reading “NICHOLAS NUTTALL TAKES POSSESSION.”
a person related by blood or marriage
From this reading “It wanted but a few days to Christmas, and she and her family were on a visit to their rich squatter relative.”
someone who settles lawfully on government land with the intent to acquire title to it
From this reading “It wanted but a few days to Christmas, and she and her family were on a visit to their rich squatter relative.”
restricted to something
From this reading “The promise that Alice's father had extracted from his brother Nicholas had been strictly kept.”
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.
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In this reading “It wanted but a few days to Christmas, and she and her family were on a visit to their rich squatter relative.”
In this reading “NICHOLAS NUTTALL TAKES POSSESSION.”
In this reading “The promise that Alice's father had extracted from his brother Nicholas had been strictly kept.”
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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 Mrs. Nicholas Nuttall was in a high state of glorification.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The promise that Alice's father had extracted from his brother Nicholas had been strictly kept.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It wanted but a few days to Christmas, and she and her family were on a visit to their rich squatter relative.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The promise that Alice's father had extracted from his brother Nicholas had been strictly kept.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading The promise that Alice's father had extracted from his brother Nicholas had been strictly kept.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It wanted but a few days to Christmas, and she and her family were on a visit to their rich squatter relative.
period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
From this reading It wanted but a few days to Christmas, and she and her family were on a visit to their rich squatter relative.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading It wanted but a few days to Christmas, and she and her family were on a visit to their rich squatter relative.
past form of “extract” — remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense
From this reading The promise that Alice's father had extracted from his brother Nicholas had been strictly kept.
a social unit living together
From this reading It wanted but a few days to Christmas, and she and her family were on a visit to their rich squatter relative.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading The promise that Alice's father had extracted from his brother Nicholas had been strictly kept.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading It wanted but a few days to Christmas, and she and her family were on a visit to their rich squatter relative.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The promise that Alice's father had extracted from his brother Nicholas had been strictly kept.
a state of high honor
From this reading Mrs. Nicholas Nuttall was in a high state of glorification.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The promise that Alice's father had extracted from his brother Nicholas had been strictly kept.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It wanted but a few days to Christmas, and she and her family were on a visit to their rich squatter relative.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading Mrs. Nicholas Nuttall was in a high state of glorification.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The promise that Alice's father had extracted from his brother Nicholas had been strictly kept.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mrs. Nicholas Nuttall was in a high state of glorification.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It wanted but a few days to Christmas, and she and her family were on a visit to their rich squatter relative.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading The promise that Alice's father had extracted from his brother Nicholas had been strictly kept.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading MRS.
a bishop in Asia Minor who is associated with Santa Claus (4th century)
From this reading NICHOLAS NUTTALL TAKES POSSESSION.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading NICHOLAS NUTTALL TAKES POSSESSION.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mrs. Nicholas Nuttall was in a high state of glorification.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It wanted but a few days to Christmas, and she and her family were on a visit to their rich squatter relative.
the act of having and controlling property
From this reading NICHOLAS NUTTALL TAKES POSSESSION.
make a promise or commitment
From this reading The promise that Alice's father had extracted from his brother Nicholas had been strictly kept.
a person related by blood or marriage
From this reading It wanted but a few days to Christmas, and she and her family were on a visit to their rich squatter relative.
possessing material wealth
From this reading It wanted but a few days to Christmas, and she and her family were on a visit to their rich squatter relative.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It wanted but a few days to Christmas, and she and her family were on a visit to their rich squatter relative.
someone who settles lawfully on government land with the intent to acquire title to it
From this reading It wanted but a few days to Christmas, and she and her family were on a visit to their rich squatter relative.
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading Mrs. Nicholas Nuttall was in a high state of glorification.
restricted to something
From this reading The promise that Alice's father had extracted from his brother Nicholas had been strictly kept.
plural of “take” — the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
From this reading NICHOLAS NUTTALL TAKES POSSESSION.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The promise that Alice's father had extracted from his brother Nicholas had been strictly kept.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The promise that Alice's father had extracted from his brother Nicholas had been strictly kept.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It wanted but a few days to Christmas, and she and her family were on a visit to their rich squatter relative.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It wanted but a few days to Christmas, and she and her family were on a visit to their rich squatter relative.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading It wanted but a few days to Christmas, and she and her family were on a visit to their rich squatter relative.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading It wanted but a few days to Christmas, and she and her family were on a visit to their rich squatter relative.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mrs. Nicholas Nuttall was in a high state of glorification.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It wanted but a few days to Christmas, and she and her family were on a visit to their rich squatter relative.
Chapter 24 of Grif: A Story of Australian Life by B. L. (Benjamin Leopold) Farjeon holds 135 sentences, grouped into 27 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 24 holds 135 sentences of Grif: A Story of Australian Life, unabridged, divided into 27 reading sections.
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