Chapter 24 of Guild Court: A London Story is here in full — 332 sentences across 67 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 24 of Guild Court: A London Story is here in full — 332 sentences across 67 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MRS. BOXALL AND MR. STOPPER. Lucy was not up stairs with her grandmother when Thomas went into the room. She had arrived some time before, and had ran across to the bookseller's to put Mattie to bed, according to promise, leaving the door just ajar that she might not trouble her grandmother to come down and open it for her.
Chapter 24 of Guild Court: A London Story is here in full — 332 sentences across 67 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(followed by “to”) in agreement with or accordant with
From this reading “She had arrived some time before, and had ran across to the bookseller's to put Mattie to bed, according to promise, leaving the door just ajar that she might not trouble her grandmother to come down and open it for her.”
slightly open
From this reading “She had arrived some time before, and had ran across to the bookseller's to put Mattie to bed, according to promise, leaving the door just ajar that she might not trouble her grandmother to come down and open it for her.”
the mother of your father or mother
From this reading “Lucy was not up stairs with her grandmother when Thomas went into the room.”
incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974
From this reading “Lucy was not up stairs with her grandmother when Thomas went into the room.”
make a promise or commitment
From this reading “She had arrived some time before, and had ran across to the bookseller's to put Mattie to bed, according to promise, leaving the door just ajar that she might not trouble her grandmother to come down and open it for her.”
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading “Lucy was not up stairs with her grandmother when Thomas went into the room.”
an act so striking or impressive that the show must be delayed until the audience quiets down
From this reading “STOPPER.”
United States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859)
From this reading “Lucy was not up stairs with her grandmother when Thomas went into the room.”
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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come together
In this reading “She had arrived some time before, and had ran across to the bookseller's to put Mattie to bed, according to promise, leaving the door just ajar that she might not trouble her grandmother to come down and open it for her.”
In this reading “She had arrived some time before, and had ran across to the bookseller's to put Mattie to bed, according to promise, leaving the door just ajar that she might not trouble her grandmother to come down and open it for her.”
In this reading “Lucy was not up stairs with her grandmother when Thomas went into the room.”
In this reading “Lucy was not up stairs with her grandmother when Thomas went into the room.”
move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
In this reading “She had arrived some time before, and had ran across to the bookseller's to put Mattie to bed, according to promise, leaving the door just ajar that she might not trouble her grandmother to come down and open it for her.”
to come or go into
In this reading “Lucy was not up stairs with her grandmother when Thomas went into the room.”
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(followed by “to”) in agreement with or accordant with
From this reading She had arrived some time before, and had ran across to the bookseller's to put Mattie to bed, according to promise, leaving the door just ajar that she might not trouble her grandmother to come down and open it for her.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading She had arrived some time before, and had ran across to the bookseller's to put Mattie to bed, according to promise, leaving the door just ajar that she might not trouble her grandmother to come down and open it for her.
slightly open
From this reading She had arrived some time before, and had ran across to the bookseller's to put Mattie to bed, according to promise, leaving the door just ajar that she might not trouble her grandmother to come down and open it for her.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BOXALL AND MR.
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading She had arrived some time before, and had ran across to the bookseller's to put Mattie to bed, according to promise, leaving the door just ajar that she might not trouble her grandmother to come down and open it for her.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading She had arrived some time before, and had ran across to the bookseller's to put Mattie to bed, according to promise, leaving the door just ajar that she might not trouble her grandmother to come down and open it for her.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading She had arrived some time before, and had ran across to the bookseller's to put Mattie to bed, according to promise, leaving the door just ajar that she might not trouble her grandmother to come down and open it for her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had arrived some time before, and had ran across to the bookseller's to put Mattie to bed, according to promise, leaving the door just ajar that she might not trouble her grandmother to come down and open it for her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BOXALL AND MR.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading She had arrived some time before, and had ran across to the bookseller's to put Mattie to bed, according to promise, leaving the door just ajar that she might not trouble her grandmother to come down and open it for her.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading She had arrived some time before, and had ran across to the bookseller's to put Mattie to bed, according to promise, leaving the door just ajar that she might not trouble her grandmother to come down and open it for her.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading She had arrived some time before, and had ran across to the bookseller's to put Mattie to bed, according to promise, leaving the door just ajar that she might not trouble her grandmother to come down and open it for her.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She had arrived some time before, and had ran across to the bookseller's to put Mattie to bed, according to promise, leaving the door just ajar that she might not trouble her grandmother to come down and open it for her.
the mother of your father or mother
From this reading Lucy was not up stairs with her grandmother when Thomas went into the room.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had arrived some time before, and had ran across to the bookseller's to put Mattie to bed, according to promise, leaving the door just ajar that she might not trouble her grandmother to come down and open it for her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Lucy was not up stairs with her grandmother when Thomas went into the room.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Lucy was not up stairs with her grandmother when Thomas went into the room.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She had arrived some time before, and had ran across to the bookseller's to put Mattie to bed, according to promise, leaving the door just ajar that she might not trouble her grandmother to come down and open it for her.
and nothing more
From this reading She had arrived some time before, and had ran across to the bookseller's to put Mattie to bed, according to promise, leaving the door just ajar that she might not trouble her grandmother to come down and open it for her.
the act of departing
From this reading She had arrived some time before, and had ran across to the bookseller's to put Mattie to bed, according to promise, leaving the door just ajar that she might not trouble her grandmother to come down and open it for her.
incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974
From this reading Lucy was not up stairs with her grandmother when Thomas went into the room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had arrived some time before, and had ran across to the bookseller's to put Mattie to bed, according to promise, leaving the door just ajar that she might not trouble her grandmother to come down and open it for her.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading She had arrived some time before, and had ran across to the bookseller's to put Mattie to bed, according to promise, leaving the door just ajar that she might not trouble her grandmother to come down and open it for her.
a form of address for a man
From this reading BOXALL AND MR.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading MRS.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Lucy was not up stairs with her grandmother when Thomas went into the room.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading She had arrived some time before, and had ran across to the bookseller's to put Mattie to bed, according to promise, leaving the door just ajar that she might not trouble her grandmother to come down and open it for her.
make a promise or commitment
From this reading She had arrived some time before, and had ran across to the bookseller's to put Mattie to bed, according to promise, leaving the door just ajar that she might not trouble her grandmother to come down and open it for her.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading She had arrived some time before, and had ran across to the bookseller's to put Mattie to bed, according to promise, leaving the door just ajar that she might not trouble her grandmother to come down and open it for her.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading She had arrived some time before, and had ran across to the bookseller's to put Mattie to bed, according to promise, leaving the door just ajar that she might not trouble her grandmother to come down and open it for her.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Lucy was not up stairs with her grandmother when Thomas went into the room.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had arrived some time before, and had ran across to the bookseller's to put Mattie to bed, according to promise, leaving the door just ajar that she might not trouble her grandmother to come down and open it for her.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading She had arrived some time before, and had ran across to the bookseller's to put Mattie to bed, according to promise, leaving the door just ajar that she might not trouble her grandmother to come down and open it for her.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading Lucy was not up stairs with her grandmother when Thomas went into the room.
an act so striking or impressive that the show must be delayed until the audience quiets down
From this reading STOPPER.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She had arrived some time before, and had ran across to the bookseller's to put Mattie to bed, according to promise, leaving the door just ajar that she might not trouble her grandmother to come down and open it for her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Lucy was not up stairs with her grandmother when Thomas went into the room.
United States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859)
From this reading Lucy was not up stairs with her grandmother when Thomas went into the room.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading She had arrived some time before, and had ran across to the bookseller's to put Mattie to bed, according to promise, leaving the door just ajar that she might not trouble her grandmother to come down and open it for her.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She had arrived some time before, and had ran across to the bookseller's to put Mattie to bed, according to promise, leaving the door just ajar that she might not trouble her grandmother to come down and open it for her.
a source of difficulty
From this reading She had arrived some time before, and had ran across to the bookseller's to put Mattie to bed, according to promise, leaving the door just ajar that she might not trouble her grandmother to come down and open it for her.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Lucy was not up stairs with her grandmother when Thomas went into the room.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Lucy was not up stairs with her grandmother when Thomas went into the room.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Lucy was not up stairs with her grandmother when Thomas went into the room.
at the time that
From this reading Lucy was not up stairs with her grandmother when Thomas went into the room.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Lucy was not up stairs with her grandmother when Thomas went into the room.
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