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Guy Deverell, V. 2 of 2
Guy Deverell, V. 2 of 2

Chapter XVIII

Chapter 18 of Guy Deverell, V. 2 of 2 is here in full — 103 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Alone--Yet not alone.
"Well, Donnie, don't talk about _her_; talk about Wardlock, and the people, and the garden, and the trees, and old Wardlock church," said Lady Jane, subsiding almost as suddenly as she flamed up.
"Do you remember the brass tablet about Eleanor Faukes, well-beloved and godly, who died in her twenty-second year, in the year of grace sixteen hundred and thirty-four?
See how I remember it!
Poor Eleanor Faukes!
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Archivist
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Guy Deverell, V. 2 of 2

Chapter XVIII

Chapter 18 of Guy Deverell, V. 2 of 2 is here in full — 103 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/20 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Alone--Yet not alone.
Line 2
"Well, Donnie, don't talk about _her_; talk about Wardlock, and the people, and the garden, and the trees, and old Wardlock church," said Lady Jane, subsiding almost as suddenly as she flamed up.
Line 3
"Do you remember the brass tablet about Eleanor Faukes, well-beloved and godly, who died in her twenty-second year, in the year of grace sixteen hundred and thirty-four?
Line 4
See how I remember it!
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Poor Eleanor Faukes!

Learner Dictionary

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brass noun US /bræs/

an alloy of copper and zinc

From this reading “"Do you remember the brass tablet about Eleanor Faukes, well-beloved and godly, who died in her twenty-second year, in the year of grace sixteen hundred and thirty-four?”

flamed verb US /fleɪmd/

past form of “flame” — shine with a sudden light

From this reading “"Well, Donnie, don't talk about _her_; talk about Wardlock, and the people, and the garden, and the trees, and old Wardlock church," said Lady Jane, subsiding almost as suddenly as she flamed up.”

garden noun US /ˈɡɑːrdən/

a plot of ground where plants are cultivated

From this reading “"Well, Donnie, don't talk about _her_; talk about Wardlock, and the people, and the garden, and the trees, and old Wardlock church," said Lady Jane, subsiding almost as suddenly as she flamed up.”

godly adjective US /ˈɡɑːdli/

showing great reverence for god

From this reading “"Do you remember the brass tablet about Eleanor Faukes, well-beloved and godly, who died in her twenty-second year, in the year of grace sixteen hundred and thirty-four?”

grace noun US /ɡreɪs/

(Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence

From this reading “"Do you remember the brass tablet about Eleanor Faukes, well-beloved and godly, who died in her twenty-second year, in the year of grace sixteen hundred and thirty-four?”

sixteen adjective US /sɪkˈstiːn/

being one more than fifteen

From this reading “"Do you remember the brass tablet about Eleanor Faukes, well-beloved and godly, who died in her twenty-second year, in the year of grace sixteen hundred and thirty-four?”

subsiding noun US /səbˈsaɪdɪŋ/

a gradual sinking to a lower level

From this reading “"Well, Donnie, don't talk about _her_; talk about Wardlock, and the people, and the garden, and the trees, and old Wardlock church," said Lady Jane, subsiding almost as suddenly as she flamed up.”

tablet noun US /ˈtæblət/

a slab of stone or wood suitable for bearing an inscription

From this reading “"Do you remember the brass tablet about Eleanor Faukes, well-beloved and godly, who died in her twenty-second year, in the year of grace sixteen hundred and thirty-four?”

Word partnerships in these lines

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.

sixteen hundred adjective + noun

In this reading “"Do you remember the brass tablet about Eleanor Faukes, well-beloved and godly, who died in her twenty-second year, in the year of grace sixteen hundred and thirty-four?”

talk about verb + particle

to consider or examine in speech or writing

In this reading “"Well, Donnie, don't talk about _her_; talk about Wardlock, and the people, and the garden, and the trees, and old Wardlock church," said Lady Jane, subsiding almost as suddenly as she flamed up.”

All words in this reading · 51

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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading "Well, Donnie, don't talk about _her_; talk about Wardlock, and the people, and the garden, and the trees, and old Wardlock church," said Lady Jane, subsiding almost as suddenly as she flamed up.

almostadverbUS /ˈɔːlmoʊst/

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

From this reading "Well, Donnie, don't talk about _her_; talk about Wardlock, and the people, and the garden, and the trees, and old Wardlock church," said Lady Jane, subsiding almost as suddenly as she flamed up.

AloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/

Having no one else present.

From this reading Alone--Yet not alone.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading "Well, Donnie, don't talk about _her_; talk about Wardlock, and the people, and the garden, and the trees, and old Wardlock church," said Lady Jane, subsiding almost as suddenly as she flamed up.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading "Well, Donnie, don't talk about _her_; talk about Wardlock, and the people, and the garden, and the trees, and old Wardlock church," said Lady Jane, subsiding almost as suddenly as she flamed up.

brassnounUS /bræs/

an alloy of copper and zinc

From this reading "Do you remember the brass tablet about Eleanor Faukes, well-beloved and godly, who died in her twenty-second year, in the year of grace sixteen hundred and thirty-four?

churchnounUS /tʃɜːrtʃ/

one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship

From this reading "Well, Donnie, don't talk about _her_; talk about Wardlock, and the people, and the garden, and the trees, and old Wardlock church," said Lady Jane, subsiding almost as suddenly as she flamed up.

diedverbUS /daɪd/

past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

From this reading "Do you remember the brass tablet about Eleanor Faukes, well-beloved and godly, who died in her twenty-second year, in the year of grace sixteen hundred and thirty-four?

Doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading "Do you remember the brass tablet about Eleanor Faukes, well-beloved and godly, who died in her twenty-second year, in the year of grace sixteen hundred and thirty-four?

don't

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Well, Donnie, don't talk about _her_; talk about Wardlock, and the people, and the garden, and the trees, and old Wardlock church," said Lady Jane, subsiding almost as suddenly as she flamed up.

Donnie

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Well, Donnie, don't talk about _her_; talk about Wardlock, and the people, and the garden, and the trees, and old Wardlock church," said Lady Jane, subsiding almost as suddenly as she flamed up.

Eleanor

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Do you remember the brass tablet about Eleanor Faukes, well-beloved and godly, who died in her twenty-second year, in the year of grace sixteen hundred and thirty-four?

Faukes

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Do you remember the brass tablet about Eleanor Faukes, well-beloved and godly, who died in her twenty-second year, in the year of grace sixteen hundred and thirty-four?

flamedverbUS /fleɪmd/

past form of “flame” — shine with a sudden light

From this reading "Well, Donnie, don't talk about _her_; talk about Wardlock, and the people, and the garden, and the trees, and old Wardlock church," said Lady Jane, subsiding almost as suddenly as she flamed up.

gardennounUS /ˈɡɑːrdən/

a plot of ground where plants are cultivated

From this reading "Well, Donnie, don't talk about _her_; talk about Wardlock, and the people, and the garden, and the trees, and old Wardlock church," said Lady Jane, subsiding almost as suddenly as she flamed up.

godlyadjectiveUS /ˈɡɑːdli/

showing great reverence for god

From this reading "Do you remember the brass tablet about Eleanor Faukes, well-beloved and godly, who died in her twenty-second year, in the year of grace sixteen hundred and thirty-four?

gracenounUS /ɡreɪs/

(Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence

From this reading "Do you remember the brass tablet about Eleanor Faukes, well-beloved and godly, who died in her twenty-second year, in the year of grace sixteen hundred and thirty-four?

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading "Well, Donnie, don't talk about _her_; talk about Wardlock, and the people, and the garden, and the trees, and old Wardlock church," said Lady Jane, subsiding almost as suddenly as she flamed up.

how

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading See how I remember it!

hundrednounUS /ˈhʌndrəd/

ten 10s

From this reading "Do you remember the brass tablet about Eleanor Faukes, well-beloved and godly, who died in her twenty-second year, in the year of grace sixteen hundred and thirty-four?

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading See how I remember it!

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading "Do you remember the brass tablet about Eleanor Faukes, well-beloved and godly, who died in her twenty-second year, in the year of grace sixteen hundred and thirty-four?

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading See how I remember it!

Jane

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Well, Donnie, don't talk about _her_; talk about Wardlock, and the people, and the garden, and the trees, and old Wardlock church," said Lady Jane, subsiding almost as suddenly as she flamed up.

LadynounUS /ˈleɪdi/

a polite name for any woman

From this reading "Well, Donnie, don't talk about _her_; talk about Wardlock, and the people, and the garden, and the trees, and old Wardlock church," said Lady Jane, subsiding almost as suddenly as she flamed up.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Alone--Yet not alone.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "Do you remember the brass tablet about Eleanor Faukes, well-beloved and godly, who died in her twenty-second year, in the year of grace sixteen hundred and thirty-four?

oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading "Well, Donnie, don't talk about _her_; talk about Wardlock, and the people, and the garden, and the trees, and old Wardlock church," said Lady Jane, subsiding almost as suddenly as she flamed up.

peoplenounUS /ˈpiːpəl/

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading "Well, Donnie, don't talk about _her_; talk about Wardlock, and the people, and the garden, and the trees, and old Wardlock church," said Lady Jane, subsiding almost as suddenly as she flamed up.

PooradjectiveUS /puːr/

deserving or inciting pity

From this reading Poor Eleanor Faukes!

rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/

To recall to mind.

From this reading "Do you remember the brass tablet about Eleanor Faukes, well-beloved and godly, who died in her twenty-second year, in the year of grace sixteen hundred and thirty-four?

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "Well, Donnie, don't talk about _her_; talk about Wardlock, and the people, and the garden, and the trees, and old Wardlock church," said Lady Jane, subsiding almost as suddenly as she flamed up.

SeeverbUS /siː/

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading See how I remember it!

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "Well, Donnie, don't talk about _her_; talk about Wardlock, and the people, and the garden, and the trees, and old Wardlock church," said Lady Jane, subsiding almost as suddenly as she flamed up.

sixteenadjectiveUS /sɪkˈstiːn/

being one more than fifteen

From this reading "Do you remember the brass tablet about Eleanor Faukes, well-beloved and godly, who died in her twenty-second year, in the year of grace sixteen hundred and thirty-four?

subsidingnounUS /səbˈsaɪdɪŋ/

a gradual sinking to a lower level

From this reading "Well, Donnie, don't talk about _her_; talk about Wardlock, and the people, and the garden, and the trees, and old Wardlock church," said Lady Jane, subsiding almost as suddenly as she flamed up.

suddenlyadverbUS /ˈsʌdənli/

happening unexpectedly

From this reading "Well, Donnie, don't talk about _her_; talk about Wardlock, and the people, and the garden, and the trees, and old Wardlock church," said Lady Jane, subsiding almost as suddenly as she flamed up.

tabletnounUS /ˈtæblət/

a slab of stone or wood suitable for bearing an inscription

From this reading "Do you remember the brass tablet about Eleanor Faukes, well-beloved and godly, who died in her twenty-second year, in the year of grace sixteen hundred and thirty-four?

talkverbUS /tɔːk/

exchange thoughts; talk with

From this reading "Well, Donnie, don't talk about _her_; talk about Wardlock, and the people, and the garden, and the trees, and old Wardlock church," said Lady Jane, subsiding almost as suddenly as she flamed up.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading "Well, Donnie, don't talk about _her_; talk about Wardlock, and the people, and the garden, and the trees, and old Wardlock church," said Lady Jane, subsiding almost as suddenly as she flamed up.

thirty-fouradjective

being four more than thirty

From this reading "Do you remember the brass tablet about Eleanor Faukes, well-beloved and godly, who died in her twenty-second year, in the year of grace sixteen hundred and thirty-four?

treesnounUS /triːz/

plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms

From this reading "Well, Donnie, don't talk about _her_; talk about Wardlock, and the people, and the garden, and the trees, and old Wardlock church," said Lady Jane, subsiding almost as suddenly as she flamed up.

twenty-secondadjective

coming next after the twenty-first in position

From this reading "Do you remember the brass tablet about Eleanor Faukes, well-beloved and godly, who died in her twenty-second year, in the year of grace sixteen hundred and thirty-four?

upadjectiveUS /ʌp/

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading "Well, Donnie, don't talk about _her_; talk about Wardlock, and the people, and the garden, and the trees, and old Wardlock church," said Lady Jane, subsiding almost as suddenly as she flamed up.

Wardlock

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Well, Donnie, don't talk about _her_; talk about Wardlock, and the people, and the garden, and the trees, and old Wardlock church," said Lady Jane, subsiding almost as suddenly as she flamed up.

WelladverbUS /wel/

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading "Well, Donnie, don't talk about _her_; talk about Wardlock, and the people, and the garden, and the trees, and old Wardlock church," said Lady Jane, subsiding almost as suddenly as she flamed up.

well-beloved

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Do you remember the brass tablet about Eleanor Faukes, well-beloved and godly, who died in her twenty-second year, in the year of grace sixteen hundred and thirty-four?

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading "Do you remember the brass tablet about Eleanor Faukes, well-beloved and godly, who died in her twenty-second year, in the year of grace sixteen hundred and thirty-four?

yearnounUS /jɪr/

a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days

From this reading "Do you remember the brass tablet about Eleanor Faukes, well-beloved and godly, who died in her twenty-second year, in the year of grace sixteen hundred and thirty-four?

YetconjunctionUS /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading Alone--Yet not alone.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "Do you remember the brass tablet about Eleanor Faukes, well-beloved and godly, who died in her twenty-second year, in the year of grace sixteen hundred and thirty-four?

Chapter 18 of Guy Deverell, V. 2 of 2 by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu holds 103 sentences, grouped into 21 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.

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Chapter 18 holds 103 sentences of Guy Deverell, V. 2 of 2, unabridged, divided into 21 reading sections.

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