Chapter 6 of Half-Hours with Great Story-Tellers Artemus is here in full — 30 sentences across 6 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 6 of Half-Hours with Great Story-Tellers Artemus is here in full — 30 sentences across 6 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WON'T I, JUST? The day drew near when the infant must be christened. The king wrote all the invitations with his own hand. Of course somebody was forgotten. "Now it does not generally matter, if somebody is forgotten; but you must mind who.
Chapter 6 of Half-Hours with Great Story-Tellers Artemus is here in full — 30 sentences across 6 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “christen” — administer baptism to
From this reading “The day drew near when the infant must be christened.”
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading “The day drew near when the infant must be christened.”
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading “Of course somebody was forgotten.”
usually; as a rule
From this reading “"Now it does not generally matter, if somebody is forgotten; but you must mind who.”
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading “The day drew near when the infant must be christened.”
plural of “invitation” — a request (spoken or written) to participate or be present or take part in something
From this reading “The king wrote all the invitations with his own hand.”
a person, without saying who
From this reading “Of course somebody was forgotten.”
inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading “The king wrote all the invitations with his own hand.”
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(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading The king wrote all the invitations with his own hand.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The day drew near when the infant must be christened.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Now it does not generally matter, if somebody is forgotten; but you must mind who.
past form of “christen” — administer baptism to
From this reading The day drew near when the infant must be christened.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading Of course somebody was forgotten.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The day drew near when the infant must be christened.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Now it does not generally matter, if somebody is forgotten; but you must mind who.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading The day drew near when the infant must be christened.
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading Of course somebody was forgotten.
usually; as a rule
From this reading "Now it does not generally matter, if somebody is forgotten; but you must mind who.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading The king wrote all the invitations with his own hand.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The king wrote all the invitations with his own hand.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading WON'T I, JUST?
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Now it does not generally matter, if somebody is forgotten; but you must mind who.
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading The day drew near when the infant must be christened.
plural of “invitation” — a request (spoken or written) to participate or be present or take part in something
From this reading The king wrote all the invitations with his own hand.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Now it does not generally matter, if somebody is forgotten; but you must mind who.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Now it does not generally matter, if somebody is forgotten; but you must mind who.
and nothing more
From this reading WON'T I, JUST?
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading The king wrote all the invitations with his own hand.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading "Now it does not generally matter, if somebody is forgotten; but you must mind who.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading "Now it does not generally matter, if somebody is forgotten; but you must mind who.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading The day drew near when the infant must be christened.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading The day drew near when the infant must be christened.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Now it does not generally matter, if somebody is forgotten; but you must mind who.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Now it does not generally matter, if somebody is forgotten; but you must mind who.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Of course somebody was forgotten.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading The king wrote all the invitations with his own hand.
a person, without saying who
From this reading Of course somebody was forgotten.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The day drew near when the infant must be christened.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Of course somebody was forgotten.
at the time that
From this reading The day drew near when the infant must be christened.
which person or people
From this reading "Now it does not generally matter, if somebody is forgotten; but you must mind who.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The king wrote all the invitations with his own hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WON'T I, JUST?
inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading The king wrote all the invitations with his own hand.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Now it does not generally matter, if somebody is forgotten; but you must mind who.
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