Chapter 19 of Heart and Science is here in full — 207 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XIX
Chapter 19 of Heart and Science is here in full — 207 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Mrs. Gallilee saw her housekeeper as usual, and gave her orders for the day. “If there is anything forgotten,” she said, “I must leave it to you. For the next hour or two, don’t let me be disturbed.” Some of her letters of the morning were still unread, others required immediate acknowledgment. She was not as ready for her duties as usual.
Chapter 19 of Heart and Science is here in full — 207 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the state or quality of being recognized or acknowledged
From this reading “Some of her letters of the morning were still unread, others required immediate acknowledgment.”
having the place or position changed
From this reading “For the next hour or two, don’t let me be disturbed.””
plural of “duty” — the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading “She was not as ready for her duties as usual.”
a servant who is employed to perform domestic task in a household
From this reading “Mrs. Gallilee saw her housekeeper as usual, and gave her orders for the day.”
of the present time and place
From this reading “Some of her letters of the morning were still unread, others required immediate acknowledgment.”
plural of “order” — (often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading “Mrs. Gallilee saw her housekeeper as usual, and gave her orders for the day.”
necessary for relief or supply
From this reading “Some of her letters of the morning were still unread, others required immediate acknowledgment.”
not informed through reading
From this reading “Some of her letters of the morning were still unread, others required immediate acknowledgment.”
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the state or quality of being recognized or acknowledged
From this reading Some of her letters of the morning were still unread, others required immediate acknowledgment.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mrs. Gallilee saw her housekeeper as usual, and gave her orders for the day.
any thing at all
From this reading “If there is anything forgotten,” she said, “I must leave it to you.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Mrs. Gallilee saw her housekeeper as usual, and gave her orders for the day.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading For the next hour or two, don’t let me be disturbed.”
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Mrs. Gallilee saw her housekeeper as usual, and gave her orders for the day.
having the place or position changed
From this reading For the next hour or two, don’t let me be disturbed.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For the next hour or two, don’t let me be disturbed.”
plural of “duty” — the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading She was not as ready for her duties as usual.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Mrs. Gallilee saw her housekeeper as usual, and gave her orders for the day.
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading “If there is anything forgotten,” she said, “I must leave it to you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Gallilee saw her housekeeper as usual, and gave her orders for the day.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Mrs. Gallilee saw her housekeeper as usual, and gave her orders for the day.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Gallilee saw her housekeeper as usual, and gave her orders for the day.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading For the next hour or two, don’t let me be disturbed.”
a servant who is employed to perform domestic task in a household
From this reading Mrs. Gallilee saw her housekeeper as usual, and gave her orders for the day.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “If there is anything forgotten,” she said, “I must leave it to you.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “If there is anything forgotten,” she said, “I must leave it to you.
of the present time and place
From this reading Some of her letters of the morning were still unread, others required immediate acknowledgment.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “If there is anything forgotten,” she said, “I must leave it to you.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “If there is anything forgotten,” she said, “I must leave it to you.
go away from a place
From this reading “If there is anything forgotten,” she said, “I must leave it to you.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading For the next hour or two, don’t let me be disturbed.”
the literary culture
From this reading Some of her letters of the morning were still unread, others required immediate acknowledgment.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading For the next hour or two, don’t let me be disturbed.”
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Some of her letters of the morning were still unread, others required immediate acknowledgment.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Mrs. Gallilee saw her housekeeper as usual, and gave her orders for the day.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “If there is anything forgotten,” she said, “I must leave it to you.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading For the next hour or two, don’t let me be disturbed.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She was not as ready for her duties as usual.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Some of her letters of the morning were still unread, others required immediate acknowledgment.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading For the next hour or two, don’t let me be disturbed.”
plural of “order” — (often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading Mrs. Gallilee saw her housekeeper as usual, and gave her orders for the day.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Some of her letters of the morning were still unread, others required immediate acknowledgment.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading She was not as ready for her duties as usual.
necessary for relief or supply
From this reading Some of her letters of the morning were still unread, others required immediate acknowledgment.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “If there is anything forgotten,” she said, “I must leave it to you.
cut with a saw
From this reading Mrs. Gallilee saw her housekeeper as usual, and gave her orders for the day.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “If there is anything forgotten,” she said, “I must leave it to you.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Some of her letters of the morning were still unread, others required immediate acknowledgment.
not in physical motion
From this reading Some of her letters of the morning were still unread, others required immediate acknowledgment.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mrs. Gallilee saw her housekeeper as usual, and gave her orders for the day.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “If there is anything forgotten,” she said, “I must leave it to you.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “If there is anything forgotten,” she said, “I must leave it to you.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading For the next hour or two, don’t let me be disturbed.”
not informed through reading
From this reading Some of her letters of the morning were still unread, others required immediate acknowledgment.
occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure
From this reading Mrs. Gallilee saw her housekeeper as usual, and gave her orders for the day.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was not as ready for her duties as usual.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Some of her letters of the morning were still unread, others required immediate acknowledgment.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “If there is anything forgotten,” she said, “I must leave it to you.
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