Chapter 22 of Home Again is here in full — 148 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 22 of Home Again is here in full — 148 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE SUMMER-HOUSE. The moment the meal was over, he left the room, and in five minutes they met at the place appointed--a building like a miniature Roman temple. “Oh,” said Lufa, as she entered, “I forgot the book. How stupid of me!” “Never mind,” returned Walter.
Chapter 22 of Home Again is here in full — 148 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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subject to appointment
From this reading “The moment the meal was over, he left the room, and in five minutes they met at the place appointed--a building like a miniature Roman temple.”
inflected form of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading ““Oh,” said Lufa, as she entered, “I forgot the book.”
the food served and eaten at one time
From this reading “The moment the meal was over, he left the room, and in five minutes they met at the place appointed--a building like a miniature Roman temple.”
painting or drawing included in a book (especially in illuminated medieval manuscripts)
From this reading “The moment the meal was over, he left the room, and in five minutes they met at the place appointed--a building like a miniature Roman temple.”
relating to or characteristic of people of Rome
From this reading “The moment the meal was over, he left the room, and in five minutes they met at the place appointed--a building like a miniature Roman temple.”
lacking or marked by lack of intellectual acuity
From this reading “How stupid of me!””
place of worship consisting of an edifice for the worship of a deity
From this reading “The moment the meal was over, he left the room, and in five minutes they met at the place appointed--a building like a miniature Roman temple.”
German conductor (1876-1962)
From this reading ““Never mind,” returned Walter.”
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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 The moment the meal was over, he left the room, and in five minutes they met at the place appointed--a building like a miniature Roman temple.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The moment the meal was over, he left the room, and in five minutes they met at the place appointed--a building like a miniature Roman temple.
subject to appointment
From this reading The moment the meal was over, he left the room, and in five minutes they met at the place appointed--a building like a miniature Roman temple.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Oh,” said Lufa, as she entered, “I forgot the book.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The moment the meal was over, he left the room, and in five minutes they met at the place appointed--a building like a miniature Roman temple.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading “Oh,” said Lufa, as she entered, “I forgot the book.
a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
From this reading The moment the meal was over, he left the room, and in five minutes they met at the place appointed--a building like a miniature Roman temple.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading “Oh,” said Lufa, as she entered, “I forgot the book.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading The moment the meal was over, he left the room, and in five minutes they met at the place appointed--a building like a miniature Roman temple.
inflected form of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading “Oh,” said Lufa, as she entered, “I forgot the book.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The moment the meal was over, he left the room, and in five minutes they met at the place appointed--a building like a miniature Roman temple.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How stupid of me!”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Oh,” said Lufa, as she entered, “I forgot the book.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The moment the meal was over, he left the room, and in five minutes they met at the place appointed--a building like a miniature Roman temple.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading The moment the meal was over, he left the room, and in five minutes they met at the place appointed--a building like a miniature Roman temple.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading The moment the meal was over, he left the room, and in five minutes they met at the place appointed--a building like a miniature Roman temple.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh,” said Lufa, as she entered, “I forgot the book.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading How stupid of me!”
the food served and eaten at one time
From this reading The moment the meal was over, he left the room, and in five minutes they met at the place appointed--a building like a miniature Roman temple.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading The moment the meal was over, he left the room, and in five minutes they met at the place appointed--a building like a miniature Roman temple.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading “Never mind,” returned Walter.
painting or drawing included in a book (especially in illuminated medieval manuscripts)
From this reading The moment the meal was over, he left the room, and in five minutes they met at the place appointed--a building like a miniature Roman temple.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading The moment the meal was over, he left the room, and in five minutes they met at the place appointed--a building like a miniature Roman temple.
a particular point in time
From this reading The moment the meal was over, he left the room, and in five minutes they met at the place appointed--a building like a miniature Roman temple.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading “Never mind,” returned Walter.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading How stupid of me!”
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh,” said Lufa, as she entered, “I forgot the book.
above and across; more than
From this reading The moment the meal was over, he left the room, and in five minutes they met at the place appointed--a building like a miniature Roman temple.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading The moment the meal was over, he left the room, and in five minutes they met at the place appointed--a building like a miniature Roman temple.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading “Never mind,” returned Walter.
relating to or characteristic of people of Rome
From this reading The moment the meal was over, he left the room, and in five minutes they met at the place appointed--a building like a miniature Roman temple.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading The moment the meal was over, he left the room, and in five minutes they met at the place appointed--a building like a miniature Roman temple.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Oh,” said Lufa, as she entered, “I forgot the book.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Oh,” said Lufa, as she entered, “I forgot the book.
lacking or marked by lack of intellectual acuity
From this reading How stupid of me!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE SUMMER-HOUSE.
place of worship consisting of an edifice for the worship of a deity
From this reading The moment the meal was over, he left the room, and in five minutes they met at the place appointed--a building like a miniature Roman temple.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SUMMER-HOUSE.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The moment the meal was over, he left the room, and in five minutes they met at the place appointed--a building like a miniature Roman temple.
German conductor (1876-1962)
From this reading “Never mind,” returned Walter.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The moment the meal was over, he left the room, and in five minutes they met at the place appointed--a building like a miniature Roman temple.
Chapter 22 of Home Again by George MacDonald holds 148 sentences, grouped into 30 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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