Chapter 9 of In Trust: The Story of a Lady and Her Lover is here in full — 183 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of In Trust: The Story of a Lady and Her Lover is here in full — 183 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
COSMO. It is time to let the reader of this story know who Cosmo Douglas was, whose appearance had made so great a commotion at Mount. He was--nobody. This was a fact that Mr. Mountford had very soon elicited by his inquiries. He did not belong to any known house of Douglasses under the sun.
Chapter 9 of In Trust: The Story of a Lady and Her Lover is here in full — 183 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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be owned by; be in the possession of
From this reading “He did not belong to any known house of Douglasses under the sun.”
a disorderly outburst or tumult
From this reading “It is time to let the reader of this story know who Cosmo Douglas was, whose appearance had made so great a commotion at Mount.”
United States politician who proposed that individual territories be allowed to decide whether they would have slavery; he engaged in a famous series of debates with Abraham Lincoln (1813-1861)
From this reading “It is time to let the reader of this story know who Cosmo Douglas was, whose appearance had made so great a commotion at Mount.”
called forth from a latent or potential state by stimulation
From this reading “This was a fact that Mr. Mountford had very soon elicited by his inquiries.”
plural of “inquiry” — a search for knowledge
From this reading “This was a fact that Mr. Mountford had very soon elicited by his inquiries.”
attach to a support
From this reading “It is time to let the reader of this story know who Cosmo Douglas was, whose appearance had made so great a commotion at Mount.”
no person; not anyone
From this reading “He was--nobody.”
a person who enjoys reading
From this reading “It is time to let the reader of this story know who Cosmo Douglas was, whose appearance had made so great a commotion at Mount.”
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In this reading “He did not belong to any known house of Douglasses under the sun.”
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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 It is time to let the reader of this story know who Cosmo Douglas was, whose appearance had made so great a commotion at Mount.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading He did not belong to any known house of Douglasses under the sun.
outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
From this reading It is time to let the reader of this story know who Cosmo Douglas was, whose appearance had made so great a commotion at Mount.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It is time to let the reader of this story know who Cosmo Douglas was, whose appearance had made so great a commotion at Mount.
be owned by; be in the possession of
From this reading He did not belong to any known house of Douglasses under the sun.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading This was a fact that Mr. Mountford had very soon elicited by his inquiries.
a disorderly outburst or tumult
From this reading It is time to let the reader of this story know who Cosmo Douglas was, whose appearance had made so great a commotion at Mount.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading COSMO.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He did not belong to any known house of Douglasses under the sun.
United States politician who proposed that individual territories be allowed to decide whether they would have slavery; he engaged in a famous series of debates with Abraham Lincoln (1813-1861)
From this reading It is time to let the reader of this story know who Cosmo Douglas was, whose appearance had made so great a commotion at Mount.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He did not belong to any known house of Douglasses under the sun.
called forth from a latent or potential state by stimulation
From this reading This was a fact that Mr. Mountford had very soon elicited by his inquiries.
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading This was a fact that Mr. Mountford had very soon elicited by his inquiries.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading It is time to let the reader of this story know who Cosmo Douglas was, whose appearance had made so great a commotion at Mount.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It is time to let the reader of this story know who Cosmo Douglas was, whose appearance had made so great a commotion at Mount.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was--nobody.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading This was a fact that Mr. Mountford had very soon elicited by his inquiries.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading He did not belong to any known house of Douglasses under the sun.
plural of “inquiry” — a search for knowledge
From this reading This was a fact that Mr. Mountford had very soon elicited by his inquiries.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is time to let the reader of this story know who Cosmo Douglas was, whose appearance had made so great a commotion at Mount.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is time to let the reader of this story know who Cosmo Douglas was, whose appearance had made so great a commotion at Mount.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading It is time to let the reader of this story know who Cosmo Douglas was, whose appearance had made so great a commotion at Mount.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading He did not belong to any known house of Douglasses under the sun.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading It is time to let the reader of this story know who Cosmo Douglas was, whose appearance had made so great a commotion at Mount.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading It is time to let the reader of this story know who Cosmo Douglas was, whose appearance had made so great a commotion at Mount.
attach to a support
From this reading It is time to let the reader of this story know who Cosmo Douglas was, whose appearance had made so great a commotion at Mount.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This was a fact that Mr. Mountford had very soon elicited by his inquiries.
a form of address for a man
From this reading This was a fact that Mr. Mountford had very soon elicited by his inquiries.
no person; not anyone
From this reading He was--nobody.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He did not belong to any known house of Douglasses under the sun.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It is time to let the reader of this story know who Cosmo Douglas was, whose appearance had made so great a commotion at Mount.
a person who enjoys reading
From this reading It is time to let the reader of this story know who Cosmo Douglas was, whose appearance had made so great a commotion at Mount.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It is time to let the reader of this story know who Cosmo Douglas was, whose appearance had made so great a commotion at Mount.
in the near future
From this reading This was a fact that Mr. Mountford had very soon elicited by his inquiries.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading It is time to let the reader of this story know who Cosmo Douglas was, whose appearance had made so great a commotion at Mount.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading He did not belong to any known house of Douglasses under the sun.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading This was a fact that Mr. Mountford had very soon elicited by his inquiries.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It is time to let the reader of this story know who Cosmo Douglas was, whose appearance had made so great a commotion at Mount.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It is time to let the reader of this story know who Cosmo Douglas was, whose appearance had made so great a commotion at Mount.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading It is time to let the reader of this story know who Cosmo Douglas was, whose appearance had made so great a commotion at Mount.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It is time to let the reader of this story know who Cosmo Douglas was, whose appearance had made so great a commotion at Mount.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading He did not belong to any known house of Douglasses under the sun.
precisely as stated
From this reading This was a fact that Mr. Mountford had very soon elicited by his inquiries.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is time to let the reader of this story know who Cosmo Douglas was, whose appearance had made so great a commotion at Mount.
which person or people
From this reading It is time to let the reader of this story know who Cosmo Douglas was, whose appearance had made so great a commotion at Mount.
belonging to which person
From this reading It is time to let the reader of this story know who Cosmo Douglas was, whose appearance had made so great a commotion at Mount.
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