Chapter 26 of It Is Never Too Late to Mend is here in full — 550 sentences across 110 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 26 of It Is Never Too Late to Mend is here in full — 550 sentences across 110 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MEADOWS sat one day in his study receiving Crawley's report. “Old Mr. Merton came yesterday. I made difficulties as instructed. Is to come to-morrow.” “He shall have the eight hundred.”
Chapter 26 of It Is Never Too Late to Mend is here in full — 550 sentences across 110 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “difficulty” — an effort that is inconvenient
From this reading “I made difficulties as instructed.”
past form of “instruct” — impart skills or knowledge to
From this reading “I made difficulties as instructed.”
plural of “meadow” — a field where grass or alfalfa are grown to be made into hay
From this reading “MEADOWS sat one day in his study receiving Crawley's report.”
United States religious and writer (1915-1968)
From this reading ““Old Mr. Merton came yesterday.”
-ing form of “receive” — get something; come into possession of
From this reading “MEADOWS sat one day in his study receiving Crawley's report.”
to give an account or representation of in words
From this reading “MEADOWS sat one day in his study receiving Crawley's report.”
a detailed critical inspection
From this reading “MEADOWS sat one day in his study receiving Crawley's report.”
the day immediately before today
From this reading ““Old Mr. Merton came yesterday.”
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at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I made difficulties as instructed.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Old Mr. Merton came yesterday.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Is to come to-morrow.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MEADOWS sat one day in his study receiving Crawley's report.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading MEADOWS sat one day in his study receiving Crawley's report.
plural of “difficulty” — an effort that is inconvenient
From this reading I made difficulties as instructed.
being one more than seven
From this reading “He shall have the eight hundred.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “He shall have the eight hundred.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “He shall have the eight hundred.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading MEADOWS sat one day in his study receiving Crawley's report.
ten 10s
From this reading “He shall have the eight hundred.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I made difficulties as instructed.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading MEADOWS sat one day in his study receiving Crawley's report.
past form of “instruct” — impart skills or knowledge to
From this reading I made difficulties as instructed.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Is to come to-morrow.”
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading I made difficulties as instructed.
plural of “meadow” — a field where grass or alfalfa are grown to be made into hay
From this reading MEADOWS sat one day in his study receiving Crawley's report.
United States religious and writer (1915-1968)
From this reading “Old Mr. Merton came yesterday.
a form of address for a man
From this reading “Old Mr. Merton came yesterday.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading “Old Mr. Merton came yesterday.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading MEADOWS sat one day in his study receiving Crawley's report.
-ing form of “receive” — get something; come into possession of
From this reading MEADOWS sat one day in his study receiving Crawley's report.
to give an account or representation of in words
From this reading MEADOWS sat one day in his study receiving Crawley's report.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading MEADOWS sat one day in his study receiving Crawley's report.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “He shall have the eight hundred.”
a detailed critical inspection
From this reading MEADOWS sat one day in his study receiving Crawley's report.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “He shall have the eight hundred.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Is to come to-morrow.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Is to come to-morrow.”
the day immediately before today
From this reading “Old Mr. Merton came yesterday.
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