Chapter 26 of John Marchmont's Legacy, Volumes 1-3 is here in full — 222 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 26 of John Marchmont's Legacy, Volumes 1-3 is here in full — 222 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE CHILD'S VOICE IN THE PAVILION BY THE WATER. The year wore slowly on. Letitia Arundel wrote very long letters to her friend and confidante, Belinda Lawford, and in each letter demanded particular intelligence of her brother's doings. Had he been to the Grange? how had he looked? what had he talked about? &c., &c.
Chapter 26 of John Marchmont's Legacy, Volumes 1-3 is here in full — 222 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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possessive form of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading “Letitia Arundel wrote very long letters to her friend and confidante, Belinda Lawford, and in each letter demanded particular intelligence of her brother's doings.”
possessive form of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading “THE CHILD'S VOICE IN THE PAVILION BY THE WATER.”
a female confidant
From this reading “Letitia Arundel wrote very long letters to her friend and confidante, Belinda Lawford, and in each letter demanded particular intelligence of her brother's doings.”
manner of acting or controlling yourself
From this reading “Letitia Arundel wrote very long letters to her friend and confidante, Belinda Lawford, and in each letter demanded particular intelligence of her brother's doings.”
an outlying farm
From this reading “Had he been to the Grange? how had he looked? what had he talked about?”
the ability to comprehend; to understand and profit from experience
From this reading “Letitia Arundel wrote very long letters to her friend and confidante, Belinda Lawford, and in each letter demanded particular intelligence of her brother's doings.”
large and often sumptuous tent
From this reading “THE CHILD'S VOICE IN THE PAVILION BY THE WATER.”
inflected form of “wear” — be dressed in
From this reading “The year wore slowly on.”
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to consider or examine in speech or writing
In this reading “Had he been to the Grange? how had he looked? what had he talked about?”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Had he been to the Grange? how had he looked? what had he talked about?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Letitia Arundel wrote very long letters to her friend and confidante, Belinda Lawford, and in each letter demanded particular intelligence of her brother's doings.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Letitia Arundel wrote very long letters to her friend and confidante, Belinda Lawford, and in each letter demanded particular intelligence of her brother's doings.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Had he been to the Grange? how had he looked? what had he talked about?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Letitia Arundel wrote very long letters to her friend and confidante, Belinda Lawford, and in each letter demanded particular intelligence of her brother's doings.
possessive form of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading Letitia Arundel wrote very long letters to her friend and confidante, Belinda Lawford, and in each letter demanded particular intelligence of her brother's doings.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE CHILD'S VOICE IN THE PAVILION BY THE WATER.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading &c., &c.
possessive form of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading THE CHILD'S VOICE IN THE PAVILION BY THE WATER.
a female confidant
From this reading Letitia Arundel wrote very long letters to her friend and confidante, Belinda Lawford, and in each letter demanded particular intelligence of her brother's doings.
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading Letitia Arundel wrote very long letters to her friend and confidante, Belinda Lawford, and in each letter demanded particular intelligence of her brother's doings.
manner of acting or controlling yourself
From this reading Letitia Arundel wrote very long letters to her friend and confidante, Belinda Lawford, and in each letter demanded particular intelligence of her brother's doings.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Letitia Arundel wrote very long letters to her friend and confidante, Belinda Lawford, and in each letter demanded particular intelligence of her brother's doings.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Letitia Arundel wrote very long letters to her friend and confidante, Belinda Lawford, and in each letter demanded particular intelligence of her brother's doings.
an outlying farm
From this reading Had he been to the Grange? how had he looked? what had he talked about?
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Had he been to the Grange? how had he looked? what had he talked about?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Had he been to the Grange? how had he looked? what had he talked about?
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Letitia Arundel wrote very long letters to her friend and confidante, Belinda Lawford, and in each letter demanded particular intelligence of her brother's doings.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Had he been to the Grange? how had he looked? what had he talked about?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE CHILD'S VOICE IN THE PAVILION BY THE WATER.
the ability to comprehend; to understand and profit from experience
From this reading Letitia Arundel wrote very long letters to her friend and confidante, Belinda Lawford, and in each letter demanded particular intelligence of her brother's doings.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Letitia Arundel wrote very long letters to her friend and confidante, Belinda Lawford, and in each letter demanded particular intelligence of her brother's doings.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Letitia Arundel wrote very long letters to her friend and confidante, Belinda Lawford, and in each letter demanded particular intelligence of her brother's doings.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading Letitia Arundel wrote very long letters to her friend and confidante, Belinda Lawford, and in each letter demanded particular intelligence of her brother's doings.
the literary culture
From this reading Letitia Arundel wrote very long letters to her friend and confidante, Belinda Lawford, and in each letter demanded particular intelligence of her brother's doings.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Letitia Arundel wrote very long letters to her friend and confidante, Belinda Lawford, and in each letter demanded particular intelligence of her brother's doings.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Had he been to the Grange? how had he looked? what had he talked about?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Letitia Arundel wrote very long letters to her friend and confidante, Belinda Lawford, and in each letter demanded particular intelligence of her brother's doings.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The year wore slowly on.
unique or specific to a person or thing or category
From this reading Letitia Arundel wrote very long letters to her friend and confidante, Belinda Lawford, and in each letter demanded particular intelligence of her brother's doings.
large and often sumptuous tent
From this reading THE CHILD'S VOICE IN THE PAVILION BY THE WATER.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading The year wore slowly on.
past form of “talk” — exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading Had he been to the Grange? how had he looked? what had he talked about?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CHILD'S VOICE IN THE PAVILION BY THE WATER.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Letitia Arundel wrote very long letters to her friend and confidante, Belinda Lawford, and in each letter demanded particular intelligence of her brother's doings.
precisely as stated
From this reading Letitia Arundel wrote very long letters to her friend and confidante, Belinda Lawford, and in each letter demanded particular intelligence of her brother's doings.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading THE CHILD'S VOICE IN THE PAVILION BY THE WATER.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading THE CHILD'S VOICE IN THE PAVILION BY THE WATER.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Had he been to the Grange? how had he looked? what had he talked about?
inflected form of “wear” — be dressed in
From this reading The year wore slowly on.
inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading Letitia Arundel wrote very long letters to her friend and confidante, Belinda Lawford, and in each letter demanded particular intelligence of her brother's doings.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading The year wore slowly on.
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