Chapter 21 of Kept in the Dark is here in full — 203 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXI
Chapter 21 of Kept in the Dark is here in full — 203 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MR. WESTERN YIELDS. The fact that Lady Grant had gone to Dresden was not long in reaching the ears of Mrs. Western. Dick Ross had heard at the club at Perth that she had gone, and had told Sir Francis. Sir Francis passed on the news to Miss Altifiorla, and from her it had reached the deserted wife.
Chapter 21 of Kept in the Dark is here in full — 203 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
From this reading “Dick Ross had heard at the club at Perth that she had gone, and had told Sir Francis.”
forsaken by owner or inhabitants
From this reading “Sir Francis passed on the news to Miss Altifiorla, and from her it had reached the deserted wife.”
a city in southeastern Germany on the Elbe River; it was almost totally destroyed by British air raids in 1945
From this reading “The fact that Lady Grant had gone to Dresden was not long in reaching the ears of Mrs. Western.”
the state capital of Western Australia
From this reading “Dick Ross had heard at the club at Perth that she had gone, and had told Sir Francis.”
the act of physically reaching or thrusting out
From this reading “The fact that Lady Grant had gone to Dresden was not long in reaching the ears of Mrs. Western.”
Scottish explorer who led Arctic expeditions that yielded geographic discoveries while searching for the Northwest Passage (1777-1856)
From this reading “Dick Ross had heard at the club at Perth that she had gone, and had told Sir Francis.”
relating to or characteristic of the western parts of the world or the West as opposed to the eastern or oriental parts
From this reading “WESTERN YIELDS.”
plural of “yield” — production of a certain amount
From this reading “WESTERN YIELDS.”
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From this reading Sir Francis passed on the news to Miss Altifiorla, and from her it had reached the deserted wife.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Dick Ross had heard at the club at Perth that she had gone, and had told Sir Francis.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Dick Ross had heard at the club at Perth that she had gone, and had told Sir Francis.
a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
From this reading Dick Ross had heard at the club at Perth that she had gone, and had told Sir Francis.
forsaken by owner or inhabitants
From this reading Sir Francis passed on the news to Miss Altifiorla, and from her it had reached the deserted wife.
someone who is a detective
From this reading Dick Ross had heard at the club at Perth that she had gone, and had told Sir Francis.
a city in southeastern Germany on the Elbe River; it was almost totally destroyed by British air raids in 1945
From this reading The fact that Lady Grant had gone to Dresden was not long in reaching the ears of Mrs. Western.
plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading The fact that Lady Grant had gone to Dresden was not long in reaching the ears of Mrs. Western.
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading The fact that Lady Grant had gone to Dresden was not long in reaching the ears of Mrs. Western.
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From this reading Dick Ross had heard at the club at Perth that she had gone, and had told Sir Francis.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Sir Francis passed on the news to Miss Altifiorla, and from her it had reached the deserted wife.
destroyed or killed
From this reading The fact that Lady Grant had gone to Dresden was not long in reaching the ears of Mrs. Western.
let have
From this reading The fact that Lady Grant had gone to Dresden was not long in reaching the ears of Mrs. Western.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The fact that Lady Grant had gone to Dresden was not long in reaching the ears of Mrs. Western.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Dick Ross had heard at the club at Perth that she had gone, and had told Sir Francis.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Sir Francis passed on the news to Miss Altifiorla, and from her it had reached the deserted wife.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The fact that Lady Grant had gone to Dresden was not long in reaching the ears of Mrs. Western.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Sir Francis passed on the news to Miss Altifiorla, and from her it had reached the deserted wife.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading The fact that Lady Grant had gone to Dresden was not long in reaching the ears of Mrs. Western.
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 The fact that Lady Grant had gone to Dresden was not long in reaching the ears of Mrs. Western.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Sir Francis passed on the news to Miss Altifiorla, and from her it had reached the deserted wife.
a form of address for a man
From this reading MR.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading The fact that Lady Grant had gone to Dresden was not long in reaching the ears of Mrs. Western.
information about recent and important events
From this reading Sir Francis passed on the news to Miss Altifiorla, and from her it had reached the deserted wife.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The fact that Lady Grant had gone to Dresden was not long in reaching the ears of Mrs. Western.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The fact that Lady Grant had gone to Dresden was not long in reaching the ears of Mrs. Western.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Sir Francis passed on the news to Miss Altifiorla, and from her it had reached the deserted wife.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading Sir Francis passed on the news to Miss Altifiorla, and from her it had reached the deserted wife.
the state capital of Western Australia
From this reading Dick Ross had heard at the club at Perth that she had gone, and had told Sir Francis.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading Sir Francis passed on the news to Miss Altifiorla, and from her it had reached the deserted wife.
the act of physically reaching or thrusting out
From this reading The fact that Lady Grant had gone to Dresden was not long in reaching the ears of Mrs. Western.
Scottish explorer who led Arctic expeditions that yielded geographic discoveries while searching for the Northwest Passage (1777-1856)
From this reading Dick Ross had heard at the club at Perth that she had gone, and had told Sir Francis.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Dick Ross had heard at the club at Perth that she had gone, and had told Sir Francis.
term of address for a man
From this reading Dick Ross had heard at the club at Perth that she had gone, and had told Sir Francis.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The fact that Lady Grant had gone to Dresden was not long in reaching the ears of Mrs. Western.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The fact that Lady Grant had gone to Dresden was not long in reaching the ears of Mrs. Western.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The fact that Lady Grant had gone to Dresden was not long in reaching the ears of Mrs. Western.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading Dick Ross had heard at the club at Perth that she had gone, and had told Sir Francis.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The fact that Lady Grant had gone to Dresden was not long in reaching the ears of Mrs. Western.
relating to or characteristic of the western parts of the world or the West as opposed to the eastern or oriental parts
From this reading WESTERN YIELDS.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading Sir Francis passed on the news to Miss Altifiorla, and from her it had reached the deserted wife.
plural of “yield” — production of a certain amount
From this reading WESTERN YIELDS.
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