Chapter 5 of Laicus is here in full — 137 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 5 of Laicus is here in full — 137 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Our Church Finances. I FOUND one evening last week, in coming home, a business-like- looking letter lying on my library table. I rarely receive letters at Wheathedge; nearly all my correspondence comes to my New York office. I tore it open in some surprise and read the note as follows: WHEATHEDGE, Oct.
Chapter 5 of Laicus is here in full — 137 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
communication by the exchange of letters
From this reading “I rarely receive letters at Wheathedge; nearly all my correspondence comes to my New York office.”
assets in the form of money
From this reading “Our Church Finances.”
third-person singular of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading “I tore it open in some surprise and read the note as follows:”
a room where books are kept
From this reading “I FOUND one evening last week, in coming home, a business-like- looking letter lying on my library table.”
the month following September and preceding November
From this reading “WHEATHEDGE, Oct.”
not often
From this reading “I rarely receive letters at Wheathedge; nearly all my correspondence comes to my New York office.”
get something; come into possession of
From this reading “I rarely receive letters at Wheathedge; nearly all my correspondence comes to my New York office.”
commonly the lowest molding at the base of a column
From this reading “I tore it open in some surprise and read the note as follows:”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I FOUND one evening last week, in coming home, a business-like- looking letter lying on my library table.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading I rarely receive letters at Wheathedge; nearly all my correspondence comes to my New York office.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I tore it open in some surprise and read the note as follows:
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I tore it open in some surprise and read the note as follows:
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I rarely receive letters at Wheathedge; nearly all my correspondence comes to my New York office.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I FOUND one evening last week, in coming home, a business-like- looking letter lying on my library table.
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading Our Church Finances.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading I rarely receive letters at Wheathedge; nearly all my correspondence comes to my New York office.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading I FOUND one evening last week, in coming home, a business-like- looking letter lying on my library table.
communication by the exchange of letters
From this reading I rarely receive letters at Wheathedge; nearly all my correspondence comes to my New York office.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading I FOUND one evening last week, in coming home, a business-like- looking letter lying on my library table.
assets in the form of money
From this reading Our Church Finances.
third-person singular of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading I tore it open in some surprise and read the note as follows:
set up or found
From this reading I FOUND one evening last week, in coming home, a business-like- looking letter lying on my library table.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading I FOUND one evening last week, in coming home, a business-like- looking letter lying on my library table.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I FOUND one evening last week, in coming home, a business-like- looking letter lying on my library table.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I FOUND one evening last week, in coming home, a business-like- looking letter lying on my library table.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I tore it open in some surprise and read the note as follows:
immediately past
From this reading I FOUND one evening last week, in coming home, a business-like- looking letter lying on my library table.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading I FOUND one evening last week, in coming home, a business-like- looking letter lying on my library table.
the literary culture
From this reading I rarely receive letters at Wheathedge; nearly all my correspondence comes to my New York office.
a room where books are kept
From this reading I FOUND one evening last week, in coming home, a business-like- looking letter lying on my library table.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading I FOUND one evening last week, in coming home, a business-like- looking letter lying on my library table.
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading I FOUND one evening last week, in coming home, a business-like- looking letter lying on my library table.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I FOUND one evening last week, in coming home, a business-like- looking letter lying on my library table.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading I rarely receive letters at Wheathedge; nearly all my correspondence comes to my New York office.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading I rarely receive letters at Wheathedge; nearly all my correspondence comes to my New York office.
a brief written record
From this reading I tore it open in some surprise and read the note as follows:
the month following September and preceding November
From this reading WHEATHEDGE, Oct.
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading I rarely receive letters at Wheathedge; nearly all my correspondence comes to my New York office.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I FOUND one evening last week, in coming home, a business-like- looking letter lying on my library table.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I FOUND one evening last week, in coming home, a business-like- looking letter lying on my library table.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading I tore it open in some surprise and read the note as follows:
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Our Church Finances.
not often
From this reading I rarely receive letters at Wheathedge; nearly all my correspondence comes to my New York office.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading I tore it open in some surprise and read the note as follows:
get something; come into possession of
From this reading I rarely receive letters at Wheathedge; nearly all my correspondence comes to my New York office.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading I tore it open in some surprise and read the note as follows:
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading I tore it open in some surprise and read the note as follows:
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading I FOUND one evening last week, in coming home, a business-like- looking letter lying on my library table.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I tore it open in some surprise and read the note as follows:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I rarely receive letters at Wheathedge; nearly all my correspondence comes to my New York office.
commonly the lowest molding at the base of a column
From this reading I tore it open in some surprise and read the note as follows:
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading I FOUND one evening last week, in coming home, a business-like- looking letter lying on my library table.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I rarely receive letters at Wheathedge; nearly all my correspondence comes to my New York office.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading I rarely receive letters at Wheathedge; nearly all my correspondence comes to my New York office.
Chapter 5 of Laicus by Lyman Abbott holds 137 sentences, grouped into 28 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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.
Chapter 5 holds 137 sentences of Laicus, unabridged, divided into 28 reading sections.
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