Chapter 9 of Letters to his mother, Ann Borrow, and other is here in full — 12 sentences across 3 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Letters to his mother, Ann Borrow, and other is here in full — 12 sentences across 3 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_To_ MARY BORROW. PENQUITO, _January_ 27_th_, 1854. MY DEAR CARRETA, I just write you a line to inform you that I have got back safe from the Land’s End. I have received your two letters, and hope you received mine from the Land’s End. It is probable that I shall yet visit one or two places before I leave Cornwall.
Chapter 9 of Letters to his mother, Ann Borrow, and other is here in full — 12 sentences across 3 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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get temporarily
From this reading “_To_ MARY BORROW.”
a hilly county in southwestern England
From this reading “It is probable that I shall yet visit one or two places before I leave Cornwall.”
impart knowledge of some fact, state of affairs, or event to
From this reading “MY DEAR CARRETA, I just write you a line to inform you that I have got back safe from the Land’s End.”
the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice
possessive form of “land” — the land on which real estate is located
plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading “It is probable that I shall yet visit one or two places before I leave Cornwall.”
likely but not certain to be or become true or real
From this reading “It is probable that I shall yet visit one or two places before I leave Cornwall.”
free from danger or the risk of harm
From this reading “MY DEAR CARRETA, I just write you a line to inform you that I have got back safe from the Land’s End.”
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From this reading PENQUITO, _January_ 27_th_, 1854.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PENQUITO, _January_ 27_th_, 1854.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading MY DEAR CARRETA, I just write you a line to inform you that I have got back safe from the Land’s End.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I have received your two letters, and hope you received mine from the Land’s End.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading MY DEAR CARRETA, I just write you a line to inform you that I have got back safe from the Land’s End.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It is probable that I shall yet visit one or two places before I leave Cornwall.
get temporarily
From this reading _To_ MARY BORROW.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MY DEAR CARRETA, I just write you a line to inform you that I have got back safe from the Land’s End.
a hilly county in southwestern England
From this reading It is probable that I shall yet visit one or two places before I leave Cornwall.
dearly loved
From this reading MY DEAR CARRETA, I just write you a line to inform you that I have got back safe from the Land’s End.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading MY DEAR CARRETA, I just write you a line to inform you that I have got back safe from the Land’s End.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading MY DEAR CARRETA, I just write you a line to inform you that I have got back safe from the Land’s End.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading MY DEAR CARRETA, I just write you a line to inform you that I have got back safe from the Land’s End.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading MY DEAR CARRETA, I just write you a line to inform you that I have got back safe from the Land’s End.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading I have received your two letters, and hope you received mine from the Land’s End.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading MY DEAR CARRETA, I just write you a line to inform you that I have got back safe from the Land’s End.
impart knowledge of some fact, state of affairs, or event to
From this reading MY DEAR CARRETA, I just write you a line to inform you that I have got back safe from the Land’s End.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is probable that I shall yet visit one or two places before I leave Cornwall.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is probable that I shall yet visit one or two places before I leave Cornwall.
the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice
From this reading PENQUITO, _January_ 27_th_, 1854.
and nothing more
From this reading MY DEAR CARRETA, I just write you a line to inform you that I have got back safe from the Land’s End.
possessive form of “land” — the land on which real estate is located
From this reading MY DEAR CARRETA, I just write you a line to inform you that I have got back safe from the Land’s End.
go away from a place
From this reading It is probable that I shall yet visit one or two places before I leave Cornwall.
the literary culture
From this reading I have received your two letters, and hope you received mine from the Land’s End.
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading MY DEAR CARRETA, I just write you a line to inform you that I have got back safe from the Land’s End.
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading _To_ MARY BORROW.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I have received your two letters, and hope you received mine from the Land’s End.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading MY DEAR CARRETA, I just write you a line to inform you that I have got back safe from the Land’s End.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It is probable that I shall yet visit one or two places before I leave Cornwall.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It is probable that I shall yet visit one or two places before I leave Cornwall.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PENQUITO, _January_ 27_th_, 1854.
plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading It is probable that I shall yet visit one or two places before I leave Cornwall.
likely but not certain to be or become true or real
From this reading It is probable that I shall yet visit one or two places before I leave Cornwall.
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading I have received your two letters, and hope you received mine from the Land’s End.
free from danger or the risk of harm
From this reading MY DEAR CARRETA, I just write you a line to inform you that I have got back safe from the Land’s End.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading It is probable that I shall yet visit one or two places before I leave Cornwall.
the fifth day of the week; the fourth working day
From this reading PENQUITO, _January_ 27_th_, 1854.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading MY DEAR CARRETA, I just write you a line to inform you that I have got back safe from the Land’s End.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MY DEAR CARRETA, I just write you a line to inform you that I have got back safe from the Land’s End.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _To_ MARY BORROW.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading I have received your two letters, and hope you received mine from the Land’s End.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading It is probable that I shall yet visit one or two places before I leave Cornwall.
produce a literary work
From this reading MY DEAR CARRETA, I just write you a line to inform you that I have got back safe from the Land’s End.
but in spite of that
From this reading It is probable that I shall yet visit one or two places before I leave Cornwall.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading MY DEAR CARRETA, I just write you a line to inform you that I have got back safe from the Land’s End.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I have received your two letters, and hope you received mine from the Land’s End.
Chapter 9 of Letters to his mother, Ann Borrow, and other by George Borrow holds 12 sentences, grouped into 3 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, 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 9 holds 12 sentences of Letters to his mother, Ann Borrow, and other, unabridged, divided into 3 reading sections.
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