Chapter 11 of Letters to his mother, Ann Borrow, and other is here in full — 10 sentences across 2 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of Letters to his mother, Ann Borrow, and other is here in full — 10 sentences across 2 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_To_ MARY BORROW. TRECASTLE, BRECKNOCKSHIRE, SOUTH WALES. _August_ 17_th_, 1857. DEAR CARRETA, I write to you a few words from this place; tomorrow I am going to Llandovery and from there to Carmarthen. For the first three or four days I had dreadful weather.
Chapter 11 of Letters to his mother, Ann Borrow, and other is here in full — 10 sentences across 2 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the month following July and preceding September
get temporarily
From this reading “_To_ MARY BORROW.”
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading “For the first three or four days I had dreadful weather.”
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 region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading “TRECASTLE, BRECKNOCKSHIRE, SOUTH WALES.”
the day after today
From this reading “DEAR CARRETA, I write to you a few words from this place; tomorrow I am going to Llandovery and from there to Carmarthen.”
one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; during Roman times the region was known as Cambria
From this reading “TRECASTLE, BRECKNOCKSHIRE, SOUTH WALES.”
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading “For the first three or four days I had dreadful weather.”
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Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _August_ 17_th_, 1857.
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From this reading _August_ 17_th_, 1857.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading DEAR CARRETA, I write to you a few words from this place; tomorrow I am going to Llandovery and from there to Carmarthen.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading DEAR CARRETA, I write to you a few words from this place; tomorrow I am going to Llandovery and from there to Carmarthen.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading DEAR CARRETA, I write to you a few words from this place; tomorrow I am going to Llandovery and from there to Carmarthen.
the month following July and preceding September
From this reading _August_ 17_th_, 1857.
get temporarily
From this reading _To_ MARY BORROW.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TRECASTLE, BRECKNOCKSHIRE, SOUTH WALES.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DEAR CARRETA, I write to you a few words from this place; tomorrow I am going to Llandovery and from there to Carmarthen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DEAR CARRETA, I write to you a few words from this place; tomorrow I am going to Llandovery and from there to Carmarthen.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading For the first three or four days I had dreadful weather.
dearly loved
From this reading DEAR CARRETA, I write to you a few words from this place; tomorrow I am going to Llandovery and from there to Carmarthen.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading For the first three or four days I had dreadful weather.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading DEAR CARRETA, I write to you a few words from this place; tomorrow I am going to Llandovery and from there to Carmarthen.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading For the first three or four days I had dreadful weather.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For the first three or four days I had dreadful weather.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading For the first three or four days I had dreadful weather.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading DEAR CARRETA, I write to you a few words from this place; tomorrow I am going to Llandovery and from there to Carmarthen.
the act of departing
From this reading DEAR CARRETA, I write to you a few words from this place; tomorrow I am going to Llandovery and from there to Carmarthen.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading For the first three or four days I had dreadful weather.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading DEAR CARRETA, I write to you a few words from this place; tomorrow I am going to Llandovery and from there to Carmarthen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DEAR CARRETA, I write to you a few words from this place; tomorrow I am going to Llandovery and from there to Carmarthen.
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.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading For the first three or four days I had dreadful weather.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading DEAR CARRETA, I write to you a few words from this place; tomorrow I am going to Llandovery and from there to Carmarthen.
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading TRECASTLE, BRECKNOCKSHIRE, SOUTH WALES.
the fifth day of the week; the fourth working day
From this reading _August_ 17_th_, 1857.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For the first three or four days I had dreadful weather.
in or at that place or location
From this reading DEAR CARRETA, I write to you a few words from this place; tomorrow I am going to Llandovery and from there to Carmarthen.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading DEAR CARRETA, I write to you a few words from this place; tomorrow I am going to Llandovery and from there to Carmarthen.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading For the first three or four days I had dreadful weather.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _To_ MARY BORROW.
the day after today
From this reading DEAR CARRETA, I write to you a few words from this place; tomorrow I am going to Llandovery and from there to Carmarthen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TRECASTLE, BRECKNOCKSHIRE, SOUTH WALES.
one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; during Roman times the region was known as Cambria
From this reading TRECASTLE, BRECKNOCKSHIRE, SOUTH WALES.
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading For the first three or four days I had dreadful weather.
the words that are spoken
From this reading DEAR CARRETA, I write to you a few words from this place; tomorrow I am going to Llandovery and from there to Carmarthen.
produce a literary work
From this reading DEAR CARRETA, I write to you a few words from this place; tomorrow I am going to Llandovery and from there to Carmarthen.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading DEAR CARRETA, I write to you a few words from this place; tomorrow I am going to Llandovery and from there to Carmarthen.
Chapter 11 of Letters to his mother, Ann Borrow, and other by George Borrow holds 10 sentences, grouped into 2 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.
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