Chapter 33 of Light O' the Morning is here in full — 181 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXXIII
Chapter 33 of Light O' the Morning is here in full — 181 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A DARING DEED. Having failed to get any help from John Finnigan, Nora returned to the Castle. As she drove quickly home she was very silent. Even loquacious Molly did not care to interrupt her thoughts. As soon as they reached the Castle she turned to her cousin and spoke quickly.
Chapter 33 of Light O' the Morning is here in full — 181 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading “As soon as they reached the Castle she turned to her cousin and spoke quickly.”
a challenge to do something dangerous or foolhardy
From this reading “A DARING DEED.”
a legal document signed and sealed and delivered to effect a transfer of property and to show the legal right to possess it
From this reading “A DARING DEED.”
a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together
From this reading “As she drove quickly home she was very silent.”
past form of “fail” — fail to do something; leave something undone
From this reading “Having failed to get any help from John Finnigan, Nora returned to the Castle.”
make a break in
From this reading “Even loquacious Molly did not care to interrupt her thoughts.”
full of trivial conversation
From this reading “Even loquacious Molly did not care to interrupt her thoughts.”
popular aquarium fish
From this reading “Even loquacious Molly did not care to interrupt her thoughts.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A DARING DEED.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As soon as they reached the Castle she turned to her cousin and spoke quickly.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Having failed to get any help from John Finnigan, Nora returned to the Castle.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As she drove quickly home she was very silent.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading Even loquacious Molly did not care to interrupt her thoughts.
a large and stately mansion
From this reading Having failed to get any help from John Finnigan, Nora returned to the Castle.
the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading As soon as they reached the Castle she turned to her cousin and spoke quickly.
a challenge to do something dangerous or foolhardy
From this reading A DARING DEED.
a legal document signed and sealed and delivered to effect a transfer of property and to show the legal right to possess it
From this reading A DARING DEED.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Even loquacious Molly did not care to interrupt her thoughts.
a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together
From this reading As she drove quickly home she was very silent.
divisible by two
From this reading Even loquacious Molly did not care to interrupt her thoughts.
past form of “fail” — fail to do something; leave something undone
From this reading Having failed to get any help from John Finnigan, Nora returned to the Castle.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Having failed to get any help from John Finnigan, Nora returned to the Castle.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Having failed to get any help from John Finnigan, Nora returned to the Castle.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Having failed to get any help from John Finnigan, Nora returned to the Castle.
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Having failed to get any help from John Finnigan, Nora returned to the Castle.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading Having failed to get any help from John Finnigan, Nora returned to the Castle.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Even loquacious Molly did not care to interrupt her thoughts.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading As she drove quickly home she was very silent.
make a break in
From this reading Even loquacious Molly did not care to interrupt her thoughts.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading Having failed to get any help from John Finnigan, Nora returned to the Castle.
full of trivial conversation
From this reading Even loquacious Molly did not care to interrupt her thoughts.
popular aquarium fish
From this reading Even loquacious Molly did not care to interrupt her thoughts.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Having failed to get any help from John Finnigan, Nora returned to the Castle.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Even loquacious Molly did not care to interrupt her thoughts.
with speed
From this reading As she drove quickly home she was very silent.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading As soon as they reached the Castle she turned to her cousin and spoke quickly.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Having failed to get any help from John Finnigan, Nora returned to the Castle.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As she drove quickly home she was very silent.
marked by absence of sound
From this reading As she drove quickly home she was very silent.
in the near future
From this reading As soon as they reached the Castle she turned to her cousin and spoke quickly.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading As soon as they reached the Castle she turned to her cousin and spoke quickly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Having failed to get any help from John Finnigan, Nora returned to the Castle.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As soon as they reached the Castle she turned to her cousin and spoke quickly.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Even loquacious Molly did not care to interrupt her thoughts.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Having failed to get any help from John Finnigan, Nora returned to the Castle.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading As soon as they reached the Castle she turned to her cousin and spoke quickly.
precisely as stated
From this reading As she drove quickly home she was very silent.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As she drove quickly home she was very silent.
Chapter 33 of Light O' the Morning by L. T. Meade holds 181 sentences, grouped into 37 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.
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