Chapter 24 of Love's Shadow is here in full — 149 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXIV
Chapter 24 of Love's Shadow is here in full — 149 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Accounts 'How about your play, Bruce? Aren't you going to work at it this evening?' 'Why no; not just at present. I'm not in the mood. You don't understand, Edith.
Chapter 24 of Love's Shadow is here in full — 149 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “account” — a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading “Accounts 'How about your play, Bruce?”
Australian physician and bacteriologist who described the bacterium that causes undulant fever or brucellosis (1855-1931)
From this reading “Accounts 'How about your play, Bruce?”
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading “Aren't you going to work at it this evening?'”
a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
From this reading “I'm not in the mood.”
participate in games or sport
From this reading “Accounts 'How about your play, Bruce?”
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading “'Why no; not just at present.”
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading “You don't understand, Edith.”
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading “Aren't you going to work at it this evening?'”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Accounts 'How about your play, Bruce?
plural of “account” — a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading Accounts 'How about your play, Bruce?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Aren't you going to work at it this evening?'
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Aren't you going to work at it this evening?'
Australian physician and bacteriologist who described the bacterium that causes undulant fever or brucellosis (1855-1931)
From this reading Accounts 'How about your play, Bruce?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You don't understand, Edith.
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From this reading You don't understand, Edith.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading Aren't you going to work at it this evening?'
the act of departing
From this reading Aren't you going to work at it this evening?'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Accounts 'How about your play, Bruce?
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From this reading I'm not in the mood.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I'm not in the mood.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Aren't you going to work at it this evening?'
and nothing more
From this reading 'Why no; not just at present.
a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
From this reading I'm not in the mood.
not any; not one
From this reading 'Why no; not just at present.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading 'Why no; not just at present.
participate in games or sport
From this reading Accounts 'How about your play, Bruce?
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading 'Why no; not just at present.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I'm not in the mood.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Aren't you going to work at it this evening?'
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Aren't you going to work at it this evening?'
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading You don't understand, Edith.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading 'Why no; not just at present.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Aren't you going to work at it this evening?'
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Aren't you going to work at it this evening?'
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Accounts 'How about your play, Bruce?
Chapter 24 of Love's Shadow by Ada Leverson holds 149 sentences, grouped into 30 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 24 holds 149 sentences of Love's Shadow, unabridged, divided into 30 reading sections.
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