Chapter 8 of Loyalties is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VIII
Chapter 8 of Loyalties is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CANYNGE. Graviter, give me a sheet of paper. I'll write a letter for him. MARGARET. [Going up to TWISDEN] Dear Mr Jacob--pay De Levis.
Chapter 8 of Loyalties is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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dearly loved
From this reading “[Going up to TWISDEN] Dear Mr Jacob--pay De Levis.”
French biochemist who (with Jacques Monod) studied regulatory processes in cells (born in 1920)
From this reading “[Going up to TWISDEN] Dear Mr Jacob--pay De Levis.”
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading “I'll write a letter for him.”
a popular brand of jeans
From this reading “[Going up to TWISDEN] Dear Mr Jacob--pay De Levis.”
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading “Graviter, give me a sheet of paper.”
give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
From this reading “[Going up to TWISDEN] Dear Mr Jacob--pay De Levis.”
any broad thin expanse or surface
From this reading “Graviter, give me a sheet of paper.”
produce a literary work
From this reading “I'll write a letter for him.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “I'll write a letter for him.”
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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 Graviter, give me a sheet of paper.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CANYNGE.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading [Going up to TWISDEN] Dear Mr Jacob--pay De Levis.
dearly loved
From this reading [Going up to TWISDEN] Dear Mr Jacob--pay De Levis.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I'll write a letter for him.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Graviter, give me a sheet of paper.
the act of departing
From this reading [Going up to TWISDEN] Dear Mr Jacob--pay De Levis.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Graviter, give me a sheet of paper.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I'll write a letter for him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'll write a letter for him.
French biochemist who (with Jacques Monod) studied regulatory processes in cells (born in 1920)
From this reading [Going up to TWISDEN] Dear Mr Jacob--pay De Levis.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading I'll write a letter for him.
a popular brand of jeans
From this reading [Going up to TWISDEN] Dear Mr Jacob--pay De Levis.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MARGARET.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Graviter, give me a sheet of paper.
a form of address for a man
From this reading [Going up to TWISDEN] Dear Mr Jacob--pay De Levis.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Graviter, give me a sheet of paper.
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading Graviter, give me a sheet of paper.
give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
From this reading [Going up to TWISDEN] Dear Mr Jacob--pay De Levis.
any broad thin expanse or surface
From this reading Graviter, give me a sheet of paper.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading [Going up to TWISDEN] Dear Mr Jacob--pay De Levis.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [Going up to TWISDEN] Dear Mr Jacob--pay De Levis.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading [Going up to TWISDEN] Dear Mr Jacob--pay De Levis.
produce a literary work
From this reading I'll write a letter for him.
Chapter 8 of Loyalties by John Galsworthy holds 422 sentences, grouped into 85 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 8 holds 422 sentences of Loyalties, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 8 of Loyalties by John Galsworthy exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 422 sentences, grouped into 85 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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