Chapter 40 of Making His Way is here in full — 97 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 40 of Making His Way is here in full — 97 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CONCLUSION The news was that Mr. Manning and Mark had just arrived at the Cedars. They had come by the last evening train. Why they had come back so unexpectedly no one knew, but the servant had heard that Mark was in poor health. This was true. Mark, in Europe, had proved uncontrollable.
Chapter 40 of Making His Way is here in full — 97 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “cedar” — any of numerous trees of the family Cupressaceae that resemble cedars
From this reading “CONCLUSION The news was that Mr. Manning and Mark had just arrived at the Cedars.”
a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration
From this reading “CONCLUSION The news was that Mr. Manning and Mark had just arrived at the Cedars.”
the 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use “Europe” to refer to all of the continent except the British Isles
From this reading “Mark, in Europe, had proved uncontrollable.”
a healthy state of wellbeing free from disease
From this reading “Why they had come back so unexpectedly no one knew, but the servant had heard that Mark was in poor health.”
inflected form of “man” — take charge of a certain job; occupy a certain work place
From this reading “CONCLUSION The news was that Mr. Manning and Mark had just arrived at the Cedars.”
established beyond doubt
From this reading “Mark, in Europe, had proved uncontrollable.”
difficult to solve or alleviate
From this reading “Mark, in Europe, had proved uncontrollable.”
in a way that was not expected
From this reading “Why they had come back so unexpectedly no one knew, but the servant had heard that Mark was in poor health.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading CONCLUSION The news was that Mr. Manning and Mark had just arrived at the Cedars.
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading CONCLUSION The news was that Mr. Manning and Mark had just arrived at the Cedars.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading CONCLUSION The news was that Mr. Manning and Mark had just arrived at the Cedars.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Why they had come back so unexpectedly no one knew, but the servant had heard that Mark was in poor health.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Why they had come back so unexpectedly no one knew, but the servant had heard that Mark was in poor health.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading They had come by the last evening train.
plural of “cedar” — any of numerous trees of the family Cupressaceae that resemble cedars
From this reading CONCLUSION The news was that Mr. Manning and Mark had just arrived at the Cedars.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading They had come by the last evening train.
a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration
From this reading CONCLUSION The news was that Mr. Manning and Mark had just arrived at the Cedars.
the 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use “Europe” to refer to all of the continent except the British Isles
From this reading Mark, in Europe, had proved uncontrollable.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading They had come by the last evening train.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading CONCLUSION The news was that Mr. Manning and Mark had just arrived at the Cedars.
a healthy state of wellbeing free from disease
From this reading Why they had come back so unexpectedly no one knew, but the servant had heard that Mark was in poor health.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Why they had come back so unexpectedly no one knew, but the servant had heard that Mark was in poor health.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Why they had come back so unexpectedly no one knew, but the servant had heard that Mark was in poor health.
and nothing more
From this reading CONCLUSION The news was that Mr. Manning and Mark had just arrived at the Cedars.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Why they had come back so unexpectedly no one knew, but the servant had heard that Mark was in poor health.
immediately past
From this reading They had come by the last evening train.
inflected form of “man” — take charge of a certain job; occupy a certain work place
From this reading CONCLUSION The news was that Mr. Manning and Mark had just arrived at the Cedars.
attach a tag or label to
From this reading CONCLUSION The news was that Mr. Manning and Mark had just arrived at the Cedars.
a form of address for a man
From this reading CONCLUSION The news was that Mr. Manning and Mark had just arrived at the Cedars.
information about recent and important events
From this reading CONCLUSION The news was that Mr. Manning and Mark had just arrived at the Cedars.
not any; not one
From this reading Why they had come back so unexpectedly no one knew, but the servant had heard that Mark was in poor health.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Why they had come back so unexpectedly no one knew, but the servant had heard that Mark was in poor health.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading Why they had come back so unexpectedly no one knew, but the servant had heard that Mark was in poor health.
established beyond doubt
From this reading Mark, in Europe, had proved uncontrollable.
a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading Why they had come back so unexpectedly no one knew, but the servant had heard that Mark was in poor health.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Why they had come back so unexpectedly no one knew, but the servant had heard that Mark was in poor health.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading CONCLUSION The news was that Mr. Manning and Mark had just arrived at the Cedars.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CONCLUSION The news was that Mr. Manning and Mark had just arrived at the Cedars.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had come by the last evening train.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was true.
create by training and teaching
From this reading They had come by the last evening train.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading This was true.
difficult to solve or alleviate
From this reading Mark, in Europe, had proved uncontrollable.
in a way that was not expected
From this reading Why they had come back so unexpectedly no one knew, but the servant had heard that Mark was in poor health.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading CONCLUSION The news was that Mr. Manning and Mark had just arrived at the Cedars.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why they had come back so unexpectedly no one knew, but the servant had heard that Mark was in poor health.
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