Chapter 21 of Malcolm is here in full — 183 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 21 of Malcolm is here in full — 183 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE BLOW. “Well, Malcolm,” said his lordship, when the youth reported himself, “how’s Mrs Stewart?” “No ower weel pleased, my lord,” answered Malcolm. “What!--you haven’t been refusing to----?” “Deed hev I, my lord!”
Chapter 21 of Malcolm is here in full — 183 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
exhale hard
From this reading “THE BLOW.”
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 ““Deed hev I, my lord!””
a title used to address any British peer except a duke and extended to a bishop or a judge
From this reading ““Well, Malcolm,” said his lordship, when the youth reported himself, “how’s Mrs Stewart?””
experiencing or manifesting pleasure
From this reading ““No ower weel pleased, my lord,” answered Malcolm.”
-ing form of “refuse” — show unwillingness towards
From this reading ““What!--you haven’t been refusing to----?””
made known or told about; especially presented in a formal account
From this reading ““Well, Malcolm,” said his lordship, when the youth reported himself, “how’s Mrs Stewart?””
United States film actor who portrayed incorruptible but modest heros (1908-1997)
From this reading ““Well, Malcolm,” said his lordship, when the youth reported himself, “how’s Mrs Stewart?””
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading ““Well, Malcolm,” said his lordship, when the youth reported himself, “how’s Mrs Stewart?””
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past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading “No ower weel pleased, my lord,” answered Malcolm.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “What!--you haven’t been refusing to----?”
exhale hard
From this reading THE BLOW.
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 “Deed hev I, my lord!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What!--you haven’t been refusing to----?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Deed hev I, my lord!”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Well, Malcolm,” said his lordship, when the youth reported himself, “how’s Mrs Stewart?”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Well, Malcolm,” said his lordship, when the youth reported himself, “how’s Mrs Stewart?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well, Malcolm,” said his lordship, when the youth reported himself, “how’s Mrs Stewart?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Deed hev I, my lord!”
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading “No ower weel pleased, my lord,” answered Malcolm.
a title used to address any British peer except a duke and extended to a bishop or a judge
From this reading “Well, Malcolm,” said his lordship, when the youth reported himself, “how’s Mrs Stewart?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well, Malcolm,” said his lordship, when the youth reported himself, “how’s Mrs Stewart?”
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading “Well, Malcolm,” said his lordship, when the youth reported himself, “how’s Mrs Stewart?”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “No ower weel pleased, my lord,” answered Malcolm.
not any; not one
From this reading “No ower weel pleased, my lord,” answered Malcolm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “No ower weel pleased, my lord,” answered Malcolm.
experiencing or manifesting pleasure
From this reading “No ower weel pleased, my lord,” answered Malcolm.
-ing form of “refuse” — show unwillingness towards
From this reading “What!--you haven’t been refusing to----?”
made known or told about; especially presented in a formal account
From this reading “Well, Malcolm,” said his lordship, when the youth reported himself, “how’s Mrs Stewart?”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Well, Malcolm,” said his lordship, when the youth reported himself, “how’s Mrs Stewart?”
United States film actor who portrayed incorruptible but modest heros (1908-1997)
From this reading “Well, Malcolm,” said his lordship, when the youth reported himself, “how’s Mrs Stewart?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BLOW.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “What!--you haven’t been refusing to----?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “No ower weel pleased, my lord,” answered Malcolm.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “Well, Malcolm,” said his lordship, when the youth reported himself, “how’s Mrs Stewart?”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What!--you haven’t been refusing to----?”
at the time that
From this reading “Well, Malcolm,” said his lordship, when the youth reported himself, “how’s Mrs Stewart?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “What!--you haven’t been refusing to----?”
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading “Well, Malcolm,” said his lordship, when the youth reported himself, “how’s Mrs Stewart?”
Chapter 21 of Malcolm by George MacDonald holds 183 sentences, grouped into 37 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 21 holds 183 sentences of Malcolm, unabridged, divided into 37 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 21 of Malcolm by George MacDonald exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 183 sentences, grouped into 37 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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