Chapter 35 of Margaret Maliphant is here in full — 317 sentences across 64 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 35 of Margaret Maliphant is here in full — 317 sentences across 64 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The reply to my letter came on the morrow from Frank Forrester. What a day it was! I recollect it well. All the summer had gone in one terrible storm of wind. Alas!
Chapter 35 of Margaret Maliphant is here in full — 317 sentences across 64 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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used to show sadness, pity, or regret
From this reading “Alas!”
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading “The reply to my letter came on the morrow from Frank Forrester.”
the next day
From this reading “The reply to my letter came on the morrow from Frank Forrester.”
recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading “I recollect it well.”
a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading “The reply to my letter came on the morrow from Frank Forrester.”
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading “All the summer had gone in one terrible storm of wind.”
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading “All the summer had gone in one terrible storm of wind.”
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading “All the summer had gone in one terrible storm of wind.”
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 “The reply to my letter came on the morrow from Frank Forrester.”
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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 What a day it was!
used to show sadness, pity, or regret
From this reading Alas!
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading All the summer had gone in one terrible storm of wind.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The reply to my letter came on the morrow from Frank Forrester.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading What a day it was!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The reply to my letter came on the morrow from Frank Forrester.
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading The reply to my letter came on the morrow from Frank Forrester.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The reply to my letter came on the morrow from Frank Forrester.
destroyed or killed
From this reading All the summer had gone in one terrible storm of wind.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading All the summer had gone in one terrible storm of wind.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I recollect it well.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading All the summer had gone in one terrible storm of wind.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading What a day it was!
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading The reply to my letter came on the morrow from Frank Forrester.
the next day
From this reading The reply to my letter came on the morrow from Frank Forrester.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The reply to my letter came on the morrow from Frank Forrester.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading All the summer had gone in one terrible storm of wind.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The reply to my letter came on the morrow from Frank Forrester.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading All the summer had gone in one terrible storm of wind.
recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading I recollect it well.
a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading The reply to my letter came on the morrow from Frank Forrester.
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading All the summer had gone in one terrible storm of wind.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading All the summer had gone in one terrible storm of wind.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading All the summer had gone in one terrible storm of wind.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The reply to my letter came on the morrow from Frank Forrester.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The reply to my letter came on the morrow from Frank Forrester.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What a day it was!
(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 I recollect it well.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What a day it was!
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading All the summer had gone in one terrible storm of wind.
Chapter 35 of Margaret Maliphant by Alice Vansittart Strettel Carr holds 317 sentences, grouped into 64 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 35 holds 317 sentences of Margaret Maliphant, unabridged, divided into 64 reading sections.
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