Chapter 18 of Marguerite Verne is here in full — 136 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 18 of Marguerite Verne is here in full — 136 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
GRATITUDE. We will now direct attention to our much esteemed friend, Phillip Lawson, who has much to be grateful for. He hourly thanks his Maker for the great mercies received at His hands. "Let them fall into other hands than mine. It would do no good.
Chapter 18 of Marguerite Verne is here in full — 136 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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command with authority
From this reading “We will now direct attention to our much esteemed friend, Phillip Lawson, who has much to be grateful for.”
having an illustrious reputation; respected
From this reading “We will now direct attention to our much esteemed friend, Phillip Lawson, who has much to be grateful for.”
feeling or showing gratitude
From this reading “We will now direct attention to our much esteemed friend, Phillip Lawson, who has much to be grateful for.”
a feeling of thankfulness and appreciation
From this reading “GRATITUDE.”
occurring every hour or payable by the hour
From this reading “He hourly thanks his Maker for the great mercies received at His hands.”
a person who makes things
From this reading “He hourly thanks his Maker for the great mercies received at His hands.”
plural of “mercy” — leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice
From this reading “He hourly thanks his Maker for the great mercies received at His hands.”
an acknowledgment of appreciation
From this reading “He hourly thanks his Maker for the great mercies received at His hands.”
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in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He hourly thanks his Maker for the great mercies received at His hands.
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading We will now direct attention to our much esteemed friend, Phillip Lawson, who has much to be grateful for.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading We will now direct attention to our much esteemed friend, Phillip Lawson, who has much to be grateful for.
command with authority
From this reading We will now direct attention to our much esteemed friend, Phillip Lawson, who has much to be grateful for.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading It would do no good.
having an illustrious reputation; respected
From this reading We will now direct attention to our much esteemed friend, Phillip Lawson, who has much to be grateful for.
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading "Let them fall into other hands than mine.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We will now direct attention to our much esteemed friend, Phillip Lawson, who has much to be grateful for.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading We will now direct attention to our much esteemed friend, Phillip Lawson, who has much to be grateful for.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading It would do no good.
feeling or showing gratitude
From this reading We will now direct attention to our much esteemed friend, Phillip Lawson, who has much to be grateful for.
a feeling of thankfulness and appreciation
From this reading GRATITUDE.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading He hourly thanks his Maker for the great mercies received at His hands.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading He hourly thanks his Maker for the great mercies received at His hands.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We will now direct attention to our much esteemed friend, Phillip Lawson, who has much to be grateful for.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He hourly thanks his Maker for the great mercies received at His hands.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He hourly thanks his Maker for the great mercies received at His hands.
occurring every hour or payable by the hour
From this reading He hourly thanks his Maker for the great mercies received at His hands.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "Let them fall into other hands than mine.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It would do no good.
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From this reading We will now direct attention to our much esteemed friend, Phillip Lawson, who has much to be grateful for.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Let them fall into other hands than mine.
a person who makes things
From this reading He hourly thanks his Maker for the great mercies received at His hands.
plural of “mercy” — leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice
From this reading He hourly thanks his Maker for the great mercies received at His hands.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Let them fall into other hands than mine.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading We will now direct attention to our much esteemed friend, Phillip Lawson, who has much to be grateful for.
not any; not one
From this reading It would do no good.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading We will now direct attention to our much esteemed friend, Phillip Lawson, who has much to be grateful for.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading "Let them fall into other hands than mine.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We will now direct attention to our much esteemed friend, Phillip Lawson, who has much to be grateful for.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We will now direct attention to our much esteemed friend, Phillip Lawson, who has much to be grateful for.
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading He hourly thanks his Maker for the great mercies received at His hands.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "Let them fall into other hands than mine.
an acknowledgment of appreciation
From this reading He hourly thanks his Maker for the great mercies received at His hands.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He hourly thanks his Maker for the great mercies received at His hands.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "Let them fall into other hands than mine.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We will now direct attention to our much esteemed friend, Phillip Lawson, who has much to be grateful for.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We will now direct attention to our much esteemed friend, Phillip Lawson, who has much to be grateful for.
which person or people
From this reading We will now direct attention to our much esteemed friend, Phillip Lawson, who has much to be grateful for.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading We will now direct attention to our much esteemed friend, Phillip Lawson, who has much to be grateful for.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It would do no good.
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