Chapter 28 of Mary Gray is here in full — 108 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXVIII
Chapter 28 of Mary Gray is here in full — 108 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
NOEL! NOEL! Captain Langrishe arrived only just in time for lunch on the Christmas Day. By the time he had been shown his room and had deposited his bag and returned to the drawing-room it was time for the luncheon-bell. The meeting between Nelly and himself would have seemed to outsiders a cold one.
Chapter 28 of Mary Gray is here in full — 108 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a flexible container with a single opening
From this reading “By the time he had been shown his room and had deposited his bag and returned to the drawing-room it was time for the luncheon-bell.”
period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
From this reading “Captain Langrishe arrived only just in time for lunch on the Christmas Day.”
past form of “deposit” — put, fix, force, or implant
From this reading “By the time he had been shown his room and had deposited his bag and returned to the drawing-room it was time for the luncheon-bell.”
take the midday meal
From this reading “Captain Langrishe arrived only just in time for lunch on the Christmas Day.”
a formally arranged gathering
From this reading “The meeting between Nelly and himself would have seemed to outsiders a cold one.”
period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
From this reading “NOEL!”
plural of “outsider” — someone who is excluded from or is not a member of a group
From this reading “The meeting between Nelly and himself would have seemed to outsiders a cold one.”
inflected form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading “By the time he had been shown his room and had deposited his bag and returned to the drawing-room it was time for the luncheon-bell.”
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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 The meeting between Nelly and himself would have seemed to outsiders a cold one.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading By the time he had been shown his room and had deposited his bag and returned to the drawing-room it was time for the luncheon-bell.
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading Captain Langrishe arrived only just in time for lunch on the Christmas Day.
a flexible container with a single opening
From this reading By the time he had been shown his room and had deposited his bag and returned to the drawing-room it was time for the luncheon-bell.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading By the time he had been shown his room and had deposited his bag and returned to the drawing-room it was time for the luncheon-bell.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading The meeting between Nelly and himself would have seemed to outsiders a cold one.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By the time he had been shown his room and had deposited his bag and returned to the drawing-room it was time for the luncheon-bell.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading Captain Langrishe arrived only just in time for lunch on the Christmas Day.
period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
From this reading Captain Langrishe arrived only just in time for lunch on the Christmas Day.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading The meeting between Nelly and himself would have seemed to outsiders a cold one.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Captain Langrishe arrived only just in time for lunch on the Christmas Day.
past form of “deposit” — put, fix, force, or implant
From this reading By the time he had been shown his room and had deposited his bag and returned to the drawing-room it was time for the luncheon-bell.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading By the time he had been shown his room and had deposited his bag and returned to the drawing-room it was time for the luncheon-bell.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Captain Langrishe arrived only just in time for lunch on the Christmas Day.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading By the time he had been shown his room and had deposited his bag and returned to the drawing-room it was time for the luncheon-bell.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The meeting between Nelly and himself would have seemed to outsiders a cold one.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading By the time he had been shown his room and had deposited his bag and returned to the drawing-room it was time for the luncheon-bell.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The meeting between Nelly and himself would have seemed to outsiders a cold one.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading By the time he had been shown his room and had deposited his bag and returned to the drawing-room it was time for the luncheon-bell.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Captain Langrishe arrived only just in time for lunch on the Christmas Day.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading By the time he had been shown his room and had deposited his bag and returned to the drawing-room it was time for the luncheon-bell.
and nothing more
From this reading Captain Langrishe arrived only just in time for lunch on the Christmas Day.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Captain Langrishe arrived only just in time for lunch on the Christmas Day.
take the midday meal
From this reading Captain Langrishe arrived only just in time for lunch on the Christmas Day.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading By the time he had been shown his room and had deposited his bag and returned to the drawing-room it was time for the luncheon-bell.
a formally arranged gathering
From this reading The meeting between Nelly and himself would have seemed to outsiders a cold one.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The meeting between Nelly and himself would have seemed to outsiders a cold one.
period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
From this reading NOEL!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Captain Langrishe arrived only just in time for lunch on the Christmas Day.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The meeting between Nelly and himself would have seemed to outsiders a cold one.
and nothing more
From this reading Captain Langrishe arrived only just in time for lunch on the Christmas Day.
plural of “outsider” — someone who is excluded from or is not a member of a group
From this reading The meeting between Nelly and himself would have seemed to outsiders a cold one.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading By the time he had been shown his room and had deposited his bag and returned to the drawing-room it was time for the luncheon-bell.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading By the time he had been shown his room and had deposited his bag and returned to the drawing-room it was time for the luncheon-bell.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The meeting between Nelly and himself would have seemed to outsiders a cold one.
inflected form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading By the time he had been shown his room and had deposited his bag and returned to the drawing-room it was time for the luncheon-bell.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Captain Langrishe arrived only just in time for lunch on the Christmas Day.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Captain Langrishe arrived only just in time for lunch on the Christmas Day.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading By the time he had been shown his room and had deposited his bag and returned to the drawing-room it was time for the luncheon-bell.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading By the time he had been shown his room and had deposited his bag and returned to the drawing-room it was time for the luncheon-bell.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The meeting between Nelly and himself would have seemed to outsiders a cold one.
Chapter 28 of Mary Gray by Katharine Tynan holds 108 sentences, grouped into 22 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 28 holds 108 sentences of Mary Gray, unabridged, divided into 22 reading sections.
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