Chapter 4 of Melchior's Dream and Other Tales is here in full — 36 sentences across 8 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 4 of Melchior's Dream and Other Tales is here in full — 36 sentences across 8 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
It was a year of Grace early in the present century. We are again in the beautiful country of beautiful France. It is the chateau once more. It is the same, but changed. The unapproachable elegance, the inviolable security, have witnessed invasion.
Chapter 4 of Melchior's Dream and Other Tales is here in full — 36 sentences across 8 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a period of 100 years
From this reading “It was a year of Grace early in the present century.”
an impressive country house (or castle) in France
From this reading “It is the chateau once more.”
a refined quality of gracefulness and good taste
From this reading “The unapproachable elegance, the inviolable security, have witnessed invasion.”
the act of invading; the act of an army that invades for conquest or plunder
From this reading “The unapproachable elegance, the inviolable security, have witnessed invasion.”
incapable of being transgressed or dishonored
From this reading “The unapproachable elegance, the inviolable security, have witnessed invasion.”
the state of being free from danger or injury
From this reading “The unapproachable elegance, the inviolable security, have witnessed invasion.”
discouraging intimacies; reserved
From this reading “The unapproachable elegance, the inviolable security, have witnessed invasion.”
past form of “witness” — be a witness to
From this reading “The unapproachable elegance, the inviolable security, have witnessed invasion.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was a year of Grace early in the present century.
anew
From this reading We are again in the beautiful country of beautiful France.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We are again in the beautiful country of beautiful France.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading We are again in the beautiful country of beautiful France.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It is the same, but changed.
a period of 100 years
From this reading It was a year of Grace early in the present century.
made or become different in nature or form
From this reading It is the same, but changed.
an impressive country house (or castle) in France
From this reading It is the chateau once more.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading We are again in the beautiful country of beautiful France.
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading It was a year of Grace early in the present century.
a refined quality of gracefulness and good taste
From this reading The unapproachable elegance, the inviolable security, have witnessed invasion.
a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
From this reading We are again in the beautiful country of beautiful France.
(Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence
From this reading It was a year of Grace early in the present century.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The unapproachable elegance, the inviolable security, have witnessed invasion.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was a year of Grace early in the present century.
the act of invading; the act of an army that invades for conquest or plunder
From this reading The unapproachable elegance, the inviolable security, have witnessed invasion.
incapable of being transgressed or dishonored
From this reading The unapproachable elegance, the inviolable security, have witnessed invasion.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is the chateau once more.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a year of Grace early in the present century.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading It is the chateau once more.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was a year of Grace early in the present century.
on one occasion
From this reading It is the chateau once more.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading It was a year of Grace early in the present century.
Identical; not different.
From this reading It is the same, but changed.
the state of being free from danger or injury
From this reading The unapproachable elegance, the inviolable security, have witnessed invasion.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was a year of Grace early in the present century.
discouraging intimacies; reserved
From this reading The unapproachable elegance, the inviolable security, have witnessed invasion.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a year of Grace early in the present century.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We are again in the beautiful country of beautiful France.
past form of “witness” — be a witness to
From this reading The unapproachable elegance, the inviolable security, have witnessed invasion.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading It was a year of Grace early in the present century.
Chapter 4 of Melchior's Dream and Other Tales by Juliana Horatia Ewing holds 36 sentences, grouped into 8 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.
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