Chapter 3 of Men of Affairs is here in full — 253 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 3 of Men of Affairs is here in full — 253 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WHICH DEVELOPS AN IDEA. The meeting of the directors had been arranged to take place at Lord Almont Frayne's house in Park Lane. Nugent Cassis was first to arrive. It was part of his scheme of life to be five minutes early for appointments. He nodded to the man-servant, crossed to the fire and rubbed his thin hands before it.
Chapter 3 of Men of Affairs is here in full — 253 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “appointment” — the act of putting a person into a non-elective position
From this reading “It was part of his scheme of life to be five minutes early for appointments.”
reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading “Nugent Cassis was first to arrive.”
third-person singular of “develop” — make something new, such as a product or a mental or artistic creation
From this reading “WHICH DEVELOPS AN IDEA.”
plural of “director” — someone who controls resources and expenditures
From this reading “The meeting of the directors had been arranged to take place at Lord Almont Frayne's house in Park Lane.”
a narrow way or road
From this reading “The meeting of the directors had been arranged to take place at Lord Almont Frayne's house in Park Lane.”
a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property
From this reading “The meeting of the directors had been arranged to take place at Lord Almont Frayne's house in Park Lane.”
inflected form of “rub” — move over something with pressure
From this reading “He nodded to the man-servant, crossed to the fire and rubbed his thin hands before it.”
an elaborate and systematic plan of action
From this reading “It was part of his scheme of life to be five minutes early for appointments.”
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From this reading The meeting of the directors had been arranged to take place at Lord Almont Frayne's house in Park Lane.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading WHICH DEVELOPS AN IDEA.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He nodded to the man-servant, crossed to the fire and rubbed his thin hands before it.
plural of “appointment” — the act of putting a person into a non-elective position
From this reading It was part of his scheme of life to be five minutes early for appointments.
disposed or placed in a particular kind of order
From this reading The meeting of the directors had been arranged to take place at Lord Almont Frayne's house in Park Lane.
reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading Nugent Cassis was first to arrive.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The meeting of the directors had been arranged to take place at Lord Almont Frayne's house in Park Lane.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It was part of his scheme of life to be five minutes early for appointments.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The meeting of the directors had been arranged to take place at Lord Almont Frayne's house in Park Lane.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He nodded to the man-servant, crossed to the fire and rubbed his thin hands before it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nugent Cassis was first to arrive.
placed crosswise
From this reading He nodded to the man-servant, crossed to the fire and rubbed his thin hands before it.
third-person singular of “develop” — make something new, such as a product or a mental or artistic creation
From this reading WHICH DEVELOPS AN IDEA.
plural of “director” — someone who controls resources and expenditures
From this reading The meeting of the directors had been arranged to take place at Lord Almont Frayne's house in Park Lane.
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 part of his scheme of life to be five minutes early for appointments.
start firing a weapon
From this reading He nodded to the man-servant, crossed to the fire and rubbed his thin hands before it.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Nugent Cassis was first to arrive.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading It was part of his scheme of life to be five minutes early for appointments.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was part of his scheme of life to be five minutes early for appointments.
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From this reading The meeting of the directors had been arranged to take place at Lord Almont Frayne's house in Park Lane.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The meeting of the directors had been arranged to take place at Lord Almont Frayne's house in Park Lane.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading He nodded to the man-servant, crossed to the fire and rubbed his thin hands before it.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He nodded to the man-servant, crossed to the fire and rubbed his thin hands before it.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was part of his scheme of life to be five minutes early for appointments.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading The meeting of the directors had been arranged to take place at Lord Almont Frayne's house in Park Lane.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading WHICH DEVELOPS AN IDEA.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The meeting of the directors had been arranged to take place at Lord Almont Frayne's house in Park Lane.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was part of his scheme of life to be five minutes early for appointments.
a narrow way or road
From this reading The meeting of the directors had been arranged to take place at Lord Almont Frayne's house in Park Lane.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading It was part of his scheme of life to be five minutes early for appointments.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading The meeting of the directors had been arranged to take place at Lord Almont Frayne's house in Park Lane.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He nodded to the man-servant, crossed to the fire and rubbed his thin hands before it.
a formally arranged gathering
From this reading The meeting of the directors had been arranged to take place at Lord Almont Frayne's house in Park Lane.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading It was part of his scheme of life to be five minutes early for appointments.
inflected form of “nod” — express or signify by nodding
From this reading He nodded to the man-servant, crossed to the fire and rubbed his thin hands before it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nugent Cassis was first to arrive.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The meeting of the directors had been arranged to take place at Lord Almont Frayne's house in Park Lane.
a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property
From this reading The meeting of the directors had been arranged to take place at Lord Almont Frayne's house in Park Lane.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading It was part of his scheme of life to be five minutes early for appointments.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading The meeting of the directors had been arranged to take place at Lord Almont Frayne's house in Park Lane.
inflected form of “rub” — move over something with pressure
From this reading He nodded to the man-servant, crossed to the fire and rubbed his thin hands before it.
an elaborate and systematic plan of action
From this reading It was part of his scheme of life to be five minutes early for appointments.
carry out
From this reading The meeting of the directors had been arranged to take place at Lord Almont Frayne's house in Park Lane.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The meeting of the directors had been arranged to take place at Lord Almont Frayne's house in Park Lane.
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading He nodded to the man-servant, crossed to the fire and rubbed his thin hands before it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The meeting of the directors had been arranged to take place at Lord Almont Frayne's house in Park Lane.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Nugent Cassis was first to arrive.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading WHICH DEVELOPS AN IDEA.
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