Chapter 6 of Miles Murchison is here in full — 88 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 6 of Miles Murchison is here in full — 88 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A STEP ONWARD. MRS. MURCHISON'S STORY. AFTER once I got to Mrs. Coles' cottage that first day, I don't seem to have but a dim memory of what came next. Looking back to those weeks, is like looking at a lot of trees ever so far off, which all run and mix together, so that one can't see them apart.
Chapter 6 of Miles Murchison is here in full — 88 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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separated or at a distance in place or position or time
From this reading “Looking back to those weeks, is like looking at a lot of trees ever so far off, which all run and mix together, so that one can't see them apart.”
plural of “cole” — a hardy cabbage with coarse curly leaves that do not form a head
From this reading “AFTER once I got to Mrs. Coles' cottage that first day, I don't seem to have but a dim memory of what came next.”
a small house with a single story
From this reading “AFTER once I got to Mrs. Coles' cottage that first day, I don't seem to have but a dim memory of what came next.”
lacking in light; not bright or harsh
From this reading “AFTER once I got to Mrs. Coles' cottage that first day, I don't seem to have but a dim memory of what came next.”
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading “AFTER once I got to Mrs. Coles' cottage that first day, I don't seem to have but a dim memory of what came next.”
mix together different elements
From this reading “Looking back to those weeks, is like looking at a lot of trees ever so far off, which all run and mix together, so that one can't see them apart.”
forward in time or order or degree
From this reading “A STEP ONWARD.”
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading “Looking back to those weeks, is like looking at a lot of trees ever so far off, which all run and mix together, so that one can't see them apart.”
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In this reading “AFTER once I got to Mrs. Coles' cottage that first day, I don't seem to have but a dim memory of what came next.”
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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 A STEP ONWARD.
later than; following
From this reading AFTER once I got to Mrs. Coles' cottage that first day, I don't seem to have but a dim memory of what came next.
(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 Looking back to those weeks, is like looking at a lot of trees ever so far off, which all run and mix together, so that one can't see them apart.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Looking back to those weeks, is like looking at a lot of trees ever so far off, which all run and mix together, so that one can't see them apart.
separated or at a distance in place or position or time
From this reading Looking back to those weeks, is like looking at a lot of trees ever so far off, which all run and mix together, so that one can't see them apart.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Looking back to those weeks, is like looking at a lot of trees ever so far off, which all run and mix together, so that one can't see them apart.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Looking back to those weeks, is like looking at a lot of trees ever so far off, which all run and mix together, so that one can't see them apart.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading AFTER once I got to Mrs. Coles' cottage that first day, I don't seem to have but a dim memory of what came next.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading AFTER once I got to Mrs. Coles' cottage that first day, I don't seem to have but a dim memory of what came next.
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From this reading Looking back to those weeks, is like looking at a lot of trees ever so far off, which all run and mix together, so that one can't see them apart.
plural of “cole” — a hardy cabbage with coarse curly leaves that do not form a head
From this reading AFTER once I got to Mrs. Coles' cottage that first day, I don't seem to have but a dim memory of what came next.
a small house with a single story
From this reading AFTER once I got to Mrs. Coles' cottage that first day, I don't seem to have but a dim memory of what came next.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading AFTER once I got to Mrs. Coles' cottage that first day, I don't seem to have but a dim memory of what came next.
lacking in light; not bright or harsh
From this reading AFTER once I got to Mrs. Coles' cottage that first day, I don't seem to have but a dim memory of what came next.
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From this reading AFTER once I got to Mrs. Coles' cottage that first day, I don't seem to have but a dim memory of what came next.
at any time
From this reading Looking back to those weeks, is like looking at a lot of trees ever so far off, which all run and mix together, so that one can't see them apart.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading Looking back to those weeks, is like looking at a lot of trees ever so far off, which all run and mix together, so that one can't see them apart.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading AFTER once I got to Mrs. Coles' cottage that first day, I don't seem to have but a dim memory of what came next.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading AFTER once I got to Mrs. Coles' cottage that first day, I don't seem to have but a dim memory of what came next.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading AFTER once I got to Mrs. Coles' cottage that first day, I don't seem to have but a dim memory of what came next.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading AFTER once I got to Mrs. Coles' cottage that first day, I don't seem to have but a dim memory of what came next.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Looking back to those weeks, is like looking at a lot of trees ever so far off, which all run and mix together, so that one can't see them apart.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Looking back to those weeks, is like looking at a lot of trees ever so far off, which all run and mix together, so that one can't see them apart.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading Looking back to those weeks, is like looking at a lot of trees ever so far off, which all run and mix together, so that one can't see them apart.
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading Looking back to those weeks, is like looking at a lot of trees ever so far off, which all run and mix together, so that one can't see them apart.
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading AFTER once I got to Mrs. Coles' cottage that first day, I don't seem to have but a dim memory of what came next.
mix together different elements
From this reading Looking back to those weeks, is like looking at a lot of trees ever so far off, which all run and mix together, so that one can't see them apart.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading MRS.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MURCHISON'S STORY.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading AFTER once I got to Mrs. Coles' cottage that first day, I don't seem to have but a dim memory of what came next.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AFTER once I got to Mrs. Coles' cottage that first day, I don't seem to have but a dim memory of what came next.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Looking back to those weeks, is like looking at a lot of trees ever so far off, which all run and mix together, so that one can't see them apart.
on one occasion
From this reading AFTER once I got to Mrs. Coles' cottage that first day, I don't seem to have but a dim memory of what came next.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Looking back to those weeks, is like looking at a lot of trees ever so far off, which all run and mix together, so that one can't see them apart.
forward in time or order or degree
From this reading A STEP ONWARD.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading Looking back to those weeks, is like looking at a lot of trees ever so far off, which all run and mix together, so that one can't see them apart.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Looking back to those weeks, is like looking at a lot of trees ever so far off, which all run and mix together, so that one can't see them apart.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading AFTER once I got to Mrs. Coles' cottage that first day, I don't seem to have but a dim memory of what came next.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Looking back to those weeks, is like looking at a lot of trees ever so far off, which all run and mix together, so that one can't see them apart.
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading A STEP ONWARD.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading MURCHISON'S STORY.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading AFTER once I got to Mrs. Coles' cottage that first day, I don't seem to have but a dim memory of what came next.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Looking back to those weeks, is like looking at a lot of trees ever so far off, which all run and mix together, so that one can't see them apart.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Looking back to those weeks, is like looking at a lot of trees ever so far off, which all run and mix together, so that one can't see them apart.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading AFTER once I got to Mrs. Coles' cottage that first day, I don't seem to have but a dim memory of what came next.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading Looking back to those weeks, is like looking at a lot of trees ever so far off, which all run and mix together, so that one can't see them apart.
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading Looking back to those weeks, is like looking at a lot of trees ever so far off, which all run and mix together, so that one can't see them apart.
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading Looking back to those weeks, is like looking at a lot of trees ever so far off, which all run and mix together, so that one can't see them apart.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading AFTER once I got to Mrs. Coles' cottage that first day, I don't seem to have but a dim memory of what came next.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Looking back to those weeks, is like looking at a lot of trees ever so far off, which all run and mix together, so that one can't see them apart.
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