Chapter 16 of Millbank is here in full — 212 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of Millbank is here in full — 212 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MRS. WALTER SCOTT AND THE WILL. Roger came from New York the next evening. He could not stay from Millbank any longer. He had made up his mind to face the inevitable.
Chapter 16 of Millbank is here in full — 212 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading “Roger came from New York the next evening.”
incapable of being avoided or prevented
From this reading “He had made up his mind to face the inevitable.”
for more time
From this reading “He could not stay from Millbank any longer.”
immediately following in time or order
From this reading “Roger came from New York the next evening.”
award-winning United States film actor (1928-1999)
From this reading “WALTER SCOTT AND THE WILL.”
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading “He could not stay from Millbank any longer.”
German conductor (1876-1962)
From this reading “WALTER SCOTT AND THE WILL.”
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading “Roger came from New York the next evening.”
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In this reading “Roger came from New York the next evening.”
In this reading “Roger came from New York the next evening.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading WALTER SCOTT AND THE WILL.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading He could not stay from Millbank any longer.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Roger came from New York the next evening.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He could not stay from Millbank any longer.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading Roger came from New York the next evening.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading He had made up his mind to face the inevitable.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Roger came from New York the next evening.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had made up his mind to face the inevitable.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He could not stay from Millbank any longer.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had made up his mind to face the inevitable.
incapable of being avoided or prevented
From this reading He had made up his mind to face the inevitable.
for more time
From this reading He could not stay from Millbank any longer.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading He had made up his mind to face the inevitable.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He could not stay from Millbank any longer.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading He had made up his mind to face the inevitable.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading MRS.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Roger came from New York the next evening.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading Roger came from New York the next evening.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He could not stay from Millbank any longer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Roger came from New York the next evening.
award-winning United States film actor (1928-1999)
From this reading WALTER SCOTT AND THE WILL.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading He could not stay from Millbank any longer.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WALTER SCOTT AND THE WILL.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had made up his mind to face the inevitable.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading He had made up his mind to face the inevitable.
German conductor (1876-1962)
From this reading WALTER SCOTT AND THE WILL.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading WALTER SCOTT AND THE WILL.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading Roger came from New York the next evening.
Chapter 16 of Millbank by Mary Jane Holmes holds 212 sentences, grouped into 43 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 16 holds 212 sentences of Millbank, unabridged, divided into 43 reading sections.
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