Chapter 5 of Miss Caprice is here in full — 179 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 5 of Miss Caprice is here in full — 179 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE PROFESSOR ACTS. The medical student looks at her eagerly. "When--where?" he asks, huskily. Any one who has met the woman about whom cluster all the tender associations and thoughts of his lonely years of childhood, must assume new importance in his eyes. "It was a year or so ago.
Chapter 5 of Miss Caprice is here in full — 179 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a New Testament book describing the development of the early church from Christ's Ascension to Paul's sojourn at Rome
From this reading “THE PROFESSOR ACTS.”
third-person singular of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “"When--where?" he asks, huskily.”
plural of “association” — a formal organization of people or groups of people
From this reading “Any one who has met the woman about whom cluster all the tender associations and thoughts of his lonely years of childhood, must assume new importance in his eyes.”
take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof
From this reading “Any one who has met the woman about whom cluster all the tender associations and thoughts of his lonely years of childhood, must assume new importance in his eyes.”
the time of person's life when they are a child
From this reading “Any one who has met the woman about whom cluster all the tender associations and thoughts of his lonely years of childhood, must assume new importance in his eyes.”
come together as in a cluster or flock
From this reading “Any one who has met the woman about whom cluster all the tender associations and thoughts of his lonely years of childhood, must assume new importance in his eyes.”
relating to the study or practice of medicine
From this reading “The medical student looks at her eagerly.”
a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution
From this reading “The medical student looks at her eagerly.”
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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 "It was a year or so ago.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Any one who has met the woman about whom cluster all the tender associations and thoughts of his lonely years of childhood, must assume new importance in his eyes.
a New Testament book describing the development of the early church from Christ's Ascension to Paul's sojourn at Rome
From this reading THE PROFESSOR ACTS.
in the past
From this reading "It was a year or so ago.
(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 Any one who has met the woman about whom cluster all the tender associations and thoughts of his lonely years of childhood, must assume new importance in his eyes.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Any one who has met the woman about whom cluster all the tender associations and thoughts of his lonely years of childhood, must assume new importance in his eyes.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Any one who has met the woman about whom cluster all the tender associations and thoughts of his lonely years of childhood, must assume new importance in his eyes.
third-person singular of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "When--where?" he asks, huskily.
plural of “association” — a formal organization of people or groups of people
From this reading Any one who has met the woman about whom cluster all the tender associations and thoughts of his lonely years of childhood, must assume new importance in his eyes.
take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof
From this reading Any one who has met the woman about whom cluster all the tender associations and thoughts of his lonely years of childhood, must assume new importance in his eyes.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The medical student looks at her eagerly.
the time of person's life when they are a child
From this reading Any one who has met the woman about whom cluster all the tender associations and thoughts of his lonely years of childhood, must assume new importance in his eyes.
come together as in a cluster or flock
From this reading Any one who has met the woman about whom cluster all the tender associations and thoughts of his lonely years of childhood, must assume new importance in his eyes.
with eagerness; in an eager manner
From this reading The medical student looks at her eagerly.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Any one who has met the woman about whom cluster all the tender associations and thoughts of his lonely years of childhood, must assume new importance in his eyes.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Any one who has met the woman about whom cluster all the tender associations and thoughts of his lonely years of childhood, must assume new importance in his eyes.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "When--where?" he asks, huskily.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The medical student looks at her eagerly.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Any one who has met the woman about whom cluster all the tender associations and thoughts of his lonely years of childhood, must assume new importance in his eyes.
in a hoarse or husky voice
From this reading "When--where?" he asks, huskily.
the quality of being important and worthy of note
From this reading Any one who has met the woman about whom cluster all the tender associations and thoughts of his lonely years of childhood, must assume new importance in his eyes.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Any one who has met the woman about whom cluster all the tender associations and thoughts of his lonely years of childhood, must assume new importance in his eyes.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It was a year or so ago.
lacking companions or companionship
From this reading Any one who has met the woman about whom cluster all the tender associations and thoughts of his lonely years of childhood, must assume new importance in his eyes.
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading The medical student looks at her eagerly.
relating to the study or practice of medicine
From this reading The medical student looks at her eagerly.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading Any one who has met the woman about whom cluster all the tender associations and thoughts of his lonely years of childhood, must assume new importance in his eyes.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Any one who has met the woman about whom cluster all the tender associations and thoughts of his lonely years of childhood, must assume new importance in his eyes.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Any one who has met the woman about whom cluster all the tender associations and thoughts of his lonely years of childhood, must assume new importance in his eyes.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Any one who has met the woman about whom cluster all the tender associations and thoughts of his lonely years of childhood, must assume new importance in his eyes.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Any one who has met the woman about whom cluster all the tender associations and thoughts of his lonely years of childhood, must assume new importance in his eyes.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "It was a year or so ago.
someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
From this reading THE PROFESSOR ACTS.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "It was a year or so ago.
a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution
From this reading The medical student looks at her eagerly.
given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality
From this reading Any one who has met the woman about whom cluster all the tender associations and thoughts of his lonely years of childhood, must assume new importance in his eyes.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PROFESSOR ACTS.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Any one who has met the woman about whom cluster all the tender associations and thoughts of his lonely years of childhood, must assume new importance in his eyes.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It was a year or so ago.
at the time that
From this reading "When--where?" he asks, huskily.
in or at the place that
From this reading "When--where?" he asks, huskily.
which person or people
From this reading Any one who has met the woman about whom cluster all the tender associations and thoughts of his lonely years of childhood, must assume new importance in his eyes.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Any one who has met the woman about whom cluster all the tender associations and thoughts of his lonely years of childhood, must assume new importance in his eyes.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading Any one who has met the woman about whom cluster all the tender associations and thoughts of his lonely years of childhood, must assume new importance in his eyes.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading "It was a year or so ago.
a late time of life
From this reading Any one who has met the woman about whom cluster all the tender associations and thoughts of his lonely years of childhood, must assume new importance in his eyes.
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