Chapter 25 of Miss Con is here in full — 308 sentences across 62 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 25 of Miss Con is here in full — 308 sentences across 62 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ALONE IN GURGLEPOOL. CONSTANCE CONWAY'S JOURNAL. Written at intervals. THE excursion to Gurglepool took place on Thursday, August 20. I have much to say which I must jot down gradually.
Chapter 25 of Miss Con is here in full — 308 sentences across 62 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/61 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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the month following July and preceding September
From this reading “THE excursion to Gurglepool took place on Thursday, August 20.”
a lake in southeastern Germany on the northern side of the Swiss Alps; forms part of the Rhine River
From this reading “CONSTANCE CONWAY'S JOURNAL.”
a journey taken for pleasure
From this reading “THE excursion to Gurglepool took place on Thursday, August 20.”
in a gradual manner
From this reading “I have much to say which I must jot down gradually.”
plural of “interval” — a definite length of time marked off by two instants
From this reading “Written at intervals.”
a brief (and hurriedly handwritten) note
From this reading “I have much to say which I must jot down gradually.”
a daily written record of (usually personal) experiences and observations
From this reading “CONSTANCE CONWAY'S JOURNAL.”
the fifth day of the week; the fourth working day
From this reading “THE excursion to Gurglepool took place on Thursday, August 20.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “Written at intervals.”
come to pass
In this reading “THE excursion to Gurglepool took place on Thursday, August 20.”
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From this reading THE excursion to Gurglepool took place on Thursday, August 20.
Having no one else present.
From this reading ALONE IN GURGLEPOOL.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Written at intervals.
the month following July and preceding September
From this reading THE excursion to Gurglepool took place on Thursday, August 20.
a lake in southeastern Germany on the northern side of the Swiss Alps; forms part of the Rhine River
From this reading CONSTANCE CONWAY'S JOURNAL.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CONSTANCE CONWAY'S JOURNAL.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading I have much to say which I must jot down gradually.
a journey taken for pleasure
From this reading THE excursion to Gurglepool took place on Thursday, August 20.
in a gradual manner
From this reading I have much to say which I must jot down gradually.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ALONE IN GURGLEPOOL.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have much to say which I must jot down gradually.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have much to say which I must jot down gradually.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ALONE IN GURGLEPOOL.
plural of “interval” — a definite length of time marked off by two instants
From this reading Written at intervals.
a brief (and hurriedly handwritten) note
From this reading I have much to say which I must jot down gradually.
a daily written record of (usually personal) experiences and observations
From this reading CONSTANCE CONWAY'S JOURNAL.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading I have much to say which I must jot down gradually.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I have much to say which I must jot down gradually.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE excursion to Gurglepool took place on Thursday, August 20.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading THE excursion to Gurglepool took place on Thursday, August 20.
express in words
From this reading I have much to say which I must jot down gradually.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE excursion to Gurglepool took place on Thursday, August 20.
the fifth day of the week; the fourth working day
From this reading THE excursion to Gurglepool took place on Thursday, August 20.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE excursion to Gurglepool took place on Thursday, August 20.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading THE excursion to Gurglepool took place on Thursday, August 20.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I have much to say which I must jot down gradually.
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading Written at intervals.
Chapter 25 of Miss Con by Agnes Giberne holds 308 sentences, grouped into 62 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 25 holds 308 sentences of Miss Con, unabridged, divided into 62 reading sections.
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