Chapter 15 of Mr. Scarborough's Family is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of Mr. Scarborough's Family is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE RUMORS AS TO MR. PROSPER. It was still October when Harry Annesley went down to Buston, and the Mountjoys had just reached Brussels. Mr. Grey had made his visit to Tretton and had returned to London. Harry went home on an understanding,--on the part of his mother, at any rate,--that he should remain there till Christmas.
Chapter 15 of Mr. Scarborough's Family is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the capital and largest city of Belgium; seat of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
From this reading “It was still October when Harry Annesley went down to Buston, and the Mountjoys had just reached Brussels.”
period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
From this reading “Harry went home on an understanding,--on the part of his mother, at any rate,--that he should remain there till Christmas.”
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading “Mr. Grey had made his visit to Tretton and had returned to London.”
the month following September and preceding November
From this reading “It was still October when Harry Annesley went down to Buston, and the Mountjoys had just reached Brussels.”
make steady progress; be at the high point in one's career or reach a high point in historical significance or importance
From this reading “PROSPER.”
a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit
From this reading “Harry went home on an understanding,--on the part of his mother, at any rate,--that he should remain there till Christmas.”
plural of “rumor” — gossip (usually a mixture of truth and untruth) passed around by word of mouth
From this reading “THE RUMORS AS TO MR.”
the cognitive condition of someone who understands
From this reading “Harry went home on an understanding,--on the part of his mother, at any rate,--that he should remain there till Christmas.”
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Harry went home on an understanding,--on the part of his mother, at any rate,--that he should remain there till Christmas.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was still October when Harry Annesley went down to Buston, and the Mountjoys had just reached Brussels.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was still October when Harry Annesley went down to Buston, and the Mountjoys had just reached Brussels.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Harry went home on an understanding,--on the part of his mother, at any rate,--that he should remain there till Christmas.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE RUMORS AS TO MR.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Harry went home on an understanding,--on the part of his mother, at any rate,--that he should remain there till Christmas.
the capital and largest city of Belgium; seat of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
From this reading It was still October when Harry Annesley went down to Buston, and the Mountjoys had just reached Brussels.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was still October when Harry Annesley went down to Buston, and the Mountjoys had just reached Brussels.
period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
From this reading Harry went home on an understanding,--on the part of his mother, at any rate,--that he should remain there till Christmas.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading It was still October when Harry Annesley went down to Buston, and the Mountjoys had just reached Brussels.
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading Mr. Grey had made his visit to Tretton and had returned to London.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was still October when Harry Annesley went down to Buston, and the Mountjoys had just reached Brussels.
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading It was still October when Harry Annesley went down to Buston, and the Mountjoys had just reached Brussels.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Harry went home on an understanding,--on the part of his mother, at any rate,--that he should remain there till Christmas.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Grey had made his visit to Tretton and had returned to London.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Harry went home on an understanding,--on the part of his mother, at any rate,--that he should remain there till Christmas.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was still October when Harry Annesley went down to Buston, and the Mountjoys had just reached Brussels.
and nothing more
From this reading It was still October when Harry Annesley went down to Buston, and the Mountjoys had just reached Brussels.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading Mr. Grey had made his visit to Tretton and had returned to London.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Mr. Grey had made his visit to Tretton and had returned to London.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Harry went home on an understanding,--on the part of his mother, at any rate,--that he should remain there till Christmas.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was still October when Harry Annesley went down to Buston, and the Mountjoys had just reached Brussels.
a form of address for a man
From this reading THE RUMORS AS TO MR.
the month following September and preceding November
From this reading It was still October when Harry Annesley went down to Buston, and the Mountjoys had just reached Brussels.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Harry went home on an understanding,--on the part of his mother, at any rate,--that he should remain there till Christmas.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Harry went home on an understanding,--on the part of his mother, at any rate,--that he should remain there till Christmas.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading Harry went home on an understanding,--on the part of his mother, at any rate,--that he should remain there till Christmas.
make steady progress; be at the high point in one's career or reach a high point in historical significance or importance
From this reading PROSPER.
a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit
From this reading Harry went home on an understanding,--on the part of his mother, at any rate,--that he should remain there till Christmas.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading It was still October when Harry Annesley went down to Buston, and the Mountjoys had just reached Brussels.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading Harry went home on an understanding,--on the part of his mother, at any rate,--that he should remain there till Christmas.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Mr. Grey had made his visit to Tretton and had returned to London.
plural of “rumor” — gossip (usually a mixture of truth and untruth) passed around by word of mouth
From this reading THE RUMORS AS TO MR.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Harry went home on an understanding,--on the part of his mother, at any rate,--that he should remain there till Christmas.
not in physical motion
From this reading It was still October when Harry Annesley went down to Buston, and the Mountjoys had just reached Brussels.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Harry went home on an understanding,--on the part of his mother, at any rate,--that he should remain there till Christmas.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE RUMORS AS TO MR.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Harry went home on an understanding,--on the part of his mother, at any rate,--that he should remain there till Christmas.
up to a particular time
From this reading Harry went home on an understanding,--on the part of his mother, at any rate,--that he should remain there till Christmas.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE RUMORS AS TO MR.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Grey had made his visit to Tretton and had returned to London.
the cognitive condition of someone who understands
From this reading Harry went home on an understanding,--on the part of his mother, at any rate,--that he should remain there till Christmas.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading Mr. Grey had made his visit to Tretton and had returned to London.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was still October when Harry Annesley went down to Buston, and the Mountjoys had just reached Brussels.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading It was still October when Harry Annesley went down to Buston, and the Mountjoys had just reached Brussels.
at the time that
From this reading It was still October when Harry Annesley went down to Buston, and the Mountjoys had just reached Brussels.
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