Chapter 18 of Mr. Scarborough's Family is here in full — 371 sentences across 75 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of Mr. Scarborough's Family is here in full — 371 sentences across 75 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MR. HARKAWAY. When the first Monday in November came Harry was still living at the rectory. Indeed, what other home had he in which to live? Other friends had become shy of him besides his uncle.
Chapter 18 of Mr. Scarborough's Family is here in full — 371 sentences across 75 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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in addition to; as well as
From this reading “Other friends had become shy of him besides his uncle.”
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading “When the first Monday in November came Harry was still living at the rectory.”
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading “When the first Monday in November came Harry was still living at the rectory.”
the second day of the week; the first working day
From this reading “When the first Monday in November came Harry was still living at the rectory.”
the month following October and preceding December
From this reading “When the first Monday in November came Harry was still living at the rectory.”
an official residence provided by a church for its parson or vicar or rector
From this reading “When the first Monday in November came Harry was still living at the rectory.”
start suddenly, as from fright
From this reading “Other friends had become shy of him besides his uncle.”
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading “Other friends had become shy of him besides his uncle.”
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in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When the first Monday in November came Harry was still living at the rectory.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading Other friends had become shy of him besides his uncle.
in addition to; as well as
From this reading Other friends had become shy of him besides his uncle.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading When the first Monday in November came Harry was still living at the rectory.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading When the first Monday in November came Harry was still living at the rectory.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Other friends had become shy of him besides his uncle.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Indeed, what other home had he in which to live?
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From this reading HARKAWAY.
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading When the first Monday in November came Harry was still living at the rectory.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Indeed, what other home had he in which to live?
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Other friends had become shy of him besides his uncle.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Other friends had become shy of him besides his uncle.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Indeed, what other home had he in which to live?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When the first Monday in November came Harry was still living at the rectory.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading Indeed, what other home had he in which to live?
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading Indeed, what other home had he in which to live?
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading When the first Monday in November came Harry was still living at the rectory.
the second day of the week; the first working day
From this reading When the first Monday in November came Harry was still living at the rectory.
a form of address for a man
From this reading MR.
the month following October and preceding December
From this reading When the first Monday in November came Harry was still living at the rectory.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Other friends had become shy of him besides his uncle.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Indeed, what other home had he in which to live?
an official residence provided by a church for its parson or vicar or rector
From this reading When the first Monday in November came Harry was still living at the rectory.
start suddenly, as from fright
From this reading Other friends had become shy of him besides his uncle.
not in physical motion
From this reading When the first Monday in November came Harry was still living at the rectory.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When the first Monday in November came Harry was still living at the rectory.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Indeed, what other home had he in which to live?
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading Other friends had become shy of him besides his uncle.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When the first Monday in November came Harry was still living at the rectory.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Indeed, what other home had he in which to live?
at the time that
From this reading When the first Monday in November came Harry was still living at the rectory.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Indeed, what other home had he in which to live?
Chapter 18 of Mr. Scarborough's Family by Anthony Trollope holds 371 sentences, grouped into 75 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.
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