Chapter XVIII
Chapter 18 of Odd made even is here in full — 286 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Mr. Russell's Picture . Why ever met, If they must be strangers yet? LORD HOUGHTON.
Odd made even
Chapter XVIII
Chapter 18 of Odd made even is here in full — 286 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Mr.
Russell's
Picture .
Why
ever
met,
If
they
must
be
strangers
yet?
LORD
HOUGHTON.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Odd made even
Chapter XVIII
Chapter 18 of Odd made even is here in full — 286 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/57 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
Line 1
Mr.
Russell's
Picture .
/ˈmɪstər ˈrʌsəlz ˈpɪktʃər/
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Line 3
Line 4
Why
ever
met,
If
they
must
be
strangers
yet?
/waɪ ˈevər met ɪf ðeɪ mʌst biː ˈstreɪndʒərz jet/
Line 5
LORD
HOUGHTON.
/lɔːrd ˈhɔːtən/
Learner Dictionary
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at any time
From this reading “Why ever met, If they must be strangers yet?”
houghton
noun
US /ˈhɔːtən/
United States publisher who founded a printing shop that became an important book publisher (1823-1895)
From this reading “LORD HOUGHTON.”
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading “LORD HOUGHTON.”
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading “Why ever met, If they must be strangers yet?”
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading “Mr. Russell's Picture .”
Russell's
noun
US /ˈrʌsəlz/
possessive form of “russell” — United States religious leader who founded the sect that is now called Jehovah's Witnesses (1852-1916)
From this reading “Mr. Russell's Picture .”
plural of “stranger” — anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
From this reading “Why ever met, If they must be strangers yet?”
but in spite of that
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used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Why ever met, If they must be strangers yet?
at any time
From this reading Why ever met, If they must be strangers yet?
HOUGHTONnounUS /ˈhɔːtən/
United States publisher who founded a printing shop that became an important book publisher (1823-1895)
From this reading LORD HOUGHTON.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Why ever met, If they must be strangers yet?
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading LORD HOUGHTON.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading Why ever met, If they must be strangers yet?
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. Russell's Picture .
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Why ever met, If they must be strangers yet?
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading Mr. Russell's Picture .
Russell'snounUS /ˈrʌsəlz/
possessive form of “russell” — United States religious leader who founded the sect that is now called Jehovah's Witnesses (1852-1916)
From this reading Mr. Russell's Picture .
plural of “stranger” — anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
From this reading Why ever met, If they must be strangers yet?
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Why ever met, If they must be strangers yet?
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why ever met, If they must be strangers yet?
but in spite of that
From this reading Why ever met, If they must be strangers yet?
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