Chapter 22 of Once Aboard the Lugger-- The History of is here in full — 218 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 22 of Once Aboard the Lugger-- The History of is here in full — 218 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Margaret Fishes; Mary Prays. I. Mary's first month at Herons' Holt was uneventful: need not be recorded. We are following the passage of the love 'twixt her and George; and within the radius of Mr. Marrapit's eye love durst not creep. She saw little of her George.
Chapter 22 of Once Aboard the Lugger-- The History of is here in full — 218 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading “We are following the passage of the love 'twixt her and George; and within the radius of Mr. Marrapit's eye love durst not creep.”
plural of “fish” — any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills
From this reading “Margaret Fishes; Mary Prays.”
plural of “heron” — Greek mathematician and inventor who devised a way to determine the area of a triangle and who described various mechanical devices (first century)
From this reading “Mary's first month at Herons' Holt was uneventful: need not be recorded.”
possessive form of “mary” — the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading “Mary's first month at Herons' Holt was uneventful: need not be recorded.”
third-person singular of “pray” — address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
From this reading “Margaret Fishes; Mary Prays.”
the length of a line segment between the center and circumference of a circle or sphere
From this reading “We are following the passage of the love 'twixt her and George; and within the radius of Mr. Marrapit's eye love durst not creep.”
set down or registered in a permanent form especially on film or tape for reproduction
From this reading “Mary's first month at Herons' Holt was uneventful: need not be recorded.”
marked by no noteworthy or significant events
From this reading “Mary's first month at Herons' Holt was uneventful: need not be recorded.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We are following the passage of the love 'twixt her and George; and within the radius of Mr. Marrapit's eye love durst not creep.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We are following the passage of the love 'twixt her and George; and within the radius of Mr. Marrapit's eye love durst not creep.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Mary's first month at Herons' Holt was uneventful: need not be recorded.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Mary's first month at Herons' Holt was uneventful: need not be recorded.
move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading We are following the passage of the love 'twixt her and George; and within the radius of Mr. Marrapit's eye love durst not creep.
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From this reading We are following the passage of the love 'twixt her and George; and within the radius of Mr. Marrapit's eye love durst not creep.
the organ of sight
From this reading We are following the passage of the love 'twixt her and George; and within the radius of Mr. Marrapit's eye love durst not creep.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Mary's first month at Herons' Holt was uneventful: need not be recorded.
plural of “fish” — any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills
From this reading Margaret Fishes; Mary Prays.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading We are following the passage of the love 'twixt her and George; and within the radius of Mr. Marrapit's eye love durst not creep.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading We are following the passage of the love 'twixt her and George; and within the radius of Mr. Marrapit's eye love durst not creep.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading We are following the passage of the love 'twixt her and George; and within the radius of Mr. Marrapit's eye love durst not creep.
plural of “heron” — Greek mathematician and inventor who devised a way to determine the area of a triangle and who described various mechanical devices (first century)
From this reading Mary's first month at Herons' Holt was uneventful: need not be recorded.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mary's first month at Herons' Holt was uneventful: need not be recorded.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading She saw little of her George.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading We are following the passage of the love 'twixt her and George; and within the radius of Mr. Marrapit's eye love durst not creep.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Margaret Fishes; Mary Prays.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We are following the passage of the love 'twixt her and George; and within the radius of Mr. Marrapit's eye love durst not creep.
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading Margaret Fishes; Mary Prays.
possessive form of “mary” — the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading Mary's first month at Herons' Holt was uneventful: need not be recorded.
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading Mary's first month at Herons' Holt was uneventful: need not be recorded.
a form of address for a man
From this reading We are following the passage of the love 'twixt her and George; and within the radius of Mr. Marrapit's eye love durst not creep.
a condition requiring relief
From this reading Mary's first month at Herons' Holt was uneventful: need not be recorded.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Mary's first month at Herons' Holt was uneventful: need not be recorded.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We are following the passage of the love 'twixt her and George; and within the radius of Mr. Marrapit's eye love durst not creep.
the act of passing from one state or place to the next
From this reading We are following the passage of the love 'twixt her and George; and within the radius of Mr. Marrapit's eye love durst not creep.
third-person singular of “pray” — address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
From this reading Margaret Fishes; Mary Prays.
the length of a line segment between the center and circumference of a circle or sphere
From this reading We are following the passage of the love 'twixt her and George; and within the radius of Mr. Marrapit's eye love durst not creep.
set down or registered in a permanent form especially on film or tape for reproduction
From this reading Mary's first month at Herons' Holt was uneventful: need not be recorded.
cut with a saw
From this reading She saw little of her George.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She saw little of her George.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We are following the passage of the love 'twixt her and George; and within the radius of Mr. Marrapit's eye love durst not creep.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We are following the passage of the love 'twixt her and George; and within the radius of Mr. Marrapit's eye love durst not creep.
marked by no noteworthy or significant events
From this reading Mary's first month at Herons' Holt was uneventful: need not be recorded.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mary's first month at Herons' Holt was uneventful: need not be recorded.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We are following the passage of the love 'twixt her and George; and within the radius of Mr. Marrapit's eye love durst not creep.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading We are following the passage of the love 'twixt her and George; and within the radius of Mr. Marrapit's eye love durst not creep.
Chapter 22 of Once Aboard the Lugger-- The History of by A. S. M. (Arthur Stuart-Menteth) Hutchinson holds 218 sentences, grouped into 44 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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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