Chapter 10 of One Snowy Night Long ago at Oxford is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of One Snowy Night Long ago at Oxford is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Weather rather sharp there too, perhaps?" suggested Haimet jocosely. "Ay, there's been a bit of a storm since I got back. I came here to get out of it. I'm a fair-weather-lover, as you know." Stephen went home by a round-about way, for he took Saint John's anchorhold in the route.
Chapter 10 of One Snowy Night Long ago at Oxford is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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possessive form of “john” — a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading “Stephen went home by a round-about way, for he took Saint John's anchorhold in the route.”
an established line of travel or access
From this reading “Stephen went home by a round-about way, for he took Saint John's anchorhold in the route.”
a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization
From this reading “Stephen went home by a round-about way, for he took Saint John's anchorhold in the route.”
(of something seen or heard) clearly defined
From this reading “"Weather rather sharp there too, perhaps?" suggested Haimet jocosely.”
English writer (1832-1904)
From this reading “Stephen went home by a round-about way, for he took Saint John's anchorhold in the route.”
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading “"Ay, there's been a bit of a storm since I got back.”
past form of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading “"Weather rather sharp there too, perhaps?" suggested Haimet jocosely.”
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading “"Weather rather sharp there too, perhaps?" suggested Haimet jocosely.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Ay, there's been a bit of a storm since I got back.
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From this reading Stephen went home by a round-about way, for he took Saint John's anchorhold in the route.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I'm a fair-weather-lover, as you know."
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From this reading "Ay, there's been a bit of a storm since I got back.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "Ay, there's been a bit of a storm since I got back.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "Ay, there's been a bit of a storm since I got back.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading "Ay, there's been a bit of a storm since I got back.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Stephen went home by a round-about way, for he took Saint John's anchorhold in the route.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading I came here to get out of it.
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From this reading I'm a fair-weather-lover, as you know."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Stephen went home by a round-about way, for he took Saint John's anchorhold in the route.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I came here to get out of it.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Ay, there's been a bit of a storm since I got back.
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From this reading "Weather rather sharp there too, perhaps?" suggested Haimet jocosely.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Stephen went home by a round-about way, for he took Saint John's anchorhold in the route.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading I came here to get out of it.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Stephen went home by a round-about way, for he took Saint John's anchorhold in the route.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Ay, there's been a bit of a storm since I got back.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'm a fair-weather-lover, as you know."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Stephen went home by a round-about way, for he took Saint John's anchorhold in the route.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I came here to get out of it.
with humor
From this reading "Weather rather sharp there too, perhaps?" suggested Haimet jocosely.
possessive form of “john” — a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading Stephen went home by a round-about way, for he took Saint John's anchorhold in the route.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I'm a fair-weather-lover, as you know."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Ay, there's been a bit of a storm since I got back.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I came here to get out of it.
by chance
From this reading "Weather rather sharp there too, perhaps?" suggested Haimet jocosely.
on the contrary
From this reading "Weather rather sharp there too, perhaps?" suggested Haimet jocosely.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Stephen went home by a round-about way, for he took Saint John's anchorhold in the route.
an established line of travel or access
From this reading Stephen went home by a round-about way, for he took Saint John's anchorhold in the route.
a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization
From this reading Stephen went home by a round-about way, for he took Saint John's anchorhold in the route.
(of something seen or heard) clearly defined
From this reading "Weather rather sharp there too, perhaps?" suggested Haimet jocosely.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading "Ay, there's been a bit of a storm since I got back.
English writer (1832-1904)
From this reading Stephen went home by a round-about way, for he took Saint John's anchorhold in the route.
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading "Ay, there's been a bit of a storm since I got back.
past form of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading "Weather rather sharp there too, perhaps?" suggested Haimet jocosely.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Stephen went home by a round-about way, for he took Saint John's anchorhold in the route.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "Weather rather sharp there too, perhaps?" suggested Haimet jocosely.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Ay, there's been a bit of a storm since I got back.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I came here to get out of it.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading "Weather rather sharp there too, perhaps?" suggested Haimet jocosely.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Stephen went home by a round-about way, for he took Saint John's anchorhold in the route.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Stephen went home by a round-about way, for he took Saint John's anchorhold in the route.
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading "Weather rather sharp there too, perhaps?" suggested Haimet jocosely.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Stephen went home by a round-about way, for he took Saint John's anchorhold in the route.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I'm a fair-weather-lover, as you know."
Chapter 10 of One Snowy Night Long ago at Oxford by Emily Sarah Holt holds 414 sentences, grouped into 83 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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