Chapter 9 of Overlooked is here in full — 1275 sentences across 255 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter IX
Chapter 9 of Overlooked is here in full — 1275 sentences across 255 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
FROM THE PAPERS OF ANTHONY KAY. I Two years after I had written these few chapters, I was sent once more to Haréville. Again I went early in the season. There was nobody left of the old group I had known during my first visit. Mrs. Lennox and her niece were not there, and they were not expected.
Chapter 9 of Overlooked is here in full — 1275 sentences across 255 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Roman general under Julius Caesar in the Gallic wars; repudiated his wife for the Egyptian queen Cleopatra; they were defeated by Octavian at Actium (83-30 BC)
From this reading “FROM THE PAPERS OF ANTHONY KAY.”
plural of “chapter” — a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading “I Two years after I had written these few chapters, I was sent once more to Haréville.”
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading “Mrs. Lennox and her niece were not there, and they were not expected.”
any number of entities (members) considered as a unit
From this reading “There was nobody left of the old group I had known during my first visit.”
a daughter of your brother or sister
From this reading “Mrs. Lennox and her niece were not there, and they were not expected.”
no person; not anyone
From this reading “There was nobody left of the old group I had known during my first visit.”
writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)
From this reading “FROM THE PAPERS OF ANTHONY KAY.”
a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field
From this reading “Again I went early in the season.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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anew
In this reading “I Two years after I had written these few chapters, I was sent once more to Haréville.”
In this reading “I Two years after I had written these few chapters, I was sent once more to Haréville.”
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later than; following
From this reading I Two years after I had written these few chapters, I was sent once more to Haréville.
anew
From this reading Again I went early in the season.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mrs. Lennox and her niece were not there, and they were not expected.
Roman general under Julius Caesar in the Gallic wars; repudiated his wife for the Egyptian queen Cleopatra; they were defeated by Octavian at Actium (83-30 BC)
From this reading FROM THE PAPERS OF ANTHONY KAY.
plural of “chapter” — a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading I Two years after I had written these few chapters, I was sent once more to Haréville.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading There was nobody left of the old group I had known during my first visit.
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading Again I went early in the season.
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading Mrs. Lennox and her niece were not there, and they were not expected.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading I Two years after I had written these few chapters, I was sent once more to Haréville.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading There was nobody left of the old group I had known during my first visit.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading FROM THE PAPERS OF ANTHONY KAY.
any number of entities (members) considered as a unit
From this reading There was nobody left of the old group I had known during my first visit.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I Two years after I had written these few chapters, I was sent once more to Haréville.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I Two years after I had written these few chapters, I was sent once more to Haréville.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Lennox and her niece were not there, and they were not expected.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I Two years after I had written these few chapters, I was sent once more to Haréville.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Again I went early in the season.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FROM THE PAPERS OF ANTHONY KAY.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading There was nobody left of the old group I had known during my first visit.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading There was nobody left of the old group I had known during my first visit.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Lennox and her niece were not there, and they were not expected.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading I Two years after I had written these few chapters, I was sent once more to Haréville.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Mrs. Lennox and her niece were not there, and they were not expected.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading There was nobody left of the old group I had known during my first visit.
a daughter of your brother or sister
From this reading Mrs. Lennox and her niece were not there, and they were not expected.
no person; not anyone
From this reading There was nobody left of the old group I had known during my first visit.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Mrs. Lennox and her niece were not there, and they were not expected.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading FROM THE PAPERS OF ANTHONY KAY.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading There was nobody left of the old group I had known during my first visit.
on one occasion
From this reading I Two years after I had written these few chapters, I was sent once more to Haréville.
writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)
From this reading FROM THE PAPERS OF ANTHONY KAY.
a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field
From this reading Again I went early in the season.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading I Two years after I had written these few chapters, I was sent once more to Haréville.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FROM THE PAPERS OF ANTHONY KAY.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was nobody left of the old group I had known during my first visit.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading I Two years after I had written these few chapters, I was sent once more to Haréville.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mrs. Lennox and her niece were not there, and they were not expected.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I Two years after I had written these few chapters, I was sent once more to Haréville.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading I Two years after I had written these few chapters, I was sent once more to Haréville.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading There was nobody left of the old group I had known during my first visit.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I Two years after I had written these few chapters, I was sent once more to Haréville.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Again I went early in the season.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Mrs. Lennox and her niece were not there, and they were not expected.
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading I Two years after I had written these few chapters, I was sent once more to Haréville.
a late time of life
From this reading I Two years after I had written these few chapters, I was sent once more to Haréville.
Chapter 9 of Overlooked by Maurice Baring holds 1275 sentences, grouped into 255 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.
Chapter 9 holds 1275 sentences of Overlooked, unabridged, divided into 255 reading sections.
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