Chapter 11 of Pocket Island is here in full — 114 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XI
Chapter 11 of Pocket Island is here in full — 114 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WAR CLOUDS. When Liddy reached her desk at the academy the next day she found a note in a well-known hand that said: "My father was very ill. I could not call last eve. I hope to next Sunday."
Chapter 11 of Pocket Island is here in full — 114 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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A place of study or training in a special field of knowledge and arts.
From this reading “When Liddy reached her desk at the academy the next day she found a note in a well-known hand that said:”
plural of “cloud” — any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible
From this reading “WAR CLOUDS.”
a piece of furniture with a writing surface and usually drawers or other compartments
From this reading “When Liddy reached her desk at the academy the next day she found a note in a well-known hand that said:”
(Old Testament) Adam's wife in Judeo-Christian mythology: the first woman and mother of the human race; God created Eve from Adam's rib and placed Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden
From this reading “I could not call last eve.”
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading “"My father was very ill.”
a brief written record
From this reading “When Liddy reached her desk at the academy the next day she found a note in a well-known hand that said:”
first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
From this reading “I hope to next Sunday."”
widely or fully known
From this reading “When Liddy reached her desk at the academy the next day she found a note in a well-known hand that said:”
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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 When Liddy reached her desk at the academy the next day she found a note in a well-known hand that said:
A place of study or training in a special field of knowledge and arts.
From this reading When Liddy reached her desk at the academy the next day she found a note in a well-known hand that said:
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When Liddy reached her desk at the academy the next day she found a note in a well-known hand that said:
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading I could not call last eve.
plural of “cloud” — any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible
From this reading WAR CLOUDS.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I could not call last eve.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading When Liddy reached her desk at the academy the next day she found a note in a well-known hand that said:
a piece of furniture with a writing surface and usually drawers or other compartments
From this reading When Liddy reached her desk at the academy the next day she found a note in a well-known hand that said:
(Old Testament) Adam's wife in Judeo-Christian mythology: the first woman and mother of the human race; God created Eve from Adam's rib and placed Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden
From this reading I could not call last eve.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading "My father was very ill.
set up or found
From this reading When Liddy reached her desk at the academy the next day she found a note in a well-known hand that said:
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading When Liddy reached her desk at the academy the next day she found a note in a well-known hand that said:
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When Liddy reached her desk at the academy the next day she found a note in a well-known hand that said:
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading I hope to next Sunday."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I could not call last eve.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading "My father was very ill.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When Liddy reached her desk at the academy the next day she found a note in a well-known hand that said:
immediately past
From this reading I could not call last eve.
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From this reading When Liddy reached her desk at the academy the next day she found a note in a well-known hand that said:
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My father was very ill.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading When Liddy reached her desk at the academy the next day she found a note in a well-known hand that said:
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I could not call last eve.
a brief written record
From this reading When Liddy reached her desk at the academy the next day she found a note in a well-known hand that said:
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading When Liddy reached her desk at the academy the next day she found a note in a well-known hand that said:
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading When Liddy reached her desk at the academy the next day she found a note in a well-known hand that said:
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Liddy reached her desk at the academy the next day she found a note in a well-known hand that said:
first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
From this reading I hope to next Sunday."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When Liddy reached her desk at the academy the next day she found a note in a well-known hand that said:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When Liddy reached her desk at the academy the next day she found a note in a well-known hand that said:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I hope to next Sunday."
precisely as stated
From this reading "My father was very ill.
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading WAR CLOUDS.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "My father was very ill.
widely or fully known
From this reading When Liddy reached her desk at the academy the next day she found a note in a well-known hand that said:
at the time that
From this reading When Liddy reached her desk at the academy the next day she found a note in a well-known hand that said:
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