Chapter 7 of Reginald Cruden A Tale of City Life is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Reginald Cruden A Tale of City Life is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I heard from my brother yesterday. He was asking after you." "Was he?" said the boy half-sarcastically. "He does remember my name, then?" "Whatever do you mean?
Chapter 7 of Reginald Cruden A Tale of City Life is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
the verbal act of requesting
From this reading “He was asking after you."”
a youthful male person
From this reading “"Was he?" said the boy half-sarcastically.”
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading “"I heard from my brother yesterday.”
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “"Whatever do you mean?”
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “"He does remember my name, then?"”
To recall to mind.
From this reading “"He does remember my name, then?"”
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading “"Whatever do you mean?”
the day immediately before today
From this reading “"I heard from my brother yesterday.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
later than; following
From this reading He was asking after you."
the verbal act of requesting
From this reading He was asking after you."
a youthful male person
From this reading "Was he?" said the boy half-sarcastically.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading "I heard from my brother yesterday.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Whatever do you mean?
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "He does remember my name, then?"
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "I heard from my brother yesterday.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Was he?" said the boy half-sarcastically.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was asking after you."
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading "I heard from my brother yesterday.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I heard from my brother yesterday.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading "Whatever do you mean?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I heard from my brother yesterday.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "He does remember my name, then?"
To recall to mind.
From this reading "He does remember my name, then?"
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Was he?" said the boy half-sarcastically.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Was he?" said the boy half-sarcastically.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "He does remember my name, then?"
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was asking after you."
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading "Whatever do you mean?
the day immediately before today
From this reading "I heard from my brother yesterday.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading He was asking after you."
Chapter 7 of Reginald Cruden A Tale of City Life by Talbot Baines Reed holds 426 sentences, grouped into 86 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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