Chapter 10 of Scientific Romances (First Series) is here in full — 62 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 10 of Scientific Romances (First Series) is here in full — 62 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The history of the events which took place in the valley in their due order and importance must be sought elsewhere. But let us return and look at the condition of the valley and its inhabitants. Let us see what has become of them after a great lapse of time. It is a fair, a beautiful land. The greater part of it is cultivated.
Chapter 10 of Scientific Romances (First Series) is here in full — 62 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(of land or fields) prepared for raising crops by plowing or fertilizing
From this reading “The greater part of it is cultivated.”
owed and payable immediately or on demand
From this reading “The history of the events which took place in the valley in their due order and importance must be sought elsewhere.”
in or to another place
From this reading “The history of the events which took place in the valley in their due order and importance must be sought elsewhere.”
plural of “event” — something that happens at a given place and time
From this reading “The history of the events which took place in the valley in their due order and importance must be sought elsewhere.”
the quality of being important and worthy of note
From this reading “The history of the events which took place in the valley in their due order and importance must be sought elsewhere.”
plural of “inhabitant” — a person who inhabits a particular place
From this reading “But let us return and look at the condition of the valley and its inhabitants.”
pass into a specified state or condition
From this reading “Let us see what has become of them after a great lapse of time.”
that is looked for
From this reading “The history of the events which took place in the valley in their due order and importance must be sought elsewhere.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “The greater part of it is cultivated.”
take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
In this reading “But let us return and look at the condition of the valley and its inhabitants.”
come to pass
In this reading “The history of the events which took place in the valley in their due order and importance must be sought elsewhere.”
In this reading “Let us see what has become of them after a great lapse of time.”
In this reading “The history of the events which took place in the valley in their due order and importance must be sought elsewhere.”
In this reading “The history of the events which took place in the valley in their due order and importance must be sought elsewhere.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Let us see what has become of them after a great lapse of time.
later than; following
From this reading Let us see what has become of them after a great lapse of time.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The history of the events which took place in the valley in their due order and importance must be sought elsewhere.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But let us return and look at the condition of the valley and its inhabitants.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The history of the events which took place in the valley in their due order and importance must be sought elsewhere.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading It is a fair, a beautiful land.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading Let us see what has become of them after a great lapse of time.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But let us return and look at the condition of the valley and its inhabitants.
a state at a particular time
From this reading But let us return and look at the condition of the valley and its inhabitants.
(of land or fields) prepared for raising crops by plowing or fertilizing
From this reading The greater part of it is cultivated.
owed and payable immediately or on demand
From this reading The history of the events which took place in the valley in their due order and importance must be sought elsewhere.
in or to another place
From this reading The history of the events which took place in the valley in their due order and importance must be sought elsewhere.
plural of “event” — something that happens at a given place and time
From this reading The history of the events which took place in the valley in their due order and importance must be sought elsewhere.
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading It is a fair, a beautiful land.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Let us see what has become of them after a great lapse of time.
greater in size or importance or degree
From this reading The greater part of it is cultivated.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Let us see what has become of them after a great lapse of time.
the aggregate of past events
From this reading The history of the events which took place in the valley in their due order and importance must be sought elsewhere.
the quality of being important and worthy of note
From this reading The history of the events which took place in the valley in their due order and importance must be sought elsewhere.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The history of the events which took place in the valley in their due order and importance must be sought elsewhere.
plural of “inhabitant” — a person who inhabits a particular place
From this reading But let us return and look at the condition of the valley and its inhabitants.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is a fair, a beautiful land.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is a fair, a beautiful land.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading But let us return and look at the condition of the valley and its inhabitants.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading It is a fair, a beautiful land.
pass into a specified state or condition
From this reading Let us see what has become of them after a great lapse of time.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading But let us return and look at the condition of the valley and its inhabitants.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading But let us return and look at the condition of the valley and its inhabitants.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading The history of the events which took place in the valley in their due order and importance must be sought elsewhere.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The history of the events which took place in the valley in their due order and importance must be sought elsewhere.
(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading The history of the events which took place in the valley in their due order and importance must be sought elsewhere.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading The greater part of it is cultivated.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading The history of the events which took place in the valley in their due order and importance must be sought elsewhere.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading But let us return and look at the condition of the valley and its inhabitants.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Let us see what has become of them after a great lapse of time.
that is looked for
From this reading The history of the events which took place in the valley in their due order and importance must be sought elsewhere.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The history of the events which took place in the valley in their due order and importance must be sought elsewhere.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The history of the events which took place in the valley in their due order and importance must be sought elsewhere.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Let us see what has become of them after a great lapse of time.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Let us see what has become of them after a great lapse of time.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading The history of the events which took place in the valley in their due order and importance must be sought elsewhere.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But let us return and look at the condition of the valley and its inhabitants.
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading The history of the events which took place in the valley in their due order and importance must be sought elsewhere.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Let us see what has become of them after a great lapse of time.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The history of the events which took place in the valley in their due order and importance must be sought elsewhere.
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