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Set in Silver

Chapter VIII · Chapter 8

Chapter 8 of Set in Silver is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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There was a letter from Ellaline, too.
I'd sent her the "itinerary" as far as I knew it, and Torquay was the last place on the list.
I was wondering if anything were the matter, but there isn't--though there _is_ news.
She waited to write, she says, so that her plans might be decided and she could tell them to me.
The military manoeuvres go on; and the news has nothing directly to do with the adored Honore.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Set in Silver

Chapter VIII · Chapter 8

Chapter 8 of Set in Silver is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/83 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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There was a letter from Ellaline, too.
Line 2
I'd sent her the "itinerary" as far as I knew it, and Torquay was the last place on the list.
Line 3
I was wondering if anything were the matter, but there isn't--though there _is_ news.
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She waited to write, she says, so that her plans might be decided and she could tell them to me.
/ʃiː ˈweɪtɪd tuː raɪt ʃiː sez soʊ ðæt hɜːr plænz maɪt biː ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd ənd ʃiː kʊd tel ðem tuː miː/
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The military manoeuvres go on; and the news has nothing directly to do with the adored Honore.

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

adored adjective US /əˈdɔːrd/

regarded with deep or rapturous love (especially as if for a god)

From this reading “The military manoeuvres go on; and the news has nothing directly to do with the adored Honore.”

decided adjective US /ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd/

recognizable; marked

From this reading “She waited to write, she says, so that her plans might be decided and she could tell them to me.”

directly adverb US /dərˈektli/

without deviation

From this reading “The military manoeuvres go on; and the news has nothing directly to do with the adored Honore.”

itinerary noun US /aɪˈtɪnəreri/

an established line of travel or access

From this reading “I'd sent her the "itinerary" as far as I knew it, and Torquay was the last place on the list.”

list verb US /lɪst/

give or make a list of; name individually; give the names of

From this reading “I'd sent her the "itinerary" as far as I knew it, and Torquay was the last place on the list.”

military adjective US /ˈmɪləteri/

of or relating to the study of the principles of warfare

From this reading “The military manoeuvres go on; and the news has nothing directly to do with the adored Honore.”

plans noun US /plænz/

plural of “plan” — a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished

From this reading “She waited to write, she says, so that her plans might be decided and she could tell them to me.”

wondering adjective US /ˈwʌndərɪŋ/

showing curiosity

From this reading “I was wondering if anything were the matter, but there isn't--though there _is_ news.”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading There was a letter from Ellaline, too.

adoredadjectiveUS /əˈdɔːrd/

regarded with deep or rapturous love (especially as if for a god)

From this reading The military manoeuvres go on; and the news has nothing directly to do with the adored Honore.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading I'd sent her the "itinerary" as far as I knew it, and Torquay was the last place on the list.

anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/

any thing at all

From this reading I was wondering if anything were the matter, but there isn't--though there _is_ news.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading I'd sent her the "itinerary" as far as I knew it, and Torquay was the last place on the list.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading She waited to write, she says, so that her plans might be decided and she could tell them to me.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading I was wondering if anything were the matter, but there isn't--though there _is_ news.

couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading She waited to write, she says, so that her plans might be decided and she could tell them to me.

decidedadjectiveUS /ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd/

recognizable; marked

From this reading She waited to write, she says, so that her plans might be decided and she could tell them to me.

directlyadverbUS /dərˈektli/

without deviation

From this reading The military manoeuvres go on; and the news has nothing directly to do with the adored Honore.

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading The military manoeuvres go on; and the news has nothing directly to do with the adored Honore.

Ellaline

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading There was a letter from Ellaline, too.

faradverbUS /fɑːr/

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading I'd sent her the "itinerary" as far as I knew it, and Torquay was the last place on the list.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading There was a letter from Ellaline, too.

goverbUS /ɡoʊ/

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading The military manoeuvres go on; and the news has nothing directly to do with the adored Honore.

hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading The military manoeuvres go on; and the news has nothing directly to do with the adored Honore.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading I'd sent her the "itinerary" as far as I knew it, and Torquay was the last place on the list.

Honore

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The military manoeuvres go on; and the news has nothing directly to do with the adored Honore.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading I'd sent her the "itinerary" as far as I knew it, and Torquay was the last place on the list.

I'd

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I'd sent her the "itinerary" as far as I knew it, and Torquay was the last place on the list.

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading I was wondering if anything were the matter, but there isn't--though there _is_ news.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading I was wondering if anything were the matter, but there isn't--though there _is_ news.

isn't

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I was wondering if anything were the matter, but there isn't--though there _is_ news.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading I'd sent her the "itinerary" as far as I knew it, and Torquay was the last place on the list.

itinerarynounUS /aɪˈtɪnəreri/

an established line of travel or access

From this reading I'd sent her the "itinerary" as far as I knew it, and Torquay was the last place on the list.

knewverbUS /nuː/

inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading I'd sent her the "itinerary" as far as I knew it, and Torquay was the last place on the list.

lastadjectiveUS /læst/

immediately past

From this reading I'd sent her the "itinerary" as far as I knew it, and Torquay was the last place on the list.

letternounUS /ˈletər/

a written message addressed to a person or organization

From this reading There was a letter from Ellaline, too.

listverbUS /lɪst/

give or make a list of; name individually; give the names of

From this reading I'd sent her the "itinerary" as far as I knew it, and Torquay was the last place on the list.

manoeuvres

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The military manoeuvres go on; and the news has nothing directly to do with the adored Honore.

matternounUS /ˈmætər/

a vaguely specified concern

From this reading I was wondering if anything were the matter, but there isn't--though there _is_ news.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading She waited to write, she says, so that her plans might be decided and she could tell them to me.

mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading She waited to write, she says, so that her plans might be decided and she could tell them to me.

militaryadjectiveUS /ˈmɪləteri/

of or relating to the study of the principles of warfare

From this reading The military manoeuvres go on; and the news has nothing directly to do with the adored Honore.

newsnounUS /nuːz/

information about recent and important events

From this reading I was wondering if anything were the matter, but there isn't--though there _is_ news.

nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/

not one thing; not anything

From this reading The military manoeuvres go on; and the news has nothing directly to do with the adored Honore.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading I'd sent her the "itinerary" as far as I knew it, and Torquay was the last place on the list.

placenounUS /pleɪs/

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading I'd sent her the "itinerary" as far as I knew it, and Torquay was the last place on the list.

plansnounUS /plænz/

plural of “plan” — a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished

From this reading She waited to write, she says, so that her plans might be decided and she could tell them to me.

saysnounUS /sez/

plural of “say” — the chance to speak

From this reading She waited to write, she says, so that her plans might be decided and she could tell them to me.

sentnounUS /sent/

100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia

From this reading I'd sent her the "itinerary" as far as I knew it, and Torquay was the last place on the list.

ShepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading She waited to write, she says, so that her plans might be decided and she could tell them to me.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading She waited to write, she says, so that her plans might be decided and she could tell them to me.

tellverbUS /tel/

express in words

From this reading She waited to write, she says, so that her plans might be decided and she could tell them to me.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading She waited to write, she says, so that her plans might be decided and she could tell them to me.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading I'd sent her the "itinerary" as far as I knew it, and Torquay was the last place on the list.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading She waited to write, she says, so that her plans might be decided and she could tell them to me.

ThereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading There was a letter from Ellaline, too.

thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/

in spite of the fact that

From this reading I was wondering if anything were the matter, but there isn't--though there _is_ news.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading She waited to write, she says, so that her plans might be decided and she could tell them to me.

tooadverbUS /tuː/

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading There was a letter from Ellaline, too.

Torquay

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I'd sent her the "itinerary" as far as I knew it, and Torquay was the last place on the list.

waitedverbUS /ˈweɪtɪd/

past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something

From this reading She waited to write, she says, so that her plans might be decided and she could tell them to me.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading There was a letter from Ellaline, too.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading I was wondering if anything were the matter, but there isn't--though there _is_ news.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading The military manoeuvres go on; and the news has nothing directly to do with the adored Honore.

wonderingadjectiveUS /ˈwʌndərɪŋ/

showing curiosity

From this reading I was wondering if anything were the matter, but there isn't--though there _is_ news.

writeverbUS /raɪt/

produce a literary work

From this reading She waited to write, she says, so that her plans might be decided and she could tell them to me.

Chapter 8 of Set in Silver by C. N. (Charles Norris) Williamson holds 415 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.

What does chapter 8 of Set in Silver contain?

Chapter 8 holds 415 sentences of Set in Silver, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 8 of Set in Silver by C. N. (Charles Norris) Williamson exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 415 sentences, grouped into 83 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.

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Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 8 can be played aloud in United States English.

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Vocabulary met early in Set in Silver

Words and structures a reader meets early in Set in Silver, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Admiration
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Set in Silver; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Dedicate
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Story
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Loves
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