Chapter 6 of Sheppard Lee, Written by Himself. Vol. 2 (of 2) is here in full — 311 sentences across 63 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 6 of Sheppard Lee, Written by Himself. Vol. 2 (of 2) is here in full — 311 sentences across 63 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WHICH IS INTENDED AS A PENDANT TO BOOK I., AND CONTAINS THE HISTORY OF A YOUNG GENTLEMAN OF FORTUNE. 1. CHAPTER I. CONTAINING AN INKLING OF THE LIFE AND HABITS OF MR. ARTHUR MEGRIM.
Chapter 6 of Sheppard Lee, Written by Himself. Vol. 2 (of 2) is here in full — 311 sentences across 63 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)
From this reading “ARTHUR MEGRIM.”
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading “CHAPTER I.”
-ing form of “contain” — include or contain; have as a component
From this reading “CONTAINING AN INKLING OF THE LIFE AND HABITS OF MR.”
third-person singular of “contain” — include or contain; have as a component
From this reading “WHICH IS INTENDED AS A PENDANT TO BOOK I., AND CONTAINS THE HISTORY OF A YOUNG GENTLEMAN OF FORTUNE.”
plural of “habit” — an established custom
From this reading “CONTAINING AN INKLING OF THE LIFE AND HABITS OF MR.”
a slight suggestion or vague understanding
From this reading “CONTAINING AN INKLING OF THE LIFE AND HABITS OF MR.”
resulting from one's intentions
From this reading “WHICH IS INTENDED AS A PENDANT TO BOOK I., AND CONTAINS THE HISTORY OF A YOUNG GENTLEMAN OF FORTUNE.”
an adornment that hangs from a piece of jewelry (necklace or earring)
From this reading “WHICH IS INTENDED AS A PENDANT TO BOOK I., AND CONTAINS THE HISTORY OF A YOUNG GENTLEMAN OF FORTUNE.”
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 “WHICH IS INTENDED AS A PENDANT TO BOOK I., AND CONTAINS THE HISTORY OF A YOUNG GENTLEMAN OF FORTUNE.”
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From this reading 1.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading WHICH IS INTENDED AS A PENDANT TO BOOK I., AND CONTAINS THE HISTORY OF A YOUNG GENTLEMAN OF FORTUNE.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading CONTAINING AN INKLING OF THE LIFE AND HABITS OF MR.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading WHICH IS INTENDED AS A PENDANT TO BOOK I., AND CONTAINS THE HISTORY OF A YOUNG GENTLEMAN OF FORTUNE.
elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)
From this reading ARTHUR MEGRIM.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading WHICH IS INTENDED AS A PENDANT TO BOOK I., AND CONTAINS THE HISTORY OF A YOUNG GENTLEMAN OF FORTUNE.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading WHICH IS INTENDED AS A PENDANT TO BOOK I., AND CONTAINS THE HISTORY OF A YOUNG GENTLEMAN OF FORTUNE.
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading CHAPTER I.
-ing form of “contain” — include or contain; have as a component
From this reading CONTAINING AN INKLING OF THE LIFE AND HABITS OF MR.
third-person singular of “contain” — include or contain; have as a component
From this reading WHICH IS INTENDED AS A PENDANT TO BOOK I., AND CONTAINS THE HISTORY OF A YOUNG GENTLEMAN OF FORTUNE.
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading WHICH IS INTENDED AS A PENDANT TO BOOK I., AND CONTAINS THE HISTORY OF A YOUNG GENTLEMAN OF FORTUNE.
a man of refinement
From this reading WHICH IS INTENDED AS A PENDANT TO BOOK I., AND CONTAINS THE HISTORY OF A YOUNG GENTLEMAN OF FORTUNE.
plural of “habit” — an established custom
From this reading CONTAINING AN INKLING OF THE LIFE AND HABITS OF MR.
the aggregate of past events
From this reading WHICH IS INTENDED AS A PENDANT TO BOOK I., AND CONTAINS THE HISTORY OF A YOUNG GENTLEMAN OF FORTUNE.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading WHICH IS INTENDED AS A PENDANT TO BOOK I., AND CONTAINS THE HISTORY OF A YOUNG GENTLEMAN OF FORTUNE.
a slight suggestion or vague understanding
From this reading CONTAINING AN INKLING OF THE LIFE AND HABITS OF MR.
resulting from one's intentions
From this reading WHICH IS INTENDED AS A PENDANT TO BOOK I., AND CONTAINS THE HISTORY OF A YOUNG GENTLEMAN OF FORTUNE.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading WHICH IS INTENDED AS A PENDANT TO BOOK I., AND CONTAINS THE HISTORY OF A YOUNG GENTLEMAN OF FORTUNE.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading CONTAINING AN INKLING OF THE LIFE AND HABITS OF MR.
a severe recurring vascular headache; occurs more frequently in women than men
From this reading ARTHUR MEGRIM.
a form of address for a man
From this reading CONTAINING AN INKLING OF THE LIFE AND HABITS OF MR.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading WHICH IS INTENDED AS A PENDANT TO BOOK I., AND CONTAINS THE HISTORY OF A YOUNG GENTLEMAN OF FORTUNE.
an adornment that hangs from a piece of jewelry (necklace or earring)
From this reading WHICH IS INTENDED AS A PENDANT TO BOOK I., AND CONTAINS THE HISTORY OF A YOUNG GENTLEMAN OF FORTUNE.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WHICH IS INTENDED AS A PENDANT TO BOOK I., AND CONTAINS THE HISTORY OF A YOUNG GENTLEMAN OF FORTUNE.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading WHICH IS INTENDED AS A PENDANT TO BOOK I., AND CONTAINS THE HISTORY OF A YOUNG GENTLEMAN OF FORTUNE.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading WHICH IS INTENDED AS A PENDANT TO BOOK I., AND CONTAINS THE HISTORY OF A YOUNG GENTLEMAN OF FORTUNE.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading WHICH IS INTENDED AS A PENDANT TO BOOK I., AND CONTAINS THE HISTORY OF A YOUNG GENTLEMAN OF FORTUNE.
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