Chapter 8 of Some builders is here in full — 293 sentences across 59 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VIII
Chapter 8 of Some builders is here in full — 293 sentences across 59 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
RIVALS MAJOR URQUHART went off to Lovelace's Cottage. Yes, Mrs. Norman was in, the maid told him. Would he come in and wait? She was upstairs, but would be down directly. So in he came, and scowled when he saw upon the mantelpiece a cabinet photo of Austin, in his pink coat, on his favourite hunter.
Chapter 8 of Some builders is here in full — 293 sentences across 59 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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state capital of Texas on the Colorado River; site of the University of Texas
From this reading “So in he came, and scowled when he saw upon the mantelpiece a cabinet photo of Austin, in his pink coat, on his favourite hunter.”
a piece of furniture resembling a cupboard with doors and shelves and drawers; for storage or display
From this reading “So in he came, and scowled when he saw upon the mantelpiece a cabinet photo of Austin, in his pink coat, on his favourite hunter.”
a competitor thought likely to win
From this reading “So in he came, and scowled when he saw upon the mantelpiece a cabinet photo of Austin, in his pink coat, on his favourite hunter.”
someone who hunts game
From this reading “So in he came, and scowled when he saw upon the mantelpiece a cabinet photo of Austin, in his pink coat, on his favourite hunter.”
United States operatic soprano (born in 1945)
From this reading “Yes, Mrs. Norman was in, the maid told him.”
a representation of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide or in digital format
From this reading “So in he came, and scowled when he saw upon the mantelpiece a cabinet photo of Austin, in his pink coat, on his favourite hunter.”
plural of “rival” — the contestant you hope to defeat
From this reading “RIVALS MAJOR URQUHART went off to Lovelace's Cottage.”
past form of “scowl” — frown with displeasure
From this reading “So in he came, and scowled when he saw upon the mantelpiece a cabinet photo of Austin, in his pink coat, on his favourite hunter.”
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In this reading “So in he came, and scowled when he saw upon the mantelpiece a cabinet photo of Austin, in his pink coat, on his favourite hunter.”
run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along
In this reading “RIVALS MAJOR URQUHART went off to Lovelace's Cottage.”
to come or go into
In this reading “Would he come in and wait?”
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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 So in he came, and scowled when he saw upon the mantelpiece a cabinet photo of Austin, in his pink coat, on his favourite hunter.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Would he come in and wait?
state capital of Texas on the Colorado River; site of the University of Texas
From this reading So in he came, and scowled when he saw upon the mantelpiece a cabinet photo of Austin, in his pink coat, on his favourite hunter.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She was upstairs, but would be down directly.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She was upstairs, but would be down directly.
a piece of furniture resembling a cupboard with doors and shelves and drawers; for storage or display
From this reading So in he came, and scowled when he saw upon the mantelpiece a cabinet photo of Austin, in his pink coat, on his favourite hunter.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading So in he came, and scowled when he saw upon the mantelpiece a cabinet photo of Austin, in his pink coat, on his favourite hunter.
an outer garment that has sleeves and covers the body from shoulder down; worn outdoors
From this reading So in he came, and scowled when he saw upon the mantelpiece a cabinet photo of Austin, in his pink coat, on his favourite hunter.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Would he come in and wait?
a small house with a single story
From this reading RIVALS MAJOR URQUHART went off to Lovelace's Cottage.
without deviation
From this reading She was upstairs, but would be down directly.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading She was upstairs, but would be down directly.
a competitor thought likely to win
From this reading So in he came, and scowled when he saw upon the mantelpiece a cabinet photo of Austin, in his pink coat, on his favourite hunter.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Would he come in and wait?
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Yes, Mrs. Norman was in, the maid told him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading So in he came, and scowled when he saw upon the mantelpiece a cabinet photo of Austin, in his pink coat, on his favourite hunter.
someone who hunts game
From this reading So in he came, and scowled when he saw upon the mantelpiece a cabinet photo of Austin, in his pink coat, on his favourite hunter.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Yes, Mrs. Norman was in, the maid told him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading RIVALS MAJOR URQUHART went off to Lovelace's Cottage.
a female domestic
From this reading Yes, Mrs. Norman was in, the maid told him.
of greater importance or stature or rank
From this reading RIVALS MAJOR URQUHART went off to Lovelace's Cottage.
shelf that projects from wall above fireplace
From this reading So in he came, and scowled when he saw upon the mantelpiece a cabinet photo of Austin, in his pink coat, on his favourite hunter.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Yes, Mrs. Norman was in, the maid told him.
United States operatic soprano (born in 1945)
From this reading Yes, Mrs. Norman was in, the maid told him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading So in he came, and scowled when he saw upon the mantelpiece a cabinet photo of Austin, in his pink coat, on his favourite hunter.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading RIVALS MAJOR URQUHART went off to Lovelace's Cottage.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading So in he came, and scowled when he saw upon the mantelpiece a cabinet photo of Austin, in his pink coat, on his favourite hunter.
a representation of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide or in digital format
From this reading So in he came, and scowled when he saw upon the mantelpiece a cabinet photo of Austin, in his pink coat, on his favourite hunter.
a light shade of red
From this reading So in he came, and scowled when he saw upon the mantelpiece a cabinet photo of Austin, in his pink coat, on his favourite hunter.
plural of “rival” — the contestant you hope to defeat
From this reading RIVALS MAJOR URQUHART went off to Lovelace's Cottage.
cut with a saw
From this reading So in he came, and scowled when he saw upon the mantelpiece a cabinet photo of Austin, in his pink coat, on his favourite hunter.
past form of “scowl” — frown with displeasure
From this reading So in he came, and scowled when he saw upon the mantelpiece a cabinet photo of Austin, in his pink coat, on his favourite hunter.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was upstairs, but would be down directly.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So in he came, and scowled when he saw upon the mantelpiece a cabinet photo of Austin, in his pink coat, on his favourite hunter.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Yes, Mrs. Norman was in, the maid told him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading RIVALS MAJOR URQUHART went off to Lovelace's Cottage.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading Yes, Mrs. Norman was in, the maid told him.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading So in he came, and scowled when he saw upon the mantelpiece a cabinet photo of Austin, in his pink coat, on his favourite hunter.
on a floor above
From this reading She was upstairs, but would be down directly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading RIVALS MAJOR URQUHART went off to Lovelace's Cottage.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading Would he come in and wait?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Yes, Mrs. Norman was in, the maid told him.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading RIVALS MAJOR URQUHART went off to Lovelace's Cottage.
at the time that
From this reading So in he came, and scowled when he saw upon the mantelpiece a cabinet photo of Austin, in his pink coat, on his favourite hunter.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Would he come in and wait?
an affirmative
From this reading Yes, Mrs. Norman was in, the maid told him.
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