Chapter 22 of Tales and Novels — Volume 09 is here in full — 77 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 22 of Tales and Novels — Volume 09 is here in full — 77 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
This was the first time Mdlle. O’Faley had ever been at Corny Castle. Hospitality, as well as gratitude, determined the King of the Black Islands to pay her honour due. “Now Harry Ormond,” said he, “I have made one capital good resolution. Here is my sister-in-law, Mdlle.
Chapter 22 of Tales and Novels — Volume 09 is here in full — 77 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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From this reading ““Now Harry Ormond,” said he, “I have made one capital good resolution.”
dull and tiresome but with pretensions of significance or originality
From this reading “O’Faley had ever been at Corny Castle.”
owed and payable immediately or on demand
From this reading “Hospitality, as well as gratitude, determined the King of the Black Islands to pay her honour due.”
a feeling of thankfulness and appreciation
From this reading “Hospitality, as well as gratitude, determined the King of the Black Islands to pay her honour due.”
kindness in welcoming guests or strangers
From this reading “Hospitality, as well as gratitude, determined the King of the Black Islands to pay her honour due.”
plural of “island” — a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading “Hospitality, as well as gratitude, determined the King of the Black Islands to pay her honour due.”
a formal expression by a meeting; agreed to by a vote
From this reading ““Now Harry Ormond,” said he, “I have made one capital good resolution.”
the sister of your spouse
From this reading “Here is my sister-in-law, Mdlle.”
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at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Hospitality, as well as gratitude, determined the King of the Black Islands to pay her honour due.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading O’Faley had ever been at Corny Castle.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading O’Faley had ever been at Corny Castle.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading Hospitality, as well as gratitude, determined the King of the Black Islands to pay her honour due.
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From this reading “Now Harry Ormond,” said he, “I have made one capital good resolution.
a large and stately mansion
From this reading O’Faley had ever been at Corny Castle.
dull and tiresome but with pretensions of significance or originality
From this reading O’Faley had ever been at Corny Castle.
characterized by great determination
From this reading Hospitality, as well as gratitude, determined the King of the Black Islands to pay her honour due.
owed and payable immediately or on demand
From this reading Hospitality, as well as gratitude, determined the King of the Black Islands to pay her honour due.
at any time
From this reading O’Faley had ever been at Corny Castle.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading This was the first time Mdlle.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “Now Harry Ormond,” said he, “I have made one capital good resolution.
a feeling of thankfulness and appreciation
From this reading Hospitality, as well as gratitude, determined the King of the Black Islands to pay her honour due.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading O’Faley had ever been at Corny Castle.
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading “Now Harry Ormond,” said he, “I have made one capital good resolution.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Now Harry Ormond,” said he, “I have made one capital good resolution.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Now Harry Ormond,” said he, “I have made one capital good resolution.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Hospitality, as well as gratitude, determined the King of the Black Islands to pay her honour due.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Here is my sister-in-law, Mdlle.
the state of being honored
From this reading Hospitality, as well as gratitude, determined the King of the Black Islands to pay her honour due.
kindness in welcoming guests or strangers
From this reading Hospitality, as well as gratitude, determined the King of the Black Islands to pay her honour due.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Now Harry Ormond,” said he, “I have made one capital good resolution.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Here is my sister-in-law, Mdlle.
plural of “island” — a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading Hospitality, as well as gratitude, determined the King of the Black Islands to pay her honour due.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading Hospitality, as well as gratitude, determined the King of the Black Islands to pay her honour due.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading “Now Harry Ormond,” said he, “I have made one capital good resolution.
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From this reading This was the first time Mdlle.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Here is my sister-in-law, Mdlle.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “Now Harry Ormond,” said he, “I have made one capital good resolution.
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From this reading O’Faley had ever been at Corny Castle.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Hospitality, as well as gratitude, determined the King of the Black Islands to pay her honour due.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Now Harry Ormond,” said he, “I have made one capital good resolution.
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From this reading “Now Harry Ormond,” said he, “I have made one capital good resolution.
give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
From this reading Hospitality, as well as gratitude, determined the King of the Black Islands to pay her honour due.
a formal expression by a meeting; agreed to by a vote
From this reading “Now Harry Ormond,” said he, “I have made one capital good resolution.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Now Harry Ormond,” said he, “I have made one capital good resolution.
the sister of your spouse
From this reading Here is my sister-in-law, Mdlle.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading This was the first time Mdlle.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was the first time Mdlle.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading This was the first time Mdlle.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Hospitality, as well as gratitude, determined the King of the Black Islands to pay her honour due.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This was the first time Mdlle.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Hospitality, as well as gratitude, determined the King of the Black Islands to pay her honour due.
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