Chapter 27 of That Fortune is here in full — 184 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 27 of That Fortune is here in full — 184 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“It is very good of you to drop in in this way, Mr. Burnett,” she said, as she gave him her hand. “It is very quiet down here.” “It is to me the pleasantest part of the city.” “You think so now. I thought so once,” and there was a note of sadness in her voice.
Chapter 27 of That Fortune is here in full — 184 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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United States writer (born in England) remembered for her novels for children (1849-1924)
From this reading ““It is very good of you to drop in in this way, Mr. Burnett,” she said, as she gave him her hand.”
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading ““It is to me the pleasantest part of the city.””
let fall to the ground
From this reading ““It is very good of you to drop in in this way, Mr. Burnett,” she said, as she gave him her hand.”
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading ““It is very good of you to drop in in this way, Mr. Burnett,” she said, as she gave him her hand.”
a brief written record
From this reading “I thought so once,” and there was a note of sadness in her voice.”
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading ““It is to me the pleasantest part of the city.””
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading ““It is very quiet down here.””
emotions experienced when not in a state of well-being
From this reading “I thought so once,” and there was a note of sadness in her voice.”
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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 I thought so once,” and there was a note of sadness in her voice.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I thought so once,” and there was a note of sadness in her voice.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “It is very good of you to drop in in this way, Mr. Burnett,” she said, as she gave him her hand.
United States writer (born in England) remembered for her novels for children (1849-1924)
From this reading “It is very good of you to drop in in this way, Mr. Burnett,” she said, as she gave him her hand.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading “It is to me the pleasantest part of the city.”
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading “It is very quiet down here.”
let fall to the ground
From this reading “It is very good of you to drop in in this way, Mr. Burnett,” she said, as she gave him her hand.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading “It is very good of you to drop in in this way, Mr. Burnett,” she said, as she gave him her hand.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “It is very good of you to drop in in this way, Mr. Burnett,” she said, as she gave him her hand.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading “It is very good of you to drop in in this way, Mr. Burnett,” she said, as she gave him her hand.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “It is very good of you to drop in in this way, Mr. Burnett,” she said, as she gave him her hand.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “It is very quiet down here.”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “It is very good of you to drop in in this way, Mr. Burnett,” she said, as she gave him her hand.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I thought so once,” and there was a note of sadness in her voice.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “It is very good of you to drop in in this way, Mr. Burnett,” she said, as she gave him her hand.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It is very good of you to drop in in this way, Mr. Burnett,” she said, as she gave him her hand.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It is very good of you to drop in in this way, Mr. Burnett,” she said, as she gave him her hand.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “It is to me the pleasantest part of the city.”
a form of address for a man
From this reading “It is very good of you to drop in in this way, Mr. Burnett,” she said, as she gave him her hand.
a brief written record
From this reading I thought so once,” and there was a note of sadness in her voice.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “You think so now.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “It is very good of you to drop in in this way, Mr. Burnett,” she said, as she gave him her hand.
on one occasion
From this reading I thought so once,” and there was a note of sadness in her voice.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading “It is to me the pleasantest part of the city.”
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From this reading “It is to me the pleasantest part of the city.”
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading “It is very quiet down here.”
emotions experienced when not in a state of well-being
From this reading I thought so once,” and there was a note of sadness in her voice.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “It is very good of you to drop in in this way, Mr. Burnett,” she said, as she gave him her hand.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “It is very good of you to drop in in this way, Mr. Burnett,” she said, as she gave him her hand.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “You think so now.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “It is to me the pleasantest part of the city.”
in or at that place or location
From this reading I thought so once,” and there was a note of sadness in her voice.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading “You think so now.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “It is very good of you to drop in in this way, Mr. Burnett,” she said, as she gave him her hand.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading I thought so once,” and there was a note of sadness in her voice.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “It is very good of you to drop in in this way, Mr. Burnett,” she said, as she gave him her hand.
precisely as stated
From this reading “It is very good of you to drop in in this way, Mr. Burnett,” she said, as she gave him her hand.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading I thought so once,” and there was a note of sadness in her voice.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I thought so once,” and there was a note of sadness in her voice.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “It is very good of you to drop in in this way, Mr. Burnett,” she said, as she gave him her hand.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “It is very good of you to drop in in this way, Mr. Burnett,” she said, as she gave him her hand.
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