Chapter 18 of The Bertrams is here in full — 472 sentences across 95 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 18 of The Bertrams is here in full — 472 sentences across 95 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MISS TODD'S CARD-PARTY. Yes. The great Miss Todd had arrived at Littlebath, and had already been talked about not a little. Being a maiden lady, with no family but her one own maid, she lived in lodgings of course. People at Littlebath, indeed, are much given to lodgings.
Chapter 18 of The Bertrams is here in full — 472 sentences across 95 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading “The great Miss Todd had arrived at Littlebath, and had already been talked about not a little.”
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading “Being a maiden lady, with no family but her one own maid, she lived in lodgings of course.”
temporary living quarters
From this reading “Being a maiden lady, with no family but her one own maid, she lived in lodgings of course.”
a female domestic
From this reading “Being a maiden lady, with no family but her one own maid, she lived in lodgings of course.”
an unmarried girl (especially a virgin)
From this reading “Being a maiden lady, with no family but her one own maid, she lived in lodgings of course.”
past form of “talk” — exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading “The great Miss Todd had arrived at Littlebath, and had already been talked about not a little.”
Scottish chemist noted for his research into the structure of nucleic acids (born in 1907)
From this reading “MISS TODD'S CARD-PARTY.”
possessive form of “todd” — Scottish chemist noted for his research into the structure of nucleic acids (born in 1907)
From this reading “MISS TODD'S CARD-PARTY.”
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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 The great Miss Todd had arrived at Littlebath, and had already been talked about not a little.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The great Miss Todd had arrived at Littlebath, and had already been talked about not a little.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading The great Miss Todd had arrived at Littlebath, and had already been talked about not a little.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The great Miss Todd had arrived at Littlebath, and had already been talked about not a little.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading People at Littlebath, indeed, are much given to lodgings.
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading The great Miss Todd had arrived at Littlebath, and had already been talked about not a little.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The great Miss Todd had arrived at Littlebath, and had already been talked about not a little.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The great Miss Todd had arrived at Littlebath, and had already been talked about not a little.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Being a maiden lady, with no family but her one own maid, she lived in lodgings of course.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Being a maiden lady, with no family but her one own maid, she lived in lodgings of course.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MISS TODD'S CARD-PARTY.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading Being a maiden lady, with no family but her one own maid, she lived in lodgings of course.
a social unit living together
From this reading Being a maiden lady, with no family but her one own maid, she lived in lodgings of course.
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading People at Littlebath, indeed, are much given to lodgings.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading The great Miss Todd had arrived at Littlebath, and had already been talked about not a little.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The great Miss Todd had arrived at Littlebath, and had already been talked about not a little.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Being a maiden lady, with no family but her one own maid, she lived in lodgings of course.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Being a maiden lady, with no family but her one own maid, she lived in lodgings of course.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading People at Littlebath, indeed, are much given to lodgings.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading Being a maiden lady, with no family but her one own maid, she lived in lodgings of course.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The great Miss Todd had arrived at Littlebath, and had already been talked about not a little.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The great Miss Todd had arrived at Littlebath, and had already been talked about not a little.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading Being a maiden lady, with no family but her one own maid, she lived in lodgings of course.
temporary living quarters
From this reading Being a maiden lady, with no family but her one own maid, she lived in lodgings of course.
a female domestic
From this reading Being a maiden lady, with no family but her one own maid, she lived in lodgings of course.
an unmarried girl (especially a virgin)
From this reading Being a maiden lady, with no family but her one own maid, she lived in lodgings of course.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading MISS TODD'S CARD-PARTY.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading People at Littlebath, indeed, are much given to lodgings.
not any; not one
From this reading Being a maiden lady, with no family but her one own maid, she lived in lodgings of course.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The great Miss Todd had arrived at Littlebath, and had already been talked about not a little.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Being a maiden lady, with no family but her one own maid, she lived in lodgings of course.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Being a maiden lady, with no family but her one own maid, she lived in lodgings of course.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Being a maiden lady, with no family but her one own maid, she lived in lodgings of course.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading People at Littlebath, indeed, are much given to lodgings.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Being a maiden lady, with no family but her one own maid, she lived in lodgings of course.
past form of “talk” — exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading The great Miss Todd had arrived at Littlebath, and had already been talked about not a little.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The great Miss Todd had arrived at Littlebath, and had already been talked about not a little.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading People at Littlebath, indeed, are much given to lodgings.
Scottish chemist noted for his research into the structure of nucleic acids (born in 1907)
From this reading The great Miss Todd had arrived at Littlebath, and had already been talked about not a little.
possessive form of “todd” — Scottish chemist noted for his research into the structure of nucleic acids (born in 1907)
From this reading MISS TODD'S CARD-PARTY.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Being a maiden lady, with no family but her one own maid, she lived in lodgings of course.
an affirmative
From this reading Yes.
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