Chapter 6 of The Caxtons: A Family Picture — Volume 13 is here in full — 46 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VI
Chapter 6 of The Caxtons: A Family Picture — Volume 13 is here in full — 46 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Why are you here all alone, cousin? How cold and still it is amongst the graves!" "Sit down beside me, Blanche: it is not colder in the churchyard than on the village green." And Blanche sat down beside me, nestled close to me, and leaned her head upon my shoulder. We were both long silent.
Chapter 6 of The Caxtons: A Family Picture — Volume 13 is here in full — 46 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
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surrounded by; in the company of
From this reading “How cold and still it is amongst the graves!"”
the yard associated with a church
From this reading “"Sit down beside me, Blanche: it is not colder in the churchyard than on the village green."”
comparative of “cold” — having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading “"Sit down beside me, Blanche: it is not colder in the churchyard than on the village green."”
the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading “"Why are you here all alone, cousin?”
English writer known for his interest in mythology and in the classics (1895-1985)
From this reading “How cold and still it is amongst the graves!"”
past form of “lean” — to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading “And Blanche sat down beside me, nestled close to me, and leaned her head upon my shoulder.”
drawn or pressed close to someone or something for or as if for affection or protection
From this reading “And Blanche sat down beside me, nestled close to me, and leaned her head upon my shoulder.”
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading “And Blanche sat down beside me, nestled close to me, and leaned her head upon my shoulder.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "Why are you here all alone, cousin?
Having no one else present.
From this reading "Why are you here all alone, cousin?
surrounded by; in the company of
From this reading How cold and still it is amongst the graves!"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading How cold and still it is amongst the graves!"
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Why are you here all alone, cousin?
next to; at the side of
From this reading "Sit down beside me, Blanche: it is not colder in the churchyard than on the village green."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Sit down beside me, Blanche: it is not colder in the churchyard than on the village green."
the two together, not just one
From this reading We were both long silent.
the yard associated with a church
From this reading "Sit down beside me, Blanche: it is not colder in the churchyard than on the village green."
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading And Blanche sat down beside me, nestled close to me, and leaned her head upon my shoulder.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading How cold and still it is amongst the graves!"
comparative of “cold” — having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading "Sit down beside me, Blanche: it is not colder in the churchyard than on the village green."
the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading "Why are you here all alone, cousin?
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "Sit down beside me, Blanche: it is not colder in the churchyard than on the village green."
English writer known for his interest in mythology and in the classics (1895-1985)
From this reading How cold and still it is amongst the graves!"
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading "Sit down beside me, Blanche: it is not colder in the churchyard than on the village green."
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading And Blanche sat down beside me, nestled close to me, and leaned her head upon my shoulder.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And Blanche sat down beside me, nestled close to me, and leaned her head upon my shoulder.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Why are you here all alone, cousin?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How cold and still it is amongst the graves!"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Sit down beside me, Blanche: it is not colder in the churchyard than on the village green."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading How cold and still it is amongst the graves!"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading How cold and still it is amongst the graves!"
past form of “lean” — to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading And Blanche sat down beside me, nestled close to me, and leaned her head upon my shoulder.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading We were both long silent.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Sit down beside me, Blanche: it is not colder in the churchyard than on the village green."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading And Blanche sat down beside me, nestled close to me, and leaned her head upon my shoulder.
drawn or pressed close to someone or something for or as if for affection or protection
From this reading And Blanche sat down beside me, nestled close to me, and leaned her head upon my shoulder.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Sit down beside me, Blanche: it is not colder in the churchyard than on the village green."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Sit down beside me, Blanche: it is not colder in the churchyard than on the village green."
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading And Blanche sat down beside me, nestled close to me, and leaned her head upon my shoulder.
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading And Blanche sat down beside me, nestled close to me, and leaned her head upon my shoulder.
marked by absence of sound
From this reading We were both long silent.
be seated
From this reading "Sit down beside me, Blanche: it is not colder in the churchyard than on the village green."
not in physical motion
From this reading How cold and still it is amongst the graves!"
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "Sit down beside me, Blanche: it is not colder in the churchyard than on the village green."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading How cold and still it is amongst the graves!"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And Blanche sat down beside me, nestled close to me, and leaned her head upon my shoulder.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading And Blanche sat down beside me, nestled close to me, and leaned her head upon my shoulder.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading "Sit down beside me, Blanche: it is not colder in the churchyard than on the village green."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We were both long silent.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We were both long silent.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why are you here all alone, cousin?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Why are you here all alone, cousin?
Chapter 6 of The Caxtons: A Family Picture — Volume 13 by Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron Lytton holds 46 sentences, grouped into 10 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
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