Chapter 18 of The Circular Study is here in full — 16 sentences across 4 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 Circular Study is here in full — 16 sentences across 4 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
DEAR FELIX: The introductions furnished me have made me received everywhere. There is considerable wealth here and many fine houses. Consequently I find myself in a congenial society, of which she is the star. Did I say that he was, as of old, the chief man of the town? Yours truly, THOMAS.
Chapter 18 of The Circular Study is here in full — 16 sentences across 4 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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suitable to your needs
From this reading “Consequently I find myself in a congenial society, of which she is the star.”
(sentence connectors) because of the reason given
From this reading “Consequently I find myself in a congenial society, of which she is the star.”
large or relatively large in number or amount or extent or degree
From this reading “There is considerable wealth here and many fine houses.”
to or in any or all places
From this reading “DEAR FELIX: The introductions furnished me have made me received everywhere.”
provided with whatever is necessary for a purpose (as furniture or equipment or authority)
From this reading “DEAR FELIX: The introductions furnished me have made me received everywhere.”
plural of “introduction” — the act of beginning something new
From this reading “DEAR FELIX: The introductions furnished me have made me received everywhere.”
(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading “Consequently I find myself in a congenial society, of which she is the star.”
United States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859)
From this reading “Yours truly, THOMAS.”
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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 Consequently I find myself in a congenial society, of which she is the star.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There is considerable wealth here and many fine houses.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Did I say that he was, as of old, the chief man of the town?
a person who is in charge
From this reading Did I say that he was, as of old, the chief man of the town?
suitable to your needs
From this reading Consequently I find myself in a congenial society, of which she is the star.
(sentence connectors) because of the reason given
From this reading Consequently I find myself in a congenial society, of which she is the star.
large or relatively large in number or amount or extent or degree
From this reading There is considerable wealth here and many fine houses.
dearly loved
From this reading DEAR FELIX: The introductions furnished me have made me received everywhere.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Did I say that he was, as of old, the chief man of the town?
to or in any or all places
From this reading DEAR FELIX: The introductions furnished me have made me received everywhere.
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From this reading DEAR FELIX: The introductions furnished me have made me received everywhere.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading Consequently I find myself in a congenial society, of which she is the star.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading There is considerable wealth here and many fine houses.
provided with whatever is necessary for a purpose (as furniture or equipment or authority)
From this reading DEAR FELIX: The introductions furnished me have made me received everywhere.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading DEAR FELIX: The introductions furnished me have made me received everywhere.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Did I say that he was, as of old, the chief man of the town?
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading There is considerable wealth here and many fine houses.
plural of “house” — a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading There is considerable wealth here and many fine houses.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Consequently I find myself in a congenial society, of which she is the star.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Consequently I find myself in a congenial society, of which she is the star.
plural of “introduction” — the act of beginning something new
From this reading DEAR FELIX: The introductions furnished me have made me received everywhere.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is considerable wealth here and many fine houses.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading DEAR FELIX: The introductions furnished me have made me received everywhere.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Did I say that he was, as of old, the chief man of the town?
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading There is considerable wealth here and many fine houses.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading DEAR FELIX: The introductions furnished me have made me received everywhere.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading Consequently I find myself in a congenial society, of which she is the star.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Consequently I find myself in a congenial society, of which she is the star.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Did I say that he was, as of old, the chief man of the town?
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading DEAR FELIX: The introductions furnished me have made me received everywhere.
express in words
From this reading Did I say that he was, as of old, the chief man of the town?
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Consequently I find myself in a congenial society, of which she is the star.
an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization
From this reading Consequently I find myself in a congenial society, of which she is the star.
(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading Consequently I find myself in a congenial society, of which she is the star.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Did I say that he was, as of old, the chief man of the town?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DEAR FELIX: The introductions furnished me have made me received everywhere.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There is considerable wealth here and many fine houses.
United States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859)
From this reading Yours truly, THOMAS.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading Did I say that he was, as of old, the chief man of the town?
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading Yours truly, THOMAS.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Did I say that he was, as of old, the chief man of the town?
the state of being rich and affluent; having a plentiful supply of material goods and money
From this reading There is considerable wealth here and many fine houses.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Consequently I find myself in a congenial society, of which she is the star.
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading Yours truly, THOMAS.
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