Chapter 24 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.
Chapter XXIV
Chapter 24 of The Circular Study is here in full — 16 sentences across 4 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
DEAR FELIX: I do not hear from you. Are you well, or did your journey affect your health? I have no especial advance to report. John Poindexter seems greatly interested in my courtship. Sometimes he gives me very good advice.
Chapter 24 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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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
move forward, also in the metaphorical sense
From this reading “I have no especial advance to report.”
a proposal for an appropriate course of action
From this reading “Sometimes he gives me very good advice.”
have an effect upon
From this reading “Are you well, or did your journey affect your health?”
a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman (usually with the hope of marriage)
From this reading “John Poindexter seems greatly interested in my courtship.”
surpassing what is common or usual or expected
From this reading “I have no especial advance to report.”
plural of “give” — the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length
From this reading “Sometimes he gives me very good advice.”
having or showing interest; especially curiosity or fascination or concern
From this reading “John Poindexter seems greatly interested in my courtship.”
to give an account or representation of in words
From this reading “I have no especial advance to report.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
move forward, also in the metaphorical sense
From this reading I have no especial advance to report.
a proposal for an appropriate course of action
From this reading Sometimes he gives me very good advice.
have an effect upon
From this reading Are you well, or did your journey affect your health?
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Are you well, or did your journey affect your health?
a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman (usually with the hope of marriage)
From this reading John Poindexter seems greatly interested in my courtship.
dearly loved
From this reading DEAR FELIX: I do not hear from you.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Are you well, or did your journey affect your health?
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading DEAR FELIX: I do not hear from you.
surpassing what is common or usual or expected
From this reading I have no especial advance to report.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DEAR FELIX: I do not hear from you.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading DEAR FELIX: I do not hear from you.
plural of “give” — the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length
From this reading Sometimes he gives me very good advice.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Sometimes he gives me very good advice.
to an extraordinary extent or degree
From this reading John Poindexter seems greatly interested in my courtship.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have no especial advance to report.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Sometimes he gives me very good advice.
a healthy state of wellbeing free from disease
From this reading Are you well, or did your journey affect your health?
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading DEAR FELIX: I do not hear from you.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading DEAR FELIX: I do not hear from you.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading John Poindexter seems greatly interested in my courtship.
having or showing interest; especially curiosity or fascination or concern
From this reading John Poindexter seems greatly interested in my courtship.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading John Poindexter seems greatly interested in my courtship.
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading Are you well, or did your journey affect your health?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Sometimes he gives me very good advice.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading John Poindexter seems greatly interested in my courtship.
not any; not one
From this reading I have no especial advance to report.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading DEAR FELIX: I do not hear from you.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Are you well, or did your journey affect your health?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading John Poindexter seems greatly interested in my courtship.
to give an account or representation of in words
From this reading I have no especial advance to report.
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading John Poindexter seems greatly interested in my courtship.
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading Sometimes he gives me very good advice.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I have no especial advance to report.
precisely as stated
From this reading Sometimes he gives me very good advice.
(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 Are you well, or did your journey affect your health?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading DEAR FELIX: I do not hear from you.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Are you well, or did your journey affect your health?
Chapter 24 of The Circular Study by Anna Katharine Green holds 16 sentences, grouped into 4 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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