Chapter 28 of The Circular Study is here in full — 7 sentences across 2 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXVIII
Chapter 28 of The Circular Study is here in full — 7 sentences across 2 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
DEAR FELIX: Eva is not pleased with the arrangements which have been made for our wedding. John Poindexter likes show; she does not. Which will carry the day? Yours aff., THOMAS. ENTRY XIX. Mr. Poindexter is better, but our plans will have to be altered. We now think we will be married quietly, possibly in New York. * * * * *
Chapter 28 of The Circular Study is here in full — 7 sentences across 2 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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changed in form or character without becoming something else
From this reading “Mr. Poindexter is better, but our plans will have to be altered.”
plural of “arrangement” — the thing arranged or agreed to
From this reading “DEAR FELIX: Eva is not pleased with the arrangements which have been made for our wedding.”
an item inserted in a written record
From this reading “ENTRY XIX.”
plural of “like” — a similar kind
From this reading “John Poindexter likes show; she does not.”
plural of “plan” — a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished
From this reading “Mr. Poindexter is better, but our plans will have to be altered.”
by chance
From this reading “We now think we will be married quietly, possibly in New York. * * * * *”
United States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859)
From this reading “Yours aff., THOMAS.”
the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed
From this reading “DEAR FELIX: Eva is not pleased with the arrangements which have been made for our wedding.”
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From this reading Yours aff., THOMAS.
changed in form or character without becoming something else
From this reading Mr. Poindexter is better, but our plans will have to be altered.
plural of “arrangement” — the thing arranged or agreed to
From this reading DEAR FELIX: Eva is not pleased with the arrangements which have been made for our wedding.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Mr. Poindexter is better, but our plans will have to be altered.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading DEAR FELIX: Eva is not pleased with the arrangements which have been made for our wedding.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading Mr. Poindexter is better, but our plans will have to be altered.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Mr. Poindexter is better, but our plans will have to be altered.
move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading Which will carry the day?
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Which will carry the day?
dearly loved
From this reading DEAR FELIX: Eva is not pleased with the arrangements which have been made for our wedding.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading John Poindexter likes show; she does not.
an item inserted in a written record
From this reading ENTRY XIX.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DEAR FELIX: Eva is not pleased with the arrangements which have been made for our wedding.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DEAR FELIX: Eva is not pleased with the arrangements which have been made for our wedding.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading DEAR FELIX: Eva is not pleased with the arrangements which have been made for our wedding.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading DEAR FELIX: Eva is not pleased with the arrangements which have been made for our wedding.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We now think we will be married quietly, possibly in New York. * * * * *
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading DEAR FELIX: Eva is not pleased with the arrangements which have been made for our wedding.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading John Poindexter likes show; she does not.
plural of “like” — a similar kind
From this reading John Poindexter likes show; she does not.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading DEAR FELIX: Eva is not pleased with the arrangements which have been made for our wedding.
joined in matrimony
From this reading We now think we will be married quietly, possibly in New York. * * * * *
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. Poindexter is better, but our plans will have to be altered.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading We now think we will be married quietly, possibly in New York. * * * * *
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading DEAR FELIX: Eva is not pleased with the arrangements which have been made for our wedding.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading We now think we will be married quietly, possibly in New York. * * * * *
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading DEAR FELIX: Eva is not pleased with the arrangements which have been made for our wedding.
plural of “plan” — a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished
From this reading Mr. Poindexter is better, but our plans will have to be altered.
experiencing or manifesting pleasure
From this reading DEAR FELIX: Eva is not pleased with the arrangements which have been made for our wedding.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading John Poindexter likes show; she does not.
by chance
From this reading We now think we will be married quietly, possibly in New York. * * * * *
with low volume
From this reading We now think we will be married quietly, possibly in New York. * * * * *
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading John Poindexter likes show; she does not.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading John Poindexter likes show; she does not.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DEAR FELIX: Eva is not pleased with the arrangements which have been made for our wedding.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading We now think we will be married quietly, possibly in New York. * * * * *
United States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859)
From this reading Yours aff., THOMAS.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mr. Poindexter is better, but our plans will have to be altered.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We now think we will be married quietly, possibly in New York. * * * * *
the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed
From this reading DEAR FELIX: Eva is not pleased with the arrangements which have been made for our wedding.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading DEAR FELIX: Eva is not pleased with the arrangements which have been made for our wedding.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Which will carry the day?
in the company of; together with
From this reading DEAR FELIX: Eva is not pleased with the arrangements which have been made for our wedding.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eighteen and one
From this reading ENTRY XIX.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading We now think we will be married quietly, possibly in New York. * * * * *
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading Yours aff., THOMAS.
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