Chapter 15 of The Devourers is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 15 of The Devourers is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
* * * * * In the gentle month of May they went to London. London! Nancy's father's home! London! Close to Hertfordshire, where Nancy had lived the first eight years of her life.
Chapter 15 of The Devourers is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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being one more than seven
From this reading “Close to Hertfordshire, where Nancy had lived the first eight years of her life.”
possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading “Nancy's father's home!”
soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe
From this reading “* * * * * In the gentle month of May they went to London.”
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading “Close to Hertfordshire, where Nancy had lived the first eight years of her life.”
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading “* * * * * In the gentle month of May they went to London.”
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading “* * * * * In the gentle month of May they went to London.”
a city in northeastern France in Lorraine
From this reading “Nancy's father's home!”
possessive form of “nancy” — a city in northeastern France in Lorraine
From this reading “Nancy's father's home!”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “Close to Hertfordshire, where Nancy had lived the first eight years of her life.”
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at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading Close to Hertfordshire, where Nancy had lived the first eight years of her life.
being one more than seven
From this reading Close to Hertfordshire, where Nancy had lived the first eight years of her life.
possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Nancy's father's home!
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Close to Hertfordshire, where Nancy had lived the first eight years of her life.
soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe
From this reading * * * * * In the gentle month of May they went to London.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Close to Hertfordshire, where Nancy had lived the first eight years of her life.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Close to Hertfordshire, where Nancy had lived the first eight years of her life.
a county in southern England
From this reading Close to Hertfordshire, where Nancy had lived the first eight years of her life.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Nancy's father's home!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading * * * * * In the gentle month of May they went to London.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Close to Hertfordshire, where Nancy had lived the first eight years of her life.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading Close to Hertfordshire, where Nancy had lived the first eight years of her life.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading * * * * * In the gentle month of May they went to London.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading * * * * * In the gentle month of May they went to London.
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading * * * * * In the gentle month of May they went to London.
a city in northeastern France in Lorraine
From this reading Close to Hertfordshire, where Nancy had lived the first eight years of her life.
possessive form of “nancy” — a city in northeastern France in Lorraine
From this reading Nancy's father's home!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading * * * * * In the gentle month of May they went to London.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading * * * * * In the gentle month of May they went to London.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading * * * * * In the gentle month of May they went to London.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading * * * * * In the gentle month of May they went to London.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading * * * * * In the gentle month of May they went to London.
in or at the place that
From this reading Close to Hertfordshire, where Nancy had lived the first eight years of her life.
a late time of life
From this reading Close to Hertfordshire, where Nancy had lived the first eight years of her life.
Chapter 15 of The Devourers by Annie Vivanti holds 411 sentences, grouped into 83 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.
Chapter 15 holds 411 sentences of The Devourers, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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