Chapter 27 of The Elect Lady is here in full — 50 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXVII
Chapter 27 of The Elect Lady is here in full — 50 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE WATCH. George stayed with the laird a good while, and held a long, broken talk with him. When he went Alexa came. She thought her father seemed happier. George had put the cup away for him.
Chapter 27 of The Elect Lady is here in full — 50 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading “George stayed with the laird a good while, and held a long, broken talk with him.”
a small open container usually used for drinking; usually has a handle
From this reading “George had put the cup away for him.”
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading “George stayed with the laird a good while, and held a long, broken talk with him.”
comparative of “happy” — enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading “She thought her father seemed happier.”
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading “George stayed with the laird a good while, and held a long, broken talk with him.”
a landowner
From this reading “George stayed with the laird a good while, and held a long, broken talk with him.”
past form of “stay” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading “George stayed with the laird a good while, and held a long, broken talk with him.”
look attentively
From this reading “THE WATCH.”
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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 George stayed with the laird a good while, and held a long, broken talk with him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When he went Alexa came.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading George stayed with the laird a good while, and held a long, broken talk with him.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading George had put the cup away for him.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading George stayed with the laird a good while, and held a long, broken talk with him.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading When he went Alexa came.
a small open container usually used for drinking; usually has a handle
From this reading George had put the cup away for him.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading She thought her father seemed happier.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading George had put the cup away for him.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading George stayed with the laird a good while, and held a long, broken talk with him.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading George stayed with the laird a good while, and held a long, broken talk with him.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading George had put the cup away for him.
comparative of “happy” — enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading She thought her father seemed happier.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When he went Alexa came.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading George stayed with the laird a good while, and held a long, broken talk with him.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She thought her father seemed happier.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading George stayed with the laird a good while, and held a long, broken talk with him.
a landowner
From this reading George stayed with the laird a good while, and held a long, broken talk with him.
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 George stayed with the laird a good while, and held a long, broken talk with him.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading George had put the cup away for him.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading She thought her father seemed happier.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She thought her father seemed happier.
past form of “stay” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading George stayed with the laird a good while, and held a long, broken talk with him.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading George stayed with the laird a good while, and held a long, broken talk with him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WATCH.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading She thought her father seemed happier.
look attentively
From this reading THE WATCH.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading When he went Alexa came.
at the time that
From this reading When he went Alexa came.
during the time that
From this reading George stayed with the laird a good while, and held a long, broken talk with him.
in the company of; together with
From this reading George stayed with the laird a good while, and held a long, broken talk with him.
Chapter 27 of The Elect Lady by George MacDonald holds 50 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.
Chapter 27 holds 50 sentences of The Elect Lady, unabridged, divided into 10 reading sections.
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