Chapter 5 of The Garden of Memories is here in full — 388 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 5 of The Garden of Memories is here in full — 388 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Was it right? What would my Lady say? And he? Was not he dallying here when he should be at his work? What thoughts!
Chapter 5 of The Garden of Memories is here in full — 388 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “Was not he dallying here when he should be at his work?”
a polite name for any woman
From this reading “What would my Lady say?”
precisely, exactly
From this reading “Was it right?”
express in words
From this reading “What would my Lady say?”
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “What thoughts!”
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading “Was not he dallying here when he should be at his work?”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “What would my Lady say?”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And he?
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Was not he dallying here when he should be at his work?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Was not he dallying here when he should be at his work?
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From this reading Was not he dallying here when he should be at his work?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And he?
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Was not he dallying here when he should be at his work?
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Was not he dallying here when he should be at his work?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Was it right?
a polite name for any woman
From this reading What would my Lady say?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading What would my Lady say?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Was not he dallying here when he should be at his work?
precisely, exactly
From this reading Was it right?
express in words
From this reading What would my Lady say?
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Was not he dallying here when he should be at his work?
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading What thoughts!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Was it right?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What would my Lady say?
at the time that
From this reading Was not he dallying here when he should be at his work?
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Was not he dallying here when he should be at his work?
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading What would my Lady say?
Chapter 5 of The Garden of Memories by Henry St. John Cooper holds 388 sentences, grouped into 78 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 5 holds 388 sentences of The Garden of Memories, unabridged, divided into 78 reading sections.
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