Chapter 17 of The Graftons: A Novel is here in full — 376 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 17 of The Graftons: A Novel is here in full — 376 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MAURICE Grafton had gone up to London on Monday morning, and would not be back until Friday evening. Caroline wrote to him on Tuesday morning. Maurice also wrote to him. There was no reply to either of the letters. Caroline had told him that she should tell no one else until she heard from him, or saw him.
Chapter 17 of The Graftons: A Novel is here in full — 376 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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of or relating to the life and times of kings Charles I or Charles II of England
From this reading “Caroline wrote to him on Tuesday morning.”
the sixth day of the week; the fifth working day
From this reading “MAURICE Grafton had gone up to London on Monday morning, and would not be back until Friday evening.”
the literary culture
From this reading “There was no reply to either of the letters.”
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading “MAURICE Grafton had gone up to London on Monday morning, and would not be back until Friday evening.”
the second day of the week; the first working day
From this reading “MAURICE Grafton had gone up to London on Monday morning, and would not be back until Friday evening.”
a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading “There was no reply to either of the letters.”
the third day of the week; the second working day
From this reading “Caroline wrote to him on Tuesday morning.”
inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading “Caroline wrote to him on Tuesday morning.”
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.
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in addition
From this reading Maurice also wrote to him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MAURICE Grafton had gone up to London on Monday morning, and would not be back until Friday evening.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading MAURICE Grafton had gone up to London on Monday morning, and would not be back until Friday evening.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading MAURICE Grafton had gone up to London on Monday morning, and would not be back until Friday evening.
of or relating to the life and times of kings Charles I or Charles II of England
From this reading Caroline wrote to him on Tuesday morning.
one or the other of two
From this reading There was no reply to either of the letters.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Caroline had told him that she should tell no one else until she heard from him, or saw him.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading MAURICE Grafton had gone up to London on Monday morning, and would not be back until Friday evening.
the sixth day of the week; the fifth working day
From this reading MAURICE Grafton had gone up to London on Monday morning, and would not be back until Friday evening.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Caroline had told him that she should tell no one else until she heard from him, or saw him.
destroyed or killed
From this reading MAURICE Grafton had gone up to London on Monday morning, and would not be back until Friday evening.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MAURICE Grafton had gone up to London on Monday morning, and would not be back until Friday evening.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading MAURICE Grafton had gone up to London on Monday morning, and would not be back until Friday evening.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Caroline had told him that she should tell no one else until she heard from him, or saw him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Caroline wrote to him on Tuesday morning.
the literary culture
From this reading There was no reply to either of the letters.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading MAURICE Grafton had gone up to London on Monday morning, and would not be back until Friday evening.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MAURICE Grafton had gone up to London on Monday morning, and would not be back until Friday evening.
the second day of the week; the first working day
From this reading MAURICE Grafton had gone up to London on Monday morning, and would not be back until Friday evening.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading MAURICE Grafton had gone up to London on Monday morning, and would not be back until Friday evening.
not any; not one
From this reading There was no reply to either of the letters.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading MAURICE Grafton had gone up to London on Monday morning, and would not be back until Friday evening.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was no reply to either of the letters.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading MAURICE Grafton had gone up to London on Monday morning, and would not be back until Friday evening.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Caroline had told him that she should tell no one else until she heard from him, or saw him.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Caroline had told him that she should tell no one else until she heard from him, or saw him.
a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading There was no reply to either of the letters.
cut with a saw
From this reading Caroline had told him that she should tell no one else until she heard from him, or saw him.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Caroline had told him that she should tell no one else until she heard from him, or saw him.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Caroline had told him that she should tell no one else until she heard from him, or saw him.
express in words
From this reading Caroline had told him that she should tell no one else until she heard from him, or saw him.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Caroline had told him that she should tell no one else until she heard from him, or saw him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There was no reply to either of the letters.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was no reply to either of the letters.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading MAURICE Grafton had gone up to London on Monday morning, and would not be back until Friday evening.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading Caroline had told him that she should tell no one else until she heard from him, or saw him.
the third day of the week; the second working day
From this reading Caroline wrote to him on Tuesday morning.
up to a particular time
From this reading MAURICE Grafton had gone up to London on Monday morning, and would not be back until Friday evening.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading MAURICE Grafton had gone up to London on Monday morning, and would not be back until Friday evening.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was no reply to either of the letters.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading MAURICE Grafton had gone up to London on Monday morning, and would not be back until Friday evening.
inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading Caroline wrote to him on Tuesday morning.
Chapter 17 of The Graftons: A Novel by Archibald Marshall holds 376 sentences, grouped into 76 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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