Chapter 19 of The Graftons: A Novel is here in full — 273 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XIX
Chapter 19 of The Graftons: A Novel is here in full — 273 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MORE OPINIONS The House in Cadogan Place had been given up, and Grafton had taken a flat. Beatrix dined with him there on Monday. Dick was stationed at Chatham, but was unable to get away that evening. Beatrix was radiantly happy, and more beautiful than ever. She was growing up to herself all round.
Chapter 19 of The Graftons: A Novel is here in full — 273 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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someone who is a detective
From this reading “Dick was stationed at Chatham, but was unable to get away that evening.”
past form of “dine” — have supper; eat dinner
From this reading “Beatrix dined with him there on Monday.”
having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
From this reading “MORE OPINIONS The House in Cadogan Place had been given up, and Grafton had taken a flat.”
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading “She was growing up to herself all round.”
the second day of the week; the first working day
From this reading “Beatrix dined with him there on Monday.”
plural of “opinion” — a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty
From this reading “MORE OPINIONS The House in Cadogan Place had been given up, and Grafton had taken a flat.”
past form of “station” — assign to a station
From this reading “Dick was stationed at Chatham, but was unable to get away that evening.”
(usually followed by “to”) not having the necessary means or skill or know-how
From this reading “Dick was stationed at Chatham, but was unable to get away that evening.”
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 “Beatrix was radiantly happy, and more beautiful than ever.”
In this reading “Beatrix dined with him there on Monday.”
run away from confinement
In this reading “Dick was stationed at Chatham, but was unable to get away that evening.”
In this reading “She was growing up to herself all round.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading MORE OPINIONS The House in Cadogan Place had been given up, and Grafton had taken a flat.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading She was growing up to herself all round.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MORE OPINIONS The House in Cadogan Place had been given up, and Grafton had taken a flat.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Dick was stationed at Chatham, but was unable to get away that evening.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Dick was stationed at Chatham, but was unable to get away that evening.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Beatrix dined with him there on Monday.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading Beatrix was radiantly happy, and more beautiful than ever.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading MORE OPINIONS The House in Cadogan Place had been given up, and Grafton had taken a flat.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Dick was stationed at Chatham, but was unable to get away that evening.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MORE OPINIONS The House in Cadogan Place had been given up, and Grafton had taken a flat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dick was stationed at Chatham, but was unable to get away that evening.
someone who is a detective
From this reading Dick was stationed at Chatham, but was unable to get away that evening.
past form of “dine” — have supper; eat dinner
From this reading Beatrix dined with him there on Monday.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading Dick was stationed at Chatham, but was unable to get away that evening.
at any time
From this reading Beatrix was radiantly happy, and more beautiful than ever.
having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
From this reading MORE OPINIONS The House in Cadogan Place had been given up, and Grafton had taken a flat.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Dick was stationed at Chatham, but was unable to get away that evening.
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading MORE OPINIONS The House in Cadogan Place had been given up, and Grafton had taken a flat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MORE OPINIONS The House in Cadogan Place had been given up, and Grafton had taken a flat.
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading She was growing up to herself all round.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading MORE OPINIONS The House in Cadogan Place had been given up, and Grafton had taken a flat.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading Beatrix was radiantly happy, and more beautiful than ever.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She was growing up to herself all round.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Beatrix dined with him there on Monday.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading MORE OPINIONS The House in Cadogan Place had been given up, and Grafton had taken a flat.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading MORE OPINIONS The House in Cadogan Place had been given up, and Grafton had taken a flat.
the second day of the week; the first working day
From this reading Beatrix dined with him there on Monday.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading MORE OPINIONS The House in Cadogan Place had been given up, and Grafton had taken a flat.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Beatrix dined with him there on Monday.
plural of “opinion” — a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty
From this reading MORE OPINIONS The House in Cadogan Place had been given up, and Grafton had taken a flat.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading MORE OPINIONS The House in Cadogan Place had been given up, and Grafton had taken a flat.
in a radiant manner
From this reading Beatrix was radiantly happy, and more beautiful than ever.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading She was growing up to herself all round.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was growing up to herself all round.
past form of “station” — assign to a station
From this reading Dick was stationed at Chatham, but was unable to get away that evening.
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading MORE OPINIONS The House in Cadogan Place had been given up, and Grafton had taken a flat.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Beatrix was radiantly happy, and more beautiful than ever.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Dick was stationed at Chatham, but was unable to get away that evening.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MORE OPINIONS The House in Cadogan Place had been given up, and Grafton had taken a flat.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Beatrix dined with him there on Monday.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Dick was stationed at Chatham, but was unable to get away that evening.
(usually followed by “to”) not having the necessary means or skill or know-how
From this reading Dick was stationed at Chatham, but was unable to get away that evening.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading MORE OPINIONS The House in Cadogan Place had been given up, and Grafton had taken a flat.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Dick was stationed at Chatham, but was unable to get away that evening.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Beatrix dined with him there on Monday.
Chapter 19 of The Graftons: A Novel by Archibald Marshall holds 273 sentences, grouped into 55 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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