Chapter 24 of The Graftons: A Novel is here in full — 182 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 24 of The Graftons: A Novel is here in full — 182 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AN ENGAGEMENT Towards the end of June Caroline went to London to stay with Beatrix for a day or two. Beatrix had summoned her. She depended a good deal on Caroline now. She had asked Maurice to come, too, but he could not leave his work. The morning after she had arrived Beatrix came into her room with a letter.
Chapter 24 of The Graftons: A Novel is here in full — 182 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading “The morning after she had arrived Beatrix came into her room with a letter.”
of or relating to the life and times of kings Charles I or Charles II of England
From this reading “AN ENGAGEMENT Towards the end of June Caroline went to London to stay with Beatrix for a day or two.”
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading “She depended a good deal on Caroline now.”
past form of “depend” — be contingent upon (something that is elided)
From this reading “She depended a good deal on Caroline now.”
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading “AN ENGAGEMENT Towards the end of June Caroline went to London to stay with Beatrix for a day or two.”
the month following May and preceding July
From this reading “AN ENGAGEMENT Towards the end of June Caroline went to London to stay with Beatrix for a day or two.”
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading “AN ENGAGEMENT Towards the end of June Caroline went to London to stay with Beatrix for a day or two.”
past form of “summon” — call in an official matter, such as to attend court
From this reading “Beatrix had summoned her.”
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In this reading “AN ENGAGEMENT Towards the end of June Caroline went to London to stay with Beatrix for a day or two.”
obtain, especially accidentally
In this reading “The morning after she had arrived Beatrix came into her room with a letter.”
In this reading “AN ENGAGEMENT Towards the end of June Caroline went to London to stay with Beatrix for a day or two.”
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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 AN ENGAGEMENT Towards the end of June Caroline went to London to stay with Beatrix for a day or two.
later than; following
From this reading The morning after she had arrived Beatrix came into her room with a letter.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN ENGAGEMENT Towards the end of June Caroline went to London to stay with Beatrix for a day or two.
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading The morning after she had arrived Beatrix came into her room with a letter.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading She had asked Maurice to come, too, but he could not leave his work.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AN ENGAGEMENT Towards the end of June Caroline went to London to stay with Beatrix for a day or two.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She had asked Maurice to come, too, but he could not leave his work.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The morning after she had arrived Beatrix came into her room with a letter.
of or relating to the life and times of kings Charles I or Charles II of England
From this reading AN ENGAGEMENT Towards the end of June Caroline went to London to stay with Beatrix for a day or two.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading She had asked Maurice to come, too, but he could not leave his work.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She had asked Maurice to come, too, but he could not leave his work.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading AN ENGAGEMENT Towards the end of June Caroline went to London to stay with Beatrix for a day or two.
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading She depended a good deal on Caroline now.
past form of “depend” — be contingent upon (something that is elided)
From this reading She depended a good deal on Caroline now.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading AN ENGAGEMENT Towards the end of June Caroline went to London to stay with Beatrix for a day or two.
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading AN ENGAGEMENT Towards the end of June Caroline went to London to stay with Beatrix for a day or two.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading AN ENGAGEMENT Towards the end of June Caroline went to London to stay with Beatrix for a day or two.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading She depended a good deal on Caroline now.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Beatrix had summoned her.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had asked Maurice to come, too, but he could not leave his work.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Beatrix had summoned her.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She had asked Maurice to come, too, but he could not leave his work.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The morning after she had arrived Beatrix came into her room with a letter.
the month following May and preceding July
From this reading AN ENGAGEMENT Towards the end of June Caroline went to London to stay with Beatrix for a day or two.
go away from a place
From this reading She had asked Maurice to come, too, but he could not leave his work.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading The morning after she had arrived Beatrix came into her room with a letter.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading AN ENGAGEMENT Towards the end of June Caroline went to London to stay with Beatrix for a day or two.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had asked Maurice to come, too, but he could not leave his work.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading The morning after she had arrived Beatrix came into her room with a letter.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She had asked Maurice to come, too, but he could not leave his work.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading She depended a good deal on Caroline now.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AN ENGAGEMENT Towards the end of June Caroline went to London to stay with Beatrix for a day or two.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She depended a good deal on Caroline now.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading AN ENGAGEMENT Towards the end of June Caroline went to London to stay with Beatrix for a day or two.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading The morning after she had arrived Beatrix came into her room with a letter.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She depended a good deal on Caroline now.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading AN ENGAGEMENT Towards the end of June Caroline went to London to stay with Beatrix for a day or two.
past form of “summon” — call in an official matter, such as to attend court
From this reading Beatrix had summoned her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AN ENGAGEMENT Towards the end of June Caroline went to London to stay with Beatrix for a day or two.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading AN ENGAGEMENT Towards the end of June Caroline went to London to stay with Beatrix for a day or two.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading She had asked Maurice to come, too, but he could not leave his work.
in the direction of
From this reading AN ENGAGEMENT Towards the end of June Caroline went to London to stay with Beatrix for a day or two.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading AN ENGAGEMENT Towards the end of June Caroline went to London to stay with Beatrix for a day or two.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading AN ENGAGEMENT Towards the end of June Caroline went to London to stay with Beatrix for a day or two.
in the company of; together with
From this reading AN ENGAGEMENT Towards the end of June Caroline went to London to stay with Beatrix for a day or two.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading She had asked Maurice to come, too, but he could not leave his work.
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