Chapter 2 of The Great Adventure is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The Great Adventure is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
PASCOE. Perhaps I am. I know I'm constantly seeing Mr. Carve's name in connection with Lord Leonard Alcar's. It's a nice question which is the best known of the two. CARVE.
Chapter 2 of The Great Adventure is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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form by carving
From this reading “I know I'm constantly seeing Mr. Carve's name in connection with Lord Leonard Alcar's.”
a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it)
From this reading “I know I'm constantly seeing Mr. Carve's name in connection with Lord Leonard Alcar's.”
without variation or change, in every case
From this reading “I know I'm constantly seeing Mr. Carve's name in connection with Lord Leonard Alcar's.”
apprehended with certainty
From this reading “It's a nice question which is the best known of the two.”
United States writer of thrillers (born in 1925)
From this reading “I know I'm constantly seeing Mr. Carve's name in connection with Lord Leonard Alcar's.”
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading “It's a nice question which is the best known of the two.”
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading “It's a nice question which is the best known of the two.”
perception by means of the eyes
From this reading “I know I'm constantly seeing Mr. Carve's name in connection with Lord Leonard Alcar's.”
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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 It's a nice question which is the best known of the two.
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From this reading I know I'm constantly seeing Mr. Carve's name in connection with Lord Leonard Alcar's.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Perhaps I am.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading It's a nice question which is the best known of the two.
form by carving
From this reading CARVE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I know I'm constantly seeing Mr. Carve's name in connection with Lord Leonard Alcar's.
a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it)
From this reading I know I'm constantly seeing Mr. Carve's name in connection with Lord Leonard Alcar's.
without variation or change, in every case
From this reading I know I'm constantly seeing Mr. Carve's name in connection with Lord Leonard Alcar's.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Perhaps I am.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I know I'm constantly seeing Mr. Carve's name in connection with Lord Leonard Alcar's.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I know I'm constantly seeing Mr. Carve's name in connection with Lord Leonard Alcar's.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It's a nice question which is the best known of the two.
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From this reading It's a nice question which is the best known of the two.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I know I'm constantly seeing Mr. Carve's name in connection with Lord Leonard Alcar's.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading It's a nice question which is the best known of the two.
United States writer of thrillers (born in 1925)
From this reading I know I'm constantly seeing Mr. Carve's name in connection with Lord Leonard Alcar's.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading I know I'm constantly seeing Mr. Carve's name in connection with Lord Leonard Alcar's.
a form of address for a man
From this reading I know I'm constantly seeing Mr. Carve's name in connection with Lord Leonard Alcar's.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading I know I'm constantly seeing Mr. Carve's name in connection with Lord Leonard Alcar's.
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading It's a nice question which is the best known of the two.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It's a nice question which is the best known of the two.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PASCOE.
by chance
From this reading Perhaps I am.
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading It's a nice question which is the best known of the two.
perception by means of the eyes
From this reading I know I'm constantly seeing Mr. Carve's name in connection with Lord Leonard Alcar's.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It's a nice question which is the best known of the two.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading It's a nice question which is the best known of the two.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It's a nice question which is the best known of the two.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I know I'm constantly seeing Mr. Carve's name in connection with Lord Leonard Alcar's.
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Chapter 2 holds 420 sentences of The Great Adventure, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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