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Chapter 31 of The Guinea Stamp: A Tale of Modern Glasgow is here in full — 257 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A REVELATION. 'Your Aunt Isabel was here this afternoon, George,' said Mrs. Fordyce to her son, when he came home from the mill that evening. 'She came over to tell me Gladys is in town. I said I thought you did not expect her.' 'No, I did not,' George replied.
Chapter 31 of The Guinea Stamp: A Tale of Modern Glasgow is here in full — 257 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading “'Your Aunt Isabel was here this afternoon, George,' said Mrs. Fordyce to her son, when he came home from the mill that evening.”
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading “'Your Aunt Isabel was here this afternoon, George,' said Mrs. Fordyce to her son, when he came home from the mill that evening.”
regard something as probable or likely
From this reading “I said I thought you did not expect her.'”
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading “'Your Aunt Isabel was here this afternoon, George,' said Mrs. Fordyce to her son, when he came home from the mill that evening.”
move about in a confused manner
From this reading “'Your Aunt Isabel was here this afternoon, George,' said Mrs. Fordyce to her son, when he came home from the mill that evening.”
the speech act of making something evident
From this reading “A REVELATION.”
a male human offspring
From this reading “'Your Aunt Isabel was here this afternoon, George,' said Mrs. Fordyce to her son, when he came home from the mill that evening.”
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading “'She came over to tell me Gladys is in town.”
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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 A REVELATION.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading 'Your Aunt Isabel was here this afternoon, George,' said Mrs. Fordyce to her son, when he came home from the mill that evening.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading 'Your Aunt Isabel was here this afternoon, George,' said Mrs. Fordyce to her son, when he came home from the mill that evening.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading 'Your Aunt Isabel was here this afternoon, George,' said Mrs. Fordyce to her son, when he came home from the mill that evening.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I said I thought you did not expect her.'
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading 'Your Aunt Isabel was here this afternoon, George,' said Mrs. Fordyce to her son, when he came home from the mill that evening.
regard something as probable or likely
From this reading I said I thought you did not expect her.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Your Aunt Isabel was here this afternoon, George,' said Mrs. Fordyce to her son, when he came home from the mill that evening.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading 'Your Aunt Isabel was here this afternoon, George,' said Mrs. Fordyce to her son, when he came home from the mill that evening.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading 'Your Aunt Isabel was here this afternoon, George,' said Mrs. Fordyce to her son, when he came home from the mill that evening.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'She came over to tell me Gladys is in town.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'Your Aunt Isabel was here this afternoon, George,' said Mrs. Fordyce to her son, when he came home from the mill that evening.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading 'Your Aunt Isabel was here this afternoon, George,' said Mrs. Fordyce to her son, when he came home from the mill that evening.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading 'Your Aunt Isabel was here this afternoon, George,' said Mrs. Fordyce to her son, when he came home from the mill that evening.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading 'Your Aunt Isabel was here this afternoon, George,' said Mrs. Fordyce to her son, when he came home from the mill that evening.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I said I thought you did not expect her.'
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading 'She came over to tell me Gladys is in town.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'She came over to tell me Gladys is in town.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Your Aunt Isabel was here this afternoon, George,' said Mrs. Fordyce to her son, when he came home from the mill that evening.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading 'She came over to tell me Gladys is in town.
move about in a confused manner
From this reading 'Your Aunt Isabel was here this afternoon, George,' said Mrs. Fordyce to her son, when he came home from the mill that evening.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading 'Your Aunt Isabel was here this afternoon, George,' said Mrs. Fordyce to her son, when he came home from the mill that evening.
not any; not one
From this reading 'No, I did not,' George replied.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I said I thought you did not expect her.'
above and across; more than
From this reading 'She came over to tell me Gladys is in town.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading 'No, I did not,' George replied.
the speech act of making something evident
From this reading A REVELATION.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading 'Your Aunt Isabel was here this afternoon, George,' said Mrs. Fordyce to her son, when he came home from the mill that evening.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'She came over to tell me Gladys is in town.
a male human offspring
From this reading 'Your Aunt Isabel was here this afternoon, George,' said Mrs. Fordyce to her son, when he came home from the mill that evening.
express in words
From this reading 'She came over to tell me Gladys is in town.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading 'Your Aunt Isabel was here this afternoon, George,' said Mrs. Fordyce to her son, when he came home from the mill that evening.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 'Your Aunt Isabel was here this afternoon, George,' said Mrs. Fordyce to her son, when he came home from the mill that evening.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading 'Your Aunt Isabel was here this afternoon, George,' said Mrs. Fordyce to her son, when he came home from the mill that evening.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading I said I thought you did not expect her.'
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'Your Aunt Isabel was here this afternoon, George,' said Mrs. Fordyce to her son, when he came home from the mill that evening.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading 'She came over to tell me Gladys is in town.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'Your Aunt Isabel was here this afternoon, George,' said Mrs. Fordyce to her son, when he came home from the mill that evening.
at the time that
From this reading 'Your Aunt Isabel was here this afternoon, George,' said Mrs. Fordyce to her son, when he came home from the mill that evening.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I said I thought you did not expect her.'
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'Your Aunt Isabel was here this afternoon, George,' said Mrs. Fordyce to her son, when he came home from the mill that evening.
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