Chapter 35 of The History of David Grieve is here in full — 323 sentences across 65 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 35 of The History of David Grieve is here in full — 323 sentences across 65 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
'An exciting post,' said David to Lucy one morning as she entered the dining-room for breakfast. 'Louie proposes to bring her little girl over to see us, and Ancrum will be home to-night!' 'Louie!' repeated Mrs. Grieve, standing still in her amazement. 'What do you mean?' It was certainly unexpected.
Chapter 35 of The History of David Grieve is here in full — 323 sentences across 65 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
From this reading “'Louie!' repeated Mrs. Grieve, standing still in her amazement.”
patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)
From this reading “'An exciting post,' said David to Lucy one morning as she entered the dining-room for breakfast.”
creating or arousing excitement
From this reading “'An exciting post,' said David to Lucy one morning as she entered the dining-room for breakfast.”
feel grief
From this reading “'Louie!' repeated Mrs. Grieve, standing still in her amazement.”
incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974
From this reading “'An exciting post,' said David to Lucy one morning as she entered the dining-room for breakfast.”
affix in a public place or for public notice
From this reading “'An exciting post,' said David to Lucy one morning as she entered the dining-room for breakfast.”
third-person singular of “propose” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading “'Louie proposes to bring her little girl over to see us, and Ancrum will be home to-night!'”
not expected or anticipated
From this reading “It was certainly unexpected.”
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the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
From this reading 'Louie!' repeated Mrs. Grieve, standing still in her amazement.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading 'An exciting post,' said David to Lucy one morning as she entered the dining-room for breakfast.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Louie proposes to bring her little girl over to see us, and Ancrum will be home to-night!'
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 'Louie proposes to bring her little girl over to see us, and Ancrum will be home to-night!'
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading 'An exciting post,' said David to Lucy one morning as she entered the dining-room for breakfast.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading 'Louie proposes to bring her little girl over to see us, and Ancrum will be home to-night!'
eat an early morning meal
From this reading 'An exciting post,' said David to Lucy one morning as she entered the dining-room for breakfast.
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading 'Louie proposes to bring her little girl over to see us, and Ancrum will be home to-night!'
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading It was certainly unexpected.
patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)
From this reading 'An exciting post,' said David to Lucy one morning as she entered the dining-room for breakfast.
a room used for dining
From this reading 'An exciting post,' said David to Lucy one morning as she entered the dining-room for breakfast.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading 'What do you mean?'
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading 'An exciting post,' said David to Lucy one morning as she entered the dining-room for breakfast.
creating or arousing excitement
From this reading 'An exciting post,' said David to Lucy one morning as she entered the dining-room for breakfast.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading 'An exciting post,' said David to Lucy one morning as she entered the dining-room for breakfast.
a young female
From this reading 'Louie proposes to bring her little girl over to see us, and Ancrum will be home to-night!'
feel grief
From this reading 'Louie!' repeated Mrs. Grieve, standing still in her amazement.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading 'Louie proposes to bring her little girl over to see us, and Ancrum will be home to-night!'
where you live at a particular time
From this reading 'Louie proposes to bring her little girl over to see us, and Ancrum will be home to-night!'
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading 'Louie!' repeated Mrs. Grieve, standing still in her amazement.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was certainly unexpected.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading 'Louie proposes to bring her little girl over to see us, and Ancrum will be home to-night!'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Louie proposes to bring her little girl over to see us, and Ancrum will be home to-night!'
incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974
From this reading 'An exciting post,' said David to Lucy one morning as she entered the dining-room for breakfast.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading 'What do you mean?'
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading 'An exciting post,' said David to Lucy one morning as she entered the dining-room for breakfast.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading 'Louie!' repeated Mrs. Grieve, standing still in her amazement.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading 'An exciting post,' said David to Lucy one morning as she entered the dining-room for breakfast.
above and across; more than
From this reading 'Louie proposes to bring her little girl over to see us, and Ancrum will be home to-night!'
affix in a public place or for public notice
From this reading 'An exciting post,' said David to Lucy one morning as she entered the dining-room for breakfast.
third-person singular of “propose” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading 'Louie proposes to bring her little girl over to see us, and Ancrum will be home to-night!'
recurring again and again
From this reading 'Louie!' repeated Mrs. Grieve, standing still in her amazement.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading 'An exciting post,' said David to Lucy one morning as she entered the dining-room for breakfast.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading 'Louie proposes to bring her little girl over to see us, and Ancrum will be home to-night!'
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'An exciting post,' said David to Lucy one morning as she entered the dining-room for breakfast.
having a supporting base
From this reading 'Louie!' repeated Mrs. Grieve, standing still in her amazement.
not in physical motion
From this reading 'Louie!' repeated Mrs. Grieve, standing still in her amazement.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 'An exciting post,' said David to Lucy one morning as she entered the dining-room for breakfast.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'An exciting post,' said David to Lucy one morning as she entered the dining-room for breakfast.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Louie proposes to bring her little girl over to see us, and Ancrum will be home to-night!'
not expected or anticipated
From this reading It was certainly unexpected.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading 'Louie proposes to bring her little girl over to see us, and Ancrum will be home to-night!'
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was certainly unexpected.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading 'What do you mean?'
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading 'Louie proposes to bring her little girl over to see us, and Ancrum will be home to-night!'
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'What do you mean?'
Chapter 35 of The History of David Grieve by Humphry, Mrs. Ward holds 323 sentences, grouped into 65 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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