Chapter 37 of The History of David Grieve is here in full — 316 sentences across 64 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 37 of The History of David Grieve is here in full — 316 sentences across 64 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
It was a warm April Sunday. Lucy and Dora were pacing up and down in the garden, and Lucy was talking in a quick, low voice. 'Oh! there was something, Dora. You know as well as I do there was something. That awful woman didn't say that for nothing.
Chapter 37 of The History of David Grieve is here in full — 316 sentences across 64 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the month following March and preceding May
From this reading “It was a warm April Sunday.”
exceptionally bad or displeasing
From this reading “That awful woman didn't say that for nothing.”
incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974
From this reading “Lucy and Dora were pacing up and down in the garden, and Lucy was talking in a quick, low voice.”
(music) the speed at which a composition is to be played
From this reading “Lucy and Dora were pacing up and down in the garden, and Lucy was talking in a quick, low voice.”
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading “Lucy and Dora were pacing up and down in the garden, and Lucy was talking in a quick, low voice.”
first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
From this reading “It was a warm April Sunday.”
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading “Lucy and Dora were pacing up and down in the garden, and Lucy was talking in a quick, low voice.”
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading “It was a warm April Sunday.”
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 It was a warm April Sunday.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Lucy and Dora were pacing up and down in the garden, and Lucy was talking in a quick, low voice.
the month following March and preceding May
From this reading It was a warm April Sunday.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading You know as well as I do there was something.
exceptionally bad or displeasing
From this reading That awful woman didn't say that for nothing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That awful woman didn't say that for nothing.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading You know as well as I do there was something.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lucy and Dora were pacing up and down in the garden, and Lucy was talking in a quick, low voice.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Lucy and Dora were pacing up and down in the garden, and Lucy was talking in a quick, low voice.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading That awful woman didn't say that for nothing.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading Lucy and Dora were pacing up and down in the garden, and Lucy was talking in a quick, low voice.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading You know as well as I do there was something.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Lucy and Dora were pacing up and down in the garden, and Lucy was talking in a quick, low voice.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a warm April Sunday.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading You know as well as I do there was something.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading Lucy and Dora were pacing up and down in the garden, and Lucy was talking in a quick, low voice.
incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974
From this reading Lucy and Dora were pacing up and down in the garden, and Lucy was talking in a quick, low voice.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading That awful woman didn't say that for nothing.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading 'Oh! there was something, Dora.
(music) the speed at which a composition is to be played
From this reading Lucy and Dora were pacing up and down in the garden, and Lucy was talking in a quick, low voice.
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading Lucy and Dora were pacing up and down in the garden, and Lucy was talking in a quick, low voice.
express in words
From this reading That awful woman didn't say that for nothing.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading 'Oh! there was something, Dora.
first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
From this reading It was a warm April Sunday.
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading Lucy and Dora were pacing up and down in the garden, and Lucy was talking in a quick, low voice.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That awful woman didn't say that for nothing.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Lucy and Dora were pacing up and down in the garden, and Lucy was talking in a quick, low voice.
in or at that place or location
From this reading 'Oh! there was something, Dora.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Lucy and Dora were pacing up and down in the garden, and Lucy was talking in a quick, low voice.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Lucy and Dora were pacing up and down in the garden, and Lucy was talking in a quick, low voice.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading It was a warm April Sunday.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a warm April Sunday.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading You know as well as I do there was something.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Lucy and Dora were pacing up and down in the garden, and Lucy was talking in a quick, low voice.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading That awful woman didn't say that for nothing.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You know as well as I do there was something.
Chapter 37 of The History of David Grieve by Humphry, Mrs. Ward holds 316 sentences, grouped into 64 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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