Chapter 35 of The Journal to Stella is here in full — 336 sentences across 68 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXXV
Chapter 35 of The Journal to Stella is here in full — 336 sentences across 68 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
LONDON, _Dec._ 12, 1712. HERE is now a stlange ting; a rettle flom MD unanswered: never was before. I am slower, and MD is faster: but the last was owing to DD’s certificate. Why could it not be sent before, pay now? Is it so hard for DD to prove she is alive?
Chapter 35 of The Journal to Stella is here in full — 336 sentences across 68 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a document attesting to the truth of certain stated facts
From this reading “I am slower, and MD is faster: but the last was owing to DD’s certificate.”
the last (12th) month of the year
more quickly
From this reading “I am slower, and MD is faster: but the last was owing to DD’s certificate.”
owed as a debt
From this reading “I am slower, and MD is faster: but the last was owing to DD’s certificate.”
be shown or be found to be
From this reading “Is it so hard for DD to prove she is alive?”
more slowly
From this reading “I am slower, and MD is faster: but the last was owing to DD’s certificate.”
cause to make a ting
From this reading “HERE is now a stlange ting; a rettle flom MD unanswered: never was before.”
not returned in kind
From this reading “HERE is now a stlange ting; a rettle flom MD unanswered: never was before.”
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From this reading LONDON, _Dec._ 12, 1712.
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From this reading LONDON, _Dec._ 12, 1712.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading HERE is now a stlange ting; a rettle flom MD unanswered: never was before.
possessing life
From this reading Is it so hard for DD to prove she is alive?
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am slower, and MD is faster: but the last was owing to DD’s certificate.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I am slower, and MD is faster: but the last was owing to DD’s certificate.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Why could it not be sent before, pay now?
earlier than; in front of
From this reading HERE is now a stlange ting; a rettle flom MD unanswered: never was before.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I am slower, and MD is faster: but the last was owing to DD’s certificate.
a document attesting to the truth of certain stated facts
From this reading I am slower, and MD is faster: but the last was owing to DD’s certificate.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Why could it not be sent before, pay now?
a doctor's degree in religion
From this reading Is it so hard for DD to prove she is alive?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I am slower, and MD is faster: but the last was owing to DD’s certificate.
the last (12th) month of the year
From this reading LONDON, _Dec._ 12, 1712.
more quickly
From this reading I am slower, and MD is faster: but the last was owing to DD’s certificate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HERE is now a stlange ting; a rettle flom MD unanswered: never was before.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Is it so hard for DD to prove she is alive?
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading Is it so hard for DD to prove she is alive?
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading HERE is now a stlange ting; a rettle flom MD unanswered: never was before.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I am slower, and MD is faster: but the last was owing to DD’s certificate.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading HERE is now a stlange ting; a rettle flom MD unanswered: never was before.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Why could it not be sent before, pay now?
immediately past
From this reading I am slower, and MD is faster: but the last was owing to DD’s certificate.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading LONDON, _Dec._ 12, 1712.
a radioactive transuranic element synthesized by bombarding einsteinium with alpha particles (Md is the current symbol for mendelevium but Mv was formerly the symbol)
From this reading HERE is now a stlange ting; a rettle flom MD unanswered: never was before.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading HERE is now a stlange ting; a rettle flom MD unanswered: never was before.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Why could it not be sent before, pay now?
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading HERE is now a stlange ting; a rettle flom MD unanswered: never was before.
owed as a debt
From this reading I am slower, and MD is faster: but the last was owing to DD’s certificate.
give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
From this reading Why could it not be sent before, pay now?
be shown or be found to be
From this reading Is it so hard for DD to prove she is alive?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HERE is now a stlange ting; a rettle flom MD unanswered: never was before.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading Why could it not be sent before, pay now?
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Is it so hard for DD to prove she is alive?
more slowly
From this reading I am slower, and MD is faster: but the last was owing to DD’s certificate.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Is it so hard for DD to prove she is alive?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HERE is now a stlange ting; a rettle flom MD unanswered: never was before.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I am slower, and MD is faster: but the last was owing to DD’s certificate.
cause to make a ting
From this reading HERE is now a stlange ting; a rettle flom MD unanswered: never was before.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I am slower, and MD is faster: but the last was owing to DD’s certificate.
not returned in kind
From this reading HERE is now a stlange ting; a rettle flom MD unanswered: never was before.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading HERE is now a stlange ting; a rettle flom MD unanswered: never was before.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why could it not be sent before, pay now?
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Chapter 35 holds 336 sentences of The Journal to Stella, unabridged, divided into 68 reading sections.
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