Chapter 8 of The Lead of Honour is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of The Lead of Honour is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Oh!" and she broke away to embrace Mrs. Houston. "And Morgan, where are you? This is Uncle Felix and Aunt Maria; and this is Millicent Talbot, Aunt Maria—and Morgan’s brother, Joel. Aren’t we a large family party? And where are the Jervais?
Chapter 8 of The Lead of Honour is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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lacking funds
From this reading “Oh!" and she broke away to embrace Mrs. Houston.”
include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory
From this reading “Oh!" and she broke away to embrace Mrs. Houston.”
the largest city in Texas; located in southeastern Texas near the Gulf of Mexico; site of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
From this reading “Oh!" and she broke away to embrace Mrs. Houston.”
a Hebrew minor prophet
From this reading “This is Uncle Felix and Aunt Maria; and this is Millicent Talbot, Aunt Maria—and Morgan’s brother, Joel.”
a dark region of considerable extent on the surface of the moon
From this reading “This is Uncle Felix and Aunt Maria; and this is Millicent Talbot, Aunt Maria—and Morgan’s brother, Joel.”
United States anthropologist who studied the Seneca (1818-1881)
From this reading “"And Morgan, where are you?”
possessive form of “morgan” — United States anthropologist who studied the Seneca (1818-1881)
English inventor and pioneer in photography who published the first book illustrated with photographs (1800-1877)
From this reading “This is Uncle Felix and Aunt Maria; and this is Millicent Talbot, Aunt Maria—and Morgan’s brother, Joel.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “Aren’t we a large family party?”
In this reading “Aren’t we a large family party?”
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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 Aren’t we a large family party?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Oh!" and she broke away to embrace Mrs. Houston.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "And Morgan, where are you?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Aren’t we a large family party?
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading This is Uncle Felix and Aunt Maria; and this is Millicent Talbot, Aunt Maria—and Morgan’s brother, Joel.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Oh!" and she broke away to embrace Mrs. Houston.
lacking funds
From this reading Oh!" and she broke away to embrace Mrs. Houston.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading This is Uncle Felix and Aunt Maria; and this is Millicent Talbot, Aunt Maria—and Morgan’s brother, Joel.
include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory
From this reading Oh!" and she broke away to embrace Mrs. Houston.
a social unit living together
From this reading Aren’t we a large family party?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This is Uncle Felix and Aunt Maria; and this is Millicent Talbot, Aunt Maria—and Morgan’s brother, Joel.
the largest city in Texas; located in southeastern Texas near the Gulf of Mexico; site of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
From this reading Oh!" and she broke away to embrace Mrs. Houston.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This is Uncle Felix and Aunt Maria; and this is Millicent Talbot, Aunt Maria—and Morgan’s brother, Joel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And where are the Jervais?
a Hebrew minor prophet
From this reading This is Uncle Felix and Aunt Maria; and this is Millicent Talbot, Aunt Maria—and Morgan’s brother, Joel.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Aren’t we a large family party?
a dark region of considerable extent on the surface of the moon
From this reading This is Uncle Felix and Aunt Maria; and this is Millicent Talbot, Aunt Maria—and Morgan’s brother, Joel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This is Uncle Felix and Aunt Maria; and this is Millicent Talbot, Aunt Maria—and Morgan’s brother, Joel.
United States anthropologist who studied the Seneca (1818-1881)
From this reading "And Morgan, where are you?
possessive form of “morgan” — United States anthropologist who studied the Seneca (1818-1881)
From this reading This is Uncle Felix and Aunt Maria; and this is Millicent Talbot, Aunt Maria—and Morgan’s brother, Joel.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Oh!" and she broke away to embrace Mrs. Houston.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh!" and she broke away to embrace Mrs. Houston.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading Aren’t we a large family party?
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Oh!" and she broke away to embrace Mrs. Houston.
English inventor and pioneer in photography who published the first book illustrated with photographs (1800-1877)
From this reading This is Uncle Felix and Aunt Maria; and this is Millicent Talbot, Aunt Maria—and Morgan’s brother, Joel.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And where are the Jervais?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This is Uncle Felix and Aunt Maria; and this is Millicent Talbot, Aunt Maria—and Morgan’s brother, Joel.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Oh!" and she broke away to embrace Mrs. Houston.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading This is Uncle Felix and Aunt Maria; and this is Millicent Talbot, Aunt Maria—and Morgan’s brother, Joel.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Aren’t we a large family party?
in or at the place that
From this reading "And Morgan, where are you?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "And Morgan, where are you?
Chapter 8 of The Lead of Honour by Norval Richardson holds 409 sentences, grouped into 82 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.
Chapter 8 holds 409 sentences of The Lead of Honour, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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