Chapter 2 of The Letter of Credit is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The Letter of Credit is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MOVING. Mr. Southwode went away, his letter was locked up in a drawer, and both were soon forgotten. The little family he left had enough else to think of. As the warm weather turned to cold, it became more and more evident that the head of the family was not to be with it long. Mr. Carpenter was ill.
Chapter 2 of The Letter of Credit is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a woodworker who makes or repairs wooden objects
From this reading “Mr. Carpenter was ill.”
a boxlike container in a piece of furniture; made so as to slide in and out
From this reading “Mr. Southwode went away, his letter was locked up in a drawer, and both were soon forgotten.”
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading “As the warm weather turned to cold, it became more and more evident that the head of the family was not to be with it long.”
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading “Mr. Southwode went away, his letter was locked up in a drawer, and both were soon forgotten.”
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading “Mr. Carpenter was ill.”
past form of “lock” — fasten with a lock
From this reading “Mr. Southwode went away, his letter was locked up in a drawer, and both were soon forgotten.”
in motion
From this reading “MOVING.”
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading “As the warm weather turned to cold, it became more and more evident that the head of the family was not to be with it long.”
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 “As the warm weather turned to cold, it became more and more evident that the head of the family was not to be with it long.”
secure by locking
In this reading “Mr. Southwode went away, his letter was locked up in a drawer, and both were soon forgotten.”
move away from a place into another direction
In this reading “Mr. Southwode went away, his letter was locked up in a drawer, and both were soon forgotten.”
In this reading “As the warm weather turned to cold, it became more and more evident that the head of the family was not to be with it long.”
In this reading “Mr. Southwode went away, his letter was locked up in a drawer, and both were soon forgotten.”
In this reading “Mr. Southwode went away, his letter was locked up in a drawer, and both were soon forgotten.”
keep in mind for attention or consideration
In this reading “The little family he left had enough else to think of.”
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 Mr. Southwode went away, his letter was locked up in a drawer, and both were soon forgotten.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mr. Southwode went away, his letter was locked up in a drawer, and both were soon forgotten.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As the warm weather turned to cold, it became more and more evident that the head of the family was not to be with it long.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Mr. Southwode went away, his letter was locked up in a drawer, and both were soon forgotten.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading As the warm weather turned to cold, it became more and more evident that the head of the family was not to be with it long.
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading As the warm weather turned to cold, it became more and more evident that the head of the family was not to be with it long.
the two together, not just one
From this reading Mr. Southwode went away, his letter was locked up in a drawer, and both were soon forgotten.
a woodworker who makes or repairs wooden objects
From this reading Mr. Carpenter was ill.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading As the warm weather turned to cold, it became more and more evident that the head of the family was not to be with it long.
a boxlike container in a piece of furniture; made so as to slide in and out
From this reading Mr. Southwode went away, his letter was locked up in a drawer, and both were soon forgotten.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The little family he left had enough else to think of.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading The little family he left had enough else to think of.
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading As the warm weather turned to cold, it became more and more evident that the head of the family was not to be with it long.
a social unit living together
From this reading The little family he left had enough else to think of.
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading Mr. Southwode went away, his letter was locked up in a drawer, and both were soon forgotten.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The little family he left had enough else to think of.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The little family he left had enough else to think of.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading As the warm weather turned to cold, it became more and more evident that the head of the family was not to be with it long.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Southwode went away, his letter was locked up in a drawer, and both were soon forgotten.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading Mr. Carpenter was ill.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mr. Southwode went away, his letter was locked up in a drawer, and both were soon forgotten.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading As the warm weather turned to cold, it became more and more evident that the head of the family was not to be with it long.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading The little family he left had enough else to think of.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading Mr. Southwode went away, his letter was locked up in a drawer, and both were soon forgotten.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The little family he left had enough else to think of.
past form of “lock” — fasten with a lock
From this reading Mr. Southwode went away, his letter was locked up in a drawer, and both were soon forgotten.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading As the warm weather turned to cold, it became more and more evident that the head of the family was not to be with it long.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading As the warm weather turned to cold, it became more and more evident that the head of the family was not to be with it long.
in motion
From this reading MOVING.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. Southwode went away, his letter was locked up in a drawer, and both were soon forgotten.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading As the warm weather turned to cold, it became more and more evident that the head of the family was not to be with it long.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The little family he left had enough else to think of.
in the near future
From this reading Mr. Southwode went away, his letter was locked up in a drawer, and both were soon forgotten.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Southwode went away, his letter was locked up in a drawer, and both were soon forgotten.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading As the warm weather turned to cold, it became more and more evident that the head of the family was not to be with it long.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The little family he left had enough else to think of.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading The little family he left had enough else to think of.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The little family he left had enough else to think of.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading As the warm weather turned to cold, it became more and more evident that the head of the family was not to be with it long.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Mr. Southwode went away, his letter was locked up in a drawer, and both were soon forgotten.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading As the warm weather turned to cold, it became more and more evident that the head of the family was not to be with it long.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mr. Southwode went away, his letter was locked up in a drawer, and both were soon forgotten.
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading As the warm weather turned to cold, it became more and more evident that the head of the family was not to be with it long.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Mr. Southwode went away, his letter was locked up in a drawer, and both were soon forgotten.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Mr. Southwode went away, his letter was locked up in a drawer, and both were soon forgotten.
in the company of; together with
From this reading As the warm weather turned to cold, it became more and more evident that the head of the family was not to be with it long.
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