Chapter 15 of The Letter of Credit is here in full — 443 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of The Letter of Credit is here in full — 443 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MRS. MOWBRAY. "How is that Carpenter girl doing?" Mrs. Mowbray inquired one day of Miss Blodgett, as they met in one of the passages. "I have been wanting to speak to you about her, madame.
Chapter 15 of The Letter of Credit is here in full — 443 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a woodworker who makes or repairs wooden objects
From this reading “"How is that Carpenter girl doing?"”
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading “"How is that Carpenter girl doing?"”
past form of “inquire” — address a question to and expect an answer from
From this reading “Mrs. Mowbray inquired one day of Miss Blodgett, as they met in one of the passages.”
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading “"I have been wanting to speak to you about her, madame.”
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading “Mrs. Mowbray inquired one day of Miss Blodgett, as they met in one of the passages.”
plural of “passage” — the act of passing from one state or place to the next
From this reading “Mrs. Mowbray inquired one day of Miss Blodgett, as they met in one of the passages.”
express in speech
From this reading “"I have been wanting to speak to you about her, madame.”
nonexistent
From this reading “"I have been wanting to speak to you about her, madame.”
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.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "I have been wanting to speak to you about her, madame.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Mrs. Mowbray inquired one day of Miss Blodgett, as they met in one of the passages.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "I have been wanting to speak to you about her, madame.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Mowbray inquired one day of Miss Blodgett, as they met in one of the passages.
a woodworker who makes or repairs wooden objects
From this reading "How is that Carpenter girl doing?"
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Mrs. Mowbray inquired one day of Miss Blodgett, as they met in one of the passages.
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading "How is that Carpenter girl doing?"
a young female
From this reading "How is that Carpenter girl doing?"
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I have been wanting to speak to you about her, madame.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "I have been wanting to speak to you about her, madame.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How is that Carpenter girl doing?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I have been wanting to speak to you about her, madame.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mrs. Mowbray inquired one day of Miss Blodgett, as they met in one of the passages.
past form of “inquire” — address a question to and expect an answer from
From this reading Mrs. Mowbray inquired one day of Miss Blodgett, as they met in one of the passages.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "How is that Carpenter girl doing?"
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading "I have been wanting to speak to you about her, madame.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading Mrs. Mowbray inquired one day of Miss Blodgett, as they met in one of the passages.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Mrs. Mowbray inquired one day of Miss Blodgett, as they met in one of the passages.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MOWBRAY.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading MRS.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mrs. Mowbray inquired one day of Miss Blodgett, as they met in one of the passages.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Mrs. Mowbray inquired one day of Miss Blodgett, as they met in one of the passages.
plural of “passage” — the act of passing from one state or place to the next
From this reading Mrs. Mowbray inquired one day of Miss Blodgett, as they met in one of the passages.
express in speech
From this reading "I have been wanting to speak to you about her, madame.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "How is that Carpenter girl doing?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mrs. Mowbray inquired one day of Miss Blodgett, as they met in one of the passages.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mrs. Mowbray inquired one day of Miss Blodgett, as they met in one of the passages.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I have been wanting to speak to you about her, madame.
nonexistent
From this reading "I have been wanting to speak to you about her, madame.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I have been wanting to speak to you about her, madame.
Chapter 15 of The Letter of Credit by Susan Warner holds 443 sentences, grouped into 89 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 15 holds 443 sentences of The Letter of Credit, unabridged, divided into 89 reading sections.
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