Chapter 21 of The Letter of Credit is here in full — 814 sentences across 163 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 21 of The Letter of Credit is here in full — 814 sentences across 163 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
EDUCATION. "My dear," said Mrs. Mowbray, the last day of December, "would you like to have the little end room?" Rotha looked up. "Where Miss Jewett sleeps?" "That room.
Chapter 21 of The Letter of Credit is here in full — 814 sentences across 163 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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dearly loved
From this reading “"My dear," said Mrs. Mowbray, the last day of December, "would you like to have the little end room?"”
the last (12th) month of the year
From this reading “"My dear," said Mrs. Mowbray, the last day of December, "would you like to have the little end room?"”
the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill
From this reading “EDUCATION.”
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading “"My dear," said Mrs. Mowbray, the last day of December, "would you like to have the little end room?"”
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading “Rotha looked up.”
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading “"Where Miss Jewett sleeps?"”
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading “"My dear," said Mrs. Mowbray, the last day of December, "would you like to have the little end room?"”
plural of “sleep” — a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading “"Where Miss Jewett sleeps?"”
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.
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seek information from
In this reading “Rotha looked up.”
(New Testament) day at the end of time following Armageddon when God will decree the fates of all individual humans according to the good and evil of their earthly lives
In this reading “"My dear," said Mrs. Mowbray, the last day of December, "would you like to have the little end room?"”
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time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading "My dear," said Mrs. Mowbray, the last day of December, "would you like to have the little end room?"
dearly loved
From this reading "My dear," said Mrs. Mowbray, the last day of December, "would you like to have the little end room?"
the last (12th) month of the year
From this reading "My dear," said Mrs. Mowbray, the last day of December, "would you like to have the little end room?"
the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill
From this reading EDUCATION.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading "My dear," said Mrs. Mowbray, the last day of December, "would you like to have the little end room?"
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "My dear," said Mrs. Mowbray, the last day of December, "would you like to have the little end room?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Where Miss Jewett sleeps?"
immediately past
From this reading "My dear," said Mrs. Mowbray, the last day of December, "would you like to have the little end room?"
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "My dear," said Mrs. Mowbray, the last day of December, "would you like to have the little end room?"
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "My dear," said Mrs. Mowbray, the last day of December, "would you like to have the little end room?"
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Rotha looked up.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading "Where Miss Jewett sleeps?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "My dear," said Mrs. Mowbray, the last day of December, "would you like to have the little end room?"
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading "My dear," said Mrs. Mowbray, the last day of December, "would you like to have the little end room?"
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My dear," said Mrs. Mowbray, the last day of December, "would you like to have the little end room?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "My dear," said Mrs. Mowbray, the last day of December, "would you like to have the little end room?"
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading "My dear," said Mrs. Mowbray, the last day of December, "would you like to have the little end room?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Rotha looked up.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "My dear," said Mrs. Mowbray, the last day of December, "would you like to have the little end room?"
plural of “sleep” — a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading "Where Miss Jewett sleeps?"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "That room.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "My dear," said Mrs. Mowbray, the last day of December, "would you like to have the little end room?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "My dear," said Mrs. Mowbray, the last day of December, "would you like to have the little end room?"
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Rotha looked up.
in or at the place that
From this reading "Where Miss Jewett sleeps?"
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "My dear," said Mrs. Mowbray, the last day of December, "would you like to have the little end room?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "My dear," said Mrs. Mowbray, the last day of December, "would you like to have the little end room?"
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