Chapter 2 of The Letters of Robert Louis Stevenson — Volume 2 is here in full — 152 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The Letters of Robert Louis Stevenson — Volume 2 is here in full — 152 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
I now come to the conclusion of this matter. I address three questions to your daughter:— 1st. Has her house the proper terrace? 2nd. Is it on the proper side of the hospital?
Chapter 2 of The Letters of Robert Louis Stevenson — Volume 2 is here in full — 152 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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speak to
From this reading “I address three questions to your daughter:— 1st.”
a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration
From this reading “I now come to the conclusion of this matter.”
a female human offspring
From this reading “I address three questions to your daughter:— 1st.”
a health facility where patients receive treatment
From this reading “Is it on the proper side of the hospital?”
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading “I now come to the conclusion of this matter.”
marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness
From this reading “Has her house the proper terrace?”
plural of “question” — an instance of questioning
From this reading “I address three questions to your daughter:— 1st.”
usually paved outdoor area adjoining a residence
From this reading “Has her house the proper terrace?”
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From this reading I address three questions to your daughter:— 1st.
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From this reading 2nd.
speak to
From this reading I address three questions to your daughter:— 1st.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading I now come to the conclusion of this matter.
a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration
From this reading I now come to the conclusion of this matter.
a female human offspring
From this reading I address three questions to your daughter:— 1st.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Has her house the proper terrace?
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Has her house the proper terrace?
a health facility where patients receive treatment
From this reading Is it on the proper side of the hospital?
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Has her house the proper terrace?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I now come to the conclusion of this matter.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Is it on the proper side of the hospital?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Is it on the proper side of the hospital?
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading I now come to the conclusion of this matter.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading I now come to the conclusion of this matter.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I now come to the conclusion of this matter.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Is it on the proper side of the hospital?
marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness
From this reading Has her house the proper terrace?
plural of “question” — an instance of questioning
From this reading I address three questions to your daughter:— 1st.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Is it on the proper side of the hospital?
usually paved outdoor area adjoining a residence
From this reading Has her house the proper terrace?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I now come to the conclusion of this matter.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I now come to the conclusion of this matter.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading I address three questions to your daughter:— 1st.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I now come to the conclusion of this matter.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I address three questions to your daughter:— 1st.
Chapter 2 of The Letters of Robert Louis Stevenson — Volume 2 by Robert Louis Stevenson holds 152 sentences, grouped into 31 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 2 holds 152 sentences of The Letters of Robert Louis Stevenson — Volume 2, unabridged, divided into 31 reading sections.
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