Chapter 7 of The Letters of Robert Louis Stevenson — Volume 2 is here in full — 153 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of The Letters of Robert Louis Stevenson — Volume 2 is here in full — 153 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Remember me to any of the faithful—if there are any left. I wish I could have a crack with you.—Yours ever affectionately, R. L. S. I find I have forgotten more than I remembered of business.
Chapter 7 of The Letters of Robert Louis Stevenson — Volume 2 is here in full — 153 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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with affection
From this reading “I wish I could have a crack with you.—Yours ever affectionately, R. L. S.”
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading “I find I have forgotten more than I remembered of business.”
become fractured; break or crack on the surface only
From this reading “I wish I could have a crack with you.—Yours ever affectionately, R. L. S.”
steadfast in affection or allegiance
From this reading “Remember me to any of the faithful—if there are any left.”
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading “I find I have forgotten more than I remembered of business.”
To recall to mind.
From this reading “Remember me to any of the faithful—if there are any left.”
past form of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading “I find I have forgotten more than I remembered of business.”
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading “I wish I could have a crack with you.—Yours ever affectionately, R. L. S.”
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 I wish I could have a crack with you.—Yours ever affectionately, R. L. S.
with affection
From this reading I wish I could have a crack with you.—Yours ever affectionately, R. L. S.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Remember me to any of the faithful—if there are any left.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Remember me to any of the faithful—if there are any left.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading I find I have forgotten more than I remembered of business.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I wish I could have a crack with you.—Yours ever affectionately, R. L. S.
become fractured; break or crack on the surface only
From this reading I wish I could have a crack with you.—Yours ever affectionately, R. L. S.
at any time
From this reading I wish I could have a crack with you.—Yours ever affectionately, R. L. S.
steadfast in affection or allegiance
From this reading Remember me to any of the faithful—if there are any left.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading I find I have forgotten more than I remembered of business.
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading I find I have forgotten more than I remembered of business.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I wish I could have a crack with you.—Yours ever affectionately, R. L. S.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I wish I could have a crack with you.—Yours ever affectionately, R. L. S.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Remember me to any of the faithful—if there are any left.
a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints)
From this reading I wish I could have a crack with you.—Yours ever affectionately, R. L. S.
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 Remember me to any of the faithful—if there are any left.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Remember me to any of the faithful—if there are any left.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading I find I have forgotten more than I remembered of business.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Remember me to any of the faithful—if there are any left.
a unit of radiation exposure; the dose of ionizing radiation that will produce 1 electrostatic unit of electricity in 1 cc of dry air
From this reading I wish I could have a crack with you.—Yours ever affectionately, R. L. S.
To recall to mind.
From this reading Remember me to any of the faithful—if there are any left.
past form of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading I find I have forgotten more than I remembered of business.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading I wish I could have a crack with you.—Yours ever affectionately, R. L. S.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I find I have forgotten more than I remembered of business.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Remember me to any of the faithful—if there are any left.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Remember me to any of the faithful—if there are any left.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Remember me to any of the faithful—if there are any left.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading I wish I could have a crack with you.—Yours ever affectionately, R. L. S.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I wish I could have a crack with you.—Yours ever affectionately, R. L. S.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I wish I could have a crack with you.—Yours ever affectionately, R. L. S.
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading I wish I could have a crack with you.—Yours ever affectionately, R. L. S.
Chapter 7 of The Letters of Robert Louis Stevenson — Volume 2 by Robert Louis Stevenson holds 153 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 7 holds 153 sentences of The Letters of Robert Louis Stevenson — Volume 2, unabridged, divided into 31 reading sections.
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