Chapter 22 of The Light That Lures is here in full — 214 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 22 of The Light That Lures is here in full — 214 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE COMING OF SATURDAY "Monsieur L'Abbé." "Mademoiselle." "I find Monsieur de Castellux very pleasant, a little provincial as you supposed, but with wit. We have common friends, too, who have suffered. We shall have much to talk about."
Chapter 22 of The Light That Lures is here in full — 214 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
From this reading “We have common friends, too, who have suffered.”
small silvery drumfish often mistaken for white perch; found along coasts of United States from New York to Mexico
From this reading “"Mademoiselle."”
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading “"I find Monsieur de Castellux very pleasant, a little provincial as you supposed, but with wit.”
of or associated with a province
From this reading “"I find Monsieur de Castellux very pleasant, a little provincial as you supposed, but with wit.”
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading “THE COMING OF SATURDAY "Monsieur L'Abbé."”
past form of “suffer” — undergo or be subjected to
From this reading “We have common friends, too, who have suffered.”
required or under orders
From this reading “"I find Monsieur de Castellux very pleasant, a little provincial as you supposed, but with wit.”
a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
From this reading “"I find Monsieur de Castellux very pleasant, a little provincial as you supposed, but with wit.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "I find Monsieur de Castellux very pleasant, a little provincial as you supposed, but with wit.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading We shall have much to talk about."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "I find Monsieur de Castellux very pleasant, a little provincial as you supposed, but with wit.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "I find Monsieur de Castellux very pleasant, a little provincial as you supposed, but with wit.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I find Monsieur de Castellux very pleasant, a little provincial as you supposed, but with wit.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading THE COMING OF SATURDAY "Monsieur L'Abbé."
belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
From this reading We have common friends, too, who have suffered.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading "I find Monsieur de Castellux very pleasant, a little provincial as you supposed, but with wit.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading "I find Monsieur de Castellux very pleasant, a little provincial as you supposed, but with wit.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading We have common friends, too, who have suffered.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We have common friends, too, who have suffered.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I find Monsieur de Castellux very pleasant, a little provincial as you supposed, but with wit.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE COMING OF SATURDAY "Monsieur L'Abbé."
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "I find Monsieur de Castellux very pleasant, a little provincial as you supposed, but with wit.
small silvery drumfish often mistaken for white perch; found along coasts of United States from New York to Mexico
From this reading "Mademoiselle."
used as a French courtesy title; equivalent to English “Mr”
From this reading THE COMING OF SATURDAY "Monsieur L'Abbé."
to a great degree or extent
From this reading We shall have much to talk about."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE COMING OF SATURDAY "Monsieur L'Abbé."
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading "I find Monsieur de Castellux very pleasant, a little provincial as you supposed, but with wit.
of or associated with a province
From this reading "I find Monsieur de Castellux very pleasant, a little provincial as you supposed, but with wit.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading THE COMING OF SATURDAY "Monsieur L'Abbé."
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading We shall have much to talk about."
past form of “suffer” — undergo or be subjected to
From this reading We have common friends, too, who have suffered.
required or under orders
From this reading "I find Monsieur de Castellux very pleasant, a little provincial as you supposed, but with wit.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading We shall have much to talk about."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE COMING OF SATURDAY "Monsieur L'Abbé."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We shall have much to talk about."
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading We have common friends, too, who have suffered.
precisely as stated
From this reading "I find Monsieur de Castellux very pleasant, a little provincial as you supposed, but with wit.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We have common friends, too, who have suffered.
which person or people
From this reading We have common friends, too, who have suffered.
a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
From this reading "I find Monsieur de Castellux very pleasant, a little provincial as you supposed, but with wit.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I find Monsieur de Castellux very pleasant, a little provincial as you supposed, but with wit.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I find Monsieur de Castellux very pleasant, a little provincial as you supposed, but with wit.
Chapter 22 of The Light That Lures by Percy James Brebner holds 214 sentences, grouped into 43 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 22 holds 214 sentences of The Light That Lures, unabridged, divided into 43 reading sections.
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