Chapter 20 of The Lost Lady of Lone is here in full — 446 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 20 of The Lost Lady of Lone is here in full — 446 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE VINDICATION. Mr. Guthrie now requested that the witness Ferguson might be recalled. The order was given. And the Lone saddler's red-headed apprentice took the stand. Mr. Guthrie referred to the notes that had been passed to him by the Duke of Hereward, and then said:
Chapter 20 of The Lost Lady of Lone is here in full — 446 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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works for an expert to learn a trade
From this reading “And the Lone saddler's red-headed apprentice took the stand.”
United States folk singer and songwriter (1912-1967)
From this reading “Mr. Guthrie now requested that the witness Ferguson might be recalled.”
lacking companions or companionship
From this reading “And the Lone saddler's red-headed apprentice took the stand.”
past form of “recall” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading “Mr. Guthrie now requested that the witness Ferguson might be recalled.”
inflected form of “refer” — make reference to
From this reading “Mr. Guthrie referred to the notes that had been passed to him by the Duke of Hereward, and then said:”
asked for
From this reading “Mr. Guthrie now requested that the witness Ferguson might be recalled.”
the act of vindicating or defending against criticism or censure etc.
From this reading “THE VINDICATION.”
someone who sees an event and reports what happened
From this reading “Mr. Guthrie now requested that the witness Ferguson might be recalled.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And the Lone saddler's red-headed apprentice took the stand.
works for an expert to learn a trade
From this reading And the Lone saddler's red-headed apprentice took the stand.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Mr. Guthrie now requested that the witness Ferguson might be recalled.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Mr. Guthrie referred to the notes that had been passed to him by the Duke of Hereward, and then said:
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Mr. Guthrie referred to the notes that had been passed to him by the Duke of Hereward, and then said:
a British peer of the highest rank
From this reading Mr. Guthrie referred to the notes that had been passed to him by the Duke of Hereward, and then said:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Guthrie now requested that the witness Ferguson might be recalled.
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading The order was given.
United States folk singer and songwriter (1912-1967)
From this reading Mr. Guthrie now requested that the witness Ferguson might be recalled.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mr. Guthrie referred to the notes that had been passed to him by the Duke of Hereward, and then said:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Guthrie referred to the notes that had been passed to him by the Duke of Hereward, and then said:
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Mr. Guthrie referred to the notes that had been passed to him by the Duke of Hereward, and then said:
lacking companions or companionship
From this reading And the Lone saddler's red-headed apprentice took the stand.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Mr. Guthrie now requested that the witness Ferguson might be recalled.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. Guthrie now requested that the witness Ferguson might be recalled.
plural of “note” — a brief written record
From this reading Mr. Guthrie referred to the notes that had been passed to him by the Duke of Hereward, and then said:
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Mr. Guthrie now requested that the witness Ferguson might be recalled.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mr. Guthrie referred to the notes that had been passed to him by the Duke of Hereward, and then said:
(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading The order was given.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading Mr. Guthrie referred to the notes that had been passed to him by the Duke of Hereward, and then said:
past form of “recall” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading Mr. Guthrie now requested that the witness Ferguson might be recalled.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And the Lone saddler's red-headed apprentice took the stand.
inflected form of “refer” — make reference to
From this reading Mr. Guthrie referred to the notes that had been passed to him by the Duke of Hereward, and then said:
asked for
From this reading Mr. Guthrie now requested that the witness Ferguson might be recalled.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And the Lone saddler's red-headed apprentice took the stand.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Mr. Guthrie referred to the notes that had been passed to him by the Duke of Hereward, and then said:
be standing; be upright
From this reading And the Lone saddler's red-headed apprentice took the stand.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Mr. Guthrie now requested that the witness Ferguson might be recalled.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE VINDICATION.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Mr. Guthrie referred to the notes that had been passed to him by the Duke of Hereward, and then said:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mr. Guthrie referred to the notes that had been passed to him by the Duke of Hereward, and then said:
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading And the Lone saddler's red-headed apprentice took the stand.
the act of vindicating or defending against criticism or censure etc.
From this reading THE VINDICATION.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The order was given.
someone who sees an event and reports what happened
From this reading Mr. Guthrie now requested that the witness Ferguson might be recalled.
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