Chapter 30 of The Man Who Laughs is here in full — 114 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 30 of The Man Who Laughs is here in full — 114 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ANOTHER FORM OF DESERT. It was Weymouth which he had just entered. Weymouth then was not the respectable and fine Weymouth of to-day. Ancient Weymouth did not present, like the present one, an irreproachable rectangular quay, with an inn and a statue in honour of George III. This resulted from the fact that George III. had not yet been born.
Chapter 30 of The Man Who Laughs is here in full — 114 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading “Ancient Weymouth did not present, like the present one, an irreproachable rectangular quay, with an inn and a statue in honour of George III.”
leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
From this reading “ANOTHER FORM OF DESERT.”
a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers
From this reading “Ancient Weymouth did not present, like the present one, an irreproachable rectangular quay, with an inn and a statue in honour of George III.”
wharf usually built parallel to the shoreline
From this reading “Ancient Weymouth did not present, like the present one, an irreproachable rectangular quay, with an inn and a statue in honour of George III.”
having four right angles
From this reading “Ancient Weymouth did not present, like the present one, an irreproachable rectangular quay, with an inn and a statue in honour of George III.”
characterized by socially or conventionally acceptable morals
From this reading “Weymouth then was not the respectable and fine Weymouth of to-day.”
past form of “result” — issue or terminate (in a specified way, state, etc.); end
From this reading “This resulted from the fact that George III. had not yet been born.”
a sculpture representing a human or animal
From this reading “Ancient Weymouth did not present, like the present one, an irreproachable rectangular quay, with an inn and a statue in honour of George III.”
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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 Ancient Weymouth did not present, like the present one, an irreproachable rectangular quay, with an inn and a statue in honour of George III.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Ancient Weymouth did not present, like the present one, an irreproachable rectangular quay, with an inn and a statue in honour of George III.
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading Ancient Weymouth did not present, like the present one, an irreproachable rectangular quay, with an inn and a statue in honour of George III.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Weymouth then was not the respectable and fine Weymouth of to-day.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading ANOTHER FORM OF DESERT.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading This resulted from the fact that George III. had not yet been born.
brought into existence
From this reading This resulted from the fact that George III. had not yet been born.
leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
From this reading ANOTHER FORM OF DESERT.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Ancient Weymouth did not present, like the present one, an irreproachable rectangular quay, with an inn and a statue in honour of George III.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading It was Weymouth which he had just entered.
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading This resulted from the fact that George III. had not yet been born.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading Weymouth then was not the respectable and fine Weymouth of to-day.
the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
From this reading ANOTHER FORM OF DESERT.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading This resulted from the fact that George III. had not yet been born.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading Ancient Weymouth did not present, like the present one, an irreproachable rectangular quay, with an inn and a statue in honour of George III.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was Weymouth which he had just entered.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was Weymouth which he had just entered.
the state of being honored
From this reading Ancient Weymouth did not present, like the present one, an irreproachable rectangular quay, with an inn and a statue in honour of George III.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Ancient Weymouth did not present, like the present one, an irreproachable rectangular quay, with an inn and a statue in honour of George III.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Ancient Weymouth did not present, like the present one, an irreproachable rectangular quay, with an inn and a statue in honour of George III.
a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers
From this reading Ancient Weymouth did not present, like the present one, an irreproachable rectangular quay, with an inn and a statue in honour of George III.
free of guilt; not subject to blame
From this reading Ancient Weymouth did not present, like the present one, an irreproachable rectangular quay, with an inn and a statue in honour of George III.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was Weymouth which he had just entered.
and nothing more
From this reading It was Weymouth which he had just entered.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Ancient Weymouth did not present, like the present one, an irreproachable rectangular quay, with an inn and a statue in honour of George III.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Weymouth then was not the respectable and fine Weymouth of to-day.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ANOTHER FORM OF DESERT.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Ancient Weymouth did not present, like the present one, an irreproachable rectangular quay, with an inn and a statue in honour of George III.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading Ancient Weymouth did not present, like the present one, an irreproachable rectangular quay, with an inn and a statue in honour of George III.
wharf usually built parallel to the shoreline
From this reading Ancient Weymouth did not present, like the present one, an irreproachable rectangular quay, with an inn and a statue in honour of George III.
having four right angles
From this reading Ancient Weymouth did not present, like the present one, an irreproachable rectangular quay, with an inn and a statue in honour of George III.
characterized by socially or conventionally acceptable morals
From this reading Weymouth then was not the respectable and fine Weymouth of to-day.
past form of “result” — issue or terminate (in a specified way, state, etc.); end
From this reading This resulted from the fact that George III. had not yet been born.
a sculpture representing a human or animal
From this reading Ancient Weymouth did not present, like the present one, an irreproachable rectangular quay, with an inn and a statue in honour of George III.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading This resulted from the fact that George III. had not yet been born.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Weymouth then was not the respectable and fine Weymouth of to-day.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Weymouth then was not the respectable and fine Weymouth of to-day.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This resulted from the fact that George III. had not yet been born.
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From this reading Weymouth then was not the respectable and fine Weymouth of to-day.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was Weymouth which he had just entered.
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From this reading It was Weymouth which he had just entered.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was Weymouth which he had just entered.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Ancient Weymouth did not present, like the present one, an irreproachable rectangular quay, with an inn and a statue in honour of George III.
but in spite of that
From this reading This resulted from the fact that George III. had not yet been born.
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