Chapter 27 of The Master of Greylands: A Novel is here in full — 234 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXVII
Chapter 27 of The Master of Greylands: A Novel is here in full — 234 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
IN THE VAULTS. Time had again gone on. It was autumn weather. Mr. George North was making a tolerably long sojourn in the place, and seemed to be passing his days agreeably. Sketching, boating, gossiping; one would have said he had no earthly care.
Chapter 27 of The Master of Greylands: A Novel is here in full — 234 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the season when the leaves fall from the trees
From this reading “It was autumn weather.”
water travel for pleasure
From this reading “Sketching, boating, gossiping; one would have said he had no earthly care.”
of or belonging to or characteristic of this earth as distinguished from heaven
From this reading “Sketching, boating, gossiping; one would have said he had no earthly care.”
a conversation that spreads personal information about other people
From this reading “Sketching, boating, gossiping; one would have said he had no earthly care.”
-ing form of “sketch” — make a sketch of
From this reading “Sketching, boating, gossiping; one would have said he had no earthly care.”
a temporary stay (e.g., as a guest)
From this reading “Mr. George North was making a tolerably long sojourn in the place, and seemed to be passing his days agreeably.”
plural of “vault” — a burial chamber (usually underground)
From this reading “IN THE VAULTS.”
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading “It was autumn weather.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “Mr. George North was making a tolerably long sojourn in the place, and seemed to be passing his days agreeably.”
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 Mr. George North was making a tolerably long sojourn in the place, and seemed to be passing his days agreeably.
anew
From this reading Time had again gone on.
in an enjoyable manner
From this reading Mr. George North was making a tolerably long sojourn in the place, and seemed to be passing his days agreeably.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mr. George North was making a tolerably long sojourn in the place, and seemed to be passing his days agreeably.
the season when the leaves fall from the trees
From this reading It was autumn weather.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Mr. George North was making a tolerably long sojourn in the place, and seemed to be passing his days agreeably.
water travel for pleasure
From this reading Sketching, boating, gossiping; one would have said he had no earthly care.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading Sketching, boating, gossiping; one would have said he had no earthly care.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Mr. George North was making a tolerably long sojourn in the place, and seemed to be passing his days agreeably.
of or belonging to or characteristic of this earth as distinguished from heaven
From this reading Sketching, boating, gossiping; one would have said he had no earthly care.
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 Mr. George North was making a tolerably long sojourn in the place, and seemed to be passing his days agreeably.
destroyed or killed
From this reading Time had again gone on.
a conversation that spreads personal information about other people
From this reading Sketching, boating, gossiping; one would have said he had no earthly care.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Time had again gone on.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Sketching, boating, gossiping; one would have said he had no earthly care.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Sketching, boating, gossiping; one would have said he had no earthly care.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mr. George North was making a tolerably long sojourn in the place, and seemed to be passing his days agreeably.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN THE VAULTS.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was autumn weather.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Mr. George North was making a tolerably long sojourn in the place, and seemed to be passing his days agreeably.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading Mr. George North was making a tolerably long sojourn in the place, and seemed to be passing his days agreeably.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. George North was making a tolerably long sojourn in the place, and seemed to be passing his days agreeably.
not any; not one
From this reading Sketching, boating, gossiping; one would have said he had no earthly care.
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading Mr. George North was making a tolerably long sojourn in the place, and seemed to be passing his days agreeably.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Time had again gone on.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Sketching, boating, gossiping; one would have said he had no earthly care.
(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
From this reading Mr. George North was making a tolerably long sojourn in the place, and seemed to be passing his days agreeably.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Mr. George North was making a tolerably long sojourn in the place, and seemed to be passing his days agreeably.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Sketching, boating, gossiping; one would have said he had no earthly care.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Mr. George North was making a tolerably long sojourn in the place, and seemed to be passing his days agreeably.
-ing form of “sketch” — make a sketch of
From this reading Sketching, boating, gossiping; one would have said he had no earthly care.
a temporary stay (e.g., as a guest)
From this reading Mr. George North was making a tolerably long sojourn in the place, and seemed to be passing his days agreeably.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN THE VAULTS.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Time had again gone on.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mr. George North was making a tolerably long sojourn in the place, and seemed to be passing his days agreeably.
in an acceptable (but not outstanding) manner
From this reading Mr. George North was making a tolerably long sojourn in the place, and seemed to be passing his days agreeably.
plural of “vault” — a burial chamber (usually underground)
From this reading IN THE VAULTS.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was autumn weather.
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading It was autumn weather.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Sketching, boating, gossiping; one would have said he had no earthly care.
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