Chapter 37 of The Missioner is here in full — 179 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXXVII
Chapter 37 of The Missioner is here in full — 179 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
LORD AND LADY BOUNTIFUL Deyes caught a vision of blue in the window, and crossed the lawn. Lady Peggy leaned over the low sill. Between them was only a fragrant border of hyacinths. "You know that our host and hostess have deserted us?" she asked. He nodded.
Chapter 37 of The Missioner is here in full — 179 sentences across 36 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.
a line that indicates a boundary
From this reading “Between them was only a fragrant border of hyacinths.”
given or giving freely
From this reading “LORD AND LADY BOUNTIFUL Deyes caught a vision of blue in the window, and crossed the lawn.”
forsaken by owner or inhabitants
From this reading “"You know that our host and hostess have deserted us?" she asked.”
pleasant-smelling
From this reading “Between them was only a fragrant border of hyacinths.”
a woman host
From this reading “"You know that our host and hostess have deserted us?" she asked.”
plural of “hyacinth” — a red transparent variety of zircon used as a gemstone
From this reading “Between them was only a fragrant border of hyacinths.”
a field of cultivated and mowed grass
From this reading “LORD AND LADY BOUNTIFUL Deyes caught a vision of blue in the window, and crossed the lawn.”
structural member consisting of a continuous horizontal timber forming the lowest member of a framework or supporting structure
From this reading “Lady Peggy leaned over the low sill.”
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 “Lady Peggy leaned over the low sill.”
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 LORD AND LADY BOUNTIFUL Deyes caught a vision of blue in the window, and crossed the lawn.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading LORD AND LADY BOUNTIFUL Deyes caught a vision of blue in the window, and crossed the lawn.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "You know that our host and hostess have deserted us?" she asked.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Between them was only a fragrant border of hyacinths.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading LORD AND LADY BOUNTIFUL Deyes caught a vision of blue in the window, and crossed the lawn.
a line that indicates a boundary
From this reading Between them was only a fragrant border of hyacinths.
given or giving freely
From this reading LORD AND LADY BOUNTIFUL Deyes caught a vision of blue in the window, and crossed the lawn.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading LORD AND LADY BOUNTIFUL Deyes caught a vision of blue in the window, and crossed the lawn.
placed crosswise
From this reading LORD AND LADY BOUNTIFUL Deyes caught a vision of blue in the window, and crossed the lawn.
forsaken by owner or inhabitants
From this reading "You know that our host and hostess have deserted us?" she asked.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LORD AND LADY BOUNTIFUL Deyes caught a vision of blue in the window, and crossed the lawn.
pleasant-smelling
From this reading Between them was only a fragrant border of hyacinths.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "You know that our host and hostess have deserted us?" she asked.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He nodded.
a person who invites guests to a social event (such as a party in his or her own home) and who is responsible for them while they are there
From this reading "You know that our host and hostess have deserted us?" she asked.
a woman host
From this reading "You know that our host and hostess have deserted us?" she asked.
plural of “hyacinth” — a red transparent variety of zircon used as a gemstone
From this reading Between them was only a fragrant border of hyacinths.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading LORD AND LADY BOUNTIFUL Deyes caught a vision of blue in the window, and crossed the lawn.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "You know that our host and hostess have deserted us?" she asked.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading LORD AND LADY BOUNTIFUL Deyes caught a vision of blue in the window, and crossed the lawn.
a field of cultivated and mowed grass
From this reading LORD AND LADY BOUNTIFUL Deyes caught a vision of blue in the window, and crossed the lawn.
past form of “lean” — to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading Lady Peggy leaned over the low sill.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading LORD AND LADY BOUNTIFUL Deyes caught a vision of blue in the window, and crossed the lawn.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading Lady Peggy leaned over the low sill.
inflected form of “nod” — express or signify by nodding
From this reading He nodded.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading LORD AND LADY BOUNTIFUL Deyes caught a vision of blue in the window, and crossed the lawn.
and nothing more
From this reading Between them was only a fragrant border of hyacinths.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "You know that our host and hostess have deserted us?" she asked.
above and across; more than
From this reading Lady Peggy leaned over the low sill.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lady Peggy leaned over the low sill.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "You know that our host and hostess have deserted us?" she asked.
structural member consisting of a continuous horizontal timber forming the lowest member of a framework or supporting structure
From this reading Lady Peggy leaned over the low sill.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "You know that our host and hostess have deserted us?" she asked.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading LORD AND LADY BOUNTIFUL Deyes caught a vision of blue in the window, and crossed the lawn.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Between them was only a fragrant border of hyacinths.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You know that our host and hostess have deserted us?" she asked.
a vivid mental image
From this reading LORD AND LADY BOUNTIFUL Deyes caught a vision of blue in the window, and crossed the lawn.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Between them was only a fragrant border of hyacinths.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading LORD AND LADY BOUNTIFUL Deyes caught a vision of blue in the window, and crossed the lawn.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You know that our host and hostess have deserted us?" she asked.
Chapter 37 of The Missioner by E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim holds 179 sentences, grouped into 36 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 37 holds 179 sentences of The Missioner, unabridged, divided into 36 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 37 of The Missioner by E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 179 sentences, grouped into 36 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 36 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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