Chapter 23 of The Morgesons: A Novel is here in full — 190 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 23 of The Morgesons: A Novel is here in full — 190 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Helen's letters followed me. She had heard from Rosville all that had happened, but did not expatiate on it. Her letters were full of minute details respecting her affairs. It was her way of diverting me from the thoughts which she believed troubled me. "L.N." was expected soon.
Chapter 23 of The Morgesons: A Novel is here in full — 190 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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matters of personal concern
From this reading “Her letters were full of minute details respecting her affairs.”
past form of “believe” — accept as true; take to be true
From this reading “It was her way of diverting me from the thoughts which she believed troubled me.”
true confidential information
From this reading “Her letters were full of minute details respecting her affairs.”
providing enjoyment; pleasantly entertaining
From this reading “It was her way of diverting me from the thoughts which she believed troubled me.”
possessive form of “helen” — (Greek mythology) the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda who was abducted by Paris; the Greek army sailed to Troy to get her back which resulted in the Trojan War
From this reading “Helen's letters followed me.”
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading “Her letters were full of minute details respecting her affairs.”
-ing form of “respect” — regard highly; think much of
From this reading “Her letters were full of minute details respecting her affairs.”
characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need
From this reading “It was her way of diverting me from the thoughts which she believed troubled me.”
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matters of personal concern
From this reading Her letters were full of minute details respecting her affairs.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading She had heard from Rosville all that had happened, but did not expatiate on it.
past form of “believe” — accept as true; take to be true
From this reading It was her way of diverting me from the thoughts which she believed troubled me.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She had heard from Rosville all that had happened, but did not expatiate on it.
true confidential information
From this reading Her letters were full of minute details respecting her affairs.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She had heard from Rosville all that had happened, but did not expatiate on it.
providing enjoyment; pleasantly entertaining
From this reading It was her way of diverting me from the thoughts which she believed troubled me.
add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing
From this reading She had heard from Rosville all that had happened, but did not expatiate on it.
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading "L.N." was expected soon.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading Helen's letters followed me.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She had heard from Rosville all that had happened, but did not expatiate on it.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading Her letters were full of minute details respecting her affairs.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had heard from Rosville all that had happened, but did not expatiate on it.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading She had heard from Rosville all that had happened, but did not expatiate on it.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading She had heard from Rosville all that had happened, but did not expatiate on it.
possessive form of “helen” — (Greek mythology) the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda who was abducted by Paris; the Greek army sailed to Troy to get her back which resulted in the Trojan War
From this reading Helen's letters followed me.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her letters were full of minute details respecting her affairs.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She had heard from Rosville all that had happened, but did not expatiate on it.
a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints)
From this reading "L.N." was expected soon.
the literary culture
From this reading Helen's letters followed me.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Helen's letters followed me.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading Her letters were full of minute details respecting her affairs.
a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas; constitutes 78 percent of the atmosphere by volume; a constituent of all living tissues
From this reading "L.N." was expected soon.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She had heard from Rosville all that had happened, but did not expatiate on it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Her letters were full of minute details respecting her affairs.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She had heard from Rosville all that had happened, but did not expatiate on it.
-ing form of “respect” — regard highly; think much of
From this reading Her letters were full of minute details respecting her affairs.
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From this reading She had heard from Rosville all that had happened, but did not expatiate on it.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had heard from Rosville all that had happened, but did not expatiate on it.
in the near future
From this reading "L.N." was expected soon.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She had heard from Rosville all that had happened, but did not expatiate on it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was her way of diverting me from the thoughts which she believed troubled me.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading It was her way of diverting me from the thoughts which she believed troubled me.
characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need
From this reading It was her way of diverting me from the thoughts which she believed troubled me.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was her way of diverting me from the thoughts which she believed troubled me.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading It was her way of diverting me from the thoughts which she believed troubled me.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Her letters were full of minute details respecting her affairs.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was her way of diverting me from the thoughts which she believed troubled me.
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