Chapter 36 of The Mystery of Metropolisville is here in full — 144 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 36 of The Mystery of Metropolisville is here in full — 144 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ISABEL. What to do about going to see Isabel? Albert knew perfectly well that he would be obliged to visit her. Isa had no doubt heard of his arrival before this time. The whole village must know it, for there was a succession of people who came on the hotel piazza to shake hands with him.
Chapter 36 of The Mystery of Metropolisville is here in full — 144 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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prince consort of Queen Victoria of England (1819-1861)
From this reading “Albert knew perfectly well that he would be obliged to visit her.”
accomplishment of an objective
From this reading “Isa had no doubt heard of his arrival before this time.”
a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading “The whole village must know it, for there was a succession of people who came on the hotel piazza to shake hands with him.”
under a moral obligation to do something
From this reading “Albert knew perfectly well that he would be obliged to visit her.”
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading “Albert knew perfectly well that he would be obliged to visit her.”
a public square with room for pedestrians
From this reading “The whole village must know it, for there was a succession of people who came on the hotel piazza to shake hands with him.”
move or cause to move back and forth
From this reading “The whole village must know it, for there was a succession of people who came on the hotel piazza to shake hands with him.”
a following of one thing after another in time
From this reading “The whole village must know it, for there was a succession of people who came on the hotel piazza to shake hands with him.”
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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 The whole village must know it, for there was a succession of people who came on the hotel piazza to shake hands with him.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading What to do about going to see Isabel?
prince consort of Queen Victoria of England (1819-1861)
From this reading Albert knew perfectly well that he would be obliged to visit her.
accomplishment of an objective
From this reading Isa had no doubt heard of his arrival before this time.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Albert knew perfectly well that he would be obliged to visit her.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Isa had no doubt heard of his arrival before this time.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The whole village must know it, for there was a succession of people who came on the hotel piazza to shake hands with him.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading What to do about going to see Isabel?
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading Isa had no doubt heard of his arrival before this time.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The whole village must know it, for there was a succession of people who came on the hotel piazza to shake hands with him.
the act of departing
From this reading What to do about going to see Isabel?
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Isa had no doubt heard of his arrival before this time.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading The whole village must know it, for there was a succession of people who came on the hotel piazza to shake hands with him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Albert knew perfectly well that he would be obliged to visit her.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Isa had no doubt heard of his arrival before this time.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Albert knew perfectly well that he would be obliged to visit her.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The whole village must know it, for there was a succession of people who came on the hotel piazza to shake hands with him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Isa had no doubt heard of his arrival before this time.
a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading The whole village must know it, for there was a succession of people who came on the hotel piazza to shake hands with him.
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From this reading Isa had no doubt heard of his arrival before this time.
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From this reading ISABEL.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The whole village must know it, for there was a succession of people who came on the hotel piazza to shake hands with him.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Albert knew perfectly well that he would be obliged to visit her.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading The whole village must know it, for there was a succession of people who came on the hotel piazza to shake hands with him.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading The whole village must know it, for there was a succession of people who came on the hotel piazza to shake hands with him.
not any; not one
From this reading Isa had no doubt heard of his arrival before this time.
under a moral obligation to do something
From this reading Albert knew perfectly well that he would be obliged to visit her.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Isa had no doubt heard of his arrival before this time.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The whole village must know it, for there was a succession of people who came on the hotel piazza to shake hands with him.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading The whole village must know it, for there was a succession of people who came on the hotel piazza to shake hands with him.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading Albert knew perfectly well that he would be obliged to visit her.
a public square with room for pedestrians
From this reading The whole village must know it, for there was a succession of people who came on the hotel piazza to shake hands with him.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading What to do about going to see Isabel?
move or cause to move back and forth
From this reading The whole village must know it, for there was a succession of people who came on the hotel piazza to shake hands with him.
a following of one thing after another in time
From this reading The whole village must know it, for there was a succession of people who came on the hotel piazza to shake hands with him.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Albert knew perfectly well that he would be obliged to visit her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The whole village must know it, for there was a succession of people who came on the hotel piazza to shake hands with him.
in or at that place or location
From this reading The whole village must know it, for there was a succession of people who came on the hotel piazza to shake hands with him.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Isa had no doubt heard of his arrival before this time.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Isa had no doubt heard of his arrival before this time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading What to do about going to see Isabel?
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading The whole village must know it, for there was a succession of people who came on the hotel piazza to shake hands with him.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading Albert knew perfectly well that he would be obliged to visit her.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The whole village must know it, for there was a succession of people who came on the hotel piazza to shake hands with him.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Albert knew perfectly well that he would be obliged to visit her.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What to do about going to see Isabel?
which person or people
From this reading The whole village must know it, for there was a succession of people who came on the hotel piazza to shake hands with him.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading The whole village must know it, for there was a succession of people who came on the hotel piazza to shake hands with him.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The whole village must know it, for there was a succession of people who came on the hotel piazza to shake hands with him.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Albert knew perfectly well that he would be obliged to visit her.
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