Chapter 4 of The new terror is here in full — 124 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 4 of The new terror is here in full — 124 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE WEDDING When I returned to Vascoeuil a letter lay waiting for me. It bore the Paris postmark, and the address was written in a handwriting unknown to me. On opening it I found a line from my uncle who had written a hurried scrawl from the Tyrol. The Tyrol! People do not go to the Tyrol for business purposes.
Chapter 4 of The new terror is here in full — 124 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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speak to
From this reading “It bore the Paris postmark, and the address was written in a handwriting unknown to me.”
cause to be bored
From this reading “It bore the Paris postmark, and the address was written in a handwriting unknown to me.”
something written by hand
From this reading “It bore the Paris postmark, and the address was written in a handwriting unknown to me.”
a cancellation mark stamped on mail by postal officials; indicates the post office and date of mailing
From this reading “It bore the Paris postmark, and the address was written in a handwriting unknown to me.”
plural of “purpose” — an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
From this reading “People do not go to the Tyrol for business purposes.”
write carelessly
From this reading “On opening it I found a line from my uncle who had written a hurried scrawl from the Tyrol.”
not known
From this reading “It bore the Paris postmark, and the address was written in a handwriting unknown to me.”
the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed
From this reading “THE WEDDING When I returned to Vascoeuil a letter lay waiting for me.”
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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 WEDDING When I returned to Vascoeuil a letter lay waiting for me.
speak to
From this reading It bore the Paris postmark, and the address was written in a handwriting unknown to me.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It bore the Paris postmark, and the address was written in a handwriting unknown to me.
cause to be bored
From this reading It bore the Paris postmark, and the address was written in a handwriting unknown to me.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading People do not go to the Tyrol for business purposes.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading People do not go to the Tyrol for business purposes.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE WEDDING When I returned to Vascoeuil a letter lay waiting for me.
set up or found
From this reading On opening it I found a line from my uncle who had written a hurried scrawl from the Tyrol.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading On opening it I found a line from my uncle who had written a hurried scrawl from the Tyrol.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading People do not go to the Tyrol for business purposes.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading On opening it I found a line from my uncle who had written a hurried scrawl from the Tyrol.
something written by hand
From this reading It bore the Paris postmark, and the address was written in a handwriting unknown to me.
moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste
From this reading On opening it I found a line from my uncle who had written a hurried scrawl from the Tyrol.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE WEDDING When I returned to Vascoeuil a letter lay waiting for me.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It bore the Paris postmark, and the address was written in a handwriting unknown to me.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It bore the Paris postmark, and the address was written in a handwriting unknown to me.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading THE WEDDING When I returned to Vascoeuil a letter lay waiting for me.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading THE WEDDING When I returned to Vascoeuil a letter lay waiting for me.
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading On opening it I found a line from my uncle who had written a hurried scrawl from the Tyrol.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE WEDDING When I returned to Vascoeuil a letter lay waiting for me.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading On opening it I found a line from my uncle who had written a hurried scrawl from the Tyrol.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading People do not go to the Tyrol for business purposes.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On opening it I found a line from my uncle who had written a hurried scrawl from the Tyrol.
an open or empty space in or between things
From this reading On opening it I found a line from my uncle who had written a hurried scrawl from the Tyrol.
the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce
From this reading It bore the Paris postmark, and the address was written in a handwriting unknown to me.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading People do not go to the Tyrol for business purposes.
a cancellation mark stamped on mail by postal officials; indicates the post office and date of mailing
From this reading It bore the Paris postmark, and the address was written in a handwriting unknown to me.
plural of “purpose” — an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
From this reading People do not go to the Tyrol for business purposes.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading THE WEDDING When I returned to Vascoeuil a letter lay waiting for me.
write carelessly
From this reading On opening it I found a line from my uncle who had written a hurried scrawl from the Tyrol.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WEDDING When I returned to Vascoeuil a letter lay waiting for me.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE WEDDING When I returned to Vascoeuil a letter lay waiting for me.
a picturesque mountainous province of western Austria and northern Italy
From this reading On opening it I found a line from my uncle who had written a hurried scrawl from the Tyrol.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading On opening it I found a line from my uncle who had written a hurried scrawl from the Tyrol.
not known
From this reading It bore the Paris postmark, and the address was written in a handwriting unknown to me.
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From this reading THE WEDDING When I returned to Vascoeuil a letter lay waiting for me.
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading THE WEDDING When I returned to Vascoeuil a letter lay waiting for me.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It bore the Paris postmark, and the address was written in a handwriting unknown to me.
the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed
From this reading THE WEDDING When I returned to Vascoeuil a letter lay waiting for me.
at the time that
From this reading THE WEDDING When I returned to Vascoeuil a letter lay waiting for me.
which person or people
From this reading On opening it I found a line from my uncle who had written a hurried scrawl from the Tyrol.
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading It bore the Paris postmark, and the address was written in a handwriting unknown to me.
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