Chapter 23 of The Puppet Crown is here in full — 300 sentences across 60 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXIII
Chapter 23 of The Puppet Crown is here in full — 300 sentences across 60 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The next morning Beauvais came for his answer. It was not the answer he had expected. “So be it,” he replied. “Your government had better appoint your successor at once. Good morning.”
Chapter 23 of The Puppet Crown is here in full — 300 sentences across 60 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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react verbally
From this reading “The next morning Beauvais came for his answer.”
create and charge with a task or function
From this reading ““Your government had better appoint your successor at once.”
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading “It was not the answer he had expected.”
the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit
From this reading ““Your government had better appoint your successor at once.”
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading “The next morning Beauvais came for his answer.”
immediately following in time or order
From this reading “The next morning Beauvais came for his answer.”
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading ““So be it,” he replied.”
a person who follows next in order
From this reading ““Your government had better appoint your successor at once.”
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react verbally
From this reading The next morning Beauvais came for his answer.
create and charge with a task or function
From this reading “Your government had better appoint your successor at once.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Your government had better appoint your successor at once.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “So be it,” he replied.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The next morning Beauvais came for his answer.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading “Your government had better appoint your successor at once.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The next morning Beauvais came for his answer.
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading It was not the answer he had expected.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The next morning Beauvais came for his answer.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Good morning.”
the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit
From this reading “Your government had better appoint your successor at once.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was not the answer he had expected.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was not the answer he had expected.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The next morning Beauvais came for his answer.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was not the answer he had expected.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading The next morning Beauvais came for his answer.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading The next morning Beauvais came for his answer.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was not the answer he had expected.
on one occasion
From this reading “Your government had better appoint your successor at once.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading “So be it,” he replied.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “So be it,” he replied.
a person who follows next in order
From this reading “Your government had better appoint your successor at once.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The next morning Beauvais came for his answer.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was not the answer he had expected.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Your government had better appoint your successor at once.
Chapter 23 of The Puppet Crown by Harold MacGrath holds 300 sentences, grouped into 60 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 23 holds 300 sentences of The Puppet Crown, unabridged, divided into 60 reading sections.
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