Chapter 19 of The Rosary is here in full — 114 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XIX
Chapter 19 of The Rosary is here in full — 114 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
JANE REPORTS PROGRESS Letter from the Honourable Jane Champion to Sir Deryck Brand. Castle Gleneesh, N. B. My dear Deryck: My wires and post-cards have not told you much beyond the fact of my safe arrival. Having been here a fortnight, I think it is time I sent you a report. Only you must remember that I am a poor scribe.
Chapter 19 of The Rosary is here in full — 114 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a name given to a product or service
From this reading “JANE REPORTS PROGRESS Letter from the Honourable Jane Champion to Sir Deryck Brand.”
someone who has won first place in a competition
From this reading “JANE REPORTS PROGRESS Letter from the Honourable Jane Champion to Sir Deryck Brand.”
a period of fourteen consecutive days
From this reading “Having been here a fortnight, I think it is time I sent you a report.”
worthy of being honored; entitled to honor and respect
From this reading “JANE REPORTS PROGRESS Letter from the Honourable Jane Champion to Sir Deryck Brand.”
gradual improvement or growth or development
From this reading “JANE REPORTS PROGRESS Letter from the Honourable Jane Champion to Sir Deryck Brand.”
plural of “report” — a written document describing the findings of some individual or group
From this reading “JANE REPORTS PROGRESS Letter from the Honourable Jane Champion to Sir Deryck Brand.”
score a line on with a pointed instrument, as in metalworking
From this reading “Only you must remember that I am a poor scribe.”
plural of “wire” — ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc
From this reading “My dear Deryck: My wires and post-cards have not told you much beyond the fact of my safe arrival.”
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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 Having been here a fortnight, I think it is time I sent you a report.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Only you must remember that I am a poor scribe.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading My dear Deryck: My wires and post-cards have not told you much beyond the fact of my safe arrival.
accomplishment of an objective
From this reading My dear Deryck: My wires and post-cards have not told you much beyond the fact of my safe arrival.
aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
From this reading Castle Gleneesh, N. B.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Having been here a fortnight, I think it is time I sent you a report.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading My dear Deryck: My wires and post-cards have not told you much beyond the fact of my safe arrival.
a name given to a product or service
From this reading JANE REPORTS PROGRESS Letter from the Honourable Jane Champion to Sir Deryck Brand.
a large and stately mansion
From this reading Castle Gleneesh, N. B.
someone who has won first place in a competition
From this reading JANE REPORTS PROGRESS Letter from the Honourable Jane Champion to Sir Deryck Brand.
dearly loved
From this reading My dear Deryck: My wires and post-cards have not told you much beyond the fact of my safe arrival.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JANE REPORTS PROGRESS Letter from the Honourable Jane Champion to Sir Deryck Brand.
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading My dear Deryck: My wires and post-cards have not told you much beyond the fact of my safe arrival.
a period of fourteen consecutive days
From this reading Having been here a fortnight, I think it is time I sent you a report.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading JANE REPORTS PROGRESS Letter from the Honourable Jane Champion to Sir Deryck Brand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Castle Gleneesh, N. B.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading My dear Deryck: My wires and post-cards have not told you much beyond the fact of my safe arrival.
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Having been here a fortnight, I think it is time I sent you a report.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Having been here a fortnight, I think it is time I sent you a report.
worthy of being honored; entitled to honor and respect
From this reading JANE REPORTS PROGRESS Letter from the Honourable Jane Champion to Sir Deryck Brand.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Having been here a fortnight, I think it is time I sent you a report.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Having been here a fortnight, I think it is time I sent you a report.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Having been here a fortnight, I think it is time I sent you a report.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JANE REPORTS PROGRESS Letter from the Honourable Jane Champion to Sir Deryck Brand.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading JANE REPORTS PROGRESS Letter from the Honourable Jane Champion to Sir Deryck Brand.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading My dear Deryck: My wires and post-cards have not told you much beyond the fact of my safe arrival.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Only you must remember that I am a poor scribe.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My dear Deryck: My wires and post-cards have not told you much beyond the fact of my safe arrival.
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 Castle Gleneesh, N. B.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading My dear Deryck: My wires and post-cards have not told you much beyond the fact of my safe arrival.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading My dear Deryck: My wires and post-cards have not told you much beyond the fact of my safe arrival.
and nothing more
From this reading Only you must remember that I am a poor scribe.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading Only you must remember that I am a poor scribe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My dear Deryck: My wires and post-cards have not told you much beyond the fact of my safe arrival.
gradual improvement or growth or development
From this reading JANE REPORTS PROGRESS Letter from the Honourable Jane Champion to Sir Deryck Brand.
To recall to mind.
From this reading Only you must remember that I am a poor scribe.
to give an account or representation of in words
From this reading Having been here a fortnight, I think it is time I sent you a report.
plural of “report” — a written document describing the findings of some individual or group
From this reading JANE REPORTS PROGRESS Letter from the Honourable Jane Champion to Sir Deryck Brand.
free from danger or the risk of harm
From this reading My dear Deryck: My wires and post-cards have not told you much beyond the fact of my safe arrival.
score a line on with a pointed instrument, as in metalworking
From this reading Only you must remember that I am a poor scribe.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading Having been here a fortnight, I think it is time I sent you a report.
term of address for a man
From this reading JANE REPORTS PROGRESS Letter from the Honourable Jane Champion to Sir Deryck Brand.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Only you must remember that I am a poor scribe.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading JANE REPORTS PROGRESS Letter from the Honourable Jane Champion to Sir Deryck Brand.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Having been here a fortnight, I think it is time I sent you a report.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Having been here a fortnight, I think it is time I sent you a report.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading JANE REPORTS PROGRESS Letter from the Honourable Jane Champion to Sir Deryck Brand.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading My dear Deryck: My wires and post-cards have not told you much beyond the fact of my safe arrival.
plural of “wire” — ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc
From this reading My dear Deryck: My wires and post-cards have not told you much beyond the fact of my safe arrival.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading My dear Deryck: My wires and post-cards have not told you much beyond the fact of my safe arrival.
Chapter 19 of The Rosary by Florence L. (Florence Louisa) Barclay holds 114 sentences, grouped into 23 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 19 holds 114 sentences of The Rosary, unabridged, divided into 23 reading sections.
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