Chapter 8 of The Runaways: A New and Original Story is here in full — 166 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 8 of The Runaways: A New and Original Story is here in full — 166 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WARREN'S RETURN. Warren Courtly returned home during the week, and Irene was at the Manor to receive him. She did not welcome him with her usual heartiness, and he expected there was something wrong. "You have been away a long time," she said. "I expected you home last week.
Chapter 8 of The Runaways: A New and Original Story is here in full — 166 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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refined or imposing in manner or appearance; befitting a royal court
From this reading “Warren Courtly returned home during the week, and Irene was at the Manor to receive him.”
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading “She did not welcome him with her usual heartiness, and he expected there was something wrong.”
the mansion of a lord or wealthy person
From this reading “Warren Courtly returned home during the week, and Irene was at the Manor to receive him.”
get something; come into possession of
From this reading “Warren Courtly returned home during the week, and Irene was at the Manor to receive him.”
occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure
From this reading “She did not welcome him with her usual heartiness, and he expected there was something wrong.”
United States writer and poet (1905-1989)
From this reading “WARREN'S RETURN.”
possessive form of “warren” — United States writer and poet (1905-1989)
From this reading “WARREN'S RETURN.”
accept gladly
From this reading “She did not welcome him with her usual heartiness, and he expected there was something wrong.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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In this reading “"I expected you home last week.”
In this reading “Warren Courtly returned home during the week, and Irene was at the Manor to receive him.”
a prolonged period of time
In this reading “"You have been away a long time," she said.”
In this reading “Warren Courtly returned home during the week, and Irene was at the Manor to receive 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 "You have been away a long time," she said.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Warren Courtly returned home during the week, and Irene was at the Manor to receive him.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Warren Courtly returned home during the week, and Irene was at the Manor to receive him.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "You have been away a long time," she said.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "You have been away a long time," she said.
refined or imposing in manner or appearance; befitting a royal court
From this reading Warren Courtly returned home during the week, and Irene was at the Manor to receive him.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She did not welcome him with her usual heartiness, and he expected there was something wrong.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Warren Courtly returned home during the week, and Irene was at the Manor to receive him.
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading She did not welcome him with her usual heartiness, and he expected there was something wrong.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "You have been away a long time," she said.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She did not welcome him with her usual heartiness, and he expected there was something wrong.
active strength of body or mind
From this reading She did not welcome him with her usual heartiness, and he expected there was something wrong.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She did not welcome him with her usual heartiness, and he expected there was something wrong.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Warren Courtly returned home during the week, and Irene was at the Manor to receive him.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Warren Courtly returned home during the week, and Irene was at the Manor to receive him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I expected you home last week.
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From this reading Warren Courtly returned home during the week, and Irene was at the Manor to receive him.
immediately past
From this reading "I expected you home last week.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading "You have been away a long time," she said.
the mansion of a lord or wealthy person
From this reading Warren Courtly returned home during the week, and Irene was at the Manor to receive him.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She did not welcome him with her usual heartiness, and he expected there was something wrong.
get something; come into possession of
From this reading Warren Courtly returned home during the week, and Irene was at the Manor to receive him.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading WARREN'S RETURN.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Warren Courtly returned home during the week, and Irene was at the Manor to receive him.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "You have been away a long time," she said.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She did not welcome him with her usual heartiness, and he expected there was something wrong.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading She did not welcome him with her usual heartiness, and he expected there was something wrong.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Warren Courtly returned home during the week, and Irene was at the Manor to receive him.
in or at that place or location
From this reading She did not welcome him with her usual heartiness, and he expected there was something wrong.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "You have been away a long time," she said.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Warren Courtly returned home during the week, and Irene was at the Manor to receive him.
occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure
From this reading She did not welcome him with her usual heartiness, and he expected there was something wrong.
United States writer and poet (1905-1989)
From this reading Warren Courtly returned home during the week, and Irene was at the Manor to receive him.
possessive form of “warren” — United States writer and poet (1905-1989)
From this reading WARREN'S RETURN.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Warren Courtly returned home during the week, and Irene was at the Manor to receive him.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading Warren Courtly returned home during the week, and Irene was at the Manor to receive him.
accept gladly
From this reading She did not welcome him with her usual heartiness, and he expected there was something wrong.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She did not welcome him with her usual heartiness, and he expected there was something wrong.
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading She did not welcome him with her usual heartiness, and he expected there was something wrong.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You have been away a long time," she said.
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