Chapter 5 of The Seats of the Mighty, Complete is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 5 of The Seats of the Mighty, Complete is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
He laughed again. "Come, that is better. That's in your old vein. I love to see you so. But how knew you our baker was English?--which he is, a prisoner like yourself."
Chapter 5 of The Seats of the Mighty, Complete is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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someone who bakes commercially
From this reading “But how knew you our baker was English?--which he is, a prisoner like yourself."”
(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 “"Come, that is better.”
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
From this reading “But how knew you our baker was English?--which he is, a prisoner like yourself."”
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 “But how knew you our baker was English?--which he is, a prisoner like yourself."”
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading “He laughed again.”
a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading “But how knew you our baker was English?--which he is, a prisoner like yourself."”
a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart
From this reading “That's in your old vein.”
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “But how knew you our baker was English?--which he is, a prisoner like yourself."”
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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 But how knew you our baker was English?--which he is, a prisoner like yourself."
anew
From this reading He laughed again.
someone who bakes commercially
From this reading But how knew you our baker was English?--which he is, a prisoner like yourself."
(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 "Come, that is better.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But how knew you our baker was English?--which he is, a prisoner like yourself."
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Come, that is better.
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
From this reading But how knew you our baker was English?--which he is, a prisoner like yourself."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He laughed again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But how knew you our baker was English?--which he is, a prisoner like yourself."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I love to see you so.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading That's in your old vein.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Come, that is better.
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 But how knew you our baker was English?--which he is, a prisoner like yourself."
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading He laughed again.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading But how knew you our baker was English?--which he is, a prisoner like yourself."
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading I love to see you so.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading That's in your old vein.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading But how knew you our baker was English?--which he is, a prisoner like yourself."
a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading But how knew you our baker was English?--which he is, a prisoner like yourself."
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I love to see you so.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I love to see you so.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Come, that is better.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That's in your old vein.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I love to see you so.
a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart
From this reading That's in your old vein.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But how knew you our baker was English?--which he is, a prisoner like yourself."
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading But how knew you our baker was English?--which he is, a prisoner like yourself."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I love to see you so.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading That's in your old vein.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading But how knew you our baker was English?--which he is, a prisoner like yourself."
Chapter 5 of The Seats of the Mighty, Complete by Gilbert Parker holds 412 sentences, grouped into 83 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.
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