Chapter 40 of The Swan and Her Crew is here in full — 58 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 40 of The Swan and Her Crew is here in full — 58 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The Conclusion. Now this chronicle of the doings of my three boys must come to an end. I have grown very fond of them, and I hope you have too. We will take a big jump from the doings recorded in the last chapter, and look in upon them at a time fraught with importance to each of them. Their pleasant school with Mr. Meredith is broken up.
Chapter 40 of The Swan and Her Crew is here in full — 58 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/11 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading “We will take a big jump from the doings recorded in the last chapter, and look in upon them at a time fraught with importance to each of them.”
A detailed written record of historical events in order. (Sử ký, biên niên sử lịch sử.)
From this reading “Now this chronicle of the doings of my three boys must come to an end.”
a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration
From this reading “The Conclusion.”
manner of acting or controlling yourself
From this reading “Now this chronicle of the doings of my three boys must come to an end.”
marked by distress
From this reading “We will take a big jump from the doings recorded in the last chapter, and look in upon them at a time fraught with importance to each of them.”
move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading “We will take a big jump from the doings recorded in the last chapter, and look in upon them at a time fraught with importance to each of them.”
United States civil rights leader whose college registration caused riots in traditionally segregated Mississippi (born in 1933)
From this reading “Their pleasant school with Mr. Meredith is broken up.”
set down or registered in a permanent form especially on film or tape for reproduction
From this reading “We will take a big jump from the doings recorded in the last chapter, and look in upon them at a time fraught with importance to each of them.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “We will take a big jump from the doings recorded in the last chapter, and look in upon them at a time fraught with importance to each of them.”
In this reading “We will take a big jump from the doings recorded in the last chapter, and look in upon them at a time fraught with importance to each of them.”
In this reading “Now this chronicle of the doings of my three boys must come to an end.”
simultaneously
In this reading “We will take a big jump from the doings recorded in the last chapter, and look in upon them at a time fraught with importance to each of them.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading We will take a big jump from the doings recorded in the last chapter, and look in upon them at a time fraught with importance to each of them.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Now this chronicle of the doings of my three boys must come to an end.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I have grown very fond of them, and I hope you have too.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading We will take a big jump from the doings recorded in the last chapter, and look in upon them at a time fraught with importance to each of them.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading We will take a big jump from the doings recorded in the last chapter, and look in upon them at a time fraught with importance to each of them.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading Now this chronicle of the doings of my three boys must come to an end.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading Their pleasant school with Mr. Meredith is broken up.
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading We will take a big jump from the doings recorded in the last chapter, and look in upon them at a time fraught with importance to each of them.
A detailed written record of historical events in order. (Sử ký, biên niên sử lịch sử.)
From this reading Now this chronicle of the doings of my three boys must come to an end.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Now this chronicle of the doings of my three boys must come to an end.
a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration
From this reading The Conclusion.
manner of acting or controlling yourself
From this reading Now this chronicle of the doings of my three boys must come to an end.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading We will take a big jump from the doings recorded in the last chapter, and look in upon them at a time fraught with importance to each of them.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading Now this chronicle of the doings of my three boys must come to an end.
having or displaying warmth or affection
From this reading I have grown very fond of them, and I hope you have too.
marked by distress
From this reading We will take a big jump from the doings recorded in the last chapter, and look in upon them at a time fraught with importance to each of them.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading We will take a big jump from the doings recorded in the last chapter, and look in upon them at a time fraught with importance to each of them.
(of animals) fully developed
From this reading I have grown very fond of them, and I hope you have too.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have grown very fond of them, and I hope you have too.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading I have grown very fond of them, and I hope you have too.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have grown very fond of them, and I hope you have too.
the quality of being important and worthy of note
From this reading We will take a big jump from the doings recorded in the last chapter, and look in upon them at a time fraught with importance to each of them.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We will take a big jump from the doings recorded in the last chapter, and look in upon them at a time fraught with importance to each of them.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Their pleasant school with Mr. Meredith is broken up.
move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading We will take a big jump from the doings recorded in the last chapter, and look in upon them at a time fraught with importance to each of them.
immediately past
From this reading We will take a big jump from the doings recorded in the last chapter, and look in upon them at a time fraught with importance to each of them.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading We will take a big jump from the doings recorded in the last chapter, and look in upon them at a time fraught with importance to each of them.
United States civil rights leader whose college registration caused riots in traditionally segregated Mississippi (born in 1933)
From this reading Their pleasant school with Mr. Meredith is broken up.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Their pleasant school with Mr. Meredith is broken up.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Now this chronicle of the doings of my three boys must come to an end.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Now this chronicle of the doings of my three boys must come to an end.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now this chronicle of the doings of my three boys must come to an end.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Now this chronicle of the doings of my three boys must come to an end.
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading Their pleasant school with Mr. Meredith is broken up.
set down or registered in a permanent form especially on film or tape for reproduction
From this reading We will take a big jump from the doings recorded in the last chapter, and look in upon them at a time fraught with importance to each of them.
an educational institution
From this reading Their pleasant school with Mr. Meredith is broken up.
carry out
From this reading We will take a big jump from the doings recorded in the last chapter, and look in upon them at a time fraught with importance to each of them.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Conclusion.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Their pleasant school with Mr. Meredith is broken up.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I have grown very fond of them, and I hope you have too.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Now this chronicle of the doings of my three boys must come to an end.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Now this chronicle of the doings of my three boys must come to an end.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading We will take a big jump from the doings recorded in the last chapter, and look in upon them at a time fraught with importance to each of them.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Now this chronicle of the doings of my three boys must come to an end.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading I have grown very fond of them, and I hope you have too.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Their pleasant school with Mr. Meredith is broken up.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading We will take a big jump from the doings recorded in the last chapter, and look in upon them at a time fraught with importance to each of them.
precisely as stated
From this reading I have grown very fond of them, and I hope you have too.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We will take a big jump from the doings recorded in the last chapter, and look in upon them at a time fraught with importance to each of them.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading We will take a big jump from the doings recorded in the last chapter, and look in upon them at a time fraught with importance to each of them.
in the company of; together with
From this reading We will take a big jump from the doings recorded in the last chapter, and look in upon them at a time fraught with importance to each of them.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I have grown very fond of them, and I hope you have too.
Chapter 40 of The Swan and Her Crew by G. Christopher (George Christopher) Davies holds 58 sentences, grouped into 12 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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