Chapter 16 of The Tickencote Treasure is here in full — 117 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of The Tickencote Treasure is here in full — 117 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MRS. GRAHAM’S VISITOR WHEN I returned to town that same evening and told Staffurth he became wildly excited. “Really, doctor,” he said, “the matter increases in interest daily.” “When I take possession of the Manor, I think we ought to make a search,” I replied. “We must not allow burglars to enter there, or they may forestall us after all.”
Chapter 16 of The Tickencote Treasure is here in full — 117 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “burglar” — a thief who enters a building with intent to steal
From this reading ““We must not allow burglars to enter there, or they may forestall us after all.””
every day; without missing a day
From this reading ““Really, doctor,” he said, “the matter increases in interest daily.””
keep from happening or arising; make impossible
From this reading ““We must not allow burglars to enter there, or they may forestall us after all.””
possessive form of “graham” — United States evangelical preacher famous as a mass evangelist (born in 1918)
plural of “increase” — a quantity that is added
From this reading ““Really, doctor,” he said, “the matter increases in interest daily.””
the mansion of a lord or wealthy person
From this reading ““When I take possession of the Manor, I think we ought to make a search,” I replied.”
someone who visits
From this reading “GRAHAM’S VISITOR WHEN I returned to town that same evening and told Staffurth he became wildly excited.”
to an extreme or greatly exaggerated degree
From this reading “GRAHAM’S VISITOR WHEN I returned to town that same evening and told Staffurth he became wildly excited.”
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In this reading “GRAHAM’S VISITOR WHEN I returned to town that same evening and told Staffurth he became wildly excited.”
In this reading ““When I take possession of the Manor, I think we ought to make a search,” I replied.”
In this reading “GRAHAM’S VISITOR WHEN I returned to town that same evening and told Staffurth he became wildly excited.”
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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 “When I take possession of the Manor, I think we ought to make a search,” I replied.
later than; following
From this reading “We must not allow burglars to enter there, or they may forestall us after all.”
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading “We must not allow burglars to enter there, or they may forestall us after all.”
make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
From this reading “We must not allow burglars to enter there, or they may forestall us after all.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading GRAHAM’S VISITOR WHEN I returned to town that same evening and told Staffurth he became wildly excited.
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading GRAHAM’S VISITOR WHEN I returned to town that same evening and told Staffurth he became wildly excited.
plural of “burglar” — a thief who enters a building with intent to steal
From this reading “We must not allow burglars to enter there, or they may forestall us after all.”
every day; without missing a day
From this reading “Really, doctor,” he said, “the matter increases in interest daily.”
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading “Really, doctor,” he said, “the matter increases in interest daily.”
to come or go into
From this reading “We must not allow burglars to enter there, or they may forestall us after all.”
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading GRAHAM’S VISITOR WHEN I returned to town that same evening and told Staffurth he became wildly excited.
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading GRAHAM’S VISITOR WHEN I returned to town that same evening and told Staffurth he became wildly excited.
keep from happening or arising; make impossible
From this reading “We must not allow burglars to enter there, or they may forestall us after all.”
possessive form of “graham” — United States evangelical preacher famous as a mass evangelist (born in 1918)
From this reading GRAHAM’S VISITOR WHEN I returned to town that same evening and told Staffurth he became wildly excited.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading GRAHAM’S VISITOR WHEN I returned to town that same evening and told Staffurth he became wildly excited.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading GRAHAM’S VISITOR WHEN I returned to town that same evening and told Staffurth he became wildly excited.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Really, doctor,” he said, “the matter increases in interest daily.”
plural of “increase” — a quantity that is added
From this reading “Really, doctor,” he said, “the matter increases in interest daily.”
a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading “Really, doctor,” he said, “the matter increases in interest daily.”
engage in
From this reading “When I take possession of the Manor, I think we ought to make a search,” I replied.
the mansion of a lord or wealthy person
From this reading “When I take possession of the Manor, I think we ought to make a search,” I replied.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading “Really, doctor,” he said, “the matter increases in interest daily.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “We must not allow burglars to enter there, or they may forestall us after all.”
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading MRS.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “We must not allow burglars to enter there, or they may forestall us after all.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “We must not allow burglars to enter there, or they may forestall us after all.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “When I take possession of the Manor, I think we ought to make a search,” I replied.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “We must not allow burglars to enter there, or they may forestall us after all.”
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading “When I take possession of the Manor, I think we ought to make a search,” I replied.
the act of having and controlling property
From this reading “When I take possession of the Manor, I think we ought to make a search,” I replied.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading “Really, doctor,” he said, “the matter increases in interest daily.”
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading “When I take possession of the Manor, I think we ought to make a search,” I replied.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading GRAHAM’S VISITOR WHEN I returned to town that same evening and told Staffurth he became wildly excited.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Really, doctor,” he said, “the matter increases in interest daily.”
Identical; not different.
From this reading GRAHAM’S VISITOR WHEN I returned to town that same evening and told Staffurth he became wildly excited.
try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading “When I take possession of the Manor, I think we ought to make a search,” I replied.
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From this reading GRAHAM’S VISITOR WHEN I returned to town that same evening and told Staffurth he became wildly excited.
carry out
From this reading “When I take possession of the Manor, I think we ought to make a search,” I replied.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading GRAHAM’S VISITOR WHEN I returned to town that same evening and told Staffurth he became wildly excited.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Really, doctor,” he said, “the matter increases in interest daily.”
in or at that place or location
From this reading “We must not allow burglars to enter there, or they may forestall us after all.”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “We must not allow burglars to enter there, or they may forestall us after all.”
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading “When I take possession of the Manor, I think we ought to make a search,” I replied.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading GRAHAM’S VISITOR WHEN I returned to town that same evening and told Staffurth he became wildly excited.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading GRAHAM’S VISITOR WHEN I returned to town that same evening and told Staffurth he became wildly excited.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading GRAHAM’S VISITOR WHEN I returned to town that same evening and told Staffurth he became wildly excited.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “We must not allow burglars to enter there, or they may forestall us after all.”
someone who visits
From this reading GRAHAM’S VISITOR WHEN I returned to town that same evening and told Staffurth he became wildly excited.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “When I take possession of the Manor, I think we ought to make a search,” I replied.
at the time that
From this reading GRAHAM’S VISITOR WHEN I returned to town that same evening and told Staffurth he became wildly excited.
to an extreme or greatly exaggerated degree
From this reading GRAHAM’S VISITOR WHEN I returned to town that same evening and told Staffurth he became wildly excited.
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