Chapter 7 of The Twickenham Peerage is here in full — 268 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of The Twickenham Peerage is here in full — 268 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MR. FOSTER INTERRUPTS All was still. The figure in the bed continued motionless. I walked up to the bed. Whether conscious or not of my presence, he gave no sign of movement.
Chapter 7 of The Twickenham Peerage is here in full — 268 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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intentionally conceived
From this reading “Whether conscious or not of my presence, he gave no sign of movement.”
a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading “The figure in the bed continued motionless.”
promote the growth of
From this reading “FOSTER INTERRUPTS All was still.”
plural of “interrupt” — a signal that temporarily stops the execution of a program so that another procedure can be carried out
From this reading “FOSTER INTERRUPTS All was still.”
not in physical motion
From this reading “The figure in the bed continued motionless.”
a change of position that does not entail a change of location
From this reading “Whether conscious or not of my presence, he gave no sign of movement.”
the state of being present; current existence
From this reading “Whether conscious or not of my presence, he gave no sign of movement.”
a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading “Whether conscious or not of my presence, he gave no sign of movement.”
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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(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 FOSTER INTERRUPTS All was still.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading The figure in the bed continued motionless.
intentionally conceived
From this reading Whether conscious or not of my presence, he gave no sign of movement.
without stop or interruption
From this reading The figure in the bed continued motionless.
a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading The figure in the bed continued motionless.
promote the growth of
From this reading FOSTER INTERRUPTS All was still.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Whether conscious or not of my presence, he gave no sign of movement.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Whether conscious or not of my presence, he gave no sign of movement.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I walked up to the bed.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The figure in the bed continued motionless.
plural of “interrupt” — a signal that temporarily stops the execution of a program so that another procedure can be carried out
From this reading FOSTER INTERRUPTS All was still.
not in physical motion
From this reading The figure in the bed continued motionless.
a change of position that does not entail a change of location
From this reading Whether conscious or not of my presence, he gave no sign of movement.
a form of address for a man
From this reading MR.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Whether conscious or not of my presence, he gave no sign of movement.
not any; not one
From this reading Whether conscious or not of my presence, he gave no sign of movement.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Whether conscious or not of my presence, he gave no sign of movement.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Whether conscious or not of my presence, he gave no sign of movement.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Whether conscious or not of my presence, he gave no sign of movement.
the state of being present; current existence
From this reading Whether conscious or not of my presence, he gave no sign of movement.
a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading Whether conscious or not of my presence, he gave no sign of movement.
not in physical motion
From this reading FOSTER INTERRUPTS All was still.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The figure in the bed continued motionless.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I walked up to the bed.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I walked up to the bed.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading I walked up to the bed.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading FOSTER INTERRUPTS All was still.
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading Whether conscious or not of my presence, he gave no sign of movement.
Chapter 7 of The Twickenham Peerage by Richard Marsh holds 268 sentences, grouped into 54 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 7 holds 268 sentences of The Twickenham Peerage, unabridged, divided into 54 reading sections.
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