Chapter 18 of The Vicar's Daughter is here in full — 92 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 18 of The Vicar's Daughter is here in full — 92 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A REMARKABLE FACT. A silence followed. I need hardly say we had listened intently. During the story my father had scarcely interrupted the narrator. I had not spoken a word.
Chapter 18 of The Vicar's Daughter is here in full — 92 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/18 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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only a very short time before
From this reading “I need hardly say we had listened intently.”
with strained or eager attention
From this reading “I need hardly say we had listened intently.”
discontinued temporarily
From this reading “During the story my father had scarcely interrupted the narrator.”
past form of “listen” — hear with intention
From this reading “I need hardly say we had listened intently.”
someone who tells a story
From this reading “During the story my father had scarcely interrupted the narrator.”
unusual or striking
From this reading “A REMARKABLE FACT.”
only a very short time before
From this reading “During the story my father had scarcely interrupted the narrator.”
uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination
From this reading “I had not spoken a word.”
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 A REMARKABLE FACT.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading During the story my father had scarcely interrupted the narrator.
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading A REMARKABLE FACT.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading During the story my father had scarcely interrupted the narrator.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading A silence followed.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I need hardly say we had listened intently.
only a very short time before
From this reading I need hardly say we had listened intently.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I need hardly say we had listened intently.
with strained or eager attention
From this reading I need hardly say we had listened intently.
discontinued temporarily
From this reading During the story my father had scarcely interrupted the narrator.
past form of “listen” — hear with intention
From this reading I need hardly say we had listened intently.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading During the story my father had scarcely interrupted the narrator.
someone who tells a story
From this reading During the story my father had scarcely interrupted the narrator.
a condition requiring relief
From this reading I need hardly say we had listened intently.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I had not spoken a word.
unusual or striking
From this reading A REMARKABLE FACT.
express in words
From this reading I need hardly say we had listened intently.
only a very short time before
From this reading During the story my father had scarcely interrupted the narrator.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading A silence followed.
uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination
From this reading I had not spoken a word.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading During the story my father had scarcely interrupted the narrator.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading During the story my father had scarcely interrupted the narrator.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading I need hardly say we had listened intently.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading I had not spoken a word.
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