Chapter 34 of The Vicar's Daughter is here in full — 576 sentences across 116 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXXIV
Chapter 34 of The Vicar's Daughter is here in full — 576 sentences across 116 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MRS. CROMWELL COMES. The moment the legacy was paid, our liabilities being already nearly discharged, my husband took us all to Hastings. I had never before been to any other seacoast town where the land was worthy of the sea, except Kilkhaven. Assuredly, there is no place within easy reach of London to be once mentioned with Hastings.
Chapter 34 of The Vicar's Daughter is here in full — 576 sentences across 116 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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without a doubt
From this reading “Assuredly, there is no place within easy reach of London to be once mentioned with Hastings.”
English general and statesman who led the parliamentary army in the English Civil War (1599-1658)
From this reading “CROMWELL COMES.”
having lost your job
From this reading “The moment the legacy was paid, our liabilities being already nearly discharged, my husband took us all to Hastings.”
United States architect who formed and important architectural firm with John Merven Carrere (1860-1929)
From this reading “The moment the legacy was paid, our liabilities being already nearly discharged, my husband took us all to Hastings.”
(law) a gift of personal property by will
From this reading “The moment the legacy was paid, our liabilities being already nearly discharged, my husband took us all to Hastings.”
anything that is owed to someone else
From this reading “The moment the legacy was paid, our liabilities being already nearly discharged, my husband took us all to Hastings.”
past form of “mention” — make reference to
From this reading “Assuredly, there is no place within easy reach of London to be once mentioned with Hastings.”
the shore of a sea or ocean
From this reading “I had never before been to any other seacoast town where the land was worthy of the sea, except Kilkhaven.”
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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 The moment the legacy was paid, our liabilities being already nearly discharged, my husband took us all to Hastings.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading The moment the legacy was paid, our liabilities being already nearly discharged, my husband took us all to Hastings.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading I had never before been to any other seacoast town where the land was worthy of the sea, except Kilkhaven.
without a doubt
From this reading Assuredly, there is no place within easy reach of London to be once mentioned with Hastings.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Assuredly, there is no place within easy reach of London to be once mentioned with Hastings.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I had never before been to any other seacoast town where the land was worthy of the sea, except Kilkhaven.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I had never before been to any other seacoast town where the land was worthy of the sea, except Kilkhaven.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The moment the legacy was paid, our liabilities being already nearly discharged, my husband took us all to Hastings.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading CROMWELL COMES.
English general and statesman who led the parliamentary army in the English Civil War (1599-1658)
From this reading CROMWELL COMES.
having lost your job
From this reading The moment the legacy was paid, our liabilities being already nearly discharged, my husband took us all to Hastings.
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading Assuredly, there is no place within easy reach of London to be once mentioned with Hastings.
apart from; not including
From this reading I had never before been to any other seacoast town where the land was worthy of the sea, except Kilkhaven.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had never before been to any other seacoast town where the land was worthy of the sea, except Kilkhaven.
United States architect who formed and important architectural firm with John Merven Carrere (1860-1929)
From this reading The moment the legacy was paid, our liabilities being already nearly discharged, my husband took us all to Hastings.
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading The moment the legacy was paid, our liabilities being already nearly discharged, my husband took us all to Hastings.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I had never before been to any other seacoast town where the land was worthy of the sea, except Kilkhaven.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Assuredly, there is no place within easy reach of London to be once mentioned with Hastings.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I had never before been to any other seacoast town where the land was worthy of the sea, except Kilkhaven.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading I had never before been to any other seacoast town where the land was worthy of the sea, except Kilkhaven.
(law) a gift of personal property by will
From this reading The moment the legacy was paid, our liabilities being already nearly discharged, my husband took us all to Hastings.
anything that is owed to someone else
From this reading The moment the legacy was paid, our liabilities being already nearly discharged, my husband took us all to Hastings.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading Assuredly, there is no place within easy reach of London to be once mentioned with Hastings.
past form of “mention” — make reference to
From this reading Assuredly, there is no place within easy reach of London to be once mentioned with Hastings.
a particular point in time
From this reading The moment the legacy was paid, our liabilities being already nearly discharged, my husband took us all to Hastings.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading MRS.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The moment the legacy was paid, our liabilities being already nearly discharged, my husband took us all to Hastings.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading The moment the legacy was paid, our liabilities being already nearly discharged, my husband took us all to Hastings.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading I had never before been to any other seacoast town where the land was worthy of the sea, except Kilkhaven.
not any; not one
From this reading Assuredly, there is no place within easy reach of London to be once mentioned with Hastings.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I had never before been to any other seacoast town where the land was worthy of the sea, except Kilkhaven.
on one occasion
From this reading Assuredly, there is no place within easy reach of London to be once mentioned with Hastings.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading I had never before been to any other seacoast town where the land was worthy of the sea, except Kilkhaven.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The moment the legacy was paid, our liabilities being already nearly discharged, my husband took us all to Hastings.
marked by the reception of pay
From this reading The moment the legacy was paid, our liabilities being already nearly discharged, my husband took us all to Hastings.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Assuredly, there is no place within easy reach of London to be once mentioned with Hastings.
reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading Assuredly, there is no place within easy reach of London to be once mentioned with Hastings.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading I had never before been to any other seacoast town where the land was worthy of the sea, except Kilkhaven.
the shore of a sea or ocean
From this reading I had never before been to any other seacoast town where the land was worthy of the sea, except Kilkhaven.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The moment the legacy was paid, our liabilities being already nearly discharged, my husband took us all to Hastings.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Assuredly, there is no place within easy reach of London to be once mentioned with Hastings.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The moment the legacy was paid, our liabilities being already nearly discharged, my husband took us all to Hastings.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading The moment the legacy was paid, our liabilities being already nearly discharged, my husband took us all to Hastings.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading I had never before been to any other seacoast town where the land was worthy of the sea, except Kilkhaven.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The moment the legacy was paid, our liabilities being already nearly discharged, my husband took us all to Hastings.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The moment the legacy was paid, our liabilities being already nearly discharged, my husband took us all to Hastings.
in or at the place that
From this reading I had never before been to any other seacoast town where the land was worthy of the sea, except Kilkhaven.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Assuredly, there is no place within easy reach of London to be once mentioned with Hastings.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Assuredly, there is no place within easy reach of London to be once mentioned with Hastings.
Having or showing the qualities or abilities that merit recognition in character or magic.
From this reading I had never before been to any other seacoast town where the land was worthy of the sea, except Kilkhaven.
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