Chapter 39 of The Vicar's Daughter is here in full — 55 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 39 of The Vicar's Daughter is here in full — 55 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A LITTLE MORE ABOUT ROGER, AND ABOUT MR. BLACKSTONE. After telling me the greater part of what I have just written, Roger handed me this letter to read, as we sat together that same Sunday evening. "It seems final, Roger?" I said with an interrogation, as I returned it to him.
Chapter 39 of The Vicar's Daughter is here in full — 55 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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occurring at or forming an end or termination
From this reading “"It seems final, Roger?"”
greater in size or importance or degree
From this reading “After telling me the greater part of what I have just written, Roger handed me this letter to read, as we sat together that same Sunday evening.”
having or involving the use of hands
From this reading “After telling me the greater part of what I have just written, Roger handed me this letter to read, as we sat together that same Sunday evening.”
The formal questioning of a suspect by police detectives or magistrates.
From this reading “I said with an interrogation, as I returned it to him.”
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading “"It seems final, Roger?"”
first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
From this reading “After telling me the greater part of what I have just written, Roger handed me this letter to read, as we sat together that same Sunday evening.”
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading “After telling me the greater part of what I have just written, Roger handed me this letter to read, as we sat together that same Sunday evening.”
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading “After telling me the greater part of what I have just written, Roger handed me this letter to read, as we sat together that same Sunday evening.”
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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 A LITTLE MORE ABOUT ROGER, AND ABOUT MR.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading A LITTLE MORE ABOUT ROGER, AND ABOUT MR.
later than; following
From this reading After telling me the greater part of what I have just written, Roger handed me this letter to read, as we sat together that same Sunday evening.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I said with an interrogation, as I returned it to him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A LITTLE MORE ABOUT ROGER, AND ABOUT MR.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading After telling me the greater part of what I have just written, Roger handed me this letter to read, as we sat together that same Sunday evening.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BLACKSTONE.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading After telling me the greater part of what I have just written, Roger handed me this letter to read, as we sat together that same Sunday evening.
occurring at or forming an end or termination
From this reading "It seems final, Roger?"
greater in size or importance or degree
From this reading After telling me the greater part of what I have just written, Roger handed me this letter to read, as we sat together that same Sunday evening.
having or involving the use of hands
From this reading After telling me the greater part of what I have just written, Roger handed me this letter to read, as we sat together that same Sunday evening.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading After telling me the greater part of what I have just written, Roger handed me this letter to read, as we sat together that same Sunday evening.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I said with an interrogation, as I returned it to him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading After telling me the greater part of what I have just written, Roger handed me this letter to read, as we sat together that same Sunday evening.
The formal questioning of a suspect by police detectives or magistrates.
From this reading I said with an interrogation, as I returned it to him.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It seems final, Roger?"
and nothing more
From this reading After telling me the greater part of what I have just written, Roger handed me this letter to read, as we sat together that same Sunday evening.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading After telling me the greater part of what I have just written, Roger handed me this letter to read, as we sat together that same Sunday evening.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading A LITTLE MORE ABOUT ROGER, AND ABOUT MR.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading After telling me the greater part of what I have just written, Roger handed me this letter to read, as we sat together that same Sunday evening.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading A LITTLE MORE ABOUT ROGER, AND ABOUT MR.
a form of address for a man
From this reading A LITTLE MORE ABOUT ROGER, AND ABOUT MR.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading After telling me the greater part of what I have just written, Roger handed me this letter to read, as we sat together that same Sunday evening.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading After telling me the greater part of what I have just written, Roger handed me this letter to read, as we sat together that same Sunday evening.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading After telling me the greater part of what I have just written, Roger handed me this letter to read, as we sat together that same Sunday evening.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading I said with an interrogation, as I returned it to him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A LITTLE MORE ABOUT ROGER, AND ABOUT MR.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading I said with an interrogation, as I returned it to him.
Identical; not different.
From this reading After telling me the greater part of what I have just written, Roger handed me this letter to read, as we sat together that same Sunday evening.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading After telling me the greater part of what I have just written, Roger handed me this letter to read, as we sat together that same Sunday evening.
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading "It seems final, Roger?"
first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
From this reading After telling me the greater part of what I have just written, Roger handed me this letter to read, as we sat together that same Sunday evening.
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading After telling me the greater part of what I have just written, Roger handed me this letter to read, as we sat together that same Sunday evening.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading After telling me the greater part of what I have just written, Roger handed me this letter to read, as we sat together that same Sunday evening.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading After telling me the greater part of what I have just written, Roger handed me this letter to read, as we sat together that same Sunday evening.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading After telling me the greater part of what I have just written, Roger handed me this letter to read, as we sat together that same Sunday evening.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading After telling me the greater part of what I have just written, Roger handed me this letter to read, as we sat together that same Sunday evening.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading After telling me the greater part of what I have just written, Roger handed me this letter to read, as we sat together that same Sunday evening.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading After telling me the greater part of what I have just written, Roger handed me this letter to read, as we sat together that same Sunday evening.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading After telling me the greater part of what I have just written, Roger handed me this letter to read, as we sat together that same Sunday evening.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I said with an interrogation, as I returned it to him.
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading After telling me the greater part of what I have just written, Roger handed me this letter to read, as we sat together that same Sunday evening.
Chapter 39 of The Vicar's Daughter by George MacDonald holds 55 sentences, grouped into 11 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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