Chapter 38 of The wiser folly is here in full — 209 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 38 of The wiser folly is here in full — 209 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
IN SEARCH STRICTLY speaking the discovery of the truant was due to Mrs. Trimwell. David and Elizabeth were merely her agents in the matter. It came about in this way. They had set off hot-foot on the search. Passing the White Cottage, they had seen Mrs. Trimwell at the garden gate.
Chapter 38 of The wiser folly is here in full — 209 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
plural of “agent” — an active and efficient cause; capable of producing a certain effect
From this reading “David and Elizabeth were merely her agents in the matter.”
a small house with a single story
From this reading “Passing the White Cottage, they had seen Mrs. Trimwell at the garden gate.”
patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)
From this reading “David and Elizabeth were merely her agents in the matter.”
the act of discovering something
From this reading “IN SEARCH STRICTLY speaking the discovery of the truant was due to Mrs. Trimwell.”
owed and payable immediately or on demand
From this reading “IN SEARCH STRICTLY speaking the discovery of the truant was due to Mrs. Trimwell.”
daughter of George VI who became the Queen of England and Northern Ireland in 1952 on the death of her father (1926-)
From this reading “David and Elizabeth were merely her agents in the matter.”
restricted to something
From this reading “IN SEARCH STRICTLY speaking the discovery of the truant was due to Mrs. Trimwell.”
one who is absent from school without permission
From this reading “IN SEARCH STRICTLY speaking the discovery of the truant was due to Mrs. Trimwell.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “Passing the White Cottage, they had seen Mrs. Trimwell at the garden gate.”
put in motion or move to act
In this reading “They had set off hot-foot on the search.”
In this reading “Passing the White Cottage, they had seen Mrs. Trimwell at the garden gate.”
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.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It came about in this way.
plural of “agent” — an active and efficient cause; capable of producing a certain effect
From this reading David and Elizabeth were merely her agents in the matter.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading David and Elizabeth were merely her agents in the matter.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Passing the White Cottage, they had seen Mrs. Trimwell at the garden gate.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading It came about in this way.
a small house with a single story
From this reading Passing the White Cottage, they had seen Mrs. Trimwell at the garden gate.
patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)
From this reading David and Elizabeth were merely her agents in the matter.
the act of discovering something
From this reading IN SEARCH STRICTLY speaking the discovery of the truant was due to Mrs. Trimwell.
owed and payable immediately or on demand
From this reading IN SEARCH STRICTLY speaking the discovery of the truant was due to Mrs. Trimwell.
daughter of George VI who became the Queen of England and Northern Ireland in 1952 on the death of her father (1926-)
From this reading David and Elizabeth were merely her agents in the matter.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading Passing the White Cottage, they had seen Mrs. Trimwell at the garden gate.
a movable barrier in a fence or wall
From this reading Passing the White Cottage, they had seen Mrs. Trimwell at the garden gate.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had set off hot-foot on the search.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading David and Elizabeth were merely her agents in the matter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They had set off hot-foot on the search.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN SEARCH STRICTLY speaking the discovery of the truant was due to Mrs. Trimwell.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It came about in this way.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading David and Elizabeth were merely her agents in the matter.
and nothing more
From this reading David and Elizabeth were merely her agents in the matter.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading IN SEARCH STRICTLY speaking the discovery of the truant was due to Mrs. Trimwell.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IN SEARCH STRICTLY speaking the discovery of the truant was due to Mrs. Trimwell.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading They had set off hot-foot on the search.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They had set off hot-foot on the search.
(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
From this reading Passing the White Cottage, they had seen Mrs. Trimwell at the garden gate.
try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading IN SEARCH STRICTLY speaking the discovery of the truant was due to Mrs. Trimwell.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Passing the White Cottage, they had seen Mrs. Trimwell at the garden gate.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading They had set off hot-foot on the search.
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading IN SEARCH STRICTLY speaking the discovery of the truant was due to Mrs. Trimwell.
restricted to something
From this reading IN SEARCH STRICTLY speaking the discovery of the truant was due to Mrs. Trimwell.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN SEARCH STRICTLY speaking the discovery of the truant was due to Mrs. Trimwell.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had set off hot-foot on the search.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It came about in this way.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading IN SEARCH STRICTLY speaking the discovery of the truant was due to Mrs. Trimwell.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading IN SEARCH STRICTLY speaking the discovery of the truant was due to Mrs. Trimwell.
one who is absent from school without permission
From this reading IN SEARCH STRICTLY speaking the discovery of the truant was due to Mrs. Trimwell.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IN SEARCH STRICTLY speaking the discovery of the truant was due to Mrs. Trimwell.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading It came about in this way.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading David and Elizabeth were merely her agents in the matter.
a Caucasian
From this reading Passing the White Cottage, they had seen Mrs. Trimwell at the garden gate.
Chapter 38 of The wiser folly by LM (Leslie Moore) holds 209 sentences, grouped into 42 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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