Chapter 27 of The Woman with One Hand, and Mr. Ely's Engagement is here in full — 46 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 27 of The Woman with One Hand, and Mr. Ely's Engagement is here in full — 46 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MR. ELY THROWS THE LADY OVER "Guardian! Mr. Ely! What is the matter now?" Miss Truscott and Mr. Summers were standing at the window.
Chapter 27 of The Woman with One Hand, and Mr. Ely's Engagement is here in full — 46 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a person who cares for persons or property
From this reading “ELY THROWS THE LADY OVER "Guardian!”
a polite name for any woman
From this reading “ELY THROWS THE LADY OVER "Guardian!”
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading “What is the matter now?"”
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading “Miss Truscott and Mr. Summers were standing at the window.”
having a supporting base
From this reading “Miss Truscott and Mr. Summers were standing at the window.”
plural of “summer” — the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading “Miss Truscott and Mr. Summers were standing at the window.”
plural of “throw” — the act of throwing (propelling something with a rapid movement of the arm and wrist)
From this reading “ELY THROWS THE LADY OVER "Guardian!”
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading “Miss Truscott and Mr. Summers were standing at the window.”
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 “Miss Truscott and Mr. Summers were standing at the window.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Miss Truscott and Mr. Summers were standing at the window.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Miss Truscott and Mr. Summers were standing at the window.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ELY THROWS THE LADY OVER "Guardian!
a person who cares for persons or property
From this reading ELY THROWS THE LADY OVER "Guardian!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What is the matter now?"
a polite name for any woman
From this reading ELY THROWS THE LADY OVER "Guardian!
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading What is the matter now?"
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Miss Truscott and Mr. Summers were standing at the window.
a form of address for a man
From this reading MR.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading What is the matter now?"
above and across; more than
From this reading ELY THROWS THE LADY OVER "Guardian!
having a supporting base
From this reading Miss Truscott and Mr. Summers were standing at the window.
plural of “summer” — the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading Miss Truscott and Mr. Summers were standing at the window.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ELY THROWS THE LADY OVER "Guardian!
plural of “throw” — the act of throwing (propelling something with a rapid movement of the arm and wrist)
From this reading ELY THROWS THE LADY OVER "Guardian!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Miss Truscott and Mr. Summers were standing at the window.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Miss Truscott and Mr. Summers were standing at the window.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What is the matter now?"
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading Miss Truscott and Mr. Summers were standing at the window.
Chapter 27 of The Woman with One Hand, and Mr. Ely's Engagement by Richard Marsh holds 46 sentences, grouped into 10 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 27 holds 46 sentences of The Woman with One Hand, and Mr. Ely's Engagement, unabridged, divided into 10 reading sections.
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