Chapter 40 of The Young Surveyor is here in full — 37 sentences across 8 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 40 of The Young Surveyor is here in full — 37 sentences across 8 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CONCLUSION. The house made once more inhabitable, Peakslow's family moved back into it. But this change did not take Lyddy away from the "castle," nor break up Vinnie's school. The "castle" now underwent some renovation. The long-neglected plastering was done, and the rooms in daily use were made comfortable.
Chapter 40 of The Young Surveyor is here in full — 37 sentences across 8 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a large and stately mansion
From this reading “But this change did not take Lyddy away from the "castle," nor break up Vinnie's school.”
providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (“comfy” is informal)
From this reading “The long-neglected plastering was done, and the rooms in daily use were made comfortable.”
a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration
From this reading “CONCLUSION.”
every day; without missing a day
From this reading “The long-neglected plastering was done, and the rooms in daily use were made comfortable.”
the application of plaster
From this reading “The long-neglected plastering was done, and the rooms in daily use were made comfortable.”
the act of improving by renewing and restoring
From this reading “The "castle" now underwent some renovation.”
apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)
From this reading “The long-neglected plastering was done, and the rooms in daily use were made comfortable.”
inflected form of “undergo” — pass through
From this reading “The "castle" now underwent some renovation.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The long-neglected plastering was done, and the rooms in daily use were made comfortable.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading But this change did not take Lyddy away from the "castle," nor break up Vinnie's school.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading The house made once more inhabitable, Peakslow's family moved back into it.
terminate
From this reading But this change did not take Lyddy away from the "castle," nor break up Vinnie's school.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But this change did not take Lyddy away from the "castle," nor break up Vinnie's school.
a large and stately mansion
From this reading But this change did not take Lyddy away from the "castle," nor break up Vinnie's school.
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading But this change did not take Lyddy away from the "castle," nor break up Vinnie's school.
providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (“comfy” is informal)
From this reading The long-neglected plastering was done, and the rooms in daily use were made comfortable.
a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration
From this reading CONCLUSION.
every day; without missing a day
From this reading The long-neglected plastering was done, and the rooms in daily use were made comfortable.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading But this change did not take Lyddy away from the "castle," nor break up Vinnie's school.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading The long-neglected plastering was done, and the rooms in daily use were made comfortable.
a social unit living together
From this reading The house made once more inhabitable, Peakslow's family moved back into it.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading But this change did not take Lyddy away from the "castle," nor break up Vinnie's school.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading The house made once more inhabitable, Peakslow's family moved back into it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The long-neglected plastering was done, and the rooms in daily use were made comfortable.
fit for habitation
From this reading The house made once more inhabitable, Peakslow's family moved back into it.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The house made once more inhabitable, Peakslow's family moved back into it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The house made once more inhabitable, Peakslow's family moved back into it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The long-neglected plastering was done, and the rooms in daily use were made comfortable.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But this change did not take Lyddy away from the "castle," nor break up Vinnie's school.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The house made once more inhabitable, Peakslow's family moved back into it.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading The house made once more inhabitable, Peakslow's family moved back into it.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading The house made once more inhabitable, Peakslow's family moved back into it.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading But this change did not take Lyddy away from the "castle," nor break up Vinnie's school.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But this change did not take Lyddy away from the "castle," nor break up Vinnie's school.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading The "castle" now underwent some renovation.
on one occasion
From this reading The house made once more inhabitable, Peakslow's family moved back into it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The house made once more inhabitable, Peakslow's family moved back into it.
the application of plaster
From this reading The long-neglected plastering was done, and the rooms in daily use were made comfortable.
the act of improving by renewing and restoring
From this reading The "castle" now underwent some renovation.
apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)
From this reading The long-neglected plastering was done, and the rooms in daily use were made comfortable.
an educational institution
From this reading But this change did not take Lyddy away from the "castle," nor break up Vinnie's school.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading The "castle" now underwent some renovation.
carry out
From this reading But this change did not take Lyddy away from the "castle," nor break up Vinnie's school.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The house made once more inhabitable, Peakslow's family moved back into it.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But this change did not take Lyddy away from the "castle," nor break up Vinnie's school.
inflected form of “undergo” — pass through
From this reading The "castle" now underwent some renovation.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading But this change did not take Lyddy away from the "castle," nor break up Vinnie's school.
the act of using
From this reading The long-neglected plastering was done, and the rooms in daily use were made comfortable.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But this change did not take Lyddy away from the "castle," nor break up Vinnie's school.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The long-neglected plastering was done, and the rooms in daily use were made comfortable.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The long-neglected plastering was done, and the rooms in daily use were made comfortable.
Chapter 40 of The Young Surveyor by J. T. (John Townsend) Trowbridge holds 37 sentences, grouped into 8 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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