Chapter 18 of Tommy and Grizel is here in full — 192 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 18 of Tommy and Grizel is here in full — 192 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE GIRL SHE HAD BEEN As they sat amid the smell of rosin on that summer day, she told him, with a glance that said, "Now you will laugh at me," what had brought her into Caddam Wood. "I came to rub something out." He reflected. "A memory?" "Yes."
Chapter 18 of Tommy and Grizel is here in full — 192 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading “THE GIRL SHE HAD BEEN As they sat amid the smell of rosin on that summer day, she told him, with a glance that said, "Now you will laugh at me," what had brought her into Caddam Wood.”
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading “"A memory?"”
(especially of incident sound or light) bent or sent back
From this reading “He reflected.”
any of a class of solid or semisolid viscous substances obtained either as exudations from certain plants or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules
From this reading “THE GIRL SHE HAD BEEN As they sat amid the smell of rosin on that summer day, she told him, with a glance that said, "Now you will laugh at me," what had brought her into Caddam Wood.”
move over something with pressure
From this reading “"I came to rub something out."”
the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
From this reading “THE GIRL SHE HAD BEEN As they sat amid the smell of rosin on that summer day, she told him, with a glance that said, "Now you will laugh at me," what had brought her into Caddam Wood.”
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading “THE GIRL SHE HAD BEEN As they sat amid the smell of rosin on that summer day, she told him, with a glance that said, "Now you will laugh at me," what had brought her into Caddam Wood.”
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading “THE GIRL SHE HAD BEEN As they sat amid the smell of rosin on that summer day, she told him, with a glance that said, "Now you will laugh at me," what had brought her into Caddam Wood.”
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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 THE GIRL SHE HAD BEEN As they sat amid the smell of rosin on that summer day, she told him, with a glance that said, "Now you will laugh at me," what had brought her into Caddam Wood.
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading THE GIRL SHE HAD BEEN As they sat amid the smell of rosin on that summer day, she told him, with a glance that said, "Now you will laugh at me," what had brought her into Caddam Wood.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE GIRL SHE HAD BEEN As they sat amid the smell of rosin on that summer day, she told him, with a glance that said, "Now you will laugh at me," what had brought her into Caddam Wood.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE GIRL SHE HAD BEEN As they sat amid the smell of rosin on that summer day, she told him, with a glance that said, "Now you will laugh at me," what had brought her into Caddam Wood.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading THE GIRL SHE HAD BEEN As they sat amid the smell of rosin on that summer day, she told him, with a glance that said, "Now you will laugh at me," what had brought her into Caddam Wood.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading THE GIRL SHE HAD BEEN As they sat amid the smell of rosin on that summer day, she told him, with a glance that said, "Now you will laugh at me," what had brought her into Caddam Wood.
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From this reading THE GIRL SHE HAD BEEN As they sat amid the smell of rosin on that summer day, she told him, with a glance that said, "Now you will laugh at me," what had brought her into Caddam Wood.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "I came to rub something out."
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading THE GIRL SHE HAD BEEN As they sat amid the smell of rosin on that summer day, she told him, with a glance that said, "Now you will laugh at me," what had brought her into Caddam Wood.
a young female
From this reading THE GIRL SHE HAD BEEN As they sat amid the smell of rosin on that summer day, she told him, with a glance that said, "Now you will laugh at me," what had brought her into Caddam Wood.
throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading THE GIRL SHE HAD BEEN As they sat amid the smell of rosin on that summer day, she told him, with a glance that said, "Now you will laugh at me," what had brought her into Caddam Wood.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE GIRL SHE HAD BEEN As they sat amid the smell of rosin on that summer day, she told him, with a glance that said, "Now you will laugh at me," what had brought her into Caddam Wood.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He reflected.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE GIRL SHE HAD BEEN As they sat amid the smell of rosin on that summer day, she told him, with a glance that said, "Now you will laugh at me," what had brought her into Caddam Wood.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE GIRL SHE HAD BEEN As they sat amid the smell of rosin on that summer day, she told him, with a glance that said, "Now you will laugh at me," what had brought her into Caddam Wood.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I came to rub something out."
moving to the inside of something
From this reading THE GIRL SHE HAD BEEN As they sat amid the smell of rosin on that summer day, she told him, with a glance that said, "Now you will laugh at me," what had brought her into Caddam Wood.
the sound of laughing
From this reading THE GIRL SHE HAD BEEN As they sat amid the smell of rosin on that summer day, she told him, with a glance that said, "Now you will laugh at me," what had brought her into Caddam Wood.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE GIRL SHE HAD BEEN As they sat amid the smell of rosin on that summer day, she told him, with a glance that said, "Now you will laugh at me," what had brought her into Caddam Wood.
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading "A memory?"
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading THE GIRL SHE HAD BEEN As they sat amid the smell of rosin on that summer day, she told him, with a glance that said, "Now you will laugh at me," what had brought her into Caddam Wood.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE GIRL SHE HAD BEEN As they sat amid the smell of rosin on that summer day, she told him, with a glance that said, "Now you will laugh at me," what had brought her into Caddam Wood.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE GIRL SHE HAD BEEN As they sat amid the smell of rosin on that summer day, she told him, with a glance that said, "Now you will laugh at me," what had brought her into Caddam Wood.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "I came to rub something out."
(especially of incident sound or light) bent or sent back
From this reading He reflected.
any of a class of solid or semisolid viscous substances obtained either as exudations from certain plants or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules
From this reading THE GIRL SHE HAD BEEN As they sat amid the smell of rosin on that summer day, she told him, with a glance that said, "Now you will laugh at me," what had brought her into Caddam Wood.
move over something with pressure
From this reading "I came to rub something out."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading THE GIRL SHE HAD BEEN As they sat amid the smell of rosin on that summer day, she told him, with a glance that said, "Now you will laugh at me," what had brought her into Caddam Wood.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading THE GIRL SHE HAD BEEN As they sat amid the smell of rosin on that summer day, she told him, with a glance that said, "Now you will laugh at me," what had brought her into Caddam Wood.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE GIRL SHE HAD BEEN As they sat amid the smell of rosin on that summer day, she told him, with a glance that said, "Now you will laugh at me," what had brought her into Caddam Wood.
the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
From this reading THE GIRL SHE HAD BEEN As they sat amid the smell of rosin on that summer day, she told him, with a glance that said, "Now you will laugh at me," what had brought her into Caddam Wood.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "I came to rub something out."
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading THE GIRL SHE HAD BEEN As they sat amid the smell of rosin on that summer day, she told him, with a glance that said, "Now you will laugh at me," what had brought her into Caddam Wood.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE GIRL SHE HAD BEEN As they sat amid the smell of rosin on that summer day, she told him, with a glance that said, "Now you will laugh at me," what had brought her into Caddam Wood.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GIRL SHE HAD BEEN As they sat amid the smell of rosin on that summer day, she told him, with a glance that said, "Now you will laugh at me," what had brought her into Caddam Wood.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE GIRL SHE HAD BEEN As they sat amid the smell of rosin on that summer day, she told him, with a glance that said, "Now you will laugh at me," what had brought her into Caddam Wood.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I came to rub something out."
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading THE GIRL SHE HAD BEEN As they sat amid the smell of rosin on that summer day, she told him, with a glance that said, "Now you will laugh at me," what had brought her into Caddam Wood.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading THE GIRL SHE HAD BEEN As they sat amid the smell of rosin on that summer day, she told him, with a glance that said, "Now you will laugh at me," what had brought her into Caddam Wood.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading THE GIRL SHE HAD BEEN As they sat amid the smell of rosin on that summer day, she told him, with a glance that said, "Now you will laugh at me," what had brought her into Caddam Wood.
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE GIRL SHE HAD BEEN As they sat amid the smell of rosin on that summer day, she told him, with a glance that said, "Now you will laugh at me," what had brought her into Caddam Wood.
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading THE GIRL SHE HAD BEEN As they sat amid the smell of rosin on that summer day, she told him, with a glance that said, "Now you will laugh at me," what had brought her into Caddam Wood.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE GIRL SHE HAD BEEN As they sat amid the smell of rosin on that summer day, she told him, with a glance that said, "Now you will laugh at me," what had brought her into Caddam Wood.
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