Chapter 3 of 'Twixt Land & Sea: Tales is here in full — 222 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 3 of 'Twixt Land & Sea: Tales is here in full — 222 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
JACOBUS having put me in mind of his wealthy brother I concluded I would pay that business call at once. I had by that time heard a little more of him. He was a member of the Council, where he made himself objectionable to the authorities. He exercised a considerable influence on public opinion. Lots of people owed him money.
Chapter 3 of 'Twixt Land & Sea: Tales is here in full — 222 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit
From this reading “He was a member of the Council, where he made himself objectionable to the authorities.”
having come or been brought to a conclusion
From this reading “JACOBUS having put me in mind of his wealthy brother I concluded I would pay that business call at once.”
a body serving in an administrative capacity
From this reading “He was a member of the Council, where he made himself objectionable to the authorities.”
past form of “exercise” — put to use
From this reading “He exercised a considerable influence on public opinion.”
a large number or amount
From this reading “Lots of people owed him money.”
causing disapproval or protest
From this reading “He was a member of the Council, where he made himself objectionable to the authorities.”
past form of “owe” — be obliged to pay or repay
From this reading “Lots of people owed him money.”
having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value
From this reading “JACOBUS having put me in mind of his wealthy brother I concluded I would pay that business call at once.”
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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 I had by that time heard a little more of him.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading JACOBUS having put me in mind of his wealthy brother I concluded I would pay that business call at once.
the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit
From this reading He was a member of the Council, where he made himself objectionable to the authorities.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading JACOBUS having put me in mind of his wealthy brother I concluded I would pay that business call at once.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading JACOBUS having put me in mind of his wealthy brother I concluded I would pay that business call at once.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I had by that time heard a little more of him.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading JACOBUS having put me in mind of his wealthy brother I concluded I would pay that business call at once.
having come or been brought to a conclusion
From this reading JACOBUS having put me in mind of his wealthy brother I concluded I would pay that business call at once.
large or relatively large in number or amount or extent or degree
From this reading He exercised a considerable influence on public opinion.
a body serving in an administrative capacity
From this reading He was a member of the Council, where he made himself objectionable to the authorities.
past form of “exercise” — put to use
From this reading He exercised a considerable influence on public opinion.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had by that time heard a little more of him.
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading JACOBUS having put me in mind of his wealthy brother I concluded I would pay that business call at once.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was a member of the Council, where he made himself objectionable to the authorities.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading I had by that time heard a little more of him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I had by that time heard a little more of him.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He was a member of the Council, where he made himself objectionable to the authorities.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading JACOBUS having put me in mind of his wealthy brother I concluded I would pay that business call at once.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading JACOBUS having put me in mind of his wealthy brother I concluded I would pay that business call at once.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading JACOBUS having put me in mind of his wealthy brother I concluded I would pay that business call at once.
a power to affect persons or events especially power based on prestige etc
From this reading He exercised a considerable influence on public opinion.
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From this reading JACOBUS having put me in mind of his wealthy brother I concluded I would pay that business call at once.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading I had by that time heard a little more of him.
a large number or amount
From this reading Lots of people owed him money.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading He was a member of the Council, where he made himself objectionable to the authorities.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading JACOBUS having put me in mind of his wealthy brother I concluded I would pay that business call at once.
one of the persons who compose a social group (especially individuals who have joined and participate in a group organization)
From this reading He was a member of the Council, where he made himself objectionable to the authorities.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading JACOBUS having put me in mind of his wealthy brother I concluded I would pay that business call at once.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading Lots of people owed him money.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading I had by that time heard a little more of him.
causing disapproval or protest
From this reading He was a member of the Council, where he made himself objectionable to the authorities.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading JACOBUS having put me in mind of his wealthy brother I concluded I would pay that business call at once.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He exercised a considerable influence on public opinion.
on one occasion
From this reading JACOBUS having put me in mind of his wealthy brother I concluded I would pay that business call at once.
a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty
From this reading He exercised a considerable influence on public opinion.
past form of “owe” — be obliged to pay or repay
From this reading Lots of people owed him money.
give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
From this reading JACOBUS having put me in mind of his wealthy brother I concluded I would pay that business call at once.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading Lots of people owed him money.
people in general considered as a whole
From this reading He exercised a considerable influence on public opinion.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading JACOBUS having put me in mind of his wealthy brother I concluded I would pay that business call at once.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading JACOBUS having put me in mind of his wealthy brother I concluded I would pay that business call at once.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He was a member of the Council, where he made himself objectionable to the authorities.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading I had by that time heard a little more of him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He was a member of the Council, where he made himself objectionable to the authorities.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was a member of the Council, where he made himself objectionable to the authorities.
having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value
From this reading JACOBUS having put me in mind of his wealthy brother I concluded I would pay that business call at once.
in or at the place that
From this reading He was a member of the Council, where he made himself objectionable to the authorities.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading JACOBUS having put me in mind of his wealthy brother I concluded I would pay that business call at once.
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