Chapter 17 of Vivian Grey is here in full — 225 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 17 of Vivian Grey is here in full — 225 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE HONOURABLE CYNTHIA COURTOWN TO VIVIAN GREY, ESQ. “Alburies, Oct. 18--. “DEAR GREY, “We have now been at Alburies for a fortnight. Nothing can be more delightful.
Chapter 17 of Vivian Grey is here in full — 225 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(Greek mythology) the virgin goddess of the hunt and the Moon; daughter of Leto and twin sister of Apollo; identified with Roman Diana
From this reading “THE HONOURABLE CYNTHIA COURTOWN TO VIVIAN GREY, ESQ.”
dearly loved
From this reading ““DEAR GREY, “We have now been at Alburies for a fortnight.”
greatly pleasing or entertaining
From this reading “Nothing can be more delightful.”
a period of fourteen consecutive days
From this reading ““DEAR GREY, “We have now been at Alburies for a fortnight.”
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading “THE HONOURABLE CYNTHIA COURTOWN TO VIVIAN GREY, ESQ.”
worthy of being honored; entitled to honor and respect
From this reading “THE HONOURABLE CYNTHIA COURTOWN TO VIVIAN GREY, ESQ.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “Nothing can be more delightful.”
the month following September and preceding November
From this reading ““Alburies, Oct.”
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From this reading 18--.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “DEAR GREY, “We have now been at Alburies for a fortnight.
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From this reading “Alburies, Oct.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “DEAR GREY, “We have now been at Alburies for a fortnight.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Nothing can be more delightful.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “DEAR GREY, “We have now been at Alburies for a fortnight.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Nothing can be more delightful.
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From this reading THE HONOURABLE CYNTHIA COURTOWN TO VIVIAN GREY, ESQ.
(Greek mythology) the virgin goddess of the hunt and the Moon; daughter of Leto and twin sister of Apollo; identified with Roman Diana
From this reading THE HONOURABLE CYNTHIA COURTOWN TO VIVIAN GREY, ESQ.
dearly loved
From this reading “DEAR GREY, “We have now been at Alburies for a fortnight.
greatly pleasing or entertaining
From this reading Nothing can be more delightful.
a title of respect for a member of the English gentry ranking just below a knight; placed after the name
From this reading THE HONOURABLE CYNTHIA COURTOWN TO VIVIAN GREY, ESQ.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “DEAR GREY, “We have now been at Alburies for a fortnight.
a period of fourteen consecutive days
From this reading “DEAR GREY, “We have now been at Alburies for a fortnight.
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading THE HONOURABLE CYNTHIA COURTOWN TO VIVIAN GREY, ESQ.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “DEAR GREY, “We have now been at Alburies for a fortnight.
worthy of being honored; entitled to honor and respect
From this reading THE HONOURABLE CYNTHIA COURTOWN TO VIVIAN GREY, ESQ.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Nothing can be more delightful.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Nothing can be more delightful.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “DEAR GREY, “We have now been at Alburies for a fortnight.
the month following September and preceding November
From this reading “Alburies, Oct.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE HONOURABLE CYNTHIA COURTOWN TO VIVIAN GREY, ESQ.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE HONOURABLE CYNTHIA COURTOWN TO VIVIAN GREY, ESQ.
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From this reading THE HONOURABLE CYNTHIA COURTOWN TO VIVIAN GREY, ESQ.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “DEAR GREY, “We have now been at Alburies for a fortnight.
Chapter 17 of Vivian Grey by Benjamin, Earl of Beaconsfield Disraeli holds 225 sentences, grouped into 45 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 17 holds 225 sentences of Vivian Grey, unabridged, divided into 45 reading sections.
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