Chapter 17 of Voices from the Past is here in full — 438 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XVII
Chapter 17 of Voices from the Past is here in full — 438 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Sometimes, in the studio, Ginevra would preach her father’s ideas; I think she was trying to see how much I respected his concepts as cartographer. She could be rude, blunt. She tried to sail to the New World. She wanted to be the first woman to circumnavigate the world. She thought I had no right to discourage her.
Chapter 17 of Voices from the Past is here in full — 438 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/87 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
having a broad or rounded end
From this reading “She could be rude, blunt.”
travel around, either by plane or ship
From this reading “She wanted to be the first woman to circumnavigate the world.”
plural of “concept” — an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances
From this reading “Sometimes, in the studio, Ginevra would preach her father’s ideas; I think she was trying to see how much I respected his concepts as cartographer.”
try to prevent; show opposition to
From this reading “She thought I had no right to discourage her.”
deliver a sermon
From this reading “Sometimes, in the studio, Ginevra would preach her father’s ideas; I think she was trying to see how much I respected his concepts as cartographer.”
receiving deferential regard
From this reading “Sometimes, in the studio, Ginevra would preach her father’s ideas; I think she was trying to see how much I respected his concepts as cartographer.”
socially incorrect in behavior
From this reading “She could be rude, blunt.”
workplace for the teaching or practice of an art
From this reading “Sometimes, in the studio, Ginevra would preach her father’s ideas; I think she was trying to see how much I respected his concepts as cartographer.”
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.
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the hemisphere that includes North America and South America
In this reading “She tried to sail to the New World.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Sometimes, in the studio, Ginevra would preach her father’s ideas; I think she was trying to see how much I respected his concepts as cartographer.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She could be rude, blunt.
having a broad or rounded end
From this reading She could be rude, blunt.
a person who makes maps
From this reading Sometimes, in the studio, Ginevra would preach her father’s ideas; I think she was trying to see how much I respected his concepts as cartographer.
travel around, either by plane or ship
From this reading She wanted to be the first woman to circumnavigate the world.
plural of “concept” — an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances
From this reading Sometimes, in the studio, Ginevra would preach her father’s ideas; I think she was trying to see how much I respected his concepts as cartographer.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She could be rude, blunt.
try to prevent; show opposition to
From this reading She thought I had no right to discourage her.
possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Sometimes, in the studio, Ginevra would preach her father’s ideas; I think she was trying to see how much I respected his concepts as cartographer.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading She wanted to be the first woman to circumnavigate the world.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sometimes, in the studio, Ginevra would preach her father’s ideas; I think she was trying to see how much I respected his concepts as cartographer.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She thought I had no right to discourage her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Sometimes, in the studio, Ginevra would preach her father’s ideas; I think she was trying to see how much I respected his concepts as cartographer.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Sometimes, in the studio, Ginevra would preach her father’s ideas; I think she was trying to see how much I respected his concepts as cartographer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sometimes, in the studio, Ginevra would preach her father’s ideas; I think she was trying to see how much I respected his concepts as cartographer.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Sometimes, in the studio, Ginevra would preach her father’s ideas; I think she was trying to see how much I respected his concepts as cartographer.
plural of “idea” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Sometimes, in the studio, Ginevra would preach her father’s ideas; I think she was trying to see how much I respected his concepts as cartographer.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Sometimes, in the studio, Ginevra would preach her father’s ideas; I think she was trying to see how much I respected his concepts as cartographer.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Sometimes, in the studio, Ginevra would preach her father’s ideas; I think she was trying to see how much I respected his concepts as cartographer.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading She tried to sail to the New World.
not any; not one
From this reading She thought I had no right to discourage her.
deliver a sermon
From this reading Sometimes, in the studio, Ginevra would preach her father’s ideas; I think she was trying to see how much I respected his concepts as cartographer.
receiving deferential regard
From this reading Sometimes, in the studio, Ginevra would preach her father’s ideas; I think she was trying to see how much I respected his concepts as cartographer.
precisely, exactly
From this reading She thought I had no right to discourage her.
socially incorrect in behavior
From this reading She could be rude, blunt.
traverse or travel on (a body of water)
From this reading She tried to sail to the New World.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Sometimes, in the studio, Ginevra would preach her father’s ideas; I think she was trying to see how much I respected his concepts as cartographer.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Sometimes, in the studio, Ginevra would preach her father’s ideas; I think she was trying to see how much I respected his concepts as cartographer.
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading Sometimes, in the studio, Ginevra would preach her father’s ideas; I think she was trying to see how much I respected his concepts as cartographer.
workplace for the teaching or practice of an art
From this reading Sometimes, in the studio, Ginevra would preach her father’s ideas; I think she was trying to see how much I respected his concepts as cartographer.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Sometimes, in the studio, Ginevra would preach her father’s ideas; I think she was trying to see how much I respected his concepts as cartographer.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Sometimes, in the studio, Ginevra would preach her father’s ideas; I think she was trying to see how much I respected his concepts as cartographer.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading She thought I had no right to discourage her.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Sometimes, in the studio, Ginevra would preach her father’s ideas; I think she was trying to see how much I respected his concepts as cartographer.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading She tried to sail to the New World.
hard to endure
From this reading Sometimes, in the studio, Ginevra would preach her father’s ideas; I think she was trying to see how much I respected his concepts as cartographer.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading She wanted to be the first woman to circumnavigate the world.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Sometimes, in the studio, Ginevra would preach her father’s ideas; I think she was trying to see how much I respected his concepts as cartographer.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading She wanted to be the first woman to circumnavigate the world.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading She tried to sail to the New World.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Sometimes, in the studio, Ginevra would preach her father’s ideas; I think she was trying to see how much I respected his concepts as cartographer.
Chapter 17 of Voices from the Past by Paul Alexander Bartlett holds 438 sentences, grouped into 88 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 438 sentences of Voices from the Past, unabridged, divided into 88 reading sections.
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