Chapter 4 of What's Bred in the Bone is here in full — 150 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of What's Bred in the Bone is here in full — 150 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
GRATITUDE. "There were only two of you, then, in the last carriage?" Guy asked with deep interest, the very next morning, as Cyril, none the worse for his long imprisonment, sat quietly in their joint chambers at Staple Inn, recounting the previous day's adventures. "Yes. Only two of us.
Chapter 4 of What's Bred in the Bone is here in full — 150 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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English architect (1723-1796)
From this reading “Guy asked with deep interest, the very next morning, as Cyril, none the worse for his long imprisonment, sat quietly in their joint chambers at Staple Inn, recounting the previous day's adventures.”
Greek missionary; the invention of the Cyrillic alphabet is attributed to him (826-869)
From this reading “Guy asked with deep interest, the very next morning, as Cyril, none the worse for his long imprisonment, sat quietly in their joint chambers at Staple Inn, recounting the previous day's adventures.”
possessive form of “day” — time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading “Guy asked with deep interest, the very next morning, as Cyril, none the worse for his long imprisonment, sat quietly in their joint chambers at Staple Inn, recounting the previous day's adventures.”
an informal term for a youth or man
From this reading “Guy asked with deep interest, the very next morning, as Cyril, none the worse for his long imprisonment, sat quietly in their joint chambers at Staple Inn, recounting the previous day's adventures.”
putting someone in prison or in jail as lawful punishment
From this reading “Guy asked with deep interest, the very next morning, as Cyril, none the worse for his long imprisonment, sat quietly in their joint chambers at Staple Inn, recounting the previous day's adventures.”
(anatomy) the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton (especially if it allows motion)
From this reading “Guy asked with deep interest, the very next morning, as Cyril, none the worse for his long imprisonment, sat quietly in their joint chambers at Staple Inn, recounting the previous day's adventures.”
an act of narration
From this reading “Guy asked with deep interest, the very next morning, as Cyril, none the worse for his long imprisonment, sat quietly in their joint chambers at Staple Inn, recounting the previous day's adventures.”
(usually in the plural) a necessary commodity for which demand is constant
From this reading “Guy asked with deep interest, the very next morning, as Cyril, none the worse for his long imprisonment, sat quietly in their joint chambers at Staple Inn, recounting the previous day's adventures.”
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plural of “adventure” — a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)
From this reading Guy asked with deep interest, the very next morning, as Cyril, none the worse for his long imprisonment, sat quietly in their joint chambers at Staple Inn, recounting the previous day's adventures.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Guy asked with deep interest, the very next morning, as Cyril, none the worse for his long imprisonment, sat quietly in their joint chambers at Staple Inn, recounting the previous day's adventures.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Guy asked with deep interest, the very next morning, as Cyril, none the worse for his long imprisonment, sat quietly in their joint chambers at Staple Inn, recounting the previous day's adventures.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Guy asked with deep interest, the very next morning, as Cyril, none the worse for his long imprisonment, sat quietly in their joint chambers at Staple Inn, recounting the previous day's adventures.
a railcar where passengers ride
From this reading "There were only two of you, then, in the last carriage?"
English architect (1723-1796)
From this reading Guy asked with deep interest, the very next morning, as Cyril, none the worse for his long imprisonment, sat quietly in their joint chambers at Staple Inn, recounting the previous day's adventures.
Greek missionary; the invention of the Cyrillic alphabet is attributed to him (826-869)
From this reading Guy asked with deep interest, the very next morning, as Cyril, none the worse for his long imprisonment, sat quietly in their joint chambers at Staple Inn, recounting the previous day's adventures.
possessive form of “day” — time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Guy asked with deep interest, the very next morning, as Cyril, none the worse for his long imprisonment, sat quietly in their joint chambers at Staple Inn, recounting the previous day's adventures.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading Guy asked with deep interest, the very next morning, as Cyril, none the worse for his long imprisonment, sat quietly in their joint chambers at Staple Inn, recounting the previous day's adventures.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Guy asked with deep interest, the very next morning, as Cyril, none the worse for his long imprisonment, sat quietly in their joint chambers at Staple Inn, recounting the previous day's adventures.
a feeling of thankfulness and appreciation
From this reading GRATITUDE.
an informal term for a youth or man
From this reading Guy asked with deep interest, the very next morning, as Cyril, none the worse for his long imprisonment, sat quietly in their joint chambers at Staple Inn, recounting the previous day's adventures.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Guy asked with deep interest, the very next morning, as Cyril, none the worse for his long imprisonment, sat quietly in their joint chambers at Staple Inn, recounting the previous day's adventures.
putting someone in prison or in jail as lawful punishment
From this reading Guy asked with deep interest, the very next morning, as Cyril, none the worse for his long imprisonment, sat quietly in their joint chambers at Staple Inn, recounting the previous day's adventures.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "There were only two of you, then, in the last carriage?"
a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers
From this reading Guy asked with deep interest, the very next morning, as Cyril, none the worse for his long imprisonment, sat quietly in their joint chambers at Staple Inn, recounting the previous day's adventures.
a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading Guy asked with deep interest, the very next morning, as Cyril, none the worse for his long imprisonment, sat quietly in their joint chambers at Staple Inn, recounting the previous day's adventures.
(anatomy) the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton (especially if it allows motion)
From this reading Guy asked with deep interest, the very next morning, as Cyril, none the worse for his long imprisonment, sat quietly in their joint chambers at Staple Inn, recounting the previous day's adventures.
immediately past
From this reading "There were only two of you, then, in the last carriage?"
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Guy asked with deep interest, the very next morning, as Cyril, none the worse for his long imprisonment, sat quietly in their joint chambers at Staple Inn, recounting the previous day's adventures.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Guy asked with deep interest, the very next morning, as Cyril, none the worse for his long imprisonment, sat quietly in their joint chambers at Staple Inn, recounting the previous day's adventures.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading Guy asked with deep interest, the very next morning, as Cyril, none the worse for his long imprisonment, sat quietly in their joint chambers at Staple Inn, recounting the previous day's adventures.
not one, and not any
From this reading Guy asked with deep interest, the very next morning, as Cyril, none the worse for his long imprisonment, sat quietly in their joint chambers at Staple Inn, recounting the previous day's adventures.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "There were only two of you, then, in the last carriage?"
and nothing more
From this reading "There were only two of you, then, in the last carriage?"
just preceding something else in time or order
From this reading Guy asked with deep interest, the very next morning, as Cyril, none the worse for his long imprisonment, sat quietly in their joint chambers at Staple Inn, recounting the previous day's adventures.
with low volume
From this reading Guy asked with deep interest, the very next morning, as Cyril, none the worse for his long imprisonment, sat quietly in their joint chambers at Staple Inn, recounting the previous day's adventures.
an act of narration
From this reading Guy asked with deep interest, the very next morning, as Cyril, none the worse for his long imprisonment, sat quietly in their joint chambers at Staple Inn, recounting the previous day's adventures.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Guy asked with deep interest, the very next morning, as Cyril, none the worse for his long imprisonment, sat quietly in their joint chambers at Staple Inn, recounting the previous day's adventures.
(usually in the plural) a necessary commodity for which demand is constant
From this reading Guy asked with deep interest, the very next morning, as Cyril, none the worse for his long imprisonment, sat quietly in their joint chambers at Staple Inn, recounting the previous day's adventures.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "There were only two of you, then, in the last carriage?"
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Guy asked with deep interest, the very next morning, as Cyril, none the worse for his long imprisonment, sat quietly in their joint chambers at Staple Inn, recounting the previous day's adventures.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "There were only two of you, then, in the last carriage?"
in or at that place or location
From this reading "There were only two of you, then, in the last carriage?"
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading "There were only two of you, then, in the last carriage?"
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Only two of us.
precisely as stated
From this reading Guy asked with deep interest, the very next morning, as Cyril, none the worse for his long imprisonment, sat quietly in their joint chambers at Staple Inn, recounting the previous day's adventures.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "There were only two of you, then, in the last carriage?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading Guy asked with deep interest, the very next morning, as Cyril, none the worse for his long imprisonment, sat quietly in their joint chambers at Staple Inn, recounting the previous day's adventures.
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading Guy asked with deep interest, the very next morning, as Cyril, none the worse for his long imprisonment, sat quietly in their joint chambers at Staple Inn, recounting the previous day's adventures.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "There were only two of you, then, in the last carriage?"
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