Chapter 16 of When Ghost Meets Ghost is here in full — 715 sentences across 143 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 16 of When Ghost Meets Ghost is here in full — 715 sentences across 143 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
PSYCHOLOGIES ABOUT THE COUNTESS. HOW GWEN WOULDN'T GO TO ATHENS, OR ROME, OR TO STONE GRANGE. BUT SHE WOULD GO WITH HER COUSIN CLO TO CAVENDISH SQUARE. HOW THEY DROVE OVER TO GRANNY MARRABLE'S, AND DAVE'S LETTER WAS TALKED ABOUT. HIS AMANUENSIS.
Chapter 16 of When Ghost Meets Ghost is here in full — 715 sentences across 143 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the capital and largest city of Greece; named after Athena (its patron goddess)
From this reading “HOW GWEN WOULDN'T GO TO ATHENS, OR ROME, OR TO STONE GRANGE.”
British chemist and physicist who established that water is a compound of hydrogen and oxygen and who calculated the density of the earth (1731-1810)
From this reading “BUT SHE WOULD GO WITH HER COUSIN CLO TO CAVENDISH SQUARE.”
female equivalent of a count or earl
From this reading “PSYCHOLOGIES ABOUT THE COUNTESS.”
a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together
From this reading “HOW THEY DROVE OVER TO GRANNY MARRABLE'S, AND DAVE'S LETTER WAS TALKED ABOUT.”
an outlying farm
From this reading “HOW GWEN WOULDN'T GO TO ATHENS, OR ROME, OR TO STONE GRANGE.”
the mother of your father or mother
From this reading “HOW THEY DROVE OVER TO GRANNY MARRABLE'S, AND DAVE'S LETTER WAS TALKED ABOUT.”
capital and largest city of Italy; on the Tiber; seat of the Roman Catholic Church; formerly the capital of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire
From this reading “HOW GWEN WOULDN'T GO TO ATHENS, OR ROME, OR TO STONE GRANGE.”
make square
From this reading “BUT SHE WOULD GO WITH HER COUSIN CLO TO CAVENDISH SQUARE.”
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to consider or examine in speech or writing
In this reading “HOW THEY DROVE OVER TO GRANNY MARRABLE'S, AND DAVE'S LETTER WAS TALKED ABOUT.”
be present or associated with an event or entity
In this reading “BUT SHE WOULD GO WITH HER COUSIN CLO TO CAVENDISH SQUARE.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading PSYCHOLOGIES ABOUT THE COUNTESS.
someone skilled in the transcription of speech (especially dictation)
From this reading HIS AMANUENSIS.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HOW THEY DROVE OVER TO GRANNY MARRABLE'S, AND DAVE'S LETTER WAS TALKED ABOUT.
the capital and largest city of Greece; named after Athena (its patron goddess)
From this reading HOW GWEN WOULDN'T GO TO ATHENS, OR ROME, OR TO STONE GRANGE.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading BUT SHE WOULD GO WITH HER COUSIN CLO TO CAVENDISH SQUARE.
British chemist and physicist who established that water is a compound of hydrogen and oxygen and who calculated the density of the earth (1731-1810)
From this reading BUT SHE WOULD GO WITH HER COUSIN CLO TO CAVENDISH SQUARE.
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From this reading BUT SHE WOULD GO WITH HER COUSIN CLO TO CAVENDISH SQUARE.
female equivalent of a count or earl
From this reading PSYCHOLOGIES ABOUT THE COUNTESS.
the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading BUT SHE WOULD GO WITH HER COUSIN CLO TO CAVENDISH SQUARE.
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From this reading HOW THEY DROVE OVER TO GRANNY MARRABLE'S, AND DAVE'S LETTER WAS TALKED ABOUT.
a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together
From this reading HOW THEY DROVE OVER TO GRANNY MARRABLE'S, AND DAVE'S LETTER WAS TALKED ABOUT.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading HOW GWEN WOULDN'T GO TO ATHENS, OR ROME, OR TO STONE GRANGE.
an outlying farm
From this reading HOW GWEN WOULDN'T GO TO ATHENS, OR ROME, OR TO STONE GRANGE.
the mother of your father or mother
From this reading HOW THEY DROVE OVER TO GRANNY MARRABLE'S, AND DAVE'S LETTER WAS TALKED ABOUT.
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From this reading HOW GWEN WOULDN'T GO TO ATHENS, OR ROME, OR TO STONE GRANGE.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading BUT SHE WOULD GO WITH HER COUSIN CLO TO CAVENDISH SQUARE.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading HIS AMANUENSIS.
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From this reading HOW GWEN WOULDN'T GO TO ATHENS, OR ROME, OR TO STONE GRANGE.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading HOW THEY DROVE OVER TO GRANNY MARRABLE'S, AND DAVE'S LETTER WAS TALKED ABOUT.
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From this reading HOW THEY DROVE OVER TO GRANNY MARRABLE'S, AND DAVE'S LETTER WAS TALKED ABOUT.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading HOW GWEN WOULDN'T GO TO ATHENS, OR ROME, OR TO STONE GRANGE.
above and across; more than
From this reading HOW THEY DROVE OVER TO GRANNY MARRABLE'S, AND DAVE'S LETTER WAS TALKED ABOUT.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PSYCHOLOGIES ABOUT THE COUNTESS.
capital and largest city of Italy; on the Tiber; seat of the Roman Catholic Church; formerly the capital of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire
From this reading HOW GWEN WOULDN'T GO TO ATHENS, OR ROME, OR TO STONE GRANGE.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading BUT SHE WOULD GO WITH HER COUSIN CLO TO CAVENDISH SQUARE.
make square
From this reading BUT SHE WOULD GO WITH HER COUSIN CLO TO CAVENDISH SQUARE.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading HOW GWEN WOULDN'T GO TO ATHENS, OR ROME, OR TO STONE GRANGE.
past form of “talk” — exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading HOW THEY DROVE OVER TO GRANNY MARRABLE'S, AND DAVE'S LETTER WAS TALKED ABOUT.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading PSYCHOLOGIES ABOUT THE COUNTESS.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading HOW THEY DROVE OVER TO GRANNY MARRABLE'S, AND DAVE'S LETTER WAS TALKED ABOUT.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading HOW GWEN WOULDN'T GO TO ATHENS, OR ROME, OR TO STONE GRANGE.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading HOW THEY DROVE OVER TO GRANNY MARRABLE'S, AND DAVE'S LETTER WAS TALKED ABOUT.
in the company of; together with
From this reading BUT SHE WOULD GO WITH HER COUSIN CLO TO CAVENDISH SQUARE.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading BUT SHE WOULD GO WITH HER COUSIN CLO TO CAVENDISH SQUARE.
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From this reading HOW GWEN WOULDN'T GO TO ATHENS, OR ROME, OR TO STONE GRANGE.
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Chapter 16 holds 715 sentences of When Ghost Meets Ghost, unabridged, divided into 143 reading sections.
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