Chapter 35 of When Ghost Meets Ghost is here in full — 460 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 35 of When Ghost Meets Ghost is here in full — 460 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CHRISTMAS AND THE GREEK KALENDS. O NOBIS PRAETERITOS! THE WRITING-TABLE BACK. AN INFLEXIBLE GOVERNOR. HOW MR.
Chapter 35 of When Ghost Meets Ghost is here in full — 460 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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in or to or toward a former location
From this reading “THE WRITING-TABLE BACK.”
period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
From this reading “CHRISTMAS AND THE GREEK KALENDS.”
the head of a state government
From this reading “AN INFLEXIBLE GOVERNOR.”
the Hellenic branch of the Indo-European family of languages
From this reading “CHRISTMAS AND THE GREEK KALENDS.”
incapable of change
From this reading “AN INFLEXIBLE GOVERNOR.”
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN INFLEXIBLE GOVERNOR.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading CHRISTMAS AND THE GREEK KALENDS.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading THE WRITING-TABLE BACK.
period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
From this reading CHRISTMAS AND THE GREEK KALENDS.
the head of a state government
From this reading AN INFLEXIBLE GOVERNOR.
the Hellenic branch of the Indo-European family of languages
From this reading CHRISTMAS AND THE GREEK KALENDS.
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From this reading HOW MR.
incapable of change
From this reading AN INFLEXIBLE GOVERNOR.
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From this reading CHRISTMAS AND THE GREEK KALENDS.
a form of address for a man
From this reading HOW MR.
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From this reading O NOBIS PRAETERITOS!
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading O NOBIS PRAETERITOS!
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From this reading O NOBIS PRAETERITOS!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CHRISTMAS AND THE GREEK KALENDS.
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From this reading THE WRITING-TABLE BACK.
Chapter 35 of When Ghost Meets Ghost by William De Morgan holds 460 sentences, grouped into 92 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 35 holds 460 sentences of When Ghost Meets Ghost, unabridged, divided into 92 reading sections.
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