Chapter 28 of Wylder's Hand is here in full — 272 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXVIII
Chapter 28 of Wylder's Hand is here in full — 272 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A FRACAS IN THE LIBRARY. It was still early in the day. Larcom received him gravely in the hall. Captain Lake was at home, as usual, up to one o'clock in the library--the most diligent administrator that Brandon had perhaps ever known. 'Well, Larkin--letters, letters perpetually, you see.
Chapter 28 of Wylder's Hand is here in full — 272 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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someone who administers a business
From this reading “Captain Lake was at home, as usual, up to one o'clock in the library--the most diligent administrator that Brandon had perhaps ever known.”
quietly and steadily persevering especially in detail or exactness
From this reading “Captain Lake was at home, as usual, up to one o'clock in the library--the most diligent administrator that Brandon had perhaps ever known.”
noisy quarrel
From this reading “A FRACAS IN THE LIBRARY.”
in a grave and sober manner
From this reading “Larcom received him gravely in the hall.”
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading “Captain Lake was at home, as usual, up to one o'clock in the library--the most diligent administrator that Brandon had perhaps ever known.”
a room where books are kept
From this reading “A FRACAS IN THE LIBRARY.”
according to the clock
From this reading “Captain Lake was at home, as usual, up to one o'clock in the library--the most diligent administrator that Brandon had perhaps ever known.”
everlastingly; for all time
From this reading “'Well, Larkin--letters, letters perpetually, you see.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A FRACAS IN THE LIBRARY.
someone who administers a business
From this reading Captain Lake was at home, as usual, up to one o'clock in the library--the most diligent administrator that Brandon had perhaps ever known.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Captain Lake was at home, as usual, up to one o'clock in the library--the most diligent administrator that Brandon had perhaps ever known.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Captain Lake was at home, as usual, up to one o'clock in the library--the most diligent administrator that Brandon had perhaps ever known.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Captain Lake was at home, as usual, up to one o'clock in the library--the most diligent administrator that Brandon had perhaps ever known.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading Captain Lake was at home, as usual, up to one o'clock in the library--the most diligent administrator that Brandon had perhaps ever known.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading It was still early in the day.
quietly and steadily persevering especially in detail or exactness
From this reading Captain Lake was at home, as usual, up to one o'clock in the library--the most diligent administrator that Brandon had perhaps ever known.
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading It was still early in the day.
at any time
From this reading Captain Lake was at home, as usual, up to one o'clock in the library--the most diligent administrator that Brandon had perhaps ever known.
noisy quarrel
From this reading A FRACAS IN THE LIBRARY.
in a grave and sober manner
From this reading Larcom received him gravely in the hall.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Captain Lake was at home, as usual, up to one o'clock in the library--the most diligent administrator that Brandon had perhaps ever known.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading Larcom received him gravely in the hall.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Larcom received him gravely in the hall.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Captain Lake was at home, as usual, up to one o'clock in the library--the most diligent administrator that Brandon had perhaps ever known.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A FRACAS IN THE LIBRARY.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was still early in the day.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading Captain Lake was at home, as usual, up to one o'clock in the library--the most diligent administrator that Brandon had perhaps ever known.
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading Captain Lake was at home, as usual, up to one o'clock in the library--the most diligent administrator that Brandon had perhaps ever known.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Larcom received him gravely in the hall.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Well, Larkin--letters, letters perpetually, you see.
the literary culture
From this reading 'Well, Larkin--letters, letters perpetually, you see.
a room where books are kept
From this reading A FRACAS IN THE LIBRARY.
used to form the superlative
From this reading Captain Lake was at home, as usual, up to one o'clock in the library--the most diligent administrator that Brandon had perhaps ever known.
according to the clock
From this reading Captain Lake was at home, as usual, up to one o'clock in the library--the most diligent administrator that Brandon had perhaps ever known.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Captain Lake was at home, as usual, up to one o'clock in the library--the most diligent administrator that Brandon had perhaps ever known.
by chance
From this reading Captain Lake was at home, as usual, up to one o'clock in the library--the most diligent administrator that Brandon had perhaps ever known.
everlastingly; for all time
From this reading 'Well, Larkin--letters, letters perpetually, you see.
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading Larcom received him gravely in the hall.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading 'Well, Larkin--letters, letters perpetually, you see.
not in physical motion
From this reading It was still early in the day.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Captain Lake was at home, as usual, up to one o'clock in the library--the most diligent administrator that Brandon had perhaps ever known.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A FRACAS IN THE LIBRARY.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Captain Lake was at home, as usual, up to one o'clock in the library--the most diligent administrator that Brandon had perhaps ever known.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Captain Lake was at home, as usual, up to one o'clock in the library--the most diligent administrator that Brandon had perhaps ever known.
occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure
From this reading Captain Lake was at home, as usual, up to one o'clock in the library--the most diligent administrator that Brandon had perhaps ever known.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was still early in the day.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading 'Well, Larkin--letters, letters perpetually, you see.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'Well, Larkin--letters, letters perpetually, you see.
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