Chapter 10 of A Duet, with an Occasional Chorus is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 10 of A Duet, with an Occasional Chorus is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
‘Silk?’ asked Mrs. Beecher. ‘Well, I thought that perhaps a white-flowered brocade—’ ‘Oh yes, with pearl trimming.’ ‘No, no, dear, with my lace for trimming.’ ‘Of course. You said so.’
Chapter 10 of A Duet, with an Occasional Chorus is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/84 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
United States clergyman who was a leader for the abolition of slavery (1813-1887)
From this reading “‘Silk?’ asked Mrs. Beecher.”
thick heavy expensive material with a raised pattern
From this reading “‘Well, I thought that perhaps a white-flowered brocade—’ ‘Oh yes, with pearl trimming.’”
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading “‘Of course.”
spin, wind, or twist together
From this reading “‘No, no, dear, with my lace for trimming.’”
a smooth lustrous round structure inside the shell of a clam or oyster; much valued as a jewel
From this reading “‘Well, I thought that perhaps a white-flowered brocade—’ ‘Oh yes, with pearl trimming.’”
by chance
From this reading “‘Well, I thought that perhaps a white-flowered brocade—’ ‘Oh yes, with pearl trimming.’”
a fabric made from the fine threads produced by certain insect larvae
From this reading “‘Silk?’ asked Mrs. Beecher.”
the act of adding decoration
From this reading “‘Well, I thought that perhaps a white-flowered brocade—’ ‘Oh yes, with pearl trimming.’”
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 ‘Well, I thought that perhaps a white-flowered brocade—’ ‘Oh yes, with pearl trimming.’
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading ‘Silk?’ asked Mrs. Beecher.
United States clergyman who was a leader for the abolition of slavery (1813-1887)
From this reading ‘Silk?’ asked Mrs. Beecher.
thick heavy expensive material with a raised pattern
From this reading ‘Well, I thought that perhaps a white-flowered brocade—’ ‘Oh yes, with pearl trimming.’
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading ‘Of course.
dearly loved
From this reading ‘No, no, dear, with my lace for trimming.’
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading ‘No, no, dear, with my lace for trimming.’
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ‘Well, I thought that perhaps a white-flowered brocade—’ ‘Oh yes, with pearl trimming.’
spin, wind, or twist together
From this reading ‘No, no, dear, with my lace for trimming.’
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading ‘Silk?’ asked Mrs. Beecher.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading ‘No, no, dear, with my lace for trimming.’
not any; not one
From this reading ‘No, no, dear, with my lace for trimming.’
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ‘Of course.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading ‘Well, I thought that perhaps a white-flowered brocade—’ ‘Oh yes, with pearl trimming.’
a smooth lustrous round structure inside the shell of a clam or oyster; much valued as a jewel
From this reading ‘Well, I thought that perhaps a white-flowered brocade—’ ‘Oh yes, with pearl trimming.’
by chance
From this reading ‘Well, I thought that perhaps a white-flowered brocade—’ ‘Oh yes, with pearl trimming.’
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading You said so.’
a fabric made from the fine threads produced by certain insect larvae
From this reading ‘Silk?’ asked Mrs. Beecher.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading You said so.’
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading ‘Well, I thought that perhaps a white-flowered brocade—’ ‘Oh yes, with pearl trimming.’
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading ‘Well, I thought that perhaps a white-flowered brocade—’ ‘Oh yes, with pearl trimming.’
the act of adding decoration
From this reading ‘Well, I thought that perhaps a white-flowered brocade—’ ‘Oh yes, with pearl trimming.’
(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, I thought that perhaps a white-flowered brocade—’ ‘Oh yes, with pearl trimming.’
(of plants) having white flowers
From this reading ‘Well, I thought that perhaps a white-flowered brocade—’ ‘Oh yes, with pearl trimming.’
in the company of; together with
From this reading ‘Well, I thought that perhaps a white-flowered brocade—’ ‘Oh yes, with pearl trimming.’
an affirmative
From this reading ‘Well, I thought that perhaps a white-flowered brocade—’ ‘Oh yes, with pearl trimming.’
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You said so.’
Chapter 10 of A Duet, with an Occasional Chorus by Arthur Conan Doyle holds 420 sentences, grouped into 84 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.
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