Chapter 11 of A Duet, with an Occasional Chorus is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XI
Chapter 11 of A Duet, with an Occasional Chorus is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
‘You will excuse the dressing-gown, Frank.’ ‘I just love you in it. No, you mustn’t pass. Now you can go.’ ‘I was so afraid that you would breakfast without me that I had no time to dress.
Chapter 11 of A Duet, with an Occasional Chorus is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading “‘I was so afraid that you would breakfast without me that I had no time to dress.”
eat an early morning meal
From this reading “‘I was so afraid that you would breakfast without me that I had no time to dress.”
put on clothes
From this reading “‘I was so afraid that you would breakfast without me that I had no time to dress.”
accept an excuse for
From this reading “‘You will excuse the dressing-gown, Frank.’”
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading “‘You will excuse the dressing-gown, Frank.’”
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading “‘I just love you in it.”
go across or through
From this reading “No, you mustn’t pass.”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “‘I was so afraid that you would breakfast without me that I had no time to dress.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading ‘I was so afraid that you would breakfast without me that I had no time to dress.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading ‘I was so afraid that you would breakfast without me that I had no time to dress.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Now you can go.’
put on clothes
From this reading ‘I was so afraid that you would breakfast without me that I had no time to dress.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘You will excuse the dressing-gown, Frank.’
accept an excuse for
From this reading ‘You will excuse the dressing-gown, Frank.’
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading ‘You will excuse the dressing-gown, Frank.’
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Now you can go.’
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading ‘I was so afraid that you would breakfast without me that I had no time to dress.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ‘I just love you in it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ‘I just love you in it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading ‘I just love you in it.
and nothing more
From this reading ‘I just love you in it.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading ‘I just love you in it.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ‘I was so afraid that you would breakfast without me that I had no time to dress.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading No, you mustn’t pass.
not any; not one
From this reading No, you mustn’t pass.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now you can go.’
go across or through
From this reading No, you mustn’t pass.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading ‘I was so afraid that you would breakfast without me that I had no time to dress.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading ‘I was so afraid that you would breakfast without me that I had no time to dress.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ‘You will excuse the dressing-gown, Frank.’
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading ‘I was so afraid that you would breakfast without me that I had no time to dress.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ‘I was so afraid that you would breakfast without me that I had no time to dress.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ‘I was so afraid that you would breakfast without me that I had no time to dress.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading ‘You will excuse the dressing-gown, Frank.’
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading ‘I was so afraid that you would breakfast without me that I had no time to dress.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading ‘I was so afraid that you would breakfast without me that I had no time to dress.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘You will excuse the dressing-gown, Frank.’
Chapter 11 of A Duet, with an Occasional Chorus by Arthur Conan Doyle holds 418 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.
Chapter 11 holds 418 sentences of A Duet, with an Occasional Chorus, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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