Chapter 10 of A Humble Enterprise is here in full — 107 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of A Humble Enterprise is here in full — 107 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AS THE WIND BLOWS "Is that you, Miss Liddon? Getting a breath of sea air? That's right. Where are Mrs. Liddon and Miss Sarah?" "Good evening, Mr. Churchill.
Chapter 10 of A Humble Enterprise is here in full — 107 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/21 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
plural of “blow” — a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon
From this reading “AS THE WIND BLOWS "Is that you, Miss Liddon?”
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading “Getting a breath of sea air?”
English general considered one of the greatest generals in history (1650-1722)
From this reading “"Good evening, Mr. Churchill.”
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading “"Good evening, Mr. Churchill.”
the act of acquiring something
From this reading “Getting a breath of sea air?”
(Old Testament) the wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac
From this reading “Where are Mrs. Liddon and Miss Sarah?"”
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading “Getting a breath of sea air?”
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading “AS THE WIND BLOWS "Is that you, Miss Liddon?”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “Getting a breath of sea air?”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Getting a breath of sea air?
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading Getting a breath of sea air?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Where are Mrs. Liddon and Miss Sarah?"
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Where are Mrs. Liddon and Miss Sarah?"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading AS THE WIND BLOWS "Is that you, Miss Liddon?
plural of “blow” — a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon
From this reading AS THE WIND BLOWS "Is that you, Miss Liddon?
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading Getting a breath of sea air?
English general considered one of the greatest generals in history (1650-1722)
From this reading "Good evening, Mr. Churchill.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading "Good evening, Mr. Churchill.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading Getting a breath of sea air?
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "Good evening, Mr. Churchill.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading AS THE WIND BLOWS "Is that you, Miss Liddon?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AS THE WIND BLOWS "Is that you, Miss Liddon?
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading AS THE WIND BLOWS "Is that you, Miss Liddon?
a form of address for a man
From this reading "Good evening, Mr. Churchill.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Where are Mrs. Liddon and Miss Sarah?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Getting a breath of sea air?
precisely, exactly
From this reading That's right.
(Old Testament) the wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac
From this reading Where are Mrs. Liddon and Miss Sarah?"
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading Getting a breath of sea air?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading AS THE WIND BLOWS "Is that you, Miss Liddon?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That's right.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AS THE WIND BLOWS "Is that you, Miss Liddon?
in or at the place that
From this reading Where are Mrs. Liddon and Miss Sarah?"
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading AS THE WIND BLOWS "Is that you, Miss Liddon?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading AS THE WIND BLOWS "Is that you, Miss Liddon?
Chapter 10 of A Humble Enterprise by Ada Cambridge holds 107 sentences, grouped into 22 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 10 holds 107 sentences of A Humble Enterprise, unabridged, divided into 22 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 10 of A Humble Enterprise by Ada Cambridge exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 107 sentences, grouped into 22 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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