Chapter 3 of A Transient Guest, and Other Episodes is here in full — 448 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of A Transient Guest, and Other Episodes is here in full — 448 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"You might have asked him if his Imperial Highness would pay _rubis sur l'ongle_. But I remember you don't approve of wit." This interjection came, of course, from Jones. Mr. Fairbanks, however, let it pass unnoticed. It may be that he did not understand.
Chapter 3 of A Transient Guest, and Other Episodes is here in full — 448 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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give sanction to
From this reading “But I remember you don't approve of wit."”
United States film actor; son of Douglas Elton Fairbanks, (1909-2000)
From this reading “Mr. Fairbanks, however, let it pass unnoticed.”
(Your Highness or His Highness or Her Highness) title used to address a royal person
From this reading “"You might have asked him if his Imperial Highness would pay _rubis sur l'ongle_.”
relating to or associated with an empire
From this reading “"You might have asked him if his Imperial Highness would pay _rubis sur l'ongle_.”
an abrupt emphatic exclamation expressing emotion
From this reading “This interjection came, of course, from Jones.”
United States labor leader (born in Ireland) who helped to found the Industrial Workers of the World (1830-1930)
From this reading “This interjection came, of course, from Jones.”
a port in southern Lebanon on the Mediterranean Sea; formerly a major Phoenician seaport famous for silks
From this reading “"You might have asked him if his Imperial Highness would pay _rubis sur l'ongle_.”
not noticed
From this reading “Mr. Fairbanks, however, let it pass unnoticed.”
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 “Mr. Fairbanks, however, let it pass unnoticed.”
as might be expected
In this reading “This interjection came, of course, from Jones.”
In this reading “But I remember you don't approve of wit."”
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.
give sanction to
From this reading But I remember you don't approve of wit."
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "You might have asked him if his Imperial Highness would pay _rubis sur l'ongle_.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It may be that he did not understand.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I remember you don't approve of wit."
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading This interjection came, of course, from Jones.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading This interjection came, of course, from Jones.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading It may be that he did not understand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But I remember you don't approve of wit."
United States film actor; son of Douglas Elton Fairbanks, (1909-2000)
From this reading Mr. Fairbanks, however, let it pass unnoticed.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading This interjection came, of course, from Jones.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "You might have asked him if his Imperial Highness would pay _rubis sur l'ongle_.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It may be that he did not understand.
(Your Highness or His Highness or Her Highness) title used to address a royal person
From this reading "You might have asked him if his Imperial Highness would pay _rubis sur l'ongle_.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You might have asked him if his Imperial Highness would pay _rubis sur l'ongle_.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "You might have asked him if his Imperial Highness would pay _rubis sur l'ongle_.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Mr. Fairbanks, however, let it pass unnoticed.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading But I remember you don't approve of wit."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "You might have asked him if his Imperial Highness would pay _rubis sur l'ongle_.
relating to or associated with an empire
From this reading "You might have asked him if his Imperial Highness would pay _rubis sur l'ongle_.
an abrupt emphatic exclamation expressing emotion
From this reading This interjection came, of course, from Jones.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Fairbanks, however, let it pass unnoticed.
United States labor leader (born in Ireland) who helped to found the Industrial Workers of the World (1830-1930)
From this reading This interjection came, of course, from Jones.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You might have asked him if his Imperial Highness would pay _rubis sur l'ongle_.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Mr. Fairbanks, however, let it pass unnoticed.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading It may be that he did not understand.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading "You might have asked him if his Imperial Highness would pay _rubis sur l'ongle_.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. Fairbanks, however, let it pass unnoticed.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It may be that he did not understand.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But I remember you don't approve of wit."
go across or through
From this reading Mr. Fairbanks, however, let it pass unnoticed.
give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
From this reading "You might have asked him if his Imperial Highness would pay _rubis sur l'ongle_.
To recall to mind.
From this reading But I remember you don't approve of wit."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You might have asked him if his Imperial Highness would pay _rubis sur l'ongle_.
a port in southern Lebanon on the Mediterranean Sea; formerly a major Phoenician seaport famous for silks
From this reading "You might have asked him if his Imperial Highness would pay _rubis sur l'ongle_.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It may be that he did not understand.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This interjection came, of course, from Jones.
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading It may be that he did not understand.
not noticed
From this reading Mr. Fairbanks, however, let it pass unnoticed.
a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
From this reading But I remember you don't approve of wit."
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "You might have asked him if his Imperial Highness would pay _rubis sur l'ongle_.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You might have asked him if his Imperial Highness would pay _rubis sur l'ongle_.
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