Chapter 8 of A Week's Tramp in Dickens-Land Together is here in full — 451 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of A Week's Tramp in Dickens-Land Together is here in full — 451 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AN AFTERNOON AT GAD'S HILL PLACE. "It was just large enough, and no more; was as pretty within as it was without, and was perfectly arranged and comfortable."--_Little Dorrit._ "This has been a happy home.
Chapter 8 of A Week's Tramp in Dickens-Land Together is here in full — 451 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading “AN AFTERNOON AT GAD'S HILL PLACE.”
disposed or placed in a particular kind of order
From this reading “"It was just large enough, and no more; was as pretty within as it was without, and was perfectly arranged and comfortable."--_Little Dorrit._ "This has been a happy home.”
providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (“comfy” is informal)
From this reading “"It was just large enough, and no more; was as pretty within as it was without, and was perfectly arranged and comfortable."--_Little Dorrit._ "This has been a happy home.”
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading “"It was just large enough, and no more; was as pretty within as it was without, and was perfectly arranged and comfortable."--_Little Dorrit._ "This has been a happy home.”
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading “AN AFTERNOON AT GAD'S HILL PLACE.”
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading “"It was just large enough, and no more; was as pretty within as it was without, and was perfectly arranged and comfortable."--_Little Dorrit._ "This has been a happy home.”
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading “"It was just large enough, and no more; was as pretty within as it was without, and was perfectly arranged and comfortable."--_Little Dorrit._ "This has been a happy home.”
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading “"It was just large enough, and no more; was as pretty within as it was without, and was perfectly arranged and comfortable."--_Little Dorrit._ "This has been a happy home.”
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In this reading “"It was just large enough, and no more; was as pretty within as it was without, and was perfectly arranged and comfortable."--_Little Dorrit._ "This has been a happy home.”
In this reading “"It was just large enough, and no more; was as pretty within as it was without, and was perfectly arranged and comfortable."--_Little Dorrit._ "This has been a happy home.”
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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 "It was just large enough, and no more; was as pretty within as it was without, and was perfectly arranged and comfortable."--_Little Dorrit._ "This has been a happy home.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading AN AFTERNOON AT GAD'S HILL PLACE.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN AFTERNOON AT GAD'S HILL PLACE.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "It was just large enough, and no more; was as pretty within as it was without, and was perfectly arranged and comfortable."--_Little Dorrit._ "This has been a happy home.
disposed or placed in a particular kind of order
From this reading "It was just large enough, and no more; was as pretty within as it was without, and was perfectly arranged and comfortable."--_Little Dorrit._ "This has been a happy home.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "It was just large enough, and no more; was as pretty within as it was without, and was perfectly arranged and comfortable."--_Little Dorrit._ "This has been a happy home.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AN AFTERNOON AT GAD'S HILL PLACE.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "It was just large enough, and no more; was as pretty within as it was without, and was perfectly arranged and comfortable."--_Little Dorrit._ "This has been a happy home.
providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (“comfy” is informal)
From this reading "It was just large enough, and no more; was as pretty within as it was without, and was perfectly arranged and comfortable."--_Little Dorrit._ "This has been a happy home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It was just large enough, and no more; was as pretty within as it was without, and was perfectly arranged and comfortable."--_Little Dorrit._ "This has been a happy home.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading "It was just large enough, and no more; was as pretty within as it was without, and was perfectly arranged and comfortable."--_Little Dorrit._ "This has been a happy home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AN AFTERNOON AT GAD'S HILL PLACE.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading "It was just large enough, and no more; was as pretty within as it was without, and was perfectly arranged and comfortable."--_Little Dorrit._ "This has been a happy home.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It was just large enough, and no more; was as pretty within as it was without, and was perfectly arranged and comfortable."--_Little Dorrit._ "This has been a happy home.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading AN AFTERNOON AT GAD'S HILL PLACE.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading "It was just large enough, and no more; was as pretty within as it was without, and was perfectly arranged and comfortable."--_Little Dorrit._ "This has been a happy home.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It was just large enough, and no more; was as pretty within as it was without, and was perfectly arranged and comfortable."--_Little Dorrit._ "This has been a happy home.
and nothing more
From this reading "It was just large enough, and no more; was as pretty within as it was without, and was perfectly arranged and comfortable."--_Little Dorrit._ "This has been a happy home.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "It was just large enough, and no more; was as pretty within as it was without, and was perfectly arranged and comfortable."--_Little Dorrit._ "This has been a happy home.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "It was just large enough, and no more; was as pretty within as it was without, and was perfectly arranged and comfortable."--_Little Dorrit._ "This has been a happy home.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "It was just large enough, and no more; was as pretty within as it was without, and was perfectly arranged and comfortable."--_Little Dorrit._ "This has been a happy home.
not any; not one
From this reading "It was just large enough, and no more; was as pretty within as it was without, and was perfectly arranged and comfortable."--_Little Dorrit._ "This has been a happy home.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading "It was just large enough, and no more; was as pretty within as it was without, and was perfectly arranged and comfortable."--_Little Dorrit._ "This has been a happy home.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading AN AFTERNOON AT GAD'S HILL PLACE.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading "It was just large enough, and no more; was as pretty within as it was without, and was perfectly arranged and comfortable."--_Little Dorrit._ "This has been a happy home.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "It was just large enough, and no more; was as pretty within as it was without, and was perfectly arranged and comfortable."--_Little Dorrit._ "This has been a happy home.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It was just large enough, and no more; was as pretty within as it was without, and was perfectly arranged and comfortable."--_Little Dorrit._ "This has been a happy home.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading "It was just large enough, and no more; was as pretty within as it was without, and was perfectly arranged and comfortable."--_Little Dorrit._ "This has been a happy home.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading "It was just large enough, and no more; was as pretty within as it was without, and was perfectly arranged and comfortable."--_Little Dorrit._ "This has been a happy home.
Chapter 8 of A Week's Tramp in Dickens-Land Together by William R. (William Richard) Hughes holds 451 sentences, grouped into 91 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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