Chapter 5 of Advisory Ben: A Story is here in full — 442 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Advisory Ben: A Story is here in full — 442 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"My name is Hill-Owen, and we live just round the corner in Eaton Square," said the visitor. "And since I _am_ here, I wonder if you would give me advice as to my cook. She's young and very pretty, and she cooks very well, but she's terribly attractive to Guardsmen. I suppose good cooks are as difficult to find as ever?" "More so," said Ben.
Chapter 5 of Advisory Ben: A Story is here in full — 442 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a proposal for an appropriate course of action
From this reading “"And since I _am_ here, I wonder if you would give me advice as to my cook.”
pleasing to the eye or mind especially through beauty or charm
From this reading “She's young and very pretty, and she cooks very well, but she's terribly attractive to Guardsmen.”
a mountain or tall hill
From this reading “"More so," said Ben.”
prepare a hot meal
From this reading “"And since I _am_ here, I wonder if you would give me advice as to my cook.”
plural of “cook” — someone who cooks food
From this reading “She's young and very pretty, and she cooks very well, but she's terribly attractive to Guardsmen.”
plural of “guardsman” — a soldier who is a member of a unit called “the guard” or “guards”
From this reading “She's young and very pretty, and she cooks very well, but she's terribly attractive to Guardsmen.”
used as intensifiers
From this reading “She's young and very pretty, and she cooks very well, but she's terribly attractive to Guardsmen.”
someone who visits
From this reading “"My name is Hill-Owen, and we live just round the corner in Eaton Square," said the visitor.”
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a proposal for an appropriate course of action
From this reading "And since I _am_ here, I wonder if you would give me advice as to my cook.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "And since I _am_ here, I wonder if you would give me advice as to my cook.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "My name is Hill-Owen, and we live just round the corner in Eaton Square," said the visitor.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I suppose good cooks are as difficult to find as ever?"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "And since I _am_ here, I wonder if you would give me advice as to my cook.
pleasing to the eye or mind especially through beauty or charm
From this reading She's young and very pretty, and she cooks very well, but she's terribly attractive to Guardsmen.
a mountain or tall hill
From this reading "More so," said Ben.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She's young and very pretty, and she cooks very well, but she's terribly attractive to Guardsmen.
prepare a hot meal
From this reading "And since I _am_ here, I wonder if you would give me advice as to my cook.
plural of “cook” — someone who cooks food
From this reading She's young and very pretty, and she cooks very well, but she's terribly attractive to Guardsmen.
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading "My name is Hill-Owen, and we live just round the corner in Eaton Square," said the visitor.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading I suppose good cooks are as difficult to find as ever?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "My name is Hill-Owen, and we live just round the corner in Eaton Square," said the visitor.
at any time
From this reading I suppose good cooks are as difficult to find as ever?"
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading I suppose good cooks are as difficult to find as ever?"
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading "And since I _am_ here, I wonder if you would give me advice as to my cook.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading I suppose good cooks are as difficult to find as ever?"
plural of “guardsman” — a soldier who is a member of a unit called “the guard” or “guards”
From this reading She's young and very pretty, and she cooks very well, but she's terribly attractive to Guardsmen.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "And since I _am_ here, I wonder if you would give me advice as to my cook.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "My name is Hill-Owen, and we live just round the corner in Eaton Square," said the visitor.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "And since I _am_ here, I wonder if you would give me advice as to my cook.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "And since I _am_ here, I wonder if you would give me advice as to my cook.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "My name is Hill-Owen, and we live just round the corner in Eaton Square," said the visitor.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "My name is Hill-Owen, and we live just round the corner in Eaton Square," said the visitor.
and nothing more
From this reading "My name is Hill-Owen, and we live just round the corner in Eaton Square," said the visitor.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading "My name is Hill-Owen, and we live just round the corner in Eaton Square," said the visitor.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "And since I _am_ here, I wonder if you would give me advice as to my cook.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "More so," said Ben.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My name is Hill-Owen, and we live just round the corner in Eaton Square," said the visitor.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "My name is Hill-Owen, and we live just round the corner in Eaton Square," said the visitor.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading She's young and very pretty, and she cooks very well, but she's terribly attractive to Guardsmen.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading "My name is Hill-Owen, and we live just round the corner in Eaton Square," said the visitor.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "My name is Hill-Owen, and we live just round the corner in Eaton Square," said the visitor.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She's young and very pretty, and she cooks very well, but she's terribly attractive to Guardsmen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She's young and very pretty, and she cooks very well, but she's terribly attractive to Guardsmen.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading "And since I _am_ here, I wonder if you would give me advice as to my cook.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "More so," said Ben.
make square
From this reading "My name is Hill-Owen, and we live just round the corner in Eaton Square," said the visitor.
express a supposition
From this reading I suppose good cooks are as difficult to find as ever?"
used as intensifiers
From this reading She's young and very pretty, and she cooks very well, but she's terribly attractive to Guardsmen.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "My name is Hill-Owen, and we live just round the corner in Eaton Square," said the visitor.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "And since I _am_ here, I wonder if you would give me advice as to my cook.
precisely as stated
From this reading She's young and very pretty, and she cooks very well, but she's terribly attractive to Guardsmen.
someone who visits
From this reading "My name is Hill-Owen, and we live just round the corner in Eaton Square," said the visitor.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "My name is Hill-Owen, and we live just round the corner in Eaton Square," said the visitor.
(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 She's young and very pretty, and she cooks very well, but she's terribly attractive to Guardsmen.
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading "And since I _am_ here, I wonder if you would give me advice as to my cook.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "And since I _am_ here, I wonder if you would give me advice as to my cook.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "And since I _am_ here, I wonder if you would give me advice as to my cook.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading She's young and very pretty, and she cooks very well, but she's terribly attractive to Guardsmen.
Chapter 5 of Advisory Ben: A Story by E. V. (Edward Verrall) Lucas holds 442 sentences, grouped into 89 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 5 holds 442 sentences of Advisory Ben: A Story, unabridged, divided into 89 reading sections.
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