Chapter 5 of Ailsa Paige: A Novel is here in full — 268 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Ailsa Paige: A Novel is here in full — 268 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Burgess!" "Sir?" Berkley sat up in bed and viewed his environment with disgust. "These new lodgings would make a fair kennel, wouldn't they, Burgess?--if a man isn't too particular about his dog." The servant entered with a nasty smirk.
Chapter 5 of Ailsa Paige: A Novel is here in full — 268 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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English writer of satirical novels (1917-1993)
From this reading “"Burgess!"”
fill with distaste
From this reading “Berkley sat up in bed and viewed his environment with disgust.”
the totality of surrounding conditions
From this reading “Berkley sat up in bed and viewed his environment with disgust.”
outbuilding that serves as a shelter for a dog
From this reading “"These new lodgings would make a fair kennel, wouldn't they, Burgess?--if a man isn't too particular about his dog."”
temporary living quarters
From this reading “"These new lodgings would make a fair kennel, wouldn't they, Burgess?--if a man isn't too particular about his dog."”
offensive or even (of persons) malicious
From this reading “The servant entered with a nasty smirk.”
smile affectedly or derisively
From this reading “The servant entered with a nasty smirk.”
past form of “view” — deem to be
From this reading “Berkley sat up in bed and viewed his environment with disgust.”
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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 "These new lodgings would make a fair kennel, wouldn't they, Burgess?--if a man isn't too particular about his dog."
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "These new lodgings would make a fair kennel, wouldn't they, Burgess?--if a man isn't too particular about his dog."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Berkley sat up in bed and viewed his environment with disgust.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading Berkley sat up in bed and viewed his environment with disgust.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Berkley sat up in bed and viewed his environment with disgust.
English writer of satirical novels (1917-1993)
From this reading "Burgess!"
fill with distaste
From this reading Berkley sat up in bed and viewed his environment with disgust.
a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
From this reading "These new lodgings would make a fair kennel, wouldn't they, Burgess?--if a man isn't too particular about his dog."
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading The servant entered with a nasty smirk.
the totality of surrounding conditions
From this reading Berkley sat up in bed and viewed his environment with disgust.
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading "These new lodgings would make a fair kennel, wouldn't they, Burgess?--if a man isn't too particular about his dog."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Berkley sat up in bed and viewed his environment with disgust.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "These new lodgings would make a fair kennel, wouldn't they, Burgess?--if a man isn't too particular about his dog."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Berkley sat up in bed and viewed his environment with disgust.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "These new lodgings would make a fair kennel, wouldn't they, Burgess?--if a man isn't too particular about his dog."
outbuilding that serves as a shelter for a dog
From this reading "These new lodgings would make a fair kennel, wouldn't they, Burgess?--if a man isn't too particular about his dog."
temporary living quarters
From this reading "These new lodgings would make a fair kennel, wouldn't they, Burgess?--if a man isn't too particular about his dog."
engage in
From this reading "These new lodgings would make a fair kennel, wouldn't they, Burgess?--if a man isn't too particular about his dog."
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "These new lodgings would make a fair kennel, wouldn't they, Burgess?--if a man isn't too particular about his dog."
offensive or even (of persons) malicious
From this reading The servant entered with a nasty smirk.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading "These new lodgings would make a fair kennel, wouldn't they, Burgess?--if a man isn't too particular about his dog."
unique or specific to a person or thing or category
From this reading "These new lodgings would make a fair kennel, wouldn't they, Burgess?--if a man isn't too particular about his dog."
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Berkley sat up in bed and viewed his environment with disgust.
a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading The servant entered with a nasty smirk.
term of address for a man
From this reading "Sir?"
smile affectedly or derisively
From this reading The servant entered with a nasty smirk.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The servant entered with a nasty smirk.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading "These new lodgings would make a fair kennel, wouldn't they, Burgess?--if a man isn't too particular about his dog."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "These new lodgings would make a fair kennel, wouldn't they, Burgess?--if a man isn't too particular about his dog."
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading "These new lodgings would make a fair kennel, wouldn't they, Burgess?--if a man isn't too particular about his dog."
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Berkley sat up in bed and viewed his environment with disgust.
past form of “view” — deem to be
From this reading Berkley sat up in bed and viewed his environment with disgust.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Berkley sat up in bed and viewed his environment with disgust.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "These new lodgings would make a fair kennel, wouldn't they, Burgess?--if a man isn't too particular about his dog."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "These new lodgings would make a fair kennel, wouldn't they, Burgess?--if a man isn't too particular about his dog."
Chapter 5 of Ailsa Paige: A Novel by Robert W. (Robert William) Chambers holds 268 sentences, grouped into 54 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 268 sentences of Ailsa Paige: A Novel, unabridged, divided into 54 reading sections.
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