Chapter 4 of Angels and Ministers, and Other Victorian is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Angels and Ministers, and Other Victorian is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MRS. G. And you? MORLEY. I don't. But all the same I hold it the right thing to do.
Chapter 4 of Angels and Ministers, and Other Victorian is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading “But all the same I hold it the right thing to do.”
United States chemist and physicist who collaborated with Michelson in the Michelson-Morley experiment (1838-1923)
From this reading “MORLEY.”
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading “MRS.”
precisely, exactly
From this reading “But all the same I hold it the right thing to do.”
Identical; not different.
From this reading “But all the same I hold it the right thing to do.”
a special situation
From this reading “But all the same I hold it the right thing to do.”
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(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading But all the same I hold it the right thing to do.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading G. And you?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But all the same I hold it the right thing to do.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading But all the same I hold it the right thing to do.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I don't.
a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram
From this reading G. And you?
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading But all the same I hold it the right thing to do.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I don't.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But all the same I hold it the right thing to do.
United States chemist and physicist who collaborated with Michelson in the Michelson-Morley experiment (1838-1923)
From this reading MORLEY.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading MRS.
precisely, exactly
From this reading But all the same I hold it the right thing to do.
Identical; not different.
From this reading But all the same I hold it the right thing to do.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But all the same I hold it the right thing to do.
a special situation
From this reading But all the same I hold it the right thing to do.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But all the same I hold it the right thing to do.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading G. And you?
Chapter 4 of Angels and Ministers, and Other Victorian by Laurence Housman holds 415 sentences, grouped into 83 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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