Chapter 3 of Anthony Cragg's tenant is here in full — 186 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Anthony Cragg's tenant is here in full — 186 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Mrs. Anthony Cragg "WHEREVER are you off to now, I wonder?" demanded Mrs. Cragg. "Business, my dear." "That's something new. I thought you always said you didn't choose to do business out of business hours." "Well, then, it's amusement, if you like," said Mr. Cragg.
Chapter 3 of Anthony Cragg's tenant is here in full — 186 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a feeling of delight at being entertained
From this reading “"Well, then, it's amusement, if you like," said Mr. Cragg.”
Roman general under Julius Caesar in the Gallic wars; repudiated his wife for the Egyptian queen Cleopatra; they were defeated by Octavian at Actium (83-30 BC)
From this reading “Mrs. Anthony Cragg "WHEREVER are you off to now, I wonder?" demanded Mrs. Cragg.”
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading “"Business, my dear."”
pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
From this reading “I thought you always said you didn't choose to do business out of business hours."”
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading “Mrs. Anthony Cragg "WHEREVER are you off to now, I wonder?" demanded Mrs. Cragg.”
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading “I thought you always said you didn't choose to do business out of business hours."”
in or to any place at all
From this reading “Mrs. Anthony Cragg "WHEREVER are you off to now, I wonder?" demanded Mrs. Cragg.”
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading “Mrs. Anthony Cragg "WHEREVER are you off to now, I wonder?" demanded Mrs. Cragg.”
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at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading I thought you always said you didn't choose to do business out of business hours."
a feeling of delight at being entertained
From this reading "Well, then, it's amusement, if you like," said Mr. Cragg.
Roman general under Julius Caesar in the Gallic wars; repudiated his wife for the Egyptian queen Cleopatra; they were defeated by Octavian at Actium (83-30 BC)
From this reading Mrs. Anthony Cragg "WHEREVER are you off to now, I wonder?" demanded Mrs. Cragg.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Mrs. Anthony Cragg "WHEREVER are you off to now, I wonder?" demanded Mrs. Cragg.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading "Business, my dear."
pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
From this reading I thought you always said you didn't choose to do business out of business hours."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Anthony Cragg "WHEREVER are you off to now, I wonder?" demanded Mrs. Cragg.
dearly loved
From this reading "Business, my dear."
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading Mrs. Anthony Cragg "WHEREVER are you off to now, I wonder?" demanded Mrs. Cragg.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I thought you always said you didn't choose to do business out of business hours."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I thought you always said you didn't choose to do business out of business hours."
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading I thought you always said you didn't choose to do business out of business hours."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Mrs. Anthony Cragg "WHEREVER are you off to now, I wonder?" demanded Mrs. Cragg.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Well, then, it's amusement, if you like," said Mr. Cragg.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, then, it's amusement, if you like," said Mr. Cragg.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "Well, then, it's amusement, if you like," said Mr. Cragg.
a form of address for a man
From this reading "Well, then, it's amusement, if you like," said Mr. Cragg.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Mrs. Anthony Cragg "WHEREVER are you off to now, I wonder?" demanded Mrs. Cragg.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Business, my dear."
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading "That's something new.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Mrs. Anthony Cragg "WHEREVER are you off to now, I wonder?" demanded Mrs. Cragg.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I thought you always said you didn't choose to do business out of business hours."
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Mrs. Anthony Cragg "WHEREVER are you off to now, I wonder?" demanded Mrs. Cragg.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I thought you always said you didn't choose to do business out of business hours."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading I thought you always said you didn't choose to do business out of business hours."
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "That's something new.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That's something new.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Well, then, it's amusement, if you like," said Mr. Cragg.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading I thought you always said you didn't choose to do business out of business hours."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mrs. Anthony Cragg "WHEREVER are you off to now, I wonder?" demanded Mrs. Cragg.
(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 "Well, then, it's amusement, if you like," said Mr. Cragg.
in or to any place at all
From this reading Mrs. Anthony Cragg "WHEREVER are you off to now, I wonder?" demanded Mrs. Cragg.
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading Mrs. Anthony Cragg "WHEREVER are you off to now, I wonder?" demanded Mrs. Cragg.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Mrs. Anthony Cragg "WHEREVER are you off to now, I wonder?" demanded Mrs. Cragg.
Chapter 3 of Anthony Cragg's tenant by Agnes Giberne holds 186 sentences, grouped into 38 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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