Chapter 7 of Anthony John is here in full — 317 sentences across 64 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Anthony John is here in full — 317 sentences across 64 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
It was the evening previous to young Mowbray’s departure for Oxford. Betty was going with him to help him furnish his rooms. They would have a few days together before term began, and she wanted to see Oxford. Anthony had come to say good-bye. Mr. Mowbray was at a dinner given by the mayor, and the three young people had been left to themselves.
Chapter 7 of Anthony John is here in full — 317 sentences across 64 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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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 “Anthony had come to say good-bye.”
the act of departing
From this reading “It was the evening previous to young Mowbray’s departure for Oxford.”
give something useful or necessary to
From this reading “Betty was going with him to help him furnish his rooms.”
a farewell remark
From this reading “Anthony had come to say good-bye.”
the head of a city government
From this reading “Mr. Mowbray was at a dinner given by the mayor, and the three young people had been left to themselves.”
a city in southern England to the northwest of London; site of Oxford University
From this reading “It was the evening previous to young Mowbray’s departure for Oxford.”
just preceding something else in time or order
From this reading “It was the evening previous to young Mowbray’s departure for Oxford.”
a word or expression used for some particular thing
From this reading “They would have a few days together before term began, and she wanted to see Oxford.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “They would have a few days together before term began, and she wanted to see Oxford.”
In this reading “Anthony had come to say good-bye.”
In this reading “Mr. Mowbray was at a dinner given by the mayor, and the three young people had been left to themselves.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 They would have a few days together before term began, and she wanted to see Oxford.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They would have a few days together before term began, and she wanted to see Oxford.
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 Anthony had come to say good-bye.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Mr. Mowbray was at a dinner given by the mayor, and the three young people had been left to themselves.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Mr. Mowbray was at a dinner given by the mayor, and the three young people had been left to themselves.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading They would have a few days together before term began, and she wanted to see Oxford.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading They would have a few days together before term began, and she wanted to see Oxford.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Betty was going with him to help him furnish his rooms.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Mr. Mowbray was at a dinner given by the mayor, and the three young people had been left to themselves.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Anthony had come to say good-bye.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading They would have a few days together before term began, and she wanted to see Oxford.
the act of departing
From this reading It was the evening previous to young Mowbray’s departure for Oxford.
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading Mr. Mowbray was at a dinner given by the mayor, and the three young people had been left to themselves.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading It was the evening previous to young Mowbray’s departure for Oxford.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading They would have a few days together before term began, and she wanted to see Oxford.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was the evening previous to young Mowbray’s departure for Oxford.
give something useful or necessary to
From this reading Betty was going with him to help him furnish his rooms.
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading Mr. Mowbray was at a dinner given by the mayor, and the three young people had been left to themselves.
the act of departing
From this reading Betty was going with him to help him furnish his rooms.
a farewell remark
From this reading Anthony had come to say good-bye.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Anthony had come to say good-bye.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading They would have a few days together before term began, and she wanted to see Oxford.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading Betty was going with him to help him furnish his rooms.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Betty was going with him to help him furnish his rooms.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Betty was going with him to help him furnish his rooms.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the evening previous to young Mowbray’s departure for Oxford.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Mr. Mowbray was at a dinner given by the mayor, and the three young people had been left to themselves.
the head of a city government
From this reading Mr. Mowbray was at a dinner given by the mayor, and the three young people had been left to themselves.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Mowbray was at a dinner given by the mayor, and the three young people had been left to themselves.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was the evening previous to young Mowbray’s departure for Oxford.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. Mowbray was at a dinner given by the mayor, and the three young people had been left to themselves.
a city in southern England to the northwest of London; site of Oxford University
From this reading It was the evening previous to young Mowbray’s departure for Oxford.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading Mr. Mowbray was at a dinner given by the mayor, and the three young people had been left to themselves.
just preceding something else in time or order
From this reading It was the evening previous to young Mowbray’s departure for Oxford.
apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)
From this reading Betty was going with him to help him furnish his rooms.
express in words
From this reading Anthony had come to say good-bye.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading They would have a few days together before term began, and she wanted to see Oxford.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They would have a few days together before term began, and she wanted to see Oxford.
a word or expression used for some particular thing
From this reading They would have a few days together before term began, and she wanted to see Oxford.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was the evening previous to young Mowbray’s departure for Oxford.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Mr. Mowbray was at a dinner given by the mayor, and the three young people had been left to themselves.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They would have a few days together before term began, and she wanted to see Oxford.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Mr. Mowbray was at a dinner given by the mayor, and the three young people had been left to themselves.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was the evening previous to young Mowbray’s departure for Oxford.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading They would have a few days together before term began, and she wanted to see Oxford.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading They would have a few days together before term began, and she wanted to see Oxford.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was the evening previous to young Mowbray’s departure for Oxford.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Betty was going with him to help him furnish his rooms.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading They would have a few days together before term began, and she wanted to see Oxford.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading It was the evening previous to young Mowbray’s departure for Oxford.
Chapter 7 of Anthony John by Jerome K. (Jerome Klapka) Jerome holds 317 sentences, grouped into 64 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 7 holds 317 sentences of Anthony John, unabridged, divided into 64 reading sections.
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