Chapter 29 of Around the Tea-Table is here in full — 31 sentences across 7 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 29 of Around the Tea-Table is here in full — 31 sentences across 7 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ROYAL MARRIAGES. There has lately been such a jingle of bells in St. Petersburg and London that we have heard them quite across the sea. The queen's son has married the daughter of the Russian emperor. We are glad of it. It is always well to have people marry who are on the same level.
Chapter 29 of Around the Tea-Table is here in full — 31 sentences across 7 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “bell” — a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
From this reading “There has lately been such a jingle of bells in St. Petersburg and London that we have heard them quite across the sea.”
make a sound typical of metallic objects
From this reading “There has lately been such a jingle of bells in St. Petersburg and London that we have heard them quite across the sea.”
in the recent past
From this reading “There has lately been such a jingle of bells in St. Petersburg and London that we have heard them quite across the sea.”
a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
From this reading “It is always well to have people marry who are on the same level.”
plural of “marriage” — the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
From this reading “ROYAL MARRIAGES.”
a town in southeastern Virginia (south of Richmond); scene of heavy fighting during the American Civil War
From this reading “There has lately been such a jingle of bells in St. Petersburg and London that we have heard them quite across the sea.”
possessive form of “queen” — the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading “The queen's son has married the daughter of the Russian emperor.”
a native or inhabitant of Russia
From this reading “The queen's son has married the daughter of the Russian emperor.”
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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 There has lately been such a jingle of bells in St. Petersburg and London that we have heard them quite across the sea.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading There has lately been such a jingle of bells in St. Petersburg and London that we have heard them quite across the sea.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading It is always well to have people marry who are on the same level.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There has lately been such a jingle of bells in St. Petersburg and London that we have heard them quite across the sea.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We are glad of it.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading There has lately been such a jingle of bells in St. Petersburg and London that we have heard them quite across the sea.
plural of “bell” — a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
From this reading There has lately been such a jingle of bells in St. Petersburg and London that we have heard them quite across the sea.
a female human offspring
From this reading The queen's son has married the daughter of the Russian emperor.
the male ruler of an empire
From this reading The queen's son has married the daughter of the Russian emperor.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading We are glad of it.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There has lately been such a jingle of bells in St. Petersburg and London that we have heard them quite across the sea.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading There has lately been such a jingle of bells in St. Petersburg and London that we have heard them quite across the sea.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading There has lately been such a jingle of bells in St. Petersburg and London that we have heard them quite across the sea.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There has lately been such a jingle of bells in St. Petersburg and London that we have heard them quite across the sea.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is always well to have people marry who are on the same level.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading We are glad of it.
make a sound typical of metallic objects
From this reading There has lately been such a jingle of bells in St. Petersburg and London that we have heard them quite across the sea.
in the recent past
From this reading There has lately been such a jingle of bells in St. Petersburg and London that we have heard them quite across the sea.
a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
From this reading It is always well to have people marry who are on the same level.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading There has lately been such a jingle of bells in St. Petersburg and London that we have heard them quite across the sea.
plural of “marriage” — the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
From this reading ROYAL MARRIAGES.
joined in matrimony
From this reading The queen's son has married the daughter of the Russian emperor.
take in marriage
From this reading It is always well to have people marry who are on the same level.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There has lately been such a jingle of bells in St. Petersburg and London that we have heard them quite across the sea.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It is always well to have people marry who are on the same level.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading It is always well to have people marry who are on the same level.
a town in southeastern Virginia (south of Richmond); scene of heavy fighting during the American Civil War
From this reading There has lately been such a jingle of bells in St. Petersburg and London that we have heard them quite across the sea.
possessive form of “queen” — the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading The queen's son has married the daughter of the Russian emperor.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading There has lately been such a jingle of bells in St. Petersburg and London that we have heard them quite across the sea.
of or relating to or indicative of or issued or performed by a king or queen or other monarch
From this reading ROYAL MARRIAGES.
a native or inhabitant of Russia
From this reading The queen's son has married the daughter of the Russian emperor.
Identical; not different.
From this reading It is always well to have people marry who are on the same level.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading There has lately been such a jingle of bells in St. Petersburg and London that we have heard them quite across the sea.
a male human offspring
From this reading The queen's son has married the daughter of the Russian emperor.
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From this reading There has lately been such a jingle of bells in St. Petersburg and London that we have heard them quite across the sea.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading There has lately been such a jingle of bells in St. Petersburg and London that we have heard them quite across the sea.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There has lately been such a jingle of bells in St. Petersburg and London that we have heard them quite across the sea.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There has lately been such a jingle of bells in St. Petersburg and London that we have heard them quite across the sea.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading There has lately been such a jingle of bells in St. Petersburg and London that we have heard them quite across the sea.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There has lately been such a jingle of bells in St. Petersburg and London that we have heard them quite across the sea.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It is always well to have people marry who are on the same level.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading There has lately been such a jingle of bells in St. Petersburg and London that we have heard them quite across the sea.
(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 It is always well to have people marry who are on the same level.
which person or people
From this reading It is always well to have people marry who are on the same level.
Chapter 29 of Around the Tea-Table by T. De Witt (Thomas De Witt) Talmage holds 31 sentences, grouped into 7 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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